Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-01-24

for passengers and freights by rail.
road or other modes of transportation.
II was referred to the Pacific railroad
commission
The naval appropriation bill was
taken up.
After rejecting several other amend
ments the committee passed from the
first paragraph of the bill and the
clerk read the second paragraph, pro-
viding for sea service and for compul.
sory retirement. Immediately half a
dozen members were on their feet with
polnts tf order and lively debate
enoued, sfser which the chair over
ruled the point ON the ground that on
the face there was decrCcs) of ex.
ponditure.
Mr. Talbot Mo appealed from
the decision OF the chair, which, how
ever, was sustained 50 to Ga
M. Blouu' raised point of order
/ against the clause making service
pre- equisite of promot, on. The chair
sustained the point and the clause WAS
ruled out.
Mr.. Robson offered an amen6ment
to the retirement clause, providing
that It shall be in etfeot only until the
limit Of reduction Ia line which was
fixed by tho act of August D, 1882 A
long discussion followed upon the
question Of attaching general leglsla.
\t.on to appropriation bills,
Mr. Curtin Pa } offered an amend.
ment providing that the provisions of
tho retirement clause shall not apply
to officers of the navy who served in
the late civil war
Messrs. Robeson's and Curtin's
amendments were both adopted, but
tho whole retirement clause wae, on
motion of Mr.. Calkins { Ind } stricken
from the bill without division
The section being reached prohibit
Ing promotions to any grade until
such grade shall be reduced to tho
numbers fixod by provisions of tho act
of August g. 1882, Mr.. Calkins offered
the following amendment as . substi-
tute, and II was adopted:
| Hhb hil NhChiCAcn
shall occir In the various grades of
the line and s'uti of the navy shall be
filed by promotion, az follows: For
every two vacancics there shall be one
promotion in each the lower grades
until such grades shall be reduced be.
low the numbers fixed by provisions Of
the act of January 3, 1882"
Mr.. Cslkins raised p lint Of order
against the provisions or promotion
by seniority to the grade OF resr ad
miral. The point was sustained, ant
the provision stricken out.
MIR. Calkins moved to strike ou
tho provision that all promotions t.
the grade of rear admiral shall b,
: made from the grade of commodor
and captain and to abolish the grad
of commc d ote. List.
Mr.. Knott, Ky }, offsred an am end
ment providing thGt promotions shu
be made according to seniority
Adopted.
, Mr.. Talbot, md J, offered al
amendment requesting the presiden
9 to asleoj from the army and navy tiv
: officers TO constitute board for th
! purpose of examining and reportin
TO congress- which OF the navy yard
or arsenals are best adapted to estat
= lish government foundry for manr
facture of guns adapted to moder
y warfare, togo her with estimates {
the cost Cf a steam hammer of Ntrengt
s1tii ,ient TO manufacture guns of larg
calibre. Adopted.
The appropriation of $l00, 900 70
the purchase and manufacture of Nc
, bile torpedoes having been reached
Mr.. Harris Mass offered an amend
ment that they should bo OF Amerl
can manufacture. Adopted
Mr.. Harris moved to strike out tn,
, clause appropriating 100000 for tn
purchase or manufacture, after ex ami
nation, Of torpedoes the inventions o
ci'izens of tho United States, provide,
$50 600 of this sum shall be paid t,
Asa Weeks when he shall execute ant
deliver to the United States o releas,
in writing Of all claims for present ol
future use of all his inventions In tor
padoes. Adopted. Mr.. Ellis U,.
Cftered an amendment authorizing the
secretary If the navy to constitute
and introduce as part of tho equip
mont of the navy the life saving
dress adopted by the life saving ser
vice Adopted. After completing
consideration of fourteen of the other
twenty six pages of the bill the com.
mittee rose and the house adjourned.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Promptly after the morning hour
the tariff bill wss taken up, the ques
tion being on the amendment putting
iron ore on the free list.
Senator Sherman said principles
which would justify the admission q
foreign iron orc free Of duty would re.
qnire also thatmanufacturedir iron should
come in free. An undeveloped iron
mine was worthless. 1t could be
developed only by labor, and it was
for the protection of thia labor that
the duty VAS required.
Senator Frye gave notice OF amend
ment to tho sugar schedule, providing
in lieu # Inc present rates duty Of
20 per coat ad vslorem ou molasses,
meiado, concentrated melado, tank
bottoms, syrup of sugar, caue ju'c,, ;,
o)nceutratad molasses, and sugar nor
above No. l3 Dutch standard, and 80
per cent ad valorem on all above this
standare, and providing further that
these rates shall take eff ct on the
passage Of the bill and shall bs col.
leoted on all such goods which may be
in public stores or bonded warehouses
at that time.
Senator Camden moved to make the
duty on iron ore 60 cents.
| Pending vote on Senator C,mdap,a