National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-29
THE HOUSE.

On motion of Mr.. Rosecraps, of California, O
joint resolution was passed for the appointment
of William b. Franklin. of Connecticut; John c.
Black. OF Illinois, and 4. W. Hyde, of Maine, to
fill vacancies existing in the hoard of managers
OF the national home for disabled volunteers
On motion Of Mr.. Singleton, of Mississippi, the
senate joint resolution was passed. providing for
the attendance OF the two houses ut the cere-
monies monies Of the unveing Of The statue of Chief
The following bills were introduced and re-
ferred:
BY Mr.. Curtin, of Pennsylvania; Comforting
Jurisdiction on federal and state courts to take
testimony In cases pending In the same, on the
request Of the commissioner Of PENSIONS
By Mr. Cosgrove, Of Missouri: TO authorize the
lighting OF the nayigabie rivers OF the United
States by electricity,
Mr,Hewitt, OF New York, rising to a question
OF privilege, lid that on Friday last he had made
II statement that the secretary of the navy had
not compiled with the law which required him
to cover into the treasury the net proceeds of the
sale of condemned vessels. This statement had
been controverted, and he had been subjected to
very considerable criticism. He read the sec.
ton OF law which contained the requirement.
and letter from the treasurer. stating that the
money had been deposited by the secre-
tary OF the navy 70 the credit Of his
the treasury, though 100000 deposited on April
Is. 1854, was now being covered In. The money
had not been covered into the treasury but de-
posted with the treasurer To the credit of the
secretary OF the navy and subject To his check.
He could have taken the whole Of 1t ut anytime
ON nm lneTt NHtCh NlNluul NuNNutls' lHe heCfCs
tary had exercised u wise discretion by depositing
the money with the treasurer rather than with II
private banker; yet II was not III the treasury
which the law intended. He had felt somewhat
humilntrd when the gentlemen from Illinois
lAir, Cannonl had brought to his notice the tact
that in an appendix TO the Secrelary's
report there was statement that the money HAD
been deposited with the treasurer He had gone
10 every officer of the treasury who had the nc
counts of money covered into the treasury and
they had told hun It had not been covered in.
lie nau not gone IN the treasurer for the reason
that that officer did not keep such accounts. If
ne We're at laut that he had not gone TO the Treas
uret' IL was because the treasurer was not the
person to goto few days ago 800. 900 hld been
directed to be covered into the treasury, but the
secretary OF the treasury wrote TO him on Saturday
last that 1t had NOT yet been done. So that up the
present moment not one dollar had been covered
In. He charged that the law had not been COM
piled with. lie imputed no intention on the part
o. the secretary 10 do any dishonest or dshonuTa.
PIE thlng. so lar as he had observed the admin
istralion oithe secretary of the navy II had been
most creditatle; The whole tone Of the service
had been raised; But the issue WIS whether
great officer OF the government. had obeyed the
secretary had not.
Mr.. Calkins, of Indiana defended the secre
tarYs action and argued that the provisional of
the law had not been violated. That law reonired
that the net proceeds OF the sale should be- GOV.
cred into tie treasury. The net proceeds couid
not be obtained until all expenses had been maid
and this had not yet been done. His deliberate
Judgment was that every candid man would saw
that Mr.. Hewitts performance this morning was
2 mere subteriuge. IL was shifting of position,
Last Friday the gentleman had deliberately given