The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-01-25
XLVII CONGRESS--2d Session
SENATE.

~ WAsHlNGTOhI jan. Il.
Mr. Dawes presented credentials of MI
Hoar, reelected Senator from Massachusetts
| Read and fled
Mr.. Voorhees, presented memorial of Gen
Herman Sturm of Indiana, setting forth hi
claims against Mexico for aiding in the expe
dition OF French forces from Mexico. Referred
to committee on foreign relation.
AZ The close of the morning business the tar
III Dill was taken up.
! Mr. Camdens motion to make the duty OF
IRON ore go cents ton was lost.
Mr.. Aldrich's amendment, offered from th,
committee oD finance yesterday, reducing Ih,
duty on pyrites containing not over 81 pc
cent. OF copper to 80 cents ton with 21 cents
per pound additional for the copper in ore con
tanning more than 81 per cent. was agreed t.
unanimouslv
The pext paragraph embracing pig iron, iror
kentledge, sprigelsisen, wrought and Cas-
scrap iron and scrap steel of every description
was taken up.
This was slightly amended but the amend.
ment was reserved for further consideration
Dy the finance committee.
Inc next paragraph embracing steel ingots
Diooms, etc., made by any other process except
she cruclbe process, was agreed to in modi
fed form
the next paragraph makes the duty on iron
rails weighing more than 25 pounds to the
yard, s-lO of one cent per pound.
MI. Vance moved to amend the next para
graph SO as to make the duty on steel railway
pars and railway bars made in part of steel
weighing more than % pounds to the yard,
I-lU OF one cent per pound. instead of $40 of
one cent as in the bill. Agreed to.
Adjourned.
HOUSE
The House went into committee on the naval
appropriation bill, the pending paragraph be.
ing one making appropriation for the bureau OF
CONSTR ct0n and repairs.
Mr. BlOunt of GeOrpia raised the mint nj
order against the provision prohibiting the ap-
preparation OF any part of the sum appropriat-
ed to repairs OF any wooden ship when the o..
tlmated cost OF such repairs shall exceed thirty
per cent OF the estimated cost of a new shin of
the same size and like material.
The chair oyerruled the point OF order.
The next paragraph was one providing for
the completion of two double turretted moni-
tors.
Mr.. Harris, of Massachusetts,, offered an
amendment providing that the contract for
their completion must be approved by the
naval advisory board instead of by a new
board, as provided for in the bill.
Mr.. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, said that from
what he had heard of the advisory board he
thought there ought to be another board to
watch the first.
The amendment was adopted and Mr.. Morse,
of Massachusetts, moved to strike out the pro-
vision for completion in the Government navy
yards under the direction Of the Navy Depart
ment by the officers and employees of the Gov
ernment and not by contractors.
Mr.. Robeson moved to amend the amend
ment by adding proviso that this Secretary of
the Navy can do the work in the navy yards as
cheaply and with as much advantage to the
Government.
Mr. Morse refused to accept the amendment.
Mr.. Robeson's amendment was adopted
Mr. ONeill offered an amendment providing
that If the Secretary Of the Navy shall not de-
eide to 90 this work in the navy yards Of the
United States he shall then invite proposals
from all builders whose shipyards are fully
equipped
Mr.. Belford, of Colorado, made humorous
speech, urging that the House be allowed to
expedite the passage of the bill.
Mr.. ONeills amendment was agreed to and
Mr.. Morses amendment, as amended, adopted.
Several proposed amendments, including one
offered as substitute by Mr.. Harris, from the
Naval Committee, were lost.
On motion of Mr.. RoLeson, the requisite
number of tons of displacement for the largest
cruisers was increased from 1000 to 1900.
The clause appropriatiDg $200C0 for testing
the practicability of defective armor was
amended, on motion of Mr. Harris, to apply
only to defective turrets designed by Passed
Assistant Engineer N. B. Clarke.
MIR. Thomas, as an additional section, offered
an additional amendment providing that any
person in the pay corps of the navy, who shall
receivs any present or gratuity of any kind or
value whatever by reason of any purchase or
payment made by him on account OF the naval
service. shall be dismissed the service, i'm
prisoned for term not less than one or more
than ten years, and fined not less than 500 or
more than 81 600. Adopted.
The committee then rose and reported the
bill to the House, and the previous question
was ordered on the bill and amendments.
The amendments we're adopted in bulk ex-
cept that providing that the chiefs of bureaus
shall receive no additional pay, aud that relat-
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Pending action on these amendments the
House adjourned.