The sun., 1882-07-30
R0BES0N'S MONITOR JOBS.
IMPORTANT hESTRIOTIONS PUT UPON
THEM BY THE SENATE.
Ironclads Not TO be Completed Untu Con-
gress Orders-Four Hundred thousand
Dollars for Repairs, Instead OF n Million.

Dollars for Repairs, Instead OF n Million.
WARRINGTON, July 29-The Senate re-
sumod the consideration OF the Naval Appro-
priation bill to-day. the clause under discus
sion being that with reference to tho double
turreted monitors Mr.. Hale said In reply to
question By Mr.. Ingalls,. that he would advise
any Secretary OF the Navy to proceed with
great caution and olrcumspection before de-
Gliding whether the monitors should be COM
pleted. Mr. Ingalls, said that he did not want
the history OF the past with regard to the con-
struction and reconstruction Of those vessels
TO be repeated. He gave AN account OF the con-
struction OF those vessels. or rather the old ves-
scls tho same names. to show that while they
had cost So. .457. 789. they had been sold to con-
tractors rs old material for $4,000. The his
tory was neither fragrant nor fortunate. and he
did not desire that 1t should be repeated.
Mr. Beck offered the amendment of which he
gave notice yesterday reducing from 81 900. 900
to 100000 the amount appropriated for COM
pleting the Miantonomoh and launching the
four other monitors. prohibiting tho compile
tion OF those four vessels until further orders
OF Congress. and directing the Naval Advisory
Board to report Us to the, advlsability of their
completion. Mr.. Beck advocated his amend
mont stating that 1t would only delay the
question OF oompieting the monitors until
possession Of all the information obtained by
the Naval Advisory Board. Unless the amend
contracts Of 1877 would be reafrirmed' The H,e
Secretary Of the Navy had stated to the Com
mittee on Appropriations that he was uncertain
the Attorney, General to decide upon their
legality but that il he thought them legal he
himself He tBeck) did not want any execu-
tive tive officer fd to DECIDE whether these CONTRACTS
whole ma liter was % made TOGO to Congress. e''' VI 'n'
MI Hale insisted that. under the provisions
OF the bill. the Secretary of the Navy could not
pleton until the Advisory Board had given its
adyicc on tho subject;
qnire to complete the monitors. Mr.. Hale re-
pied that Il would take about $4,000. 900;
Mr a. we have
they had cost stt but % o 10 inc present ''m0
counted tho 81. 900 900 put on the old ships; -,
M tbs these Vessels els have been built
Senator builds his speeches.
Mr. Ingalls-There wero two Miantonomohs
process of demolition. the other @ in A process % OF OF
that does not change the fact that the sxpendi-
estimated expenditure is s3060.oo6 more. II
they are agan to, be demolished and distrib-
utcd, and again rebuilt around plank or splle or
knothoie; no one can toll how far the eSpendi-
sells were built iapiazard from day to day, and
that they stand o.day the most extraordinary
specimens Of naval architecture in the world.
gals inquired whether there was anything in
the bill which limited the discretion Of the Fec;
% %ae,ary OF PIT, the Navy. whether tho Advisory Board
Mr. Hale O. replied cpl That That there was, and quoted
shall 5e submitted to the Naval Advsaory vi annf Board ard
FOR its approval or disapproval."
Mr.. ingalls, thought that those words placed
no no iitnitation on the power OF the Secretary Of
Mr.. Hale thought that the Senator m ust have
vnst idea OF tho power OF Secretary of the
~ Mr., Ingalls-or 2 considerable experience of
Mr. Becks amendment was then adopted
yeas. SO: nays. 19-as follows:
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The clause relating to the monitors was then
passed away from. AS it stands it reads as
Tha. 100000 much thereof a, may be necessary
st the above S sogn. 3 10000 shall applied BY the
Under the Bureau of fConstrucon aud Rspair to build.
ps sSs and and 3 1t. G g s
beat adv nntage 9f tho ironcad steamers Monadnoek.
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and the Naval Advisory Board created by this act is
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Mr., Miller Of California moved to strike out
the clause OF the bill abolishing the grade OF
Commodore and to insert u provision for II board
OF commissioners TO consider al matters re-
"a G Se ae tha % M
corps thereof.
The M RPrf'yyslon PrfSyyslon was ruled cut Of order -.
out. declaring M that the bill as it stood. should
be called bill to destroy, and not to recon
SEQ the title Of Commodore to the heart
OF every lover OF his country-stricken from the
A long and at times rather warm discus
sion arose upon the question rs to whether the
rm9nk OF w3I wG3GmImodore existed prior, to 1862;
affirmative and Mr. Logan the negative OF the
proposition. At its conclusion neither side ap. r
Rs oSs Mr. sr By hs g
and Mr. Butler advocated tho striking out OF
ss Sasso tSSf Mn the grade Of
effect Of driving the best officers out OF the navy.
Mr.. Hale favored Its retention. denying that
vice. he contended. was oyercrowded and could
only be improved by u reduction in the number
VI OllctIS. anu luut only De accomplished
by n stOppage OF promotions to IA certain grade
as provided by the bill. If the Unitod States
had forty good ships ,alloat land that was every
one that could possibly be necessary manned
to the utmost extent. thero would still be a
surplus Of naval officers of 25 per cent
Mr.. Butler criticised the Committee on Ap-
propriations in not having devoted its atten-
ton to reorganizing the navy III it wished to
reorgani2e 1t at alD in the way of dispensing
with the bureau system instead OF striking at
the personnel. In reply to u question he eX-
pressed his Willingness to vote $40. 900 900 n
fear TO build up navy If it could be expended
in q proper m:aEeH
Mr.. Hawey expressed his belief that great
majority Of the people Of the country wArc Of
the same opinio:i with the Senator from South
Carolina. that round sum should be voted
Tor the construction Of q navy. But instead OF
serious action being taken in that direction,
the Senate was met with wholly unexpected
and tremendous attack upon the personnel OF
the navy which blocked tho path Of the life and
vigor of the young men In the lower grades
and which would parayze the service for the
next ten or fifteen years.
MIR. Miller's motion to strike out was agreed
to-yeas. 27 nays. 20.
Mr.. Rollins offered an amendment providing
that all officers OF the navy on tho retired list
shall be entitled to receive annual pay only at
tho rates prescribed by law for retired officers
at the grade in which they were. or may be re-
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