Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-06

~, The tablo the motion (Which had been
,,and;nc for somc time) to reconsider the
votn bv which the House passed the BIZ
to crant leaves of absence TO clerks IN
| 6rst- and second-class post-omces. ns
was advocated by Mr.. Flower, OF New
| YORK who held that the Government
shouid act towards its employees Just az
| w,se merchant or banker would act TO-
wards his. No businessman who was not
mean would decline to give his employees
| two weeks leave OF absence, with pay,
knowing full well that he would be given
an increased efficiency BY the rest and
recreation accorded them.
The motion to reconsider was tabled
yeas, 1888; nays, 60.
Mr.. Mckinley, from the Committee or
Rules. reported las substitute for the
Cummings resolution a resolution asking
the Secretary of the Navy for the reasons
for the increase of the force at the kittery
navy-yard.
Mr.. CUMMINGS on A REPUBLICAN OUTRAGE.
In speaking to the resolution. Mr.. Cum
mings said that he rose in defence OF pub.
lie morality and public law, which had
been menaced by high public official.
The order 10 increase the kittery navy
yard looked as though the design was 20
use the executive power for partisan pur,
poses. He charged that the kittery yard
was used for political purposes and quoted
figures to show that previous to elections
the list OF employees was much larger than
il was month or two afterwards. A ma
iority of the men employed came IRON
Maine. the State Of Thomas Bracket Reed.
He quoted at length frcm testimony
taken from the Whitcomb committee IN
1876 TO show that the policy Of the kepuD-
lican party had been to use the navy for
its own ends. This policy was worse than
the shotgun policy. Fifteen years ago
a Republican Secretary of the Navy had
stated that the Lancaster was not worthy
of repair and that the Monongahela was In
tolerable condition with a speed of ten and
a-half knots. lLaughter.l These were
the vessels the present Secretary or
the Navy certified that the needs
of the public service REQUIRED d,r 10
hcan and not the public service that
demanded an increase of force at the KIT.
terry ward. The reelection to Congress of
the Speaker OF this House and the reelec-
ton of Republican from the First dis
trict of New Hampshire were desired.
Thus the public would read the Secretary''s
certificate and they would read IL arlgnt.
But for the necessities OF the hePuphfEaa, car
party these wretched hulks would be left
behind tho dead-linc. where they belong.
The Committee on Rules had reported Gas
a substitute for his resolution resolution
which referred the whole offence to the
offender himself.
MR. BoUTFLLE EXCUSES AND so ACCUSES.
MIR. Boutelle said that he felt like making
an apology for answering the remarkable
demonstration that had been made by the
gentleman from New York. The gentle
man IN his search for sensations had work
| ed himself up tOa high state of excitement
| over tns fact that the Secretary OF the
Navy had really possessed the hardihood TO
obey the mandatory instructions of Con-
gress.
Mr.. Routelle explained that Secretary
Tracy had simply discharged duty de:
volved upon him under the provisions OF
the naval appropriation bill. All the work
he had undertaken was required by that
bill. He read, amid the applause and
laughter Of his party colleagues similar
orders issued under the Cleveland Admin
istration. lie also attacked that Admins
tration for its action IN dlscharglng Union
soldiers from the Norfolk nayy-yard and
filing their places with eX-ConfederateS,
instancing the case of one man who TOOK
the oath of allegiance on the 18TH of the
month and received an appointment on
the 18th.
The resolution was then adopted-yeas.
121: nays, rs.
Dir. Lacy. of Iowa, submitted the ma
iority report in the Clayton Breckenridge
election case. The report. which declares
the seat vacant, was ordered printed and
laid over.
The House then went into Committee Of
the Whole on the general deficiency bill.
Without dsposing of the bill the committee
rose and the House adjourned.