The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-24
Forty-Fourth Congress.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %

committee on appropriations were agreed
to as follows Increasing the appropriation
for the pay of the navy from $6,250, 900 to
$7,270, 900; appropriating $1,000 for ex-
penses of observing The transit of Mercury
on the 9Th of May, 1878; increasing the
appropriation for the equipment of vessels,
from 100000 to $970,00O, and that for
contingent expense of that bureau from
$4,000 to $50, 900; increasing the appro-
priation for repairs of the naval laboratory,
hospitals, etc, from $4,000 to $25, 900,
and that for civil establishments at the
several naval hospitals from S25, 900 to
$50 900; the house appropriated $780,
for the pre- ovation of vessels on stocks,
purchase Of material, ETC., etc., and insert
ed a proYiso that no proposal for materials
to be furnished under this or any other Sec
ton of this act shall discriminate against or
In favor of the product of any state or Sec
ton of the Union the committee on ap-
preparations of the senate reported an
amendment to increase the appropriation
from 81, 500, 900 to So 300 900, and also to
strike out the proviso inserted in the house
bill
Mr.. Sargent explained that the proviso
was put in the bill by mistake in the house
at the suggestion of q Pennsylvania men,
Der who had noticed al advertisement by
the revenue marine bureau for Tennessee,
iron which was desired tor a certain pur-
pose. The senate committee thought the
government or any of its departments
should have the right to call for partlcu-
lar class of material. As to the increase In
the bureau of construction and repair and
also that for the bureau of steam engineer
ing during the past five or six years the
secretary of the navy has been repairing
our iron-clads. All the single turreted
two years ago work was commenced upon
the five tuEreted, but last year the work
had 10 be suspended on account of the re-
duclon in thu appropriation. Prior to
last year the annual appropriations for this
purpose we're $1,000 000 The work upon
these vessels would probably be completed
this year and we would then have a most
complete syatem of iron-clads for harbor
defense in the world.
The amendment was agreed to, also the
other amendments as follows: Increasing
the appropriation for the bureau of steam
engineering from $s3o,o0O to 50, OO0,Oo
making 81, 800, 900 of amount appropriat-
ed for bureau construction and $3.50, 900
of amount for bureau steam engineering
available at once to complete the work on
hand.
The committee on appropriations re-
ported an amendment to strike out of house
bill the clause providing for creating a
commission of nine members TO examine
into the present condition of the navy, etc..
agreed to and the bill was then reported to
the senate and the question being on con-
curing in amendments it was laid aside
for the time being.
| Regarding Cashier Jordan, after a
lengthy discussion the witness Jordon
stated he was willing TO appear before the
committee and testify. He declined to tes-
THY when he was before the committee
some days ago, because he was arrested
after coming to Washington. and after the
chairman of the committee had received a
telegram from him that he would be here
on certain day. He was arrested need
lessly, which was sn offense TO him and
therefore he refused to testify.
The senate then adopted resolution dis
charging Jordan from contempt upon his
appearance before the committee to testify.
The senate then resumed the consider
alton of the naval appropriation bill, the
pending question being upon concurring in
the amendments made in the committee on
the whole, and they we're all concurred in.
Mr.. Whythe opposed the amendment in
creasing the appropriation for the preserv.
alton of vessels, stocks, etc., to SO, 300,-
900, and since 1864, one hundred and
twenty-five millions had been expended in
repairing old vessels. The bill was then
passed.
Mr.. Conklng presented the petition OF
eminent citizens of New York in favor n
an appropriation for the establishment of {
colony in the Arctic regions for the pur
pose of making explorations toward The
pole referred.
Senators Spencer, Dorsey and Barnun
were appointed members of the conference
committee on the bill for the support of tn,
government of the dhtrict of Columbia.
A recess was then taken till ten o'clocl
tomorrow.
The house on assembling went into com
mittee of the whole on the sundry civil ap
preparation bill. Various amendment
were adopted for the payment of expense
OF contested elections.
On the motion of Mr.. UoDger The appro
priatlons for the survey of tho -orthwest
ern lakes and of the Mississippi river wa
increased from $40 900 to 100000 pend
ing discussion the committee rose and
new legislative day commenced.
The speaker said numerous complaint
had come to him that there was a grea
: deal of smoking on the floor of the house
Q He hoped members would do their smok
: ing in the cloak rooms.
Mr.. Banks called attention TO the fac
that there were a number Of cigar stand
in the south wing of the capitol,an resC
| linton inatructinQ the committea IN nubli
; buildings to report resolution prohlbltin
!. the sale of cigars and other merchandise
excepting newspapers, within that porto