The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-01
COngress..FirstS Session.
WASHINGTON, July 81, lSS-.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, July 81, lSS-.
SENATE.
Mr.. Hoar reported, with amendment,
! from the Judiciary Committee Senate bill
to prevent and punish counterfeiting with
in the United States Of notes, bonds, and
other securities OF foreign Governments.
The committee adds a section Furnishing
with not more than $4,000 fine and one
years imprisonment at hard labor OF per-
sons convicted OF having such notes, etc.,
! in their possession with intent 10 pass or TO
deliver them to others that they may be
circulated. The amendment prevailed and
the bill passed.
| The naval appropriation bill was pro-
ceeded with pursuant to the agreement OF
/ Saturday, the debate TO continue under the
| fve-minute rule and the voting on the bill
| to begin at O'Clock. The pending amend
ment offered by Mr.. Plumb was intended
/ to require contractor for the building Of
| ship to discharge the obligation Of the
patentee for the Use OF patent. and not
! leave the Governmental settle an indefinite
obligation. II was agreed to.
Mr.. Butler moved to amend so a. TO re-
quIirc the Secretary OF the Navy. instead OF
selling condemned vessels, to report to
| Congress ut the next session such vessels
as he may find unfit for use.
/ The amendment prevailed without OBJ
lection.
On motion Of Mr.. Malone proviso was
| inserted directing the Secretary OF the
/ Navy to ascertain and report to the next
| Congress upon what terms additional lands
and waterfront contiguous to the Norfolk
navy-yard, and necessary for the cOnstruc-
/ ton OF a Wet-dOck. can be had
/ Mr.. HOar moved TO insert a provision
authorizing a commission Of two naval
officers and one civilian TO report what
navy-yardS can he abolished. The commits
/ sion i TO state the value Of each OF the
yards with reference TO machinery on hand,
/ depth Of water, present working condition,
advantages and disadvantages a. Il naval
/ station, value for defensive purposes, etc.
/ Agreed TO without objection.
/ Mr.. Bayard moved to strike ont the item
empowering the Secretary OF the Navy 10
/ close useless nayy-yards, transfer perisha-
+ bic stores and property to other yards, and
directing him TO report the facts upon
which he acts to Congress.
| Mr. Bayard's motion prcyaled-31 to p.
The Republicans voting "Ayc" were
Me>srs. Anthony, Blair. Cameron OF Penn
/ sylyania, Conger. Lapham, Morrill,, and
| Van Wyck. The Democrat, voting NO 3"
were McSsTs. Beck and Slater.
| At O'Clock Mr.. Morgan made an inef-
/ fcctual effort to obtain a formal extension
OF time for debate. The offering Of and
acting upon amendments was then pro-
ceeded with, with brief explanations Of
their purpose.
Mr.. Plumb moved TO insert a prOviso re-
peaing all laws providing for the promo
ton and increase Of pay on the retired list.
| Agreed TO.
A number Of proposed amendments were
ruled out upon a question OF order.
! The bill was reported to the senate, and
| all amendments made in Committee OF the
| Whole were concurred in, except one Of
/ fered by Mr.. Beck, reducing the appropri-
alton for finishing the Miantonomah and
other iron-clads from Sl,0O0,00O to $780,
| 600, and stopping further proceedings I'M
der the contracts Of March 3, 1877.
Upon this a separate vote upon concur
renee. which was demanded, resulted
yeas. 81; nays 80. So the amendment was
retained in the bill. All votes in the mega
tive were given by the Republicans.
/ Messrs. Cameron OF Wisconsin, ingalls,,
sherman. and Van Wyck, with Mr.. Davis
Of Illinois, voted "Aye" with the Dem
ocrats. Me>srs. Kellogg and Seawcll were
paired with Lamar and Mcpherson re-
/ spectively.
Mr.. Bayard moved to strike out OF the
item giving the Secretary OF the Navy the
discretion to place officers when not at sea
or on furlough, rs well a. on leave OF alb
sence or waiting-Orders, pay, the part re-
lating TO furlough pay. lie said that in
other grades an officer received two thirds,
but when on Through only one half pay,
and that this was an arbitrary discretion
which had sometimes been abused. lie
lnstanced a case within his knowledge IN
which an officer had been cut down to hall
pay for having given testimony that the
Secretary did not like.
Mr.. Hale maintained the necessity for
discriminating in grades, and denied that
the lower was regarded As a punishment.
Mr.. Bayards motion was adopted-2I to
26.
The bill was then passed on rtrd roce
vote.
The sundry civil bill was next taken up.
The bill was read for action on the COM
mittee amendments. After twenty-one
pages had been disposed OF the bill was
Land aside until tomorrow, with the eX-
nectation that il will then be completed.
legislative appropriation bill, reported
disagreement, and the Senate conlerecs
were reappointed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Under the call OF States the following
were introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. Townshend, OF limos Pro-
posing a constitutional amendment for the
election Of United States senators 10y the
people OF the States.
By Mr.. speer, OF Georgia: Appropri'
ating 800. 900 rs an expression OF apprecla,
ton of the Government for the services ol
DIR. Crawford W. Long, OF Georgia, III the
discovery and first use OF an@sthesla III
surgical operations.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs re-
ported a Joint resolution requesting the
President TO open negotiations WIN sene'
zuea with a view TO the revival OF the
treaty OF 1866, and the appointment OF
new mixed commission 10 slt III "ashing'
ton. the new commission 10 complete th'
work OF the old one and 10 in'esugate th'
charges OF fraud against thai commission
The resolution was referred 10 Tue Com
mittee of the Whole, and leave was granted
a TO file minority report.
The House then proceeded 10 consldel
bills on the Speakers table, ana nuinDei
of bills were passed, none OF winch "er'
! OF public interest. ,.nrorri.tior. ,.
! ported a Joint resolution approprla'int
900. 900 to supply the denclehe! IN Tue up
propriation for fees OF uniieu o'a'es uis
i, trict attorneys. Passed. n .
The House then, Ut 400 NO. s SeoS - :,
be for the consideration oil pehs'oh ''s'
: EVENING SESSION.
r The naval appropriation bill was re sss.