The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-29

ons 10 accept their release upon conditions.
and II 10. by whom such propos't'on was
made and the nature thereon.
The nreyIo,,s question was ordered, not
withstanding the objection OF Mr.. koDin-
son. of New York, who desired 10 oner an
amendment, and who protested against the
attempt to stine him.
lie was called 10 order by the Speaker,
who finally ordered the Sergeant-at-Arms
TO sec that the gentleman was seated.
MIR. Robinson gave notice that he would
tomorrow move to impeach our Minister
at London. That was privileged gnes-
ton, and he had right to he heard upon It,.
Mr.. Wilson, Of West virginia, member
OF the Committee on Foreign Affairs, sup
ported the resolution which nc proposed
TO offer when the pending one was dis
posed OF. His resolution requests the
President forthwith to demand OF the
| Government OF Great Britain the reason Tor
the IMPRISONMENT OF American citizens In
Ireland. and II 1t shall appear that such
imprisonment Is wrong, ana IN VIOLATION OF
the rights Of American citizens, he Is au-
thorized 10 demand their release, and II it
is DELAYED or refused, he shall resort to
such means as he may think proper to
effect such release.
Mr. Robinson was then accorded the
floor for seven minutes, but he contemptu-
ousIy declined to make use OF them. He
said he had documents by him which should
/ hiring the blush OF shame to the face Of
every American. He could show that for
/ a hundred davs the President had been on
his knees before Lord Granville, and that
Lord Granville was splitting In his face and
insulting the nation by refusing to listen to
his PRAYERS. There was all kinds OF garb-
are and nonsense sent TO Lord Gram
vile TO tell him that the House was
not i'm earnest. Extracts from the
New York Tribune rs reasonable - ever
were spawned from the vermin that Wash
ington hunted in 1916, including the ances-
tor. James Russell Lowell, who was Tory,
had been sent TO Granville telling him the
House was not in earnest. He expressed
his contempt for the milk-and-water resO-
luton OF the committee, declaring that the
House had not sufficient courage to adopta
resolution which would show whether the
British lions tai! should he wrcnched or
the American eagles neck wrung.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Wilson offered the resolution Of
which he had given notice, and it was also
adopted.
The House at 11:4j went into Committee
OF the Whole (Mr. Page, OF California, in
the chair,) on the naval appropriation bill
Mr.. Robson. OF New Jersey, who had
charge Of the bill, briefly reviewed its gen.
cral features. He called attention to the
fact that il contemplated a large reduction
in the military and civil service Of the
navy. The difficulty in the past had been
that the civil establishment had consumed
the greater part OF the appropriations made
for the service and left but little for the
material increase and maintenance OF the
navy. The service was too tOp-heavy: it
must take medicine il it was TO be relieved.
The Committee on Appropriations had
also endeayOred to put the service in the
way Of great future economy by recon-
mcnding the concentration OF the work OF
the various bureaus.
The committee rose informally in order
to fix some limitation upon general debate.
There was a strong disposition shown 10
debate the measure at some length.
Mr. O'Neill. OF Pennsylvania, declaring
if uprooted and sought to destroy the navy,
advocated Il long discussion; while Mr..
Bowman. Of Massachusetts. thought that
the House should be permitted 10 discuss q
bill which. instead OF being an appropria-
ton bill with LEGISLATION cngraitcd upon it,
might more properly be termed legisla-
tive bill with appropriation engraf,cd
il. changing as il did many vital principles
regarding the navy.
II was finally agreed that the general de-
bate should close tomorrow at > O'Clock.
The House again went into Committee Of
the Whole and took up the naval bill. \
general attack upon the bin at once began
upon the line indicated in Mr.. O'Neilfs re-
marks. The only legislative part OF the
bill that receives the support Of members
Of the Committee on Naval Affairs Is the
I'd section, which empowers the Secretary
of the Navy to dispose OF all stores and
supplies that shall be found by the boards
of appraisers TO be unserviceahlc for use IN
the navy. The committee will endeayOr
to strike ont all other legislation which the
bill contains.
Mr.. Whitthorne. OF Tennessee, critics.
inc the provisions Of the bill in detail. said
he believed that the hand and cunning OF
a master workman was displayed not only
in the preparation of the bill lit was pre-
pared b, Mr.. RobeSonl, but in the selec-
ton OF the time 10 present 1t TO the House.
Beneath all this specious display OF reform
there Law the aUtOcracy Of the Secretary OF
the NAVY, which. unchecked, would
resurrect and revive a dangerous dis
regard and violation OF the law
which characterized and diSgraced the adj
mini,tratons OF the Navy Department rom
1872 TO 1871. Congress was called upon 10
complete monitors commenced by that ad-
ministratIon i'm utter disregard OF law, but
there were no measures taken in the bill to
protcct the interests Of the Government.
The Secretary Of the Navy was given 4
mower which would be most dangerous
/ il be should be cOrrupt-if (>arcastically)
J il were possible 10 have Il corrupt Secretary.
He then proceeded TO make vehement
attack upon Mr.. RobesOn's administration
OF the Navy Department, asserting that
during that administration over jI,OOO,OOO
had been squandered, and quoting many
statistics TO endorse his assertion and TO
bear evidences to abuses, which he insisted
were practiced by his secretary and his
heads of the Bureau. Returning 10 the dis
cuSsion OF the question a TO the prOprcty
OF completing the monitors, he commended
that il completed they would be found 10
:. have cost in money and material S6,00O,O0O
each, and would then be utterly worthless.
In a controversy which sprang up be-
tween Messrs. Bowman and Robson a. To
the present condition OF the navy, the lat
ter expressed his familiarity with all tue
vessels, as lac had himself built them. He
might have done so in violation OF law,
but he had done 80, and it was too late to
impeach him now.
Mr. Harris, OF Massachusetts, said that
he felt sense OF humiliation, rs chairman
Of the Committee on Naval Affairs, in un-
dertaking to speak in favor OF this bill.
That committee, after having spent months