Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-13
CONGREGATIONAL.
Senate.

Senate.
WASHINGTON. March l2.-The follow.
ing bills were introduced:
By Tellcr-To enable Colorado to Sc
lect lands under the Acts Of July 2,
1862. aud July %, 1866. making . grant
for the benefit Of agricultural colleges
and the mechanic arts. Also. for the
relief Of the widow OF General Custer.
Indefinitely postponed.
A request Of Gordon that his inter
oceanic canal resolution be taken up,
was unanimously agreed to.
Hill called the attention OF his col
league to the fact that Groue, who had
offered q resolution for the appointment
Of q special committee before Gordon
offered his. was not in his seat.
Williams said the question not only
presented foreign, commercial and legal
questions, but might also present mill.
tary and naval questions. He hoped .
special committee, composed Of the
ablest men Of all the committees Of the
Senate. would DO appointed to consider
it, because, sir. II we intend to make
our declaration good, It may be necss-
sary to look into the condition Of our
army and navy. This, sir. Is the great.
est question that has been before the
Senate during this session OF Congrsss,
for, let me say. sir, that the American
people have made up their minds on
this subject. There may be some differ
ences OF opinion here. but the country
il Of one mind in this regard. The
people Of the United States do not in
tend that any foreign nation or nations
shall put . Chinese wall or dig . ditch
across this continent that shall stand ~
q barrier against their aspirations to
empire or commercial supremacy upon
this continent. That 10 the fat, and the
feeling OF this whole continent, from
North to South. from East to West, and
that statesman or politician who puts
himself up against this current Of popu.
lar opinion will be swept away as with q
rushing food. I hope this committee
will be- composed OF the best, most
patriotic and wissst men Of the Senate.
and that all the questions connected with
this subject may DO referred to them.
After a debate Gordon and Groome
Withdrew their resolutions for . special
committee, and the resolution OF Plat,
requesting the President to communi.
cate to the foreign governments the de.
sire Of this government to secure the
neutrality OF any transit route across
the Isthmus, was referred to the Com
mittes on Foreign Relations.
The bill for the erection Of q building
at Denver was being discussed when the
morning hour expired.
Allison demanded the regular order,
the Fertilization bill.
The Senate Committee report amend
ments increasing the amount S225. 900.
A discussion ensusd on the amendments.
Beck criticized the bill a. inadequate,
but said 1t wal not possible to protect
our sea coast all at once. It was now
utterly defenseless, but the bill would
help to put it in condition; yet more
should be done. in view Of the possible
complications In connection with the
Monroe doctrine, and with the projec.
ton Of American railroads through
Mexico. He would personally vote for
tho expenditure OF fifty million or q
hundred million dollars for our defense.
Wallace thought 1t strange for the
government to change its policy and to
60 to manufacturing large guns just as
iron had risen 90 largely.
Mcpherson said in regard to the
memorials Of certain contractors on the
ironclads for the passage OF the appro.
priations to complete them. ho had
learned that 500. 900 or $500, 900 had
been expended on four or Eve vessels on
propositions reading thus 81 propose
to build certain vessels (undescribod) in
accordance with plans and specifications
land plans and specifications incom.
plete). for q certain sum OF money"
The Navy Department accepted these
propositions, made by favored contract,
ors, and spent millions Of dollars on
these vessels without knowing whether
the vessels would float when completed,
and in fact eminent Boards OF Survey
have reported that, even reducing the
weight Of armor 81 per cent. n Of
them would sink at the dock whom eom.
pleted according to the plan OF the con.
tractor. The vessels referred to are the
Terror. at Cramps Yard; the Monsd.
mock. at San Francisco; the Amphitrits.
at Wilmington; the Miantonomah and
the Puritan. the last named being at
Reaches Yard. A Board composed Of
Lsnthall and Ishenwood, eminent men
in the navy. reported these facts. The
Puritan being the special n referred
to. 1t is but fair to presume that the rest
being built in the same general way, are
equally UNFIT. He thought, in the face
OF these facts, tho other side could not
not be charged with undue economy.
Window charged that the Democrats
had been practicing the policy Of cutting
down appropriations to make . show Of
economy. but afterwards brought in de-
hcisncy bills that brought the expenses
up to the former figure.
The amendment was agreed to-yeas
AZ. nays l2-and the bill then passed.
Kellogg sent to the Clerks desk and
had read an extract from the Charleston
Nsrs, alleging that Jessie Raymond was
brought to Washington by Kellogg for
the purpose OF influencing action ON his
contested election ease. Kellogg said
the article was false in every particular.
denounced Its authors M towards, and
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