Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-07-29
PORTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, !

NAshlN6IoS, July g.
At IL 80 o'clock the Senate resumed con-
sideration of the naval appropriation bill.
Mr. Ferry. from the committee on post
fices, reported favorably without amend
ment the House bill in regard to the pay of
letter carriers. Passed.
Mr. Hawley reported from the printing
committee the Senate resolution for printing
5000 copies of the official report of the inter-
national cotton exposition of 1881. Passed.
The Senate bill to provide for the publica-
ton of the 10th census was passed.
The Senate then took up the naval appro-
priafion bill.
An amendment was proposed by Mr..
Brown to require examinations for appoint
mcnt and promotion in the naval medical
corps to be competitive. Rejected.
Mr.. Miller of California. moved to amend
the portions relating to the active list OF
staff corps OF the navy. BY substituting there.
for provision for the appointment of a
commission to consider all matters relating
TO the proper reduction of the official list OF
the navy and the department of the several
grades and corps, and TO report at the next
session.
Mr.. Hale raised point of order on the
amendment, that it was general Legislation
changing existing laws.
of the bill was of this character.
The chair sustained the point and ruled
that all amendments made by the Senate
committee changing the House general legis
lation were out of order under the Senate
rule prohibiting such legislation upon appro
priation bills.
long discussion followed in which the
rule was denounced by Mr.. Hawley and
others as unconstitutional.
The committee amendment was disagreed
to. Bill then proc ,eded with as in commit
tee of the whole. The amendments making
changes in respect to the retirement of nava
officers and promotions on the retired list
and to allowing any vacancy among real
admirals to be filled by Presidents nomina
ton of a captain as well as of a commodore
were accordingly ruled out.
The committee amendment in regard to
the number and promotion of lieutenant'
having been ruled out, the House provision
was consequently restored.
Mr. Hale moved to make the number %:
instead of 200. so that the subject nigh
remain an open one between the two Houses
Agreed to.
The various changes reported by the com
mittee in items of appropriation, were agreed
TO without debate.
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IN no,;on of NJ Uoar n, amo,d,,or
vaS adon,ad nrov;d;n, hot notb,na boro;,
contained shall denrive the secretarv of tb,
navy of authority to order repairs of ships
damaged IN foreign waters
MIR. Beck gave notice OF proposed amend
ment reducing the appropriation for thu
completion OF the Miantomah and launch
ing other monitors. from 81, ooo,oOO to 800
600 dollars, and adding proviso that NJ
further steps be taken for the repair or com
pletion OF the iron clads until a furthel