Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-06

Americans, and would, before long,
wake up to the fact that she was
being gradually subjugated. Then
would come recoil and revolt, and
the United States might be called
upon to defend the interests and
property of American citizens in
Mexico. If this country could be
insulted by the peurile power of
Chill, insult had been offered, and
yet there was not single American
ship of war to be sent to Val Pal>
raiso The whole American Navy
could not have stood
before one of the Chilian ships-o
war.
The amendment offered by Mr..
Atkins was rejected, and that offered
by Mr.. Harris was adopted-85
tot.
The paragraph relating to steam
engineering was then taken up. 1t
appropriates S2,2OO,OO0, of which
not more than 100000 is to be
applied 20 the mere repairs of the
engines and machinery of wooden
ships. It directs the application of
S1,000,O00 of the amount to the
iron-clad monitors.
Mr. Whltehorne, of Tennessee,
commented on Mr.. Robeson's state
inert last week, to the effect that
during the last five or six years, $73-
100000 had been expended on the
Navy by the Democratic party, and
that during that time, net vessel
nor gun had been built. He remind
ed that gentleman that for twenty
NOR his of that time the Navy De-
partment was under his control
that he left deficiency of over ST.
100000, and that during all the time
the Navy Department was under the
contcol of a Republican secretary.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, moved
to strike out the provision applying
$1,000,0OO to the Monitors.
After considerable discussion, the
motion was rejected
Considerable discussion took place
over the amendment of Mr. Hewitt
requiring the work on monitors to
be given out by contract to the
lowest responsible bidders, and the
amendment was rejected.
Mr. Talbot, of Maryland, offered
an amendment requiring all plans for
the armament, etc. etc, of moni>
tors to be submitted to board of
advice and survey. Adopted.
Mr.. Robes0n, of New Jersey,
moved to adopt as a naval section to
the bill provision that the officers
of the Navy may be required to per
form such duties at the Navy
yards and stations as
are now performed by
civil employees, and that no officer of
the Navy shall be employed on
shore duty, except where the Secre-
taas snftn tthA pMstssHerlt rs lrea3eitffe@iee
the public interests, and shall so
state in the order of employment,
and that all other officers who are
not at sea shall be put On leave of
absence, or waiting orders, or on
furlough, as the Secretary may di>
rect.
Mr.. Robson also offered an ad-
ditional section of the amendment,
providing that after the vacancies in
the lower grades Of the line
and staff corps in the Navy
and marine corps shall have
been filled, nothing in the act shall
be construed to prevent the promo
ton, from appropriate corps and
grades, of not more than ten of the
remaining graduates of the year, at
the conclusion of their sixth years
course, who may stand highest on
the order of merit. Adopted.
Mr.. Reed, of Maine, offered an
amendment providing that the naval
constructors and assistant naval con-
structors may be appointed from
civil life. Adopted.
The committee then rose and
reported the bill and amendments
The previous question was seconded,
and then, without disposing of any
of the amendments, the House at six
o'clock adjourned.
s1It came to me like oil I1pon the trouhled