The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-08
HOUSE.

Washington, 7.-Sparks apolOgized
to Cox for remarks made Yesterday
while the debate on the deficiency
bill was going on, and Cox accepted
the apology in a kind feeling.
White desired to call up for
present consideration the report of
the ways and means committee
upon his resolution calling for in
formation relative to the conduct
OF Commissioner Raum, in recon-
mendlng the passage Of the Dunnell
bill to extend the bonded period for
distilled spirits.
The Speaker replied that the re-
port had not yet come from the
printer, and White suggested that it
would not come back until the
whisky ring let it, but subsequently,
acclaimed any intention Of reflect
ing on the public printer by that
remark. -
The House then went into com
mittee and resumed consideration of
the general deficiency appropriation
bill.
Sparks, Of Illinois, moved to strike
out the clause appropriating $780,
900 for army transportation during
the fiscal year 1881, and $4,000 dur
ing the fiscal year 1882. He be-
lieved the late quartermaster- gen
eral had been honest, but remISS,
and never made a suitable attempt
to obtain cheaper transportation.
Butterworth spoke Of the great
services and interchangeable industry
of Meigs, and Sparks motion was
rejected.
Holman, Of Indiana, moved to
strike out the clause appropriating
S125,0O0 for the payment of army
transportation lawfully due such
land grant railroads as have not re-
ceived government bonds.
TOWnshend, of Illinois, supported
the motion, and commended that the
land grants and roads, especially in
stancing the Northern Pacific, had
had received bounty enough from
government, without being paid the
large sum contemplated in the bill
He was in favor of declaring for
feited all land granted and not
earned by railway companies.
The motion to strike out was lost
but it was agreed that a yea and
nay vote be taken in the House.
Blount, of Georgia, moved t
strike out the clause apprOpriating
| $150,000 for the bureau of conStTuc
ton and repair of the navy.
Hewitt, of New York, discussed
| the prOpriety Of appropriating such
a large sum of money as was con
templated in this and the following
clause, in all 100000. Congress
was asked to give control of thi:
sum to the head of bureaus, who
according to their own statement
had expended more than $4,000,
900 in repairs, and requested $4,000,
900 more in order to make abou
thirty ships available for public
service.
taRobeson criticized the policy o
Congress on the subject of the navy
during the last six years. 1t had ap
proprlated every year from ten t
twelve millions to maintain a nava
establishment, but during that pc
Rod not single naval gunboat hal
been put ahoat. The whole amour
had been consumed in Housekeeping
and nothing had been done for tn
service itself. 1t was admitted, OF
all hands, that government need
J new ships; but they could not b
finished for one year; perhaps no
for two or three years. Meantime
it must do the best it could with tn
ships it had.
Springer, of ILL.,, inquired who ha
spent the money.
Robson thanked God every Shi
that now bore the flag of Americ
: to the world, had been built by hiI
or finished under his direction.
Mcmillan, of Tennessee, inquire
who was responsible for those We;
sells now rotting at the docks.
Ro6eson-They were started
put down the rebellion that wa
rampant II the southern part Of ID
country.
Blount-The gentleman went t
an enormous expense in repairiH
old vessels which everybody admit
are useless.
RobeSon-I deny it.
Blount-The report of the nav
department shows it, and the gel
tleman need not invoke the spirit {
the rebellion to defend it.
kooeson hoped that when I'll
gentleman from Georgia (Bloun
wished 10 discuss the question
: would attack him (RobesOn) and M
, Blount replied that when he sa
fit to attack the gentleman he wou
! do it sqnarly, and in the prop,
S' place.
: Robeson-So far from its baiI
" accurate that everybody agreed Il
ships which 1 undertook 70 provi,
for the defense of the country a
gooo Ior nothing, every responsio
authority says that they are the be