The National tribune., 1883-03-01
THE WORK OF CONGRESS,
Abandoning the Tariff for the ApprO-
preparation Bills.
OUR SOLDIERS HOMES.
The Senate at Last Takes Up
the Forty Dollar Bill.

In the Senate, on Wednesday, the DIST ult,
| Mr.. Miller, from the Committee on Naval AT
fairs reported bill requiring an oath from pa
| rents or guardians as to the aye Of minors of
fered as recruits for the navy. Passed.
The army appropriation bill was then taken
| up.
The question was taken on striking out a
clause limiting the number Of aid5-de-camp
and providing that they shall not have any ad-
ditional rank or pay, and it was struck out.
The next amendment was to the clause for
| fifty contract surgeOns-to strike out fifty and
! insert mot exceeding eighty and it was
| agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Plumb ran amendments
| were adopted limiting the amounts TO be cx-
| pended for the compensation OF civilian en-
| pioyees in the several departments Of the army.
| The bill was then reported to the Senate. the
amendments made in Committee Of the Whole
were agreed to and the bill was passed.
The forti&c3tions appropriation bill was called
| up by Mr.. Hale tMe.) and explained by Mr..
/ Dawes Mass The amendments reported by
! the committee were agreed to and the bill was
passed.
Mr.. Edmunds (Vt) called up the joint reso-
/ luton to provide for The termination of the
articles of the treaty of Washington relating
/ to the fisheries After slight amendment the
/ joint resolution WAS adopted.
Tho ttth bill was then taken up and Sir.
/ Edmunds spoke il favor of its passage.
/ THURSDAYS PRocEEDG.7Gs.
/ In the Senate on Thursday the 2ld uIt on
motion Of Mr. Garland. ark Il resolution was
adopted Tor the appointment Of Il special com
mittcc to examine and reportrp III the methods
Of Improving the navigation Of ,he Mississippi
River below Cairo.
tir. Hale rIr) called up the naval aDDropri-
ton bill, and the Senate proceeded To con-
slider it.
The provision that no part Of the money
appropriated fer general care. increase and
protection OF the navy in tie line Of construc-
tlOn and repairs &c, shall be applied 10 the
repairs of any wooden ship when the esti-
mated cost O such repairs shall exceed 25 per
cent of the estimated cost Of now snip Of
tn" same size and like material, gave rise 20
debate.
lIr. ingalls, KAN moved to amend by max
ing the limit 20 per cent. instead Of >.
The amendment was adopted and the pro-
vision. so amended, was agreed to-
The paragraph approprating $1,000 600 for
the completion Of tie iron-cIads in accordance
with the recommendations Of the Naval Advis-
oTy Board gave rise 10 discussion. Mr.. Ne
Phvr-Ou a.. J.J reviewed the history Of the
irou-clads and argued that no appropriation
should he made a present for the completion
OF amy of them, but that the Puritan especially
ought 10 be excepted from the appropriation.
Mr Ingalls, Dkau.) inquired how much
money. in addition to what had been already
expended upon these vessels, would be required
TO complete them.
Mr. Allison Ia replied that the estimates
footed up S1,69l ,6D5.
Mr. Mrph"r5on's amendment, designed to
exclude the Puritan, was rejected.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, on Friday, the 23d ult. Ilr
Dawes Mass submitted the conference report
an ,iI
agreed to.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
naval appropriation bill. The paragraph pro-
vrding that the Secretary of the Navy shall in
yitc proposals for Che construction OF three steel
cruisers and a dispatch boat wa amended 50 as
to exclude the armament OF the vessels from
the proposals. The appropriation for the bu-
rcau of yards and docks was increased $4,000.
The provision that hereafter no officer oE the
navy shall be employed on any shore duty, ul:-
less the Secretary of the [ayy shall determine
that such employment IS required by public
interests. was maditied by adding except i'll
eases especially provided by law.'
Mr.. Anthony *. l., j from the Committee on
Naval Affairs, offered an amendment appcopr;-
ating et0O,010 to enable the Secretary Of the
Navy to build IN experimental gunhnat.
Mr.. Hale N,.) raised the point OF order that
the amendment proposed new legislation. aud
the Chair sustained the pOiut Of order and ruled
out the amendment.
On motion, tho appropriation for the bureau
of constructions and repair was increased Sl01,
900. The bill was then passed.
The Senate then took up the bill making ap-
preparations tor the District of Columbia, which
was considered, amended and passed.
Mr.. Allison a. submitted the report Of the
committee of conference Oh the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill, which was agreed
10.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
Utah bill.
Mr. ingalls, (Kan) moved to amend section :
of the bill, so as 10 prohibit voting by women
iii any Territory of Che United States. vote
was taken on Mr.. Ingalls, amendment, result
ing ayes II, nayes 20 no quorum voting.
The rest Of the session was occupied with
vain attempts to secure quorum.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS
IN the Senate on Saturday, the 3tth nit the
legislative appropriation bill was takcn up and
passed The provision increasing the salary of
the public printer TO $1,000 rcr year led TO
long discussion as to the influence of the
Printers Union upon tie management of the
Government Printing Onice.
Mr.. Coclrcll, t6lo) from the Committee on
Military Affairs, submitted adverse reports on
some twcnty-four bills appropriatng con
demncd cannon to Grand Army Posts, and
their consideration was Indefinitely postponed.
In explanation Mr. Cockrcil said: The COm-
mIttec on Military AtlalrS has heretofore sub
mtted two or three reports upon this same
question of condemned cannon, showing that
all the condemned C;lst-irOn cannon which are
accessible and available for such purposes have
already been appropriated and disposed of, and
that the only remaining condemned cast iron
cannon are in forts away from lines of trans
portatioG, aud are heavy guns and unsuitable
for such purposes"
Mr. Blair u. H. introduced q bill to pre-
vent false pcrsonaton of officers, agents or
employees OF thc Pension Bureau.
MONDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
I'm the Senate, on Monday the 36th ult., Mr.
Garland ark from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported Il bill to punish the false
pcrsonation OF officers and employees OF the
United States by a fine of not more than 81 900
or Imprisonment not longer than three years,
or both at the discretion of the court.
The bill-which is especially designed for
the protection Of pensioners-was passed.
The House bill to prevent the adUlteratiOn
of teas was then taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Van Wyck, iNeb.,) a reso-
luton was adopted requesting information
from the President concerning foreign inter-
ventiOn in the affairs OF Peru and Chilli
Mr. Vest Mo- called up his resolution for
the appointment of a committee of five Sen
ators to investigate the condition of Yellow
Stone Park, but it was set aside, and the
Fourth of July war claims bill was taken up
and passed. The Senate then proceeded to the
consideration of private pension bills, among
those passed being the bills granting pensions
of $50 month to the widows of Rear-Admiral