, 1879-01-23

tl&Ak respect, VIZ wcFn sally u0ttelcIIt. 10
trcial,t an any tuo countries Of the world, aud
Calming nothing from 1t, or 10 little that It
only sc:ved to point the moral: We paid IN
nnc ycar $S3. ,Un In gold for freight. al.l he
on Finance {:lorrIl) a'u1t II would nut 10 pos
sIbla thing for this country To maintain specie
resumption viii, that lrnft upon lts resources.
In thc last ten years W llad scsit ma hroael,t
do1lars' worth VI products mud freight With pas
scnaers attached Thereto, mud pn11 uvcr eleven
hundred million dollars. Out ot sl'at European
natlot's ;ot s:no. .oal.,.S', yot wo continued ap.
ecoms,,crc. which did not exist. liz
nskc1 that Cou4rc:s wnuln give to tho revival
Ut commerce sotne part of tip sum now being
million ,!pllar* c6a'st bo taken from tl,u nasr
without impairing its efficiency. mud lhis four or
lire ,ntl'!ouA would turn Atty million loliar4
into our Golfers. Thu Government uf tbs United
Statra h!iofl give 10 any mnn or. company Of
incn aid ffnm the Treasury OF tic United States
II hn or they would estnGttaE md mnintain
line Of atcainshps to- my foreign port, OF he
s; % to an aay En1psnn we yta sSata eans Anst
t!on from nll over the country.
Mr.: Beck said he felt nome amusement TINT
The Senator from Maine should indulge Ia such
ssn 10 Of fGses ee 'g%t Tue 5 f.. r ss ssat shps
Appropriations d wcl! as himNclf,
{!Cek1 ANIL tlIMt Senator failed to lay before tho
Committee slngls grievance OF which As COM
plaIncd to-iny. liz had no right to seek to iu-
troAuce new legislation upon NIL appropriation
biil. The Senator {'latnc) was q member OF tlic
Naval Committee, and no could properly bring
thu subject to tho attentlou of tltlt Committee.
lIo nads point Of order u'ut the amendments
o! Mr. D!atsia could not bc considered, as they
Proposed ne" legislation. There werc ego tlalp:
10 our navy wlcn the Var closed. Most Of
them were sold for scrap Iron q disposed Of IN
a way unknown to Congress. The Senator from
Maine Wns In tho other House OF Congress- tlien.
but did not raise l!s voice ugatnst the at'uses.
Mr. Beck defended tlle present Secretary Of
the Navy, ard sa!d we had now for the FIRST
time In auuHhcr Of years Secretary Of tho
Navy who .otcycd the law, whether he liked II
q q m net; Aa was The The tlrst Secretary That nc
wbu bad paid back into Tic Treasury bniance
from the appropriation for ILLS Department, In
stead vi coming to Congress for niIIiona Of DO
ffcleney. With the smallest appropriation made
years, the Secretary last year paid The balances Of
3500,000 II the other executive officers Of this
Government would bo ~ economical in their
rrspecttse Offices aa tho present Secretary OF the
NavY, there would oo general Ctyi-scrvlec re-
form.
Mr. Beck then spoke on the bill which he In
troauced to grant American registers to foreign
built sh'ps, and sa!d It could not DO wliistlea
where they could get them tho cheapest, aud
compete for the .urfytnc tralo Of the world: OF
MI the great ships leaving the port of Now York
for ports beyond ts :atant'S ot ,.s, ,' carried
tccausc everything entering into their constrl,r-
ton, from the smalsast nail to the bunting ut
~ .le masthead, was PRO proteEtea BY h!gt. tarih.
s sssof int s Tsea:sy as e sn.zs IL i ss
iit"f'al rfa 5i to- pay Tho arrears Of tia psa:
sos ., TIs .ve 9asssd ., a., +. a,Ss f1s f;ss
fhf, Traakt1cf VNt MI tnra1tNB tar bt 1GYjr1
to meet all tl.csc oxpunsesf Five per cent upon
the Incomes OF all persons In this country would
hardly pay theso arrears Of pensions. w
lIIeck) sought to make tic American flag ~
prctne OF every sea, but he would ripe out all
protective tariff lawb. Lie wou!d mt interiors
will The coastwlse trade. Five and q Unit u'tll-
lon dollars l.ad been paid Tor the ashrrics for
tic br,ic!lt Of Now England, but he would mol
object y tsat. Kentucky, llss own State, paid
ntsrna. t Eey.ns tax sst 9eaf whls
Mr. Dintno SAID the senator tsom Kentucky
had supported tic general Legislation, unl amend
incnts the approximation bills, and ~ lad the
Senator from Vermont tEdsnundsl
Sir. Eimunds, III reply to Dlatnc. said he
thought fur thu last Lcn years,-hu would not b0
certain as to the time, becausa he d,l nut study
up ha o"n record u some peeple do Mlo are
have Iasgcr expectations [luughterl, ho had
not voted fur any general legislation upon All
appropriation bill. Ilcro may llayu bcru one
or tMo occasions in times OF hiah e1e,tcment
that he yutcd for 8uch amendments. TlIu rlio
now existing prohibiting such hmendmsuta
should DO adhered to-.
During Tue co1ioquy between Edtnunds and
Dlaint, Mr.. Blainu sall hu did not know any,
thing occurred which The Senator froui Vermont
Nr Eilnumls-The Senator il mistaken. /
do not eyeu watch tlu srnatoe from Malnc, bo-
cause l know 1t IL perfectly safe to let him run
] Wild.
III. HIstua inquired II the Senator did not
support tho posse eul.tatus clause iu tlle Army
Ap}roprlatua hill Ut iast acsstul.
III. EttuluMds replied ,Aut Ae wAs slck ln hit
bc41 Ut home when 1t pnhsc1. .-
Mr. blaine spoke Of It being denora1iztnE to
The Seuate tint llu uouso should put general
legislation on appropriation bills ani tue SEN
otu could not.
| Ar. Edu,,lluls said he could not say how much
| tho Senate bad been dcmoratzeu since 1t had
The preseneu OF tha sauatof lrom bia!ue tBlalnot !
sir. Bjaue, uot having formally submitted
hia amendments. but having only G!vcu notice
tEcreut. did mot submit them, III vis" Ut tue OBJ
jeetluns made.
Ii'a amendment formerly submitted By Mr.
DaMcs III rcIaF1 to delicssncics IN tbs Quartar-
a.teE's department Of lit Marine Cnrpa, Waa
Withdrawn after sou,o discussion. Tie btl! was
then read third time and passcd.
| Mr.. B.alus then Introduced bill to regulate
promotions Ia the navy. Referred 70 the Com.
| Wtttce.
The provisions thereof are tho same ~ the
amendments discussed to-day, and hesatofore
| published
Ms. Ellnunds moved to take up the sesolu-
t!ous submitted by him In regard ~ tho consst-
tuttun4l amendments.
Sir, Thurman moved 10 adjourn. which motion
was agrtcd to--ysas, u; usys. l9t As follows:
YEAS.
| Barnum, Gordon, 1cPhsnon,
| Hscx. Harris AI40f,
Euuth. Hereford. Morgan,
| Cockre1l, lloaE. Hanson,
Das1a t1ll.}, Junca (FlA.l,. Thurman,
| Il1s.s ~, Va Herman. tnurhssA
| pcnAis, Lamar, Mhyt0.
| Extuu. Necseery. Wtthrts-e4
| . Maya
Allison. EdmnndA. Morrill,.
| Aallsay, Ferry. T1tlefson,
| b!HIne. &Dws. Holltua,