National Republican., 1877-02-24
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION,
SENATE.


ask tho Senate to take up the Naval Appropria.
tion bill at ten o'clock this morning, and ho now
asked Its consideration.
The bill was read aud the various amendmc nts
adopted
The first amendment provides for striking ou
and insertingin lieu thereof the sum Of sia;S coo
the following: "for expenses Of observing the
transit of Mercury, on May 0, ISIS, at various
The thirc amendment increases the amour, for
dsS BSrsaa "a aa,o q Equipment and Recruiting from siO
The fourth amendment increases the contingent
expenses Of the same bureau from sioo,oOo to
The The lnh amendment increases the am,un, for
necessary repairs to naval labratory, hospitals
and sppendnges, from $4,000 to sl6 900.
. The sixth amendment increases the amount for
the civil establishment OF the same from $4,000
The seventh amendment Increases the amount
i3r .a Snreau of Sonstruotion and Repairs from
The eighth amendment Increases the amount
for Bureau Of steam Engineering from $4,000
10 s2,oC0o00, and adds tho following provlso;
an amount not exceeding si, 900 for the Blu.
roau Of Steam Engineering shall bc available at
once to complete necessary work already on
hand, hand and under contract, and which can be NO
longer delayed without injury to the work and
loss to the Government.
The last amendment strikes out the entire pro-
anime and inquire Into the present condition of
the navy, It's Psrsoanei, material and laws and
Nj. DAVIS Objected to- to striaiS M ou, the iotter
section, and thought tho commission contem.
plated In the bill provided for the collection aud
publication Of great amount Of valuable infor
Mr. SARGENT sald that might be, but It also
provided that the entire commission should do all
mo expense shall be incurred by the United
states on account Of said commission, except the
on the commission; but that all expenses incurred
shall be borne by said commission" He said
sons designated for the commission. What Would
he be able to say about the navy; There were TO
be three Senators and three members Of Congress
wants to devote months TO such a work as this,
and not be allowed even a sheet Of paper to make
sS IN Tas
them all round tho world, and yet no provision is
made for the expense Of IT, He said the whole
Mr. DAVIS reserved the right to call scpa.
The blii was then passed as in Committee of the
Whole We tnMI,gg% 1nS Esg1,s cd to the Senate ;,,
Mr. M6RRIsS osisa s p tse Sn sfSIH ss
moving the disabilities OF L. s. Bacon and b. ii.
Hill Of North Carolina, and the bills were
, MI; SARGENT "A, moved that the Senate take
MT. DORSEY asked that the motion bc with.
drawn, and that the Senate proceed to the consid.
eratlon Of tho bill. granting the right of way to
spSs IN niee Hot
Mr.. SARGENT asked that the Naval bill be laid
aside temporarily and he would withdraw the
motion: Agreed to, and the Hot Springs Railroad
The bill was further debated by Messrs. Don.
PsrsuSr and pSnSns is the % So%r of
hat ssprsd and The GerE RS%psSs rsad sSs
The CH AIR laid before the Senate n message.
Which he said was supposed to come from the
hitting lie repopt Of he .S
mine the boundary between the United states
and Great Britain, on the northwestern boundary
table. "''' ""1 '"'' 'n '"o
Mr. LOGAN presented a petition for the reps,l
ferred 70 Conm,ts % s Pn FHanee %.'0na' OahS' he'
Mr.. WALLACE presented petition In rela.
lion 70 the formation OF temporary colony near
,, tue North Pole. Referred to Committee on Com
Mr. SARGENT introduced q resolution to
ee on Pr1eSss and Elections & ths .1s Foriaa @I
case. Referred to Committee on Printing,
The bilIs for removal Of political disabilities Of
key b Sfss MoSre sa'sS aqS S4Plssa Pas.sa
i Gibbs, W. r. Jones, Richard S. Kennoy. WIN.
Mr.. LOGAN called up the bill for the relief Of
the Board OF Trustees OF the National Cemetery,
a, at Antietam, and appropriating $4,000 for tho
NJ SARGENT 7 called up the bill for the relief
Mr.; OdLEsBY called up the bill granting to
ne city of"steyen' in Wisconsin, certain tract
He also called up the bill for the relief Of the
Legal representatives of z. b. washburn.
MT. PADDOCK called nm the bll, IN au,bor,,o
the Board Of Trustees Of Cheyenne, Wyomins
Territory, to purchase certain tract Of the pub.
lie lands for water and other purposes. Passed.
authorizing the sersosntat to arrest Con.
rad N. Jordan for contempt, and called for the
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fore the bar. Of the Senate, which was adopted,
The witness was asked What he had ' to say, and
he produced written answer, which was read by
ne ceTs a ,SH any intention Of being ID
on to Washington when he found that they want.
ed his presence, and was here a day before he was
because the papers aud books called for in the the
subpoena were not In his custody, but were In the
to testify without the advice and counsel Of the
attorney Of the bank, and he asked that time
The paper closed by disavowlng any intention OF
being in contempt Of the Senate, and apoiogized
Mr. f miTUHEL SSS sts lien sxsq Iuiqoduced resolution
that, whereas Conrad N. Jordan had refused TO
Attorney for his action, etc. Mr.. MITCHELL
Ss Committee On Privileges and GestCyn, DelSa aSat
therefore, the ease be certified over TO the District
said this witness had appeared before the Com.
mittee and had refused to answer the questions
put % him, and he sent to the desk and had read
the S record q the g, evidence taken; ~
mittee had no right to examine the witness while
he was in contempt for not appearing.
Mr.. COOPER said the resolution TO punish re-
cited failure to obey tho process, when the
record road showed that he had obeyed the pro.
cess and had been and he held thatths
Mr.. MERRIMON and others held that
the resolution ought not to pass. He
said the Senator from Oregon was confound.
Ing two processes-one Of failure to appear. and
the other fallure to testify. Tho witness had
appeared, e "A, SnS ,a n this process dropped;
Mr.. WHYTE. ayes sir, I do"
MT. MITCHELL swell, l should like to see
MI: WHYTE. "well, sir, will show you some
law for II, and all you requlre." Mr.. warrE dc:
the English law and the Maryland law, to show
that the appearance OF the witness wiped out the
Mr.. MITCHELL. said the law read did not
apply in this case. Aftsr further debate the res.
oiution was again read, when Mr.. WHyrE read
had authority TO certify any case 70 the District
Attorney unlessit be . case Of refusal to testify
Mr.. BLAINE said the proper method was for
the President Of the Senate 70 ask the witness II
he was ready now to 20 before the committee
and answer AZ proper questions;
the. papers, that the committees on both sides
had agreed not to proceed further In these bank
accounts. Msssrs. MERRINoN, CooPER, SAuLs-