The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-22
ORLEANS, FRIDAY, MARCH g. 1878.
eept 80 far as he had taken from the records OF

cept so far as he had taken from the records OF
the euatom-houee.
The Cnair laid before the Senate q communi-
resolution Of the Senate in relation to the
fishery commission. which was ordered printed:
u The b, IA abprorrai2n 2, r. BIZ was LAID over until
on motion Of Mr.. McG}reery, the Senate ad-
IOurned
Mr.. Cox. of New York. rose to personal ex-
plnna!1on and referring to the r4Inarks Of Mr..
ment yesterday: that he had at an early day
Urged approp,iations ior the Iaymeyg 2f the
elsewhere. He waited to keep his record for
statement made by. MT. Foster yesterday or by
N Mr. Fosier Of + Ohio. said a that ii M % COX had
yesterday made IN attack on he COMMITTEES on
Appropriations. and had accused the commit
himself the credit Of having urged tho appro-
priation. He wanted now to say that the com
mittee had acted upon his matter ut the earliest
Mr.. Hewitt, OF New York.
A member OF the committee" But for the
Efforts of these gentlemen the appropriation
would not now be- made.'
Mr.. Crittenden. hf Missouri introduced bill
appropriating $4,000 to pa pay the current ex-
the Upper Mississippi. for the f1cal year com
meneing. January !; 1878, Referred to the Ap-
preparation Committee.
Mr.. Cutler. Of New Jersey. from tho Commit
tee on Agriculture reported u bill to print 3O0.-
900 copies OF the report of the Commissioner OF
Agriculture. Referred 10 the Committee on
:, Messra. Durham. et ,Kentucky. oyner. Of
were appointed the House committA o OF confer
snce on the Military Academy appropriation
bill to provide for the organization of the Mis-
sissipui Improvement Comm mission, to deepen
the channel of the Mississippi and improve its
navigation. Referred.
MIR Clymer OF Pennsylvania, moved to go
into commt,e.eg, of the whole on the naval ap-
propriaion bill.
for a permanent form Of government for the
District of Columbia would not come up us un-
finished business.
Tho speaker replied that when it was rnede
tho special order 1t was made SO subject to the
Mr. H4ndee said he did not propose to antag.
onize the approximation bills. but he wanted it
stated how the Distri bill g ood; If the House
did nos 60 into committee Of the whole7
The spsaker said it would then come up as
morning hour and all other business.
The House then went into committee Of the
whole on The naval bill. Mr.. Carlisle. of Ken
TIE general deb to having been previously
limited 70 TWENTY minutes, Mr. Ciymer ssid that
because the bill came here ns the unanimous
report of the committee. and there was no pol
i1ics in i. He you'd simply explain the 4ro-
the department for this bill was SIC 233. .234 40.
and the bill rs reported recommended s14.4s6-
6s4. or s2,la4,55o ~ l. SO than estimated.
The Whole amount appropriated In the differ
ent bills for The navy for the current fiscal year,
was sl5.55s,ss2 OF. SO that it would be perceived
s95s W1s Hs o"e bn be h M o
all its details would commend itself to the
monss and he hopsd to st through today
propriations Tho bill was then read by sec
tion for am mendment.
Mr.. Willis, OF New York. moved an amend
lows: sea pay, $500; shore duty. $500: when on
leeve or waiting orders. $500.
j., Mr.; Clymer hoped the amendment would not
Mr.. Finlay. of Ohio, thought the pay OF these
boys was none too great now, and he opposed a
After further debate the amendment was re-
jected.
Mr.. Willis OF New York then offered further
number of chaplaius in the navy to fourteen.
Mr.: Colkins moved to strike out the clause
which prohibits the appointment OF civil
iaus as clerks and secretaries to commanders
OF sauadrons and commanders OF vessels. and
requires line officers 10 be detailed for these
duties, He thought the tendency Of employing
subatern officers to perform these civilian
duties was derogatory to the dignity of their po
stion and degraded them. The amendment
was TeJeCiGd.
Mr. Danford, of Ohio, moved to Increase the
appropriation Tor the bUTBHu Uf construction
and repa re- from Sl50o.toO to $500. 900. He did
this in order hat the work on vessels might be
continued. 1t is false economy to permit |
these vessels to remain on the stocks year after
year.
department the bureau OF construction and
repairs was in the most deplorAble and dis |
graceful condition. and he said this advisedly.
There was always q deficiency and no one
could tell where the money went. Between the |
third and tenth DAYS Of March. 1877. and pend |
Ing the change, OF the adminis ration this
bureau awarded contracts amounting to over |
s2 000,O and that too. without the least author
'ty OF law. The present Secretary had i'm |
mediately suspended all Of these contracts.
At the close OF the last fiscal year. there was |
IN tndeb edness OF o. 600 900 in this bureau. OF
the Sl9,ooo.ooo appropriated, The bureau had OK |
amount OF timber purchased S m % no to "''u June &c.
1877 was estimated at 1888 SOC feet. and at that
time there was more timber in the navy yards
In nte ten years. 1t was lying there and rotting..
This outrage was committed by some one for
some @ purpose; II the money appropriated
there would have been plenty of
work In all OF the navy yards of the country,
but he desired to say in this connection thai he
would not consent to vote another dollar for the
of moro iron cads. What the I
navy, needed was fast sailing clipper ships.
which could fight when necessary and show
heir heels when necessary.
lie asserted that the construction OF IRON
'lads for the American navy had been failure,
or the statement that the sum now appropria
cd was ample for all needed repairs. He
wanted only to cal attenti"n to the fact Of the
condition OF the iron clad Puritan, which was
Intended to be one OF the best Of her class. but
wing to an error Of construction, she Was now
ound to be utterly unseaworthy.
In Gig ht years The bureau OF construction and
'epairs had expended 1913. 100000. In the same
period the bureau of steam engineering had
expended s13 900 900. and no one could tell where
I'll the money had gone to- Notwithstanding all
his expenditure, the vessels Of the navy were
discreditable.
Mr. McCook. OF New York, asked the gentle
nan to name a discreditable vessel in any
\ American squadron.
Mr.. Llymer replied that II the gentleman
you'd read he testimony OF Admiral Porter, as
;iven 10 the last House, he W uld find evidence
hat the vessels were disereditable to the navy
After further debate between Messra. M MeCook.
)olktDs, Banks, Whitthorne and Harris, of Mas
achnsets. Mr. Danforth's amendment was re-
ected
Tne bill was then read without amendment