The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-24
xLVu. CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
SENATE.

OECONO OESSkONs
SENATE.
Washington, 23.-Petitions of iroA
workers were presented against
reduction Of duties.
VanWyck, from the pensions
committee, submitted report on
behalf of the minority committee,
in favor of bill giving increased
pensions to one armed and one
legged soldiers, but as the majority
report had not been made it could
not be received. Jackson said the
majority report would be ready in a
few days.
Morrill, moved to proceed with the
consideration of the tariff bill.
Adopted without opposition, and
the Senate began consideration of
The metal schedule.
Miller, of New York, moved an
amendment making the duty on
iron ore and dross, or residuum
from burnt pyrites, 81 per ton, in
stead of so cents, as in the bill. A
long argument followed, during
which he said he would move that
iron ore and pyrites be on the free
list.
After alengthy debate, the Senate
went into executive session and
soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
Washington, 2s.-Young, Ohio.
introduced a resolution, which was
referred, to retire Rufus Ingalls,
with the rank of major-general /;
also one authorizing the President
to extend the patent granted for
methods of increasing the capacity
of oil wells.
Cessna, of the naval commission,
reported a bill to place representa-
tive Smalls (colored) On the retired
list of the navy with the rank of
captain. Printed and committed.
Valentine reported Anderson's
agricultural commission bill agreed
upon yesterday by the committee
of the whole.
After rejecting several other
amendments. the committee passed
to the second paragraph, providing
for sea service and IN ,ulsJry re-
tirement. Immediately Eaif a dozen
members were on their feet with
points of order, and long debate
ensued, after which the chair over.
ruled the point on the ground tina
on the face of the clause there was
a decrease of expenditures.
I Talbot, of Maryland, appealed
| from the decision, which, however
was sustained.
Blount raised a point of order
against the clause making sea ser
vice a prerequisite of promotion. ThC
chair sustained the point, and the
clause was ruled out. -
Ranney, of Massachusetts, from
the elections committee, reported q
resolution in the Jones-Shelley
Alabama contest case, directing
that special committee of three
members proceed to the Fourth
Alabama District, and take eVi
dence. The resolution went over
The House then went into com
mittee of the whole, Page in the
chair, on the naval bill.
/ Calkins' amendment for the grad
ual abolition of the pay corps, wa
adopted. 1t provides that when va
cancies occur hereafter i'll the pay
masters corps, there shall be III
original appointments to fill tn
same, but promotion may be mad
from those remaining in the corps
, and officers in line shall be detaile
to perform the duties of paymaste
without increased compensation.
Robson offered an amendment t
the retirement clause, providin
that it shall be in effect emily unit
r the limit of reduction in the lin
: fixed by the act of August 4th, 1873:
Curtin, of Pennsylvania, offere
9 an amendment providing that th
:; provision of the retirement claus
shall not apply to officers of til
4 navy who served in the late civ
war.
Robeson's and Curtin's amend
ments were both adopted, but til
;: whole retirement clause, !
: amended on motion of Calkins, Il
: diana, was stricken from the bi
|; without a division.
The sections being reached pre-
hibiting promotion to any graz
until such grade shall be reduce
from the numbers fixed by the pr
I visions of the act of August st
u 1882, Calkins offered an amendmel
/ as substitute and it was adopte
. that hereafter all vacancies whiC
Il shall occur In the various grad
y of the line and staff of the nav
~ shall be filled by promotion as fC
/ lows: For every two vacancies the
e shall be one promotion in each
" the lower grades, until such grad
i be reduced below the numbers fixt
q by the provisions of the act of a
gust, 5th, 1882.
Calkins raised a point of ord
! against the provisions for prom
ton by the section to the grade
. rear. admiral, The point was su
- tanned, and the provision strlckt
70 out.
&c Knott, of Kentucky, offered {
: amendment providing that prom
tiona shall he made according