, 1880-04-07
WINS good one, but It required time. Thu
blll was to meet sudden emergency.

After executive session, adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion Of Whitthornc, night sessions
OF nuxt week fnr tho consideration Of bills re-
purtetl by tho Committee OIL Naval Affairs.
Nr. .hleaintion, from tho Com,n!ttee nn Ap-
popfah1,'s rgpSrt a. esck Tie speela Ds
Nigllt sessions were ordered for the a1st
1M G}l !nst.. for TIE ephst;leratlqn Of tho
A:e'a Ssds Gare II s Dfti'st Ct S%s n
Eriatlon bIli. ,!Itefor1e!l to tlle Committee Of
the Whole. THO bill! Is accompanied. by,A
sort Go svy e bssent Stass nt tug ssann'eS ssstS
a,l,le,l soIvll, recommended rs ,neecs-
sRry fur Torpedo experiments, hydro
Srskphs Saka T991 9 az" e s So sxe & S'f6TSs; is ss
ts tSn cqmt1ss e 5scqnss alna e agptSpEn; p T.
appropriated out Of tho Naynl Pension f,!nd
alclpl,ta), being, a reduction of S2iH o9 from
:,;, s:,1prspriat!clM Is St@ ,eo00' OF s us less fGan
TGe Speaker called the committees for
i3y Nir. Stone, from the Committee on
1'ost-Oll!ccs nntl Past-Roads, authorizing the
tho 1t. Leuls Brlige t afM Tunnel co!npsny to
carry malls from East st. Louis to the Uniun
ln;n,,t,,S pn;pot,, Vt. Louis. Placed on the uouse
on FaSe 5 s saa sS S rG te see{ reH x heMe
stcnd settlers on the public lands. Placed on
by If: SielSens!e, Il, from ths sGms g. Commit
to the Suite Of Missouri to Md in tie con-
Strnctl0n md extension of tho Iron Mountain
Itailroad to Pilot Knob. Placed on tho House
I@y III. Washpurn, from the sa,ne Commit
tee, q BILL authorizing the Chicago. Mil
Waukee Il st, Paul Railroad Company to ex-
tcil.1 It's road through tho Territory Of Da-
S$ ssfssa &lse : S s Ssafei s g ss
Wortlingtou & Sioux city Railroad Com
pnny to extend It's line to the Missouri River.
keforred to tho Committee OF the Whole:
on TorritorIcs, i to est,blis, the O. Tefritory of
Oklahoma. Referred to the Committee ef
tho Whole.
III; g. Manning. f9I presented minority report
BY A1r. Shelley, from the. Committee on
Railways antl Canals, authorizing the Secre-
TRY Of War to gontraet +; WITH The San AMtono
sa sx1qan nSrfT eSna4etan poa f conRSy of fra 1
| SIM Antonio, Tex, to point on tho ltlo
Grands Mt Or neayy Laredo. Mr.. Shellay;
novel to refaE the blll to tho Committee Of
hSs ss m s @ qtion 2tt9S 1s e Ir atagGpnMTg En- M
| to t'le Committee on Pacific Railways
Pentllng action, the 'norning hour expired.
The SelAte joint resolution passed pr0ytA-
pioyes of the aovern1nent Printing: Office for
'eSHt III. sesi i. Woeod, Chairman Of tho Committee
on Ways md Means, rcpOrtetl buck a res0lH-
for tor q statcHant Of tic rite OF duty on lui-
portatlons for tho last five years, and what
would, in his Judgment, OIL each article 50
imported, have yielded q maximum amount
Nlr. Cly,ner moved that the House 90 Into
Committee upon the Army Appropriation
bill. which motion was nntngoIlzcd BY AT.
Spr!nger w!'o Iesre it' to eall up the Gastt,
motion, towcver, was agreed to. md the
House went into Committee Springer In tho
chatr) on the Army Appropriation blll; 80,
GyneF H. e 3beTdRn e e
laustfyu examination Of the NECESSITIES OF
the nriny, and after consultation with all tho
chiefs. OF tho several departments Of the army
tie mnq,aiiicd support and appreciation of
tho executive officers Of the army. 1t pro-
vttletl simply for the Government, subsistencc,
and e1ulpnlcnt Of the army, The Committee
jects,- -sucl, rs building forts. the colsstrue-
ton of telegraph poles, etc,-shonlI ba
chargc.l 10 Other. accounts md provided for
hi fhS Se14dpistsa Gy SsFys ApR*SRsa'Sn s Ts lsss
'fh Ths sf Iii &f'ef WIS then read by sections TO,
amendments.
Al amendment offered by Mr.. DIbrell, re.
tluc[ng the number OF army paylnasters gave
rise q a long discussion, but was finnlly re
AZ Sparks ac,IrK under 95asFs ao1. fFom The he
, amendment, providing tiat contract surgeons
slnll not be employed until nll the c0mtNis
sloncd Surgeons shall be assigned to duty
} with tho troops nntl then only on the Request
ot tho commenting officer, approved OF b.
Il, Mr.. Browne offered m amendment, pro
vIdlng that 1t should not DO construed 50 n<
to request tho asstgnmcntt0 to duty with troop:
OF commissioned surgeons who arc pnt II
chRrge Of soldiers homes, or nre preparing
medical and surgical history Of. the war, 81
: who nro detailed on examining boards
; M. DlcCook opposed the amendment. &
long rs he remained In tho House Ito W0ult
: never vote to reduce single officer or privnt'
, soldier OF tho nrlny, Or cut down the pay, Q
any man, and 1,e did not cure whether hi
Q NIr. Wiiito Supported the amendment
s Stating that though lie was rs m1lcl, frlen'
+ 0f tho army M tho gentleman from Nuv
York, he beloved that abuses existed III re
!, gard to tho employment OF contract slt
), ge0ys.
and tienic1 tl,at lo was i,npolett to do SO b,
/. Nl,ytlllng but desire to fcRslato for wint II
4 believed to ba the best Interests Of tho army.
: After n long debate the COMMITTEES pre-
! ceedet to vote on Sparks amendment, htl
no QUORUM yOtlng, the Committee ar0so an
= tho House adjourned.
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