The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-02-01
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Filed.
Mr.. Voorhees, presented the memorial oil
General Herman Sturin, OF Indiana, setunB
forth his clai,n against Mexico for aiding IN
the expulsion Of the French forces from
Mexico, and the re.esablishment OF the re-
public Referred TO the committee on ior-
,eign relations.
Mr.. Harrison introduced resolution
providing for joint rule to forbid the re-
ception OF the amendment proposing gem
eral legislation or irrelevant amendments
to general appropriation bllls. heierreo
to committee on rules.
At the close OF the morning business, the
tariff bill was taken up, tho pending ques-
tion being on Mr. Camden's amendment To
make duty on iron ore GO cents ton.
Mr.. Camden's amendment TO MAKE iron
60 cents a tol was lost.
Mr.. Aldrich's amendment reducing the
duty on pyrites cont lining not more thah
81 per cent. OF copper to 5O cents ton,
with q cents per pound additional Tor cop
per in or containing "a per cent, was una
imousy agreed to.
Mr.. MaXey ihrn moved to strike out the
PARAGRAPH as emended.
HOUSE.
On motion OF Oates, Of Alabama, Satur-
day, February 80, was fixed as the day for
euIogizing late Representative Lowe.
The house then went into committee OF
the whole on the naval approx ration pul,
the pending paragraph being that making
appropriation for the bureau OF construc'
ton and repairs.
After the, chair had over-ruled general
points of order against the paragraph, the
committee proceeded to the conslderatlon
of the paragraph providing for the COM
pletion of the double-turreted monitors,
Harris, of Massachusetts,, moved that the
contract for the completion OF either OF
these YES sells be approved by the naval adj
visory board insteade of the new board, as
provided by the bill. Adopted,
Atkins gave notice he would ask vote in
the house.
have stricken out the proviso completing
the monitor by contract, so that The work
might be done in the navy-yards.
Robson moved to amend by AIDING a
clause permitting the work to be done in
the ravy-yards; provided, it can be sne as
cbeaply and with as much advantage TO
the government as by contract aaGpseo u
A spicy discussion ensued on motion OF
O'Neill, during which Belford, of Colorado,
said he knew nothing about this bull; had
MAYER seen the ocean till last summer, and he
represented state where forty cents pound
was paid for water, yet he lelt IL MS
duty as an enlisted statesman 10 ulscuss
the question. Laughter He had listened
to the discussion for four days, and had been
edited and electrified by the discourse OF
Rear Admiral Calkins, of Indiana, and
Commodore Anderson, Of Kansas, the west
ern part of whose state did not contain wa.
ter enough to freshen salt mackere!, ana
he was positively delighted with the learned
dissertations of the gentleman ON Geor-
gia (Blount), whose vision seemed to rest on
sand hills, where there is not water enough
to mellow a sweet potato. LLaughterl.
After further remarks he referred to the
pending tariff bill as a great national
measure. and concluding, said: God let
frnp the nralrle states, WHO
have no water and expect to get none,
allow the house to expedite the passage OF
this bill. Laughter and applause
O,Neils motion, which directs the secre-
tary of the ravy, in case work IS net zone
in the navy-yards, to invite proposals from
all ship.bullde.t, whose yards are lully
equipped, was adopted.
MANY motions were made and rejected,
and finally the monitor clause was agreed
tn in the following form: Money g. be APP
MED by the secretary of navy, under the
appropriate bureaus, FOR completing, III ac-
cordance With recomm endations OF the ma
val advisory board and of engineers and
machine ", of the double-turretted, iron
claLs which said boards may advise 10 be
first completed, in government navy yards,
underline direction OF the navy department,
by officers and employees ofthegovernment,
and not by contractors; provided, be
can do work of the same quality in the
navy Yards as cheaply and thoroughly, and
with as much advantage to the government,
and, provided, that If he shall not decide to
do this work IN the navy yards OF the
United States, he shall then invite propo'
sails from all American ship builders, whose
shin Yards are fully equipped for repairing
or building iron or steel ships, and from
constructors of engines, boilers and ma
-.chinery, and shall build the same by new
1turalt or otherwise as the sec
tarv NAV think best for the
Interests OF the government; S450,OlO
Is appropriated, but the execution OF no new
contract shall be entered upon If the com
nletton of either of these vessels under
TERMS thereof shall not be approved by the
advisory board, who shall approve only
such contracts as may be TO the best advan
tage and fair and reasonable, acoorulns 10
me lowest market price for similar work
from responsible and competent bidders,
and at a total cost not to exceed the
amount estimated by the board
in its full report, required
by act of August 5th,
1852; and the secretary OF the navy snsll
take possession of the double turreted iron
clads, and il he then thinks best remove the
same TO the government navy yards; and he
shall ascertain the amounts which ought to
he maid TO contractors, severally, for the
use and occupation OF their yards, with
said ships. and for the care thereof ana
report the same 70 congress, with all facts
in connection IL erewiih.
Harris, OF Massachusetts,, under direction
of the naval committee offered an amend
ment in the nature OF substitute, appfo-
irritating g., 100000 for one steel cruiser o
not less than 5000 or more than 600 tons
disnlacemert; 81 .S52 900 tor one OF not less
than 1000 tons displacement; 50 5s7 800
for three Of not less than 25oO tons
displacemeut: S43 coo for dispatch boat
having an average speed Of not less than
fifteen kno,s per hour; SsS,OCJ Tor torpedo
boat not less than 100 feet long, and 81, l6l :
600 for the manufacture OF guns Tor the
armament Of these vessels
Harris. in advocating the amendment,
said that on the subject Of building nayy
his committee was undivided by parry lines,
and gentlemen representing both parties
had pledged themselves 10 the corridera-
ton ofthe stern demandsoi tne coun ~.
Holman, of Indiana, offered an amendment
% the original text 30 as TO provide that
rev cruisers shall be built by contract with
lowest and best responsible bidder, made
after sirtv davs' advertisement IN
i've leading papers Of the United sel
States inSi'lnR PFC sPis ve..s lGr
subject 10 such rules, regulatio IS and pro
xisions AZ 70 the bonds and security tor the
complefi0u Of the work az the secretary Of
the navy nav prescribe: and 10 such vessel
shall be accepted unless completed in strict
~ motion Of Robinson, the requisite
number Of tons Of displacement for the
largest cruisers was increased from 900 70
The clause appropriating SOD for test
ing the pr-cticablify Of defective armor
having been reached, y vas amended OF
motion Of Hsrris 30 as n app 10 the de-
fs-tive turrefs designed By Past Assistant
Engineer W B. CLARK
Tbomes. III Illinois, as an additional
section, offered en- amendment pro