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Forty Seventh Congress Second Session
SENATE.
WASHINGTON Jan. 23.-Petitions Of iron
workers were presented, protesting against
the reduction Of duties.
Mr. Van Wyck, from the pensions com
mi'tee. submitted the repor. in behalf of
the minority of the committee in favor of
the passage of a bill giving increased pen
sons to onc.armed AMI one-legged soldiers,
but as majority report had not been made
it could not be received.
Mr.. jackson said the majority report
would be ready in few days.
| Mr.. Morrill,, at 1880, moved TO proceed
with the consideration OF the tariff, saying
that If the motion was agreed TO he would
assume the senate preferred to take up the
| bill early each day rather than hold even
ing sessions. The motion was adopted
without opposition. and the senate began
consideration of the metals schedule.
MIR Miller Of New York, moved TO make
me duty on iron ore and dross or residium
from burnt pyrites at 81 per ton, instead Of
80 cents, as in the bill. A long argument
Showed during which Mr.. Beck said he
would move to put iron pyrites on the free
list.
HOUSE.
Butterworth, of Ohio, init reduced q bill
/ providing for the appointment of seven
commissioners at $40 per day each, to it,
vestigate all questions relating to the es.
adjustment and maintenance of a reason
sbe and just transportation tariff for pas
cngers aud freight by railroads or other
modes Of transportation. Referred to the
committee on Pacific railways.
Hiscock offered q resolution, providing
that daily sessions OF the house extend UNI
I'll O p. III. Referred to the committee on
rules,
Young, of Ohio, introduced the following
! which were referred: To retire RUFUS In.
gals with the rank OF ma or-g general al o,au'
} thori2ipg the president to extend the patent
! granted Tor methods TO increase the capac-
| ity of oil wells.
| Dezendori, from the naval committee re-
| ported the bill to place Representative
| Smalls colonel on the retired list OF the
navy, with the rank Of captain. Ordered
printed and recommtted.
Valentine reported the Anderson agri-
cultural commission bill agreed on by the
, committee yesterday. Referred to COM
mlttce of the whole.
Raney, of Massachusetts, from the elect.
lions committee reported resolution in
the Jones. Shelly Alabama contested cases,Gi
reCtlng u special committee of members to
proceed TO the lth Alabama district and
take evidence in the matter, pending the
contest The resolution went over
The house then went into committee OF
the whole on the naval bill.
After discussion, Culkins' amendment for
the gradual abolition OF the pay corps OF the
navy, was adopted II provides that when
u ydcaricy vccllrs hereafter IN the pay-m
ter's corps There sta, be an original APP
polntmtut 10 ill the SAME but promotion
may be a., he ir,i:i those remaining in the
cores, am Ulcers Ia the line shall be de-
tailed upeIlJrm the duties of pay-masters,
without increased compensation,
Alter rejecting several other amend
ments, the committee passed from the first
paragraph of the bill, and the clerk read
the second paragraph, providing for sea
service and for compulsory retirement.
Blount raised point OF order against the
clause making sea service prerequisite OF
promotion.
The chair sustained the point, and the
clause was ruled out.
Robson offered an amendment to the re.
! tirement clause, providing IT shall be In et.
feet only until the limit of reduction on the
line which was fixed by the act of August
Slh, 1852, is reached. A long discus ion
| followed upon the question OF attaching
general legislation 10 appropriation bills.
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 Reagan's aud Curtin's amend
ments were both adopted, but the whole
retirement clause, as amended, was, ON mo.
ton OF Calklns, OF Indiana, stricken from
the bill without q division.
The sections being reached prohibiting
promotion TO any grade until such grade
shall be reduced from the members liked
by the provision of the act Of August Sth,
1852, Calkins offered the fol.
lowing amendment as u substi-
tute and IL Nas adopted; That hereafter
all vacancies which shall occur In the vari.
Gus grades of the line and staff of the navy
shall be filled by promotion, as follows;
For every two vacancies there shall DO one
promotion in each OF such grades to b. re-
ouced below the numbers fixed by provi,'
ions of the act Of August Sih, lSSs,
Knott, OF Kentucky, offered an amend.
ment providing that promotion shall be
made accordingto seniority. Adopted.
Talbot, of Maryland, offered an amend
ment requesting the president TO select from
tho navy and army five officers to cons,i.
tute q board for the purpose OF. examining
aud rcportingto congress which OF the navy
yards or arsenals Is best adapted to cstab-
lisn u government foundry Tor
no manufacture OF guns adapted
to modern warfare, together with
the limit OF cost OF y steam hammer Of
strength sufficient TO manufacture guns
The Appropriation OF $40 0Oo for the pur.
anSso ""u nau"' Ss,s W Wo WI
Nn,ssehusctts' oilered an Amendment ihat