Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-07
HOUSE.

On motion Of MIR. Whitthornc night
sessions were ordered Tor "Wednesday
and Thursday OF next week for tho con-
sideralion OF the bills reported by the
Committee on Naval Affairs.
Mr.. Mcmahon, from tho Commit
tee on Appropriations, reported
back the special deficiency bill
with Senate amendments thereto.
lie desired To have the Senate amend
mvut uun-concurrcd in and confer
cncc committee ordered, but Mr.. Conger
demanded u reading Of the amend
mcuts.
Before the House had considered the
amendments, Mr.. Frye raised the point
that iuasmuch as the Senate had added
new maiier TO tho bill II Inust he TO
ierrcd to the Committee OF the Whole.
The Speaker sustained the point of
order, aud Mcmahon Withdrew the bill,
and Il was rccommittCd to the Commit
tee on Appropriations.
Night sessions have been ordered for
the 2lst and 23l insts. for consideration
OF municipal code Tor tho District oi
Columbia.
MIR. Atkins, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Appropriations, reported tho
naval appropriation bill. Referred to the
Committee Of the Whole. The bill is
accompanied by short report which
states tho estimate OF the navy depart
mcnt amounted 10 81, 900, l47, to which
should bc added Sgi,672, recommended
as necessary for torpedo experiments,
| photographic work aud for the naval
| observatory, making u total oi SlI,6O3,'
| $50. OF this sum tho committee recOm-
mends an appropriation of Sl4,3S5, ,191,
| (inciuding the s., $3.50 that is appropriated
out Of the naval pension fund Tor the
support Of II naval asylum at Phlladel.
phlal being reduction OF S2lS,O23 from
| the cetimates. The naval bill oi last
year appropriated slI,029,g ,gGS or Si55,-
| SIS less than the present bill.
Mr.. Clymer moved that the House 90
| into Comuiittc Of tho Whole upon the
Army Appropriation bill, which matter
was antagonzcd by Mr.. Springer, who
desired 10 call up the Curtin locum CON
tested election case. Mr.. Clymets
motion was agred 10, however, and the
House went into Committee of the
| Whole Mr.. Springer in the Chair on the
Army Appropriation bill
Mr.. Clvmcr proceeded to explain the
| bill. Ii had been framed after thor
ough and exhaustive examination OF
| tue necessities Of the army, and after
consultation with all the chiefs oil the
several departments OF tie army organ,
ization. The bill as whole received
the unqualified support aud approba'
| ton ui the executive officers oi the
army. 1t tprovided simply for the gov.
crnment, subsistence aud equipment OF
! the army. The Commlttne on Appro-
priations preferred that all other objects,
such "a building forts, construction OF
telegTaphs, &c, should be charged to
other accounts and provided Tor IN
the civil sundry appropriation bill
| The bill appropriated SO, 425,OOO,
| 81. 9O2 900 less than the estimates.
The bill was then read by sections
! for amendment, and the amendment
offered by Mr.. nibrell, reducing the
| number OF army paymasters, gave rise
to long discussion, but 1t was finally
rejected; yeas -, nays 81.
Mr. Sparks, acting under instructions
from the Committee on Military Al
| fairs, offered an amendment providing
that contract surgeons shall not be em-
! ployeI until all the commissioned sur
seons shall be assigned 10 duty with the
troops, and then ouly on reques,.oi the
commanding officers, approved OF by the
General vi the army.
Mr. Browne offered an amendment to
the amendment providing that itshould
! no, be- construed ~ as TO request the
assignment to duty with troops OF sur,
gcons who.arc put in charge OF soldiers
homes, or are preparing the medical and
surgical history Of the war, or vho are
detailed on examining boards. Agreed TO-
Mr. McCOOk opposed the amendment
50 long as he remained in the House he
would never vote 10 reduce = single
officer or private soldier OF the army, oI
cut down the pay Of any man, and he
did not care whether his constituents
liked 1t or not.
Mr. White supported the amendment
stating ,ha; he thought he was as much
Il a friend OF tie army as was the gen,
tlemSn IRON New York. lie believes
that abuses existed in regard 10 the EN-
ployment Of contract surgeonL
Mr.. Brown also supported the amend
ment. and denied that he was impellec
to do SO by anything but an earnest de
sire 10 leslslate ior what he believed u
be the best Interests Of the army.
After a long debate, The cemmstis'
proeeeded toyots on Mr. spsrks 2 amsnd