National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-12
A NAVAL BILL PASSED.


The House Provides for the support Of tho
Navy for the Balance Of the Fiscal Year.
Tho proceedings Of tho house on Saturday
consisted Of n brief discussion between gentle.
men who had in charge certain measures OF
legislation, which each desired should take
precedence. Mr. Randall professed TO be
very solcitous about passing n bill to
make appropriations for the naval service.
He pointed out the importance OF
passing the appropriation bills speedily, be
cause, nc said, not to do so would be TO risk
au extra session of congress, which would be
of little good to the the country and still less
to tho democratic party. A brisk ana np-
pareutly personal collOquy then sprang up be-
tween Ncssrs Randall and StOckslnger, but tho
confusion ia the hall was 50 great MS 10 render
their remarks uniutllligiblc.
This controversy, together with a call OF tho
ayes and noes, and the making of few re-
ports by committees occupied the time of the
morning hour. Thereafter the house resolved
Itself Into committee Of the whole aud TOOK
up for consideration the naval appropriation
bill number four for the remainder of the
current fiscal year. Tho provisions OF the bill
were explained and general debate having
been dispensed with, the bill was read by sec.
lions and passed without amendment and
without dissenting votes.
Following Is the report of the committee on
appropriations in explanation Of the bill The
bin makes provision for the naval service for
the six months ending June 20, 1885, on the
bnsis of the bill which passed the house during
the first session of this congress, giving for
each item of expenditure just One.half OF the
amount contained in said bill. with tho fol-
lowing exception: For current expenses
| bureau of yards and docks, in lieu of oue.halt
or 500, 900 there is given $4,000 for necessary
| repairs under bureau of medicine and surgery,
in lieu OF one-halforSj 900, there isgivcn 900
For current expenses, bureau OF construc-
tlon md repair in lieu Of One-half or ejOO,OOO,
| there Is given $4,000
For current expenses, bureau of steam en-
cheering, in lieu of onc-half or s375,OOO, there
| Is given S2SO,OOO, together with tho uneN-
pended balance, $4,000, from the nppropria-
| ton in 1884 for the monitors
For pay of the navy and the marine corps,
| there Is given, In lieu Of one.half the amount
| contained In said bill, u sum equal TO the bal
nnce remaining ailor deduoting the uppro-
| pratiOns for the first six months from the
whole sum proposed in said bill.
There is nothing In the bill for the steel
| cruisers, appropriations to complete them hay
| ing already been made.
| The bill appropriates IN all s5,l20 lbjlS,
] which, added to the sum appropriated for the
| first six months which ended Dec 81, 1854,
| S3,SG0,3l7ll, makes the total appropriation for
ihe navy for the entire fiscal year Of 1885 Sll,.
9sO,i7259, or s9l3, 96lGi less than was appropri-
ated for the fiscal year 1881.
/ subsequently, the consular and diplomatic
| appropriation bill was taken up, and the house
was entertained during the remainder of the
| afternoon by speeches delivered by Mes,rs.
Burnes Townshond, Robinson, OF New York;
Washburn, of Minnesota, and Curtin, Of Penn
sylvanis.
At the conclusion Of general debate, the
house adjourned.