The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-08-01
LATEST I'ELEGRAMs.
XLYII CONGRESS
REGULAR SESSION.
SENATE

Washington, 31.-Ferry's resolu-
ton was referred, directing the
committee on pensions to report a
bill granting pension TO those who
lost leg or arm In the United
States service.
The naval appropriation bill was
1aken up, the vote to begin at pm.
Buffers amendment was adopted,
requiring the secretary of the navy
to report to Congress which Of the
condemned vessels are unfit for use,
and not sell them.
VaEc1 failed to get an amendment
allowing foreign steel to be used in
the construction of the two new
cruisers. The vote was % to 81,
Morgan, German and Brown voting
no with the republicans.
The Senate passed the appropria-
ton bill without taking the yeas
and nays vote, After the transac-
ton Of some other business Allison
called up the sundry civil appropri-
alton bill.
The advisability of empowering
the secretary of the navy to close
useless navy yards and transfer per-
ishable stores and property to other
navy yards, and require him to re-
port the facts in each case to Con-
greSS, was discussed by B3yard and
Plumb, as to the effect which the
concentration of civil establishments
at other yards, at favored points,
might have in influencing elections,
Plumb maintaining that it could
have no effect. AS TO the appropri-
alton for civil force ii the yards, it
was ridlculeusly inadequate.
Bayard contended the exception
should be in favor of the plant or
machinery cost, which involves mil
lions of dollars. He regarded the
provision as having the effect ito
cripple the yards, and thought this
would be ridiculous at this time,
when we had the ruins of a navy
behind US, and the probable creation
Of new one as the work in the
future.
Allison deprecated the striking
out of the provision, as it would in
volve a loss of the prOyise which
the Senate committee inserted in it,
prohibiting any deficiency being
made hereafter for civil establish
ment. Upon the suggestion of Hale
it was agreed to insert the word per
ishable before property.
Bayard moved to strike out the
item as amended.
Beck called attention to the ex-
pensiveness of navy yard civil estab-
liShmentS, and remarked that he
never expected to see a party in
power willing to consent to the
abolition of the yards. They were
now willing to do this and he was
willing to stand by and assist them.
Therefore he favored the provision
and opposed the motion. Bayard's
motion prevailed, yeas 81, nays "a.
Hear moved to allow the navy
department to make proposals for
the completion, repair or conStruc-
ton Of iron, steel or wooden vessels,
and where they are less than those
of a private bidder, to require the
department to do the work. Ruled
out.
The appropriation for the paw
ment Of the labor IN equipping yes
sells, ETC., in the navy yards increased
to $4,000, making the total $4,000.
Plumb moved TO insert a proviSO
repeating all laws providing for the
promotion and increase of pay on
the retired list. Agreed to.
After assurance that the prOViSO
would not be retroactive, the bill was
reported to the Senate and all the
amendments made in committee of
the whole were concurred in, except
the one offered by Beck, reducing
the appropriation for finishing the
MGiI1ito NOn10h and other iron
clads from $1,000,o0O to 100000,
and stopping further proceedings
under contracts of March Sd, 1870.
A separate vote, upon concurrence,
which was demanded, resulted
yeas 80, nays %.
Miller, of California, moved to fix
the number of lleutenants at 200, in
stead Of 225. Not agreed to-24 to
33.
Bayard moved to strike out the
HAO' AoACA giving CuO SOC4Olc va NAO
navy discretion 10 place officers,
when not at sea, on furlough, as
we'll as on leave of absence. Motion
adOpted-27 to 20.
The bill then passed on otCG
Ooce vote.
The House bill restoring Fort
Benton military reservation to the
public domain, and for other pur-
poses, passed.
On motion of Allison the sundry
civil bill was taken up. The bill
was read for action on committee
amendments. After twenty-one
pages had been disposed of the bill
was laid aside until tomorrow, with
the expectation that it will then be
completed.
Allison, from the conference on
the legislative appropriation bill. re
ported disagreement, and new
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