Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-24

to investigate all questions relating to tn
establishment and maintenance of reasona
BILE and Just inter state transportation tar
if for passengers and freights by rail
| r Dads or other modes of transportation
Referred to the committee on Pacific rail
| roads.
Mr.. Hiscock offered a resolution
| providing daily sessions of the honse tt
extend until p. m.
Mr.. Young, OF Ohio, introduced the fol
lowing, which was referred: To retire
Rufus Ingalls with the rank of major gen
eral; authorizing the president to extend
the patent granted for methods OF increas
ing the capacity of oil wells.
Mr.. D. ssndorf, from the naval commit
| toe, reported The bill to place Representa-
tive SmaIls (colored) on the retired list OF
the navy, with the rank of captain. Printed
and recommitted.
Mr.. Valentine reported the Andel son
agricultural commission bill, agreed upon
by the committee yesterday.
Mr.. Ranney, of Massachusetts, from the
elections committee, reported resolution
in the Jones-Shelly (Ala.) contested case,
directing the special committee of three
members to proceed to the Fourth Alabama
district and take evidence in the matter Of
the pending contest. The resolution went
over.
Mr.. Robson moved to take up the naval
bill
Mr.. Anderson thought it time the coun-
try was granted some relief in regard TO
the tariff.
Mr.. Hiscock said there was entire accord
between the appropriation committee and
the gentleman in charge of the tariff bill.
Tbs house then went into committee of
the whole, Mr.. Page in the chair. On the
naval bill, after fifteen minutes discussion
Mr.. Calkins' amendment for the gradual
adopted. 1t provides that when vacancies
occur hereafter in the paymasters' corps
there shall be no original appoint
ments to fill the same, but promotions
may be made from those remaining in the
corps, and officers in the line shall be de-
tailed to perform the duties of paymasters
without increased compensation.
After rejecting several other amendments
the committee passed from the first para
graph of the bill and the clerk read the
second paragraph providing for sea ser
vice and for compulsory retirement. In
mediately half dozen members were on
their feet with points of order, and lively
debate ensued, after which the chair over
ruled the point on the ground that on the
face of the clause there was a decrease of
expenditures.
Mr.. Talbot, of Maryland, appealed from
the decision, which however, was sustained.
Mr.. Blount raised the point of order
against the clause making sea service a pre-
requisite of promotion.
The chair sustained the point, and tie
clause was ruled out.
Mr.. Robson offered an amendment to
the retirement clause, providing that it
shall be in effect only until The limit of
reduction in the line which was fixed by
the act of August 5, 1882.
A long discussion followed upon the
question of attaching general legislation
to appropriation bills.
Mr.. Curtin, of Pennsylvania, offered an
amendment providing that the provision
of the retirement clause shall not apply to
officers OF the navy who served in the late
civil war.
Messrs. Robeson's and Curtins amend
ments were both adopted, but the whole
retirement clause, as amended, was on
motion of Mr.. Calkins,o OF Indiana, stricken
from the bill without division.
The sections having been reached prohib-
iting promotions to any grade until such
grade shall be reduced from the numbers
fixed by the provisions of the
act of Aug. 5, 1882, Mr.. Cal
kins offered the following amend
ment as substitute, and it was adopted:
THAT hereafter, all vacancies which shall
occur in the various grades of the line and
staff of the navy shall be filled by promo
ton as follows: For every two vacancies
there shall be one promotion in each of
the lower grades until such grades shall
be reduced below the numbers fixed by the
provisions of the act of Aug. 5, 1892"
Calkins raised point of order against
the provision for promotion by section to
the grade rear admiral.
The point was sustained and the provis-
ion stricken out.
Mr.. Calkins moved to strike out the pro-
vision that all promotions to the grade of
rear admiral be made from the grade of
commodore and captain and to abolish the
grade of commodore. Lost.
Mr.. Knott offered an amendment pro-
viding that promotions shall be made &C.
cording to seniority. Adopted.
Mr.. Talbot, of Maryland, offered an
amendment requesting the president to
select from the army and navy five flo
GERS, to constitute board for the purpose
of examining and reporting to con-
gress which of the navy yards or
arsenals is best adopted to establish
a government foundry for the manufacture
of guns adapted to modern warfare, to-
gether with an estimate of the cost of a
steam hammer of strength sufficient to
guns of large caiber.
The appropriation of 100000 for the
purchase and manufacture of automobile
torpedoes having been reached. Harris of
offered an amendment that |
they should be of American manufacture
Mr.. Harris moved to strike out the |
clause as amended and insert clause ap-
100000 for the purchase or |
after examination, of tor
pedoes which are the invention of citizens |
of the United States, provided $4,000 |
of this sum shall be paid to Asa |
Weeks when he shall execute and deliver |
to the United States release in writing |
of all cleims for present or future use of |
all his inventions in torpedoes. Adopted. |
Mr.. Ellis, of Louisiana, offered an