The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-27
FOrty-seventh COngress..FirstS Session.
WASHINGTON, July 2G, 1882.

| As soon as the routine order OF business
was disposed Of Mr.. Hale moved to post
pone all present and prior orders Gnclud-
ing the revenue bilD and TO take up the
naval appropriation bill.
A long discussion followed, in which the
motion WIS construed on both sides of the
chamber as having the effect to dispose Of
the subject OF revenue and taxation for this
session. and TO facilitate the probable adj
! journment in the course OF few days.
! In the further progress OF the debate the
position OF the friends OF the revenue bill
was commented on as a virtual abandon
ment of il. 4 vote was finally taken when
the motion TO proceed with the naval APP
preparation bill prevailed-yeas, 81; nays,
! 2G-McsSrs. Hale. Hoar, ingalls,, Kellogg,
McDill, and Plumb Republicans voting
with the Democrats i'm favor OF the motion.
The negative vote was entirely Republican
except that Mr.. Malone, and Mr.. Davis,
Of Illinois, also voted "No."
Mr.. Van Wyck offered the following:
Whereas the Tariff Commission, from
! their headquarters at Long Branch, have
on two occasions implOringly appealed TO
the public for information and no response
has been made thereto, and after inviting
into it, presence manufacturers, importers,
and traders, il is now wrestling with the
serious question whether gentlemen so in
vited can relate their experiences and eX-
plain their theories without taking an oath,
duly administered, to tell the truth, evil
IDENTIFY with the laudible desire to protect
itself from imposition,
ReSOlred, That the Attorney-General. rs
soon as in his judgment nc can prudently
withdraw his personal attendance from the
star-rOute prosecutions, and can fully satisfy
the President and Cabinet that members Of
Congress are not officers OF the Govern
ment and as to the legality Of political as
scSsmentS, be directed TO proceed to Long
Branch TO aid said commission in deter
mining the above important and intricate
question; and he shall advise what to him
may seem proper to protect SAID cOmmls-
sion from imposition by men wise in mat
tiers Of trade and revenue, either by Strn-
gent oaths or other pains and penalties.
Numerous objections TO the cOnSidera-
ton Of the resolution were made simulia-
neously. and it went over without action.
The Senate took up the naval apprOpria-
ton bill as in Committee OF the Whole,
(Mr. Harris in the chair, and Mr.. Hale, in
charge OF the bill, addressed the COM
mittcc.
Mr.. Cameron, chairman Of the Naval
Committee, at the instance OF that commit
tee. moved TO rccommit the bill, with in
struciions to the Appropriations Com
mittce 10 eliminate all OF its provisions
relating 20 the reorganization Of the navy.
Passing over the merits or demerit, OF these
provisions, he protested AGAINST u-urpation
by the Appropriations Committee OF the
function which lcgtimatcly belonged to
the Naval Committee. This proposition
brought on general debate, which was
still pending when the Senate went into
executive session and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. IIiScock, Of New York, presented
the conference report on the general def
cheney appropriation bill, stating that the
conference committee had been unable to
agree upon the only matter in controversy,
which was the payment OF mileage OF scna-
tors for attendance ut the extra session.
Mr.. IIiscOck moved that the House re-
ccdc from it, disagreement 10 that item.
stating that though it was opposed he did
not desire that the passage " the bill
should be endangered or delayed.
After discussion the motion was lost ana
a new conference committee was appointed.
Inc conference committee on Tie lcSlsLl-
five, executive, and Judicial appropriation
bill reported another disagreement. The
house insisted on it, position, and ordered
another conference.
The House then vOied-yeas, III; nays,
Ito reconsider the vote by which ii yes
tcrday refused to agree TO the conference
report on the river and harbor bill. The
conference report was then agreed to
yeas, III; nays, 81.
The floor was granted to the Committee
on Indian Affairs, and the debate on the
first bill taken up-permitting the sale OF
part of the Omaha Indian rescryation-oc-
cupicd the remainder OF the day.