The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-02

WASHINGTON, July ], 1882.
SENATE.

Ittifts tAttuoft- anu J'es
| ton bill.
long discussion ensued upon nm amend
ment offered by Mr.. Morgan increasing the
salaries OF certain clerks in the q neral
Land Office, in the course OF which Mr..
Morgan criticised the action Of the Com
mittee on Appropriations upon the sub
ject. -.
Mr.. Beck, in replying, said that he would
resign as a member OF the committee in IA
vor Of the gentleman from Alabama (Alr.
Morgan).
Mr.. Morgan: 81. i accept"
Mr.. Beck seriously: !" tender my re-
signation, and ask for the appointment OF
the gentleman from Alabama at his own re-
quest
Mr.. Voorhees, suggested 1t was no time
to swap horses in crossing a stream. and
the presiding officer declined to accept the
resignation Oh the ground that it was not
now in order. as the Senate was engaged in
other business. The amendment was ruled
out on point OF order. The bill As
amended was then reported to the Senate
and passed. i
The Senate then, in Committee OF the
Whole, proceeded to the consideration OF
the general deficiency appropriation bill.
The bin was considered without inter-
ruption until 40 T.. NJ, when the Senate
went into executive session, and when the
doors were re0pened adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Kelley, OF PENNSYLVANIA, asked
unanimous consent to report from the
Committee on Ways and Means n joint re-
solution authorizing the Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 issue per cent. bonds or GER
tificates in exchange for bonds bearing n
higher rate OF interest. He said that IL was
prepared under the auspices Of the Sccre-
tarv OF the Treasury. The resolution was
passed. 1t is rs follows
That the Secretary OF the Treasury be.
and is hereby, authorized ana empowered
in his discretion to issue bonds or Ccrtit-
Gates Of Indebtedness OF the United States
! in such form (being $50 or multiples there
OF as he shall see fit to the amount OF not
more i'm the aggregate than 5000, 600,
bearing interest at the rate OF . per cent,
payable hall yearly, and the principal and
accrued interest payable at any tine at the
option Of the United States. He shall
issue them only in exchange for Obliga-
/ tons OF the United States bearing higher
rate OF interest than 2 per cent. per an
nun at the par value OF the special
/ obligations exchanged. Bonds or certiii-
! Gates Of Indebtedness hereby authorized
/ shall not be redeemed until all bonds OF the
! United States bearing higher rate OF in
/ torest. and which are also payable ut the
! option Of the Government, shall have first
been paid of or called. Bonds or certiii-
| Gates hereby authorized shall be called in
/ for payment in inverse order to that In
which they shall have been issued, and in
such sums al each call rs the Secretary OF
| the Treasury may determine. They may be
used bv national-bank associations rs Securi-
/ ty for the payment and redemption OF their
city notes and by nat ~Nai-hank depo>ita-
/ ries as security for deposits with them OF
public moneys a, the same rates and sub
| icct TO the same regulations as other obli-
cations OF the Goycrnn ent and held for
those purposes respectively. They shall
| be rcdeemablc at the Treasury Of the United
| States in coin OF the present standard value,
and interest thereon shall be payable in
that coin at that place. They shall be cX-
empt from I'LL taxes or duties OF the United
States and from taxation in any form by
or under State, municipal, or local an.
thoritv. Nothing herein contained shall
be had or construed to authorize any IN
crease whatever OF the bonded debt OF the
United States.
Mr.. Kasson, OF Iowa, asked to have pu
upon its passage the bin providing that thu
duties on imported sugar deposited il
bonded warehouses shall be paid on tn
quantity delivered from the warehouse in
stead OF the quantity entering into it; bu
objection was made.
At II o'clock the House went into Com
mttee OF the Wholc-Nr. Page, OF Cali
forpia. in the chair-and resumed the con
siderAtion OF the naval appropriations bill
the question being on the amendment Of
fcred BIZ Mr.. Calkins, Of Indiana, to STRIKE
out the provision in regard to promotions
70 the grade OF rear admiral.
An amendment offered by Mr.. BlOunt. o
Georgia, to strike ont the clause provldln:
for Board to fill vacancy in the grade o
rear admiral was adopted, and the claus
was struck out.
ON motion OF Mr.. Briggs, Of New lIamp
shire, the following clause was inserted II
the bill:
"That whenever on an inquiry had pur
suant to I'm inquiry concerning the iltnes
of an officer OF the navy for promotion
shall appear that such officer is unfit 4
perform at sea the duties OF the place t'
which il is proposed 10 promote him, D!
reason Of drunkenness, or from any calls'
arising from his own misconduct, or wan
OF capacity not caused by or in cOnsc
ouence OF the performance Of bis duty, h
Shall not be placed on the retired list OF TN
navy. and he shall be discharged"
ON motion OF MIR. Talbot. OF Maryland
the following was also inserted "That III
officer shall be promoted except his men
taI. moral. and professional fitness has beer
established according to the provisions 0
section 1896 OF the Revised Statutes"
ON motion OF Mr.. Knott, OF Kentucky
the words latter July |, 1885," were add
ed to the proyiso that no more promotion
10 the grade OF commodore shall be made
Mr.. Curtin, OF Pennsylvania, made Al
argument in favor Of retaining the grad
OF commodore, and in favor OF promotion
by seniority.
on motion OF Mr.. IIiscock, Of New York
the remainder OF the provision was als'
struck out. 1t provided for allowing com
modoreS over whom Juniors IN rank ar
promoted to 20 on the retired list with tli
rank OF rear-admiral; also making laws 10
retiring other naval officers apply to adm
raj and vice-admiral; also allowing officer
who have received the thanks OF Congress
full pay until they shall have been fifty-hy
wears in service. [AIl this is stricken out.
Mr.. Blount, Of Georgia, moved to sti1k
ont the words ''by selection" IN TN
clause. "Proyidcd that hereafter all Pre-
motions TO the grade q rear-admlral d
the active list shall be made by selection
/ from the grades OF commodore ana cai
tain" IL
, After discussion, Mr.. BlOunts motto
, ! - .,,.,,i 20 and fine words - bY selet
J ton" were struck out.
. When the question OF nayy-yards wa
reached some discussion ensued, ana
was passed over; but was again brougi
up in connection with an amendment u
Mir. Reagan 10 except the pensacola navy
yard from the provision authorizing VI