Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-05

New York, and other states, asking the pass
age of
PROHIBIToRY LIQUOR LAW
for the District of Colum bia and the territories
were presented by Messrs Pomeroy ConklIng
lmner and Scott, and Mr.. Pomeroy intro
ON motion Of Mr.. Morton S11' the President was
requested to communicate any facts relative to
the existence of
TaR SLAVE TRADE
on the African coast. and whethe Great Bril-
tain or other governments have taken any steps
for its suppression.
Mr.. Sherman called up the resolution of Mr..
Anthony TO proceed in regular order with all
business on the calendar not objected to, on
and after Monday next, and the resolution was
passed.
Dir. Cameron gave notice that be would call
III the French spoatiOn bill ear V next week.
Iir sumner, IN consequence of his indispOs-
ton, asked TO be excused from all committee
service.
Mr.. Rice asked to take up his resolution call
ing on the President Tor information to the
sending OF
TROOPS TO ARKANSAS.
MIR. Edmunds objected, stating that the reso-
luton was couched in extraordinary LANGUAGE
as it asked the President to give the motives for
to a committee.
Nr. Rice said he had seen the President be-
fore Offering his resolution His only object
was to get an official answer. that the people
of Arkansas need not be alarmed at the presence
OF troops amongst them.
Mr.. Clayton said the people of Arkansas
1t was customary to send them there ae there
was large arsenal in that state.
The motion 10 take up the resolution was not
agreed to.
MT. Morrill,. of Vermont in accordance with
previous notice. called up the bill to provide for
the further endowment of agricultural colleges
and the liberal and practical education OF the
industrial classes, and delivered an argument in
its favor.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Coughlan, (Csl., } by unanimous consent, intro
| duced bill restoring l.. G.. Sarton to his or ig
nal position on the navy list Referred to COM
| mlttee on naval affairs.
MT Harris (Na. introduced bill TO amend
| section q OF the act OF June 8, 1872, so a. to
| permit farmers and planters to sell leaf to-
| hacco without paying tax as retail dealers.
| Referred TO committee OF ways and means.
| MIR. 1ate (Neb.) introduced bill granting
| certain lands TO the Republican valley Railroad.
| Referred 20 committee on railroads
| The Speaker laid before the House a comm
| Hication from the President, transmitting A re-
| port from the State Department in relation 10
| extra expenditures for extra service by certain
| diplomatic ndcOnsular agents, under direction
| OF the department, in connection with the late
| war between France and Germany. Referred
to committee on appropriations.
| NT. Dawes. MaSS.,) from the committee of
| ways ana means, reported bill Tor the relief OF
| the sufferers by
| THE LATE FIRE IN BOSTON.
The bin il the same As that Passed last wear
| Tor the relief OF the sufferers at Chicago, with
| the exception that lumber is included ia the list
oil building material to be admitted Tree OF duty
| Tor PERIOD OF one year.
The bill was advocated by Messrs. Dawes
| Peters OF Me, Lynch OF Me, Maynard of Tenn,
| Conger of Mich N!black of Ind. ana others
| and passed without dissent.
| r.Wheeler my. } introduced bill to incor-
| PoTate the governor and managers OF the EX-
| cbequer of the United States. Referred to COM
| mlttee on banking and currency.
Mr.. Sargent (Cal.) introduced bill to amend
the tariff and internal revenue act. Referred IL
| committee of ways and means.
T.. Y } InfrnNnpeh a IN m md
the ankrupt act. Referred TO tue committee
| on the judiciary
Henrietta TrOup, Marietta rroup, and George
| l.. Harrison, citizens of Baltimore, Md, ask pg
indemnity for depredstions committed by the
| public and private armed vessels OF France
during the years 1893 and 1901. Referred to the
committee on foreign affairs.
| The House then, in the morning hour, resumed
the consideration of the bill providing Tor the
| construction of
TEN VESSELS OF WAR.
| MIR. Cougblan (Cal.) advocated the construc-
| ton OF these vessels In the navy yards of the
| country, as advantageous 10 the government in
securing better vessels. and at the same time
| protecting the rights and Interests of workmen
| against capitalists.
Mr.. Patten N. " commended that q more
| perfect system for navy should DC fixed upon.
and that the vessels proposed by this bill would
not be able to carry the armament proposed.
| He further maintained that the cost would be
| much larger than had been stated by the advo-
Gates OF the measure and the estimates on which
the bill was based. He insisted that there should
| De better plan and more information upon the
| subject before the measure was adopted.
| MIR. Cox On. " said that the humiliatins
| confession had been made that the work could
| be done cheaper in private yards than in the
navy yards of the government; and the gentle
man from California (Mr. Coughlan) had told
them that the workingmen were oppressed by
contractors. 1t was evident there were defects
In the navy yard system, and he thought bet
ter system should be devised. He advocated
a. this was proposed as an experiment that the
experiment should be less expensive; and he
would then vote for three to be built by the navy
ana three by private contract.
blr. Beck (ky.) said he was not prepared to
vote for the bill at the present time. He desired
more Information on the subject He said that
al the close OF the war we had go vessels, and
| OF these al had been sold. We were expendinp
twenty millions of dollars annually for vessels,
and yet there were no new ones, and the All
vessels sold in the last five years were sold in a
| way that Congress knew nothing of. In answer
TO resolution introduced by him and adopted
py the House, the Secretary OF the Navy
| nau sent in very unsatisfactory reply.
| he mao Information on which he relied tn Al
some OF these vessels Lad been sold to the lowest
bidder instead Of the highest, and that one of
| them was sold by the government at $4,000,
| anc IN less than week sold again for sI25 600.
| when lie Was informed where these worthless
! vessels were built; how they were built, and by
| whom; why they were sold, and at what Urice.
and why they proved failures, he would be pre-
| lared 10 vote any amount of money and for any
| number Of vessels to build up our navy. We
| were, he said, keeping up expensive bureaus
aud costly machinery, and yet we had nothing
az the close of year TO show for it. He wanted
to see that something was to be obtained in re-
turn for expenditures before he voted money
for the navy.
Mr.. Randall (Pa.) urged that there should be
more safeguards thrown around the bill, and
commended that the Secretary of the Navy was
responsible for Che depletion of the navy by the
| sale OF vessels.
Mr.. Kerr (IndD said he was not satisfied that
unese vessels were required. Our government
was unlike the despotisms of Europe. 1t was q
| government OF the people by the people, With q
| inherent policy and different interests What
thls country desired was q great COMMERCIAL
marine. This was the reform to be worked out.
| ana when 1t was done as it could be- we wonI1
tequiIe navy to make our power respected He
nVkeu II the Dill was to become law, that some
VI sse amendments proposed would be adopfed
anu .ns Dill made more definite than in it's
g., at the close Of the morning hour, the demand
III me previous question was seconded. and
MT. Scoheld, lPa.) who was entitled to fSs
closing hour, yielded to. w "o
-, Mr. Archer. lMd.,) who said he deemed ,be
Dill before the House of vast Importance tn the
country, ana proceeded to address the House in