National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-04-12
PRooEEplNos IN ooNoREss,
Captain CorbIn's Rcstoration-The Frank
Ing Privilege and Other Matters.


Committee reports were made on measures rs
follows;
By Mr. MCPHERSON, from the Finance Commit
tee, adversely; For the relief Of the North German
Lloyd steamship ComIa Placed on tho caen.
dar upon Mr.. Goman's request
By Mr. Anthony, from the Committee on Print
Ing Making available appropriations Che pay
ment Of which was arrested on technical Objec-
tionsl 10 pay for lltho.caustic illustratons exc
culed Tor the reports on agriculture ana dscuses
Of swine. Passed
by Mr. Morrill, from the Finance Committee,
favOTably, without amendment: To establish an
assay office at Deadwood, Dakota Territory. Cal.
cndar.
The Senate took up the calendar when the SEN
ate bill restoring Captain COrbin of the navy, TO
the active list, TO take rank next after Commodore
Nicholson, with restitution from December -
lSl3, of the difference Of pay between that oi
commodore on the active list, on waiting orders
aud that Of captain retired on half pay, olicted
! q protrected discussion, in which the following
! tncts were deyeOped In 1873 Captain Corbin,
after thirty five years of active and honorable SER
| vice, underwent the usual physical examination
ior, promotion, but rgfu.e1 to personally appear
before the examining board appointed TO pass uron
the mental, moral, and professional fitness ot APP
plicants, whereupon the board d, clincd to recon
| mend his promotion. 1t was argued in opposition
| TO the bill that the refusal to appear before The
| board was virtually an act Of insubordinalion; ;
| that the omission OF q recommendation Tor pro
motion was warranted by the law, and t1Ht zap
| tain Curbln, not having rendered the nine years
| service for which payment was provided for, was
! not cnulCu To the pay, ON the Otner manu. lne
| supporters of the measure (nmong whom were al
the Democratic mcmbeTs), under the lead of Mr.
| Cameron, of Pennsylvania, COntCndcd that under
the laWit was not obligatory upon an officer to mp
pear before the board that this was rather mat
ter of privilege; that the board erred In assuming
otherwise, and that this officer, having for nine
years been uniustifably deprived of that promo
ton to which his long and mcritOriOus record en-.
titled him. ought now to receive the compensation
he would otherwise have received. ~
Several amendments were rejected, and the bill
passed by-yeas, ~; nays, II, Messrs. Cameron, OF
pennsylvania, and McDill voting aye with the
Democrats.
The senate Joint resolution authorizing Leuten.
ante commander Sigshcc, Z. s. ~, to accept u
decoration from the Emperor Of Germany was
passed, with an amendment reported by Mr.. VIM
don irOm the Committee on Foreign Relations,
permitting senator Hawlcy to accept from the
decorations rendered him rs president Of the
United States Centennial Commission.
The Indian Territory railroad bill, granting
the right Ofway to the 81. Louis and San Fran
cisco Ratlroad, camo up as the unfinished busi-
ness.
Discussion then turned upon the pending
amendment of Mr.. ingalls,, requiring the consent
! of the ChoCtaws and Chickasnws to the act to be
| obtained before the act shull take effect. After
| further discussion, in which MIR. Plumb gave
! notice of several amendments and Mr. Mnxdy
| favored early action, the bill went over without
action until Wednesday.
n message wus received from the President
transmitting recommendation by the Secretary
| of War for n rcHppropriuuon Of uneXpcnded
balances Of $4,000 each made in 1880 and 1881 for
continuing the Improvement of the water power
NJ the Rock Island Arsenal, and also an additional
S5OOOO for the same purpose, and further sum OF
$4,000 for deepening the canal and opening the
waterways. Referred to the Committee on APP
prOpriations.
The senate lat twenty-five minutes past four
went into executive session, aud soon after ad-
jUurned until Wednesday.