The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1886-01-26
WASHINGTON BUDGET.
MEETING OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE
ON NAVAL AFFAIRS.
Mr. BalIentine's Bin Limiting the Mum
Der of Naval Csdets-The Presidents
Message Lively Discussion In the House
FiIibuste ring Members Arrested.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23-The house COM
mittee on naval affairs had under considera
ton Mr.. Ballentine's bill limiting the num-
her OF graduates OF the naval academy to
be retained in the service each year, so as
not to include those who entered the acade-
my prior TO June -, 1883, and directing
those who have been honorably discharged
under act of June 80, 1888, may return to
the service and take their places on the ma
val register, without loss of rank or pay
Also the bill to place Julius A Kaiser on the
retired list with the grade of passed. assist
ant engineer No conclusion was reached
upon ths bills and they viii come up for con-
sheraton at the next meeting.
The committee referred all that portion
of the presidents message relating to the
Dolphin and other vessels not yet accepted,
and to the construction Of vessels, TO the
Subcommittee on construction and repairs
and steam engineering, Mr. Herbert, chair
man, and that portion relating 10 reorgani-
zatol Of the sub committee on organization
of ths Navy department, Mr. Hewitt, chair
man
The house committee on commerce. deter
mined TO gin hearing arguments on inter
state commerce bills on Friday next
A hearing was given the members Of the
National board of trade. in session hsre, by
the house committee on shipping on the gen
eral subject of reviving shipping interests
Messrs. snow, Higgins and Smith, OF New
York; Sampson, of Michigan; ex-senator
Corbett, of Oregon; Holton, of Milwaukee,
and Parsons, of Detroit, vera among the
speakers.
The following subcommittee were APP
pointed;
On Measures Relating to Pilotags -Msssrs.
Mills, Comstock and Wadsworth
On Measures Relating to Shipping El-
gagged in the Fisheries -Messrs Holman,
Bliss an F5lton,
On the Promotion of American Ship Build
ing Ship Owning Observation-Disclosures. McMil-
Ian, Rankin and RDmeis.
On Matters Relating to Private Yachts
MessrS Bliss, King and Osborne.
On Measures Relating to tina Shipping
Laws -Messrs. Dingley, Mills aud Dunn.
A number of special meetings Of the COM
mites will be held to consider bills before it,
among which is the Dingley bill to abolish
certain fees now imposed on shipping, and
for the relief of American ssamsn
House.
WASHINGTON, Jan 23..-The session of the
house was opened by lively discussion on
the resolution Of Mr. Boutelle of Maine,
calling on the secretary Of tbs navy for in
formation relative to The alleged erasures
OF inscriptions and the dismissals Of Union
soldiers at the Norfolk navy yard. As here
tofore reported the coRmittes amended the
resolution, extending the inquiry TO dis.
missals made at the navy yard aud in the
lighthouse district at Norfolk during the
terms of the predecessors of the present sec
rotary of the navy.
Mr.. Herbert reported the resolution to the
house, as agreed upon BY the naval commit
tee, and Immediately demanded the previous
question.
This the Republicans resisted by resorting
to filibustsring
Mr.. Herbert remarked that gentlemen on
the other side evidently did not want their
own interrogations answered, [appleuse on
the Democratic sidel and asked to withdraw
the resolution, The speaker held that the
request could not be granted without leave
Of the house [Applause on the Republican
Side.1
Mr. Reed suggested that the chairman of
the committee, Mr. Herbert, allow amend
ments to be offered, which Mr.. Herbert de-
dlined. A call on the house was demanded
quorum not having voted on the motion
for the previous question-and ordered, yeas
1888 nays 12S
The ren call showed 296 members present.
there being but - absentees.
On motion of Mr.. Herbert, the sergeant
alarms was directed to arrest and bring to
the bar Of the house such members as were
absent without leave.
The thirty fourth annual reunion Of the
Scottish Rite OF the state Of Ohio will be
halI in Cincinnati on Thao-Iav