The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-07-13
WASHINGTON.

duced bill amending the schedule Of lltle
80 of the Revised Statutes, so as to levy
mon all manufactures, etc, made rom
hoop, band or scroll iron, or OF which hoop,
band or scroll iron shall DO a component
material of chief value, the same duty That
"a imposed on hoop, band ON scroll iron,
from which manufactures are made. Re
ferred to the finance committee.
Al 2l5 the bankruptcy blii came before
tbe senate rs unfinished business.
Mr.. Ingalls,, in charge OF me measure,
expressed the conviction that in view oil the
lateness OF The season ana tne pressure oI
nublic business action could not now be
had upon this important subject, lie
asked that the bill and amendments be
made the special order for the hrst wed
neslay in December next >,
The request was complied with apd the
subject was postponed till that time.
Senate bill to create the territory, OF Penn
bina was taken up on mollon OF MI. oau,i.
ders. the senate having refused by party
vote of 81 to % to table the motion; DAVIS,
of Illinois, voted with the Republicans,
Mr. Vest spoke in opposition to the Dill,
but without concluding, yielded Tor an eS-
ecutive session. =,
Mr' Mcmillan from the committee on
commerce reported vita amendments the
he would move its consideration tomorrow
after the close of the morning business. me
hill and amendments were ordered printed.
AT dis the senate went into executive
session and when the doors were reopened
adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE.
The motion made last Monday by Blanch-
ard, of Louisiana, to suspend the rules anu
pass senate bill appropriating SIoo,oOo Tor
~ 4. 4 nj In Al
was taken up and discussed for thirty MN
Mes In the course of the discussion Bur-
rows. of Michigan, stated as proof OF the
little need of court house there that there
had been no criminal business there AT the
last session OF the United States court ana
not enough at the last February session TO
Justify the drawing OF jurors, and Ellis, or
Louisiana, replied that that fact spoke well
for the virtue and morality of the western
district of Louisiana. The motion was
adopted-1l3 TO SO. .r
Aldrich of Illinois, introduced bill to
repeal the act of 1875, adding % per cent. TO
the duty on sugar and molasses. Referieh'
The house then at u o'clock Went lnto
committee of the whole, Page, of California,
in the chair, on the naval appropriation
bill the pending question being the
amen lment offered by Reed to the para,
graph for the bureau Of construction ana
repairs. The amendment is to strike out
the proyiso which limits to S4,OOp,OOo the
amount to be applied to the repair OF
wooden ships; also, to make the clause READ
40 that the expense of such repairs shall not
exceed 30 per cent of the estimated cost o.
new vessel of the same size and luxe ma
terial, The amendment was adopted.
Atkins, of Tennessee, moved to. reduce
amount for the bureau OF construction a, am
repairs from $1,750,0O to $l5oo,oOo. me
latter sum was the same appropriated last
wear. The increase was based on the idea
Of the construction Of one or two new
vessels. hut the reorganization OF the navy
was a question of too great Importance 10
he discussed and decided in an approDria
ton bill and this was a proposition
to commence the rebuilding OF the navy.
Whitthorne, of Tennessee, made an argu
mani in The same line. This was neither
the time nor the occasion to consider delib
eratelv what the character of the future
Harris of Massachusetts,, argued against
the amendment and expressed ms owl
opinion in favor of an appropriation o
$4,000, 900. n Al,
amendment. Its adoption would be
declaration that the United States SHOULD
have no navy to protect its commerce o.
yindicate its honor.
Atkins expressed the hope that the gen
tleman would not say that the country ha(
no navy now. :. u. % Al,
naval committee showed it now had M
navy al all compared to the navies OF othe
, counties. The present navy was OF wood
and it required as large yearly, eXpendl
ture to keep it in repair as it would cost t.
commence building a new navy.
Hewitt, of New Iork-"Do you say Una
we have no iron,c!adsP
Robespn-"There are fourteen lron-clads
L.. tbay q 70 aOt cruising SllDS,'
Blount, of Georgia, commented on IN
enormous expenditure which would b
necessary TO build up navy That woui
compare with the nayies OF European pc"
ers.
Belmont, of New York, expressed hi
non-concurrence with the former sia,ehien
of Robeson, that the presence OF on ll'i
States iron.clad in the port OF Callao woul
have prevented the dismemoerment {
perm. with the diplomatic policy OF tn
state department a hundred itot
e eIa would not have ha
That effect. That policy ha
contriyed in the short space OF month nc
only to GAMBLE away the influence OF tn
Tinted States in South America, bu
actually to open the way TO direct Europea
Interference by giving the color OF nece'
-, 10 q,ich Interference Tn this connet
ton he reviewed briefly the action {
Evarts and OF b aine, commenting uh!a'o'
abIy on the latter, and exc 'essing a ds're d
a verdict of the house on sucn sle"ate
shin. In concluding his remarks on To
nolicv of Evarts' administration, Belmol
soid fine country had never learned the ~
tent of the responsibility, financial or poli
;caI which Eyarts had 81 lightly 2cconnte
iort 10 The United States. HIS political eau
naien had not brought peace to sout
America, nor honor 20 the state deparl
ment. As to Blaine's policy, Belmont r.
ea,raJ IN the recogniti N of Calderon an
saia AZ was perfectly clear that Mini
o. Hnrlbut had looked upo
pe-n and the C edit Industrial compan
"a allied. His instructions authorized bin
In that view. Shipherd and Senator Blair
had made their joint appearance IN u
story only at the emo oil nv Suiy' io din,o op
of the state department as to Soul
america had been comparatively INTEL
n;hie After that all logic an
eonsistenev vanished. Shepherds col
dnct had been explained on u
theory that he lab0red under an undehn
Me haliucnatiOn. Lunatic be might b
n,1fs, be Was a lunatic who had bee
sunported and advised In such mannl
MT he met with nothing but cordial I
IA enf ouragement. Referring 10 III
Tandreau claim, Belmont said tn
,ha claim. as urged on Il
the 4th Of August and the 10th OF Decor
hsY 1ssi. became very alarmil
oobsiacie in the way Of peace between Chi
nd Peru, and belittled and degraded u
nosition Of the United States IN those neg
Estio1s The American government /
s,esd n being an impartial arbiter becan
/. sneculative operator upon the helples
80 ~ Peru and the fears Of Chilli IL VI
not dificult 20 conceive the circumstan
under which the necessity might
created for the building OF
lsrre navy, when the house might oe aos
Intelv compelled 20 make an apprOpriaii =
,kat rouid dwarf those IN the present b
ant the diplomacy Of this government 10
the 2d OF March to December 1. ISL, III
.o,s far enough in the interest Of clai man
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