The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-01
LATEST I'ELEGRAMS.
XLYII CONGRESS
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE


Washington, 31.-Ferry's resolu-
ton was referred, directing the
committee on pensions to report q
bill granting pension 70 those who
lost leg or arm in the United
States service.
The naval appropriation bill was
taken up, the vote to begin at pm.
Buffers amendment was adopted,
requiring the secretary of the navy
TO report to Congress which of the
condemned vessels are unfit for use,
and not sell them.
Vance failed to get an amendment
allowing foreign steel to be used in
the construction Of the two new
cruisers. The vote was 2S to 81,
Morgan, German and Brown voting
no with the republicans.
The Senate passed the appropria-
ton bill without taking the yeas
and nays vote, After the transac-
ton Of some other business Allison
called up the sundry civil appropri-
alton bill.
The advisability Of empowering
the secretary of the navy to close
useless navy yards and transfer per-
ishable stores and property to other
navy yards, and require him to re-
port the facts In each case to Con-
greSS, was discussed by Bayard and
Plumb, as to the effect which the
concentration of civil establishments
at other yards, at favored points,
might have in influencing elections,
Plumb maintaining that it could
have no effect. AS to the appropri-
alton for civil force ii the yards, it
was ridlculsusly inadequate.
Bayard commended the exception
should be in favor of the plant or
machinery cost, which involves mil
lions of dollars. He regarded the
provision as having the effect't0
cripple the yards, and thought this
would be ridiculous at this time,
when we had the ruins of a navy
behind US, and the probable creation
of new one as the work in the
| future. M
Allison deprecated the striking
out of the provision, as it would in
vOlVe loss of the pr0viso which
the Senate committee inserted In it,
prohibiting any deficiency being
made hereafter for a civil establish
ment. Upon the suggestion of Hale
il was agreed TO insert the word per-
ishable before property.
Baysrd moved to strike out the
item as amended.
Beck called attention to the ex-
pensiveness of navy yard civil estab-
lishments, and remarked that he
never expected to see a party in
power willing to consent TO the
abolition of the yards. They were
now willing to do this and he was
willing to stand by aud assist them
Therefore he favored the provision
and opposed the motion. Bayard's
motion prevailed, yeas 81, nays "a
Hear moved to allow the navy
department to make proposals fol
the completion, repair or construc
ton Of iron, steel or wooden vessels
and where they are less than those
of a private bidder, to require the
department to do the work. RuleC
out.
The appropriation for the paw
ment Of the labor In equipping YES
sells, ETC., in the navy yards increased
to $4,000, making the total $4,000
Plumb moved 10 insert proviSt
repeating all laws providing for thu
promotion and increase of pay OF
the retired list. Agreed to.
After assurance that the proviS,
would not be retroactive, the bill wa
reported to the Senate and all tn
: amendments m2de in committee o
the whole were concurred in, excep
D the one offered by Beck, reducin
the appropriation for finishing tn
Mainito Nona0h and other iro
s clads from Sl,O0O,o0O to $40o,00l
and stopping further proceeding
: under contracts of March Sd, 1877
A separate vote, upon concurrence
which was demanded, resulted
yeas 80, nays %.
= Miller, of California, moved to &
e the number Of lieutenants at 200, IL
stead of 225. Not agreed t0-24
80.
: Bayard moved to strike out I'll
K provision giving the secretary Of tt
q navy discretion 10 place officer
when not at sea, on Through,
IS well as on leave of absence. Motto
adOpted-27 to 20.
: The bill then passed on Oh
: Doce vote.
r The House bill restoring 70
K Benton military reservation to Il
5. public domain, and for other pu
"a poses, passed.
On motion of Allison the sund
s civil bill was taken up. The bi
q was read for action on commit
= amendments. After twenty-ol
pages had been disposed of the b
was laid aside until tomorrow, wi
the expectation that it will then
completed. uan rea-c1 tsrirr
g Allison, from the conference :
q the legislative appropriation bill,
10 ported disagreement, and a ne
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