The daily gazette., 1882-02-21
SECOND EDITION
From the Congressional Record. Feb 10
MONUMENT TO REAR-ADMIRAL
DU POINT.

From the Congressional Record. Feb 10
MONUMENT TO REAR-ADMIRAL
DU POINT.
Mr.. Martin. Mr.. Speaker, l now re-
new my request Of yesterday, which was
presented perhaps at an inopportune |
time, to take from the Speakers table |
tho bill 6. No. 9TT) making an appro- |
priation Tor the base and pedestal Of q |
monument to the late Rear Admiral |
Samuel Francis Du Pont, OF the United |
States Navy, and ask it's Immediate con- |
sideratioD.
The Speaker. The Clerk will read
the title ofthe bill, after which the Chair
will ASK for objection. t l.
s. No. OF. A bill making an appro-
monument To the late ReaI-Apmiral
Samuel Francis Du Pont, United States
Navy.
The Speaker. Is there objection to
taking the bill from the Speakers table
for immediate consideration? ltr
Mr.. Kasson. That, think, ought to
go to some committee of the House.
The Speaker. Does ths Chair under
stand the gentleman from Iowa as OBJ
jecting TO the consideration of the bilf
at this time?
Mr.. Kasson. am just informed that
similar bill has been before one of the
House committees. / objected In the
first instance upon the theory that no
committee Of the House had considered
the bill.
Mr.. Martin. was about to state for
the information of the House that the
chairman of the Committee Oh Public
Buildings and Grounds, ii was permit
ted to ask the present consideration of
: the bill, would make statement in re-
} gard TO 1t which, am sure, will be con-
J vincing and satisfactory to the House.
hope If there is no objection to tha
! consideration OF the bill that he will be
! permitted to do so, as / think 1t would
take but little time, and am sure upon
! that statement all objection will be
withdrawn.
The Speaker. The Chair will inquire
\ Of the gentleman from Delaware wheth-
t er OF not bill similar in substance has
. been considered by one of the commit
j tees of the House.
s Mr.. Martin. A similar bill has been
considered.
Q There being no objections, the bill
/ was taken from the Speakers table and
read first and second time.
e The Speaker. The questlon is on the
third reading of the Senate bill. Doe
d the gentleman from Delaware desire tn
bill to be read at length?
n Mr.. Martin. do not, unless 1t is de
St sired by tina House.
ri Dir. Holman. ask for the readini
le of the bill. ....
If The bill was read, as follows
10 Be ii enacted, &C., That the circle a
the intersection of Massachusetts an
le | Connecticut avenues in WashingtO
City shall hereafter be called the 3D.
he Pont OlrCle;" and the sum of SIC, 900, {
n 80 much thereof as may be found nece
sary, be, and the same IL hereby appri
y, priated, out of any money in the TTeai
ne ury NOT otherwise appropriated, to
he expended, under the direction OF th
10 Secretary of War, in the preparation I
the circle aud of the base for propose
statue of the late Rear-Admiral Samu
Francis Du POnt, United States Nav!
to be erected thereon.
Mr.. Holman. l understand from th'
rsading of the bill this money Is to
n expended under the direction Of the SCI
Ok retary of War.
re The Speaker. That is the languag
m OF the bill.
n MIR. Holman. Why should this be III
at der the direction of the Secretary {
he WaI? wish to inquire of the gentl'
u. man from Delaware how it happens thi
ne the erection of monument for navi
,m officer is placed under the direction an
ur control of the Secretary of WARP see n
sl- reason for that.
rs Mr.. Martin. think the only reaso
lAL is, perhaps, that these circles or park
73 which are known as Government resel
M vatlons, in the city are under the col
re troll of the Superintendent of Publ
as, Buildings and Groun DIS, who is an of
,er Ger of the Engineer Corps of the Arm
Ter and therefore under the control OF II
op War Department. believe that statue
be and monuments heretofore erected hav
been erected under the direction OF tE
Secretary of War.
Now, Mr.. Speaker Samuel Franc
DUPONT entered the Navy as midshi
man when laj, being scarcely fiftet
years old, and served his country fait
IT fully and well for nearly half centur
the In that service he earned his promote
Lhe through every rank to that Of reara
OF miral. Frequently he was intrust
IN with the command of some of the me
rly important expeditions, and in bis abiii
hs' ana emclency. stern virtue anu palIO'
nd devotion to duty he was universally !
gal cognized as fitting representative of o
his Nsyv when 1t was the object of il
esl. pride TO every American. know OF
Wo man, therefore, whose memory is mo
as entitled to commemoration. This
ebt conceded on all hands. will not deta
the House but will yield for the passa
of the bill.
.1rl,. AllI r,na oRdarad 20 q fhtrd Tpr
,o ing; and 1t was accordingly read
loA ': third time, and passed.
ner vota r.. ,.hieh tbo hill vos nassed: a
llia also % nnvsd NJ that tbe mot,on to reconsI(
Anu be laid on the table.
ma The latter motion was agreed to,
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