New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-24


MIrrED TO WASTE TIME IN ORDER TO POSTPONE
CONSIDERATION or TIE TARIFF BILL
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TmBuNs.l
WAsJuNGroN, Jan. 23.-The House spent more
than six hours on the Naval bill to-day, and again
left It unfinished. its consideration Will occupy a.
least one more day-much more than that unless
Republican REPRESENTATIVES can be induced to at
tend to their duties. 1t perfectly evident yes
terday that the spirit OF procrastlnaton had seized
the free-trade Democrats and that they would post
poue TO the latest hour practicable the taking up of
tie Tariff bill.
IN the Republican caucus on Friday there were
$50 Republican Representatives. and they with
great heaItiness anG unauimity agreed to be on
hand to-day and remain in constant attendance
until the Tariff bill should be taken mp an con-
pleied. Republican absentees were informed, and
urged TO return, aud such requests have been once
or twice repeated suggestion that ali pairs
should be cancelled provoked no dissent in the
caucus Despite all the promises of those who we're
present and the appeals TO those VINO we're absent,
the Republicans could muster barely hfty I'VE votes
yesterday afternoon on motion tn limit debate on
frivolous and incOnsequeDtial amendments. ana at
time to-day were more than sixty or seventy,nye
Republicans ready to vote on any motion. Inc
free-traders had things all their own May simply
because more t0an one-half OF the Republicans
were neglectIng their duties. There can lie no eX-
cuse for such apathy and neglect. One cause OF n.
however. is that great many Representatives.
who were not ren0mina.ed or who were defeated al
the polls spend good deaf more time ruDnlnS
their bruises and bewailnE their own fate tnan
they do In attending to their duties as legislators
This morning Chairman hiscoch oiiereu a. re ESQ.
Congress the House shall SIT until u o CLOCK o. IN
eacn legislative day. and that PRIOR TO that houi
tho Speaker IN his discretion entertain one ana
Cnly one motion to adjourn. IL Is understood that
this resolution VIII be- favorably reported by the
Committee on Rules, and II the Republicans are sin
cere in their professed deerm nation 10 pass a
Tariff bill at this session the report Will be promptly
adopted. But even then the minority Will he able
to prevent any tariff legislation unless members OF
The majority shall exhibit greater fathiulness ana
industry aud keeDer sense of their responsibility
tc the country than they have shown recently.
Whom the Naval bill was befors the House today
an amendment offered Ivy Mr.. Calkins was adopted,
providing that when vacancies occur hereafter IA
the Paymaster's Corps there shall he no original
appointments to hll such vacancies, out proDolohs
may he made according TO existing regulations
from those remaining in said cops. Onlcers III the
line shall be detailed to perform the duties of pay
masters under the rnes and regulat TONS as are
now required OF paymastels but snon oucers sa
not be entitled to extra compensation point OF
order raised and sustained against tue clause
makog sea service prerequisite OF lrohlotIoh anu
the clause was ruleu out. $50 -,
After debate the retirement provision of the bill
was amended and then stricken from the bill. an
amendment was adopted providing that hereafter
all vacancies which snail occur IN the various
grades of the line and staff OF the Navy snail be
filled by promotion as follows: For every two
vacancies there shall he pr0mOt On IN each OF
the lower grades until such grades shall he reduced
below. the numbers fixed by the provisions of the
act OF August D, 1867. =, a,
An amendment was adopted proviuing that the
promotions shall be made according &c seniority.
An amendment was adopted requesting the Iresl-
dent to select from the Army and Navy five officers
TO constitute Board for the purpose OF examining
and reporting to Congress which OF the navy yards
on arsenals IS best adapted to establish Govern
ment foundry for the manufacture OF guns adapted
to modern warfare, together with an estimate OF
the cost of u steam hammer OF Strength sunctnI
10 m ,nufacture guns of large calibre clause was
ipsered in the bill appropTiatiug $l0OO00 for the
purchase or manufacture, atter examination, OF
forpedoes the invention of citizens Of the United
States provided that $4,000 of this sum shall be
uaid TO Asa Weeks when he shall execute ana de-
FLYER to the United states a release in VT ting of
all claims for the present future use of all his IN
yentions in tOTpedOcs.