The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-08-10

, ilrlids 6f The mtinbofs elected 10 each h0nsi
. M congress ~ Pass n bill over the rfesi
I, dents VOTE Instead NJ twothima u thi
member yOting, NJ M pfcseph Referred
Tie conference report on He legislative
I executive aud jGdioh Appropriations BIZ
E was presented N"ioCd 10.
R0De'Oh, Of New Jersey, presented the
conference report upon Tie naval NDprO.
I D.iation bill stating that agreement had
oeen reached 90 oil p0lnts OF dispute cs-
CepJ tnat relative to closing navy yards. He
explained the provisions OF the bill ns FAR as
agreed upon. The substantial difficulty
met by the committee, was the item aOol-
ishing the grade of commodore, which had
been stricken out by tho senate. COmpro.
mise had at last been accepted by the adop-
ton of a provision that hereafter only one
half of the vacancies in the various grades { I
the line of the navy shall be filled by promo
ton until the number OF officers shall have
been reduced TO the following points: Rear
admirals, g. commodores, 10; captains, 40;
c,mmanders, So; lieutenant. commanders,
"a; lieutenants, $50; masters, 10; ensigns, 70.
the next substantial difference was in rela-
ton to the sale of old material and ships,
the senate having adopted a provision that
the amount of such material must be re-
ported TO congress. The Commute pro-
vided that old material should not be re-
ported, but that before any Old ship is
sold, it shall be examined and appraised
| by the naval boards and the facts reported
to congress. The amendment giving dis
| erection to the secretary of the navy to close
certain navy yards, was insisted on by the
house conietees, and was the only mater
in dispute.
Pe,le, of Indiana, inquired,as to the differ
ence in the amount appropriated by the
| bill as agreed upon by the conference com.
mittee, and The amount as it originally
passed the bouse.
Robson replied that the bill as it passed
the house had been reduced $4,000, and
that as il now stood it appropriated $lI5,-
COO less than the bill OF last year.
Hewitt, of New York expressed gratifi-
cation that the house copferees had insist
ed on the clause relative to navy yards,
but pointed out the fact that it gave the Sec
rotary of the navy discretion which might
be exercised in a political and partisan
manner He did not believe the present
secretary of the navy would do so, but he
(Hewiti) wished to give notice that should
he do so. he would be held to account by
the country.
The report was agreed to and another con-
ference ordered
The house proceeded to consider the SEN
ale amendments to the sundry civil APP
preparation bill. Matters ran very |
smoothly for a while and amendments |
were concurrred i'll or nonconcurred in, &C |
cording to the recommendations of the |
committee on appropriations. The first |
stumbling block encountered was the |
clause relative TO the national board OF |
health; the amendment increasing TO the |
amount of $4,000 appropriations made for
that body. Dunn, Of Arkansas, Reagan, OF
Texas, aud Manning, of Mississippi, adyo-
Gated concurrence i'll the amendment. But
terworth, of Ohio, Cox, of New York argued |
in favor of rejection. The latter declared |
his belief that there was plot on foot to
uyOrk a vpl1Ow faypr order that |
the salaries of the board might continue
Hiscock, OF New York-"There is not q |
doubt about it,"
Cox referred to an article in a New Or |
leans paper to show that the national board |
of health had attempted to get up yellow |
fever scare over case which atterWard
turned out to be a case of jaundice, and
said it was by such means that the board
hoped to perpetuate its salaries and its |
inutility If the board were given power
to uplurn local guarantees the government
would have stupendous institution thai
would do nothing bat inteI fere with COM
merce and bring trouble upon the country.
Manning said there was not any plot in
existence which affected the integrity of
the board, and dwelt uDon the Importance
of maintaining that board at the highest
degree OF efficiency.
Reagan referred to the senate amend
ments and deplored the fact that the house
squabbling over SIS, 900, which was not the |
one-thousandth part Of the sum which
would be lost should another yellow fever
epidemic spread throughout the south. he |
criticised position taken by Cox, OF New |
York, declaring that that gentleman would |
be willing to see people die constitut onally |
as well as to see the country devastated |
constitutionally. That was his statesman
ship.
Hscock opposed concurrence in the |
amendment, and in the course of his re-
marks said that sixty days ago the scare |
had commenced, agents of the board had
been sent everywhere and the force and |
power of patronage had been brought into |
requisition in order to carry this matter |
through the house. He would NOT for the |
sake of creating paltry patronage, for the |
sake of securing appointments for the pur-
pose of giving employment to another
army to feast on the treasury, vote for any }
measure, even though his vote was invoked
in the sacred name of humanity.
The argument was continued in support
of the amendments by Lynch and Singleton,
of Mississippi, Tucker, Of Virginia and
Lord, of Michigan. Bount, OF Georgia, and
Robson, OF New York, contended that the
provisions made for the board IN the
original house bill were ample, and hoped
the senate amendments would be rejected.
The amendments were finally concurred in.
The remainder of the afternoon was con-
sumed in the dull work of concurring or
non.concurrlng in senate amendments, the
proceedings only once or twice being diver
sified by noisy but brief and unmportant
discussions upon some OF the items. 1t
was nearly o'clock when the amendments
were all disposed of and the bill was sent
to the senate.
uiscock moved the house adjourn, but
the speaker stating that If the house re-
manned in session few minutes longer the
legislative bill could be recalled, the mo-
ton was withdrawn.
The house disagreed to the amendment OF
the senate TO the bill providing for the
printing of the agricultural reports for 1851,
and a conference was ordered.
At $40 p. m. the house took recess for
half an hour, In which time the legislative
bill was signed by the speaker.
Hiscock. Of New York, Butterwortb, of
Ohio, and Blackburn, Of Kentucky, were
appointed conferees on the sundry civil
bill, and at 5:55 p. m. the house adjourned.
NoMI NATIONS.
WASHINGTON, August 4 President Ar
thur to-day sent the following nomina-
tons TO the senate: Gustayns Coward sec
rotary and consul general of the United
States az Madrid; Charles Seymour, consul
at Canton; r. @. Humphreys, postmaster at
Pensacola.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The senate in executive session confirmed
the following: w. w. Aston, envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipOtentiarg TO
Italy; f. G.. Nanriper. consul at MOSCOW
Charles Seymour, consul at Canton; Gus
tavus Coward, secretary OF legation and
consul general at Madrid; Henry h. Nc
Coy, United State. judge for the northern
district Of Georgia; j. NJ. Hines, United
States marshal OF the northern district OF
Alabama.
Postmasters: William McKenna, at
Shreveport; Julius EnDemoser. Monroe,
Louisiana; Robert Sindale, Okolona, Mis-
sissippi: James G. Hatchett, Wills Point;
Thomas Brinn, Mineola Teras; David A. /