National Republican., 1884-07-08
STINGY TO THE LAST.
THE DEMOCRATS LEAVE THE PEOPLE or
THE PACIFIC COAST DEFESSELEsS.
THE SENATE.

LIE SEN (Rlbs
The senate met at 10 n. M A message wns
received from the house Of representatives an |
nounclng nonconcurrcncc IN the senate |
amendment to the bill making temporary pro- |
vision for the naval service.
Mr.. Hale moved that the senate recedc ffom |
It's amendments.
Mr.. Miller, of California, said he had no rea- |
son to doubt that the senate conierecs had
done all in their power to convince the house
of the Justice of the amendment, but appar
emily without effect. The people Of the Pacific
coast he said, would be much disappointed. 1t
lcil their coast dcfcnsolcss.
Mr.. Miller give his reasons for favoring the
building of navy. government without
naval or military power, he said, must be pre-
pared to submit la viii to TINT Of other govern
monts, The American continent should not
be permitted TO be severed by o ship canal un.
less the United States had control over II, and
the control should be by the United States
alone. The enlanglements thot might ut any
time grow out OF the growing strength aud ad-
vancement OF the United States might be se
rious. The Panama canal was being built by
French .cupitnl, and II was proposed that 1t
should be under the control of foreign govern
ments. IL was well known TINT the French
| government, through its agents In Panama,
carried the late elections In that state. Within
SIX months, perhaps within sixty days the
French government might consider II ncccs-
sary for the preservation OF the Interests of its
citizens In Panama to send troops there. That
| government had of late become the most ng-
| gressivo power on earth, and II proposed to ex-
| ercise over the Panama canal the same ex-
! elusive control that England was exercising
| over the Suez canal. All observing persons
| had seen TINT more than cnptiOus disposition
| mad been shown by European nations toward
| the United States Whenever the opportunity
should offer they would be glad to attempt to
curb the growing power of the United states.
MIR. Conger moved that the senate insist on
\ US amendment. ohorse conference commit
tee would ever yield he said, II informed In
advance that the senate would rccede.
Mr.. Hawlcy said that no patriotic American
could oppose the building up of our navy.
There was one thing that was worse than war,
ana That was a cOw0rdly and ignQminious
peace, and, as things were, ifattacled we had
no resource LETT but such peace. Even II We
had q iirst-class navy nobody would suspect
the United States of wanting to make war.
Mr. Hale did not believe that anygood could
be accomplished by the scnatc's refusal 10 re-
code.
The motion to rccedc was agreed TO-
The house Joint resolution providing for nd
lournment was then taken up and amended 50
rs to make the time of adjournment O'clock
today, and was then passed.
| On motion Of Mr. Bayard, vote OF thanks
was given to Mr.. Mmunds for the, ability,
courtesy, and impartiality with which he had
performed the duties of president pro tcmpore
OF the senate. ri
On motion of Mr.. Sherman a committee of
two senators was appointed to Join u commit
ofthe United States that congress, having Tin
ished Its business, was now ready To adjourn.
The chair appointed Mcssrs. Sherman and
! Baynrd
, The chair announced his appointment of
Mcssrs. Allison, Hale, and Pendleton us mem
, bers on the part of the senate of the commits
= sion provided for In the sundry civil bill to
consider the present organization of the signal
service, geological survey, &C.
Mr.. Allison made II statement summarizing
the work ofcongress on the appropriation bills
pf t3 10 Ia,
! of last, he sald was s220OO,OOO. The excess OF
u this year arose largely from the fact that lnSt
year we had had no river and harbor bill
while this year that bill amounted TO Sli,OO0
600. The regular appropriations this year were
| largely In excess of those of last year, partly
owing to legislation OF last year and partly Il
legislation of this. The tobacco rebate
amounted to Si,OOOOOO; the Improvement o
the Mississippi river over million, besides Il
million given early In the session; the New
Orleans exposition, Sl,00OOOo, without in
cludingth The item for enabling the government
departments to exhibit. There had been ng
grcgate appropriations of 1000, 900 for the over
flow, and 100000 for sewerage in the District
of Columbia.
The appropriation this year for pensions
Mr. Allison suld was nominnlly only so,
100000, while last year II was sS6bI5,OO. Blu
In addition 10 the so, 10000 now speciileall!
the unexpendcd balance OF the last two year
4 lamounting to S6b,000,00O; so that In reality th
amount allowed for pensions this year wa
about the same us last.
4 The Military academy bill this year wa
$1,000 less than that of last year: the iortitca
!, ton bill SDOOO more than that OF last year
'" The consular and diplomatic bill of last yea
il appropriated II, ,29G,OO0, including $4,000 to
Il the winding up of the French claims commits
sion the appropriation this year was 81, ,2li 900
The senate appropriations committee had re-
ported S50O0d0 more than the amount of thl
bill as passed, of which S25O, 900 related to for
eign intercourse.-a provision which the houst
rejected with full knowledge of the great i'm
portance ofthe appropriation.
There was also in II an appropriation o
S22l,0O0 which the house rejected although
we had an absolute treaty stipulation will
Mexico which required that We should re
Is survey and remark the boundary bctweel
II Mexico and the United states II was impos
}. sble, Mr.. Allison said, to state with accurac!
d what the expenditures for tho navy would b
u for the coming year. but he had assumed tha
Z they would not exceed those Of the last year
Y Tho postoillce bill appropriated last yeas Sii,
II $4,000 this year SiS,H7j,OOO, or nn increase o
nearly four millions aud hall. The lndiai
'r 055, an increase of hafG million As 1t cam
:. from the house TO the senate 1t showed nm in
= crease of 1000 over last year; the increas
r by the senate was for the, specific purpose O
l. clviizing and educating the Indian.
e The army bill of this year WINS about So
IL 100000 less than that of last. The legislative
executive, and judicial bill of last year ap
proprlatcd $50, ,i5l 900; this year, S2l, ,i26 0l0a
increase Of sb726Oo-one. half OF which in
,f crease had been put on by the house of repre-
sentatlycs. The Increase was due partly to tn
fact that II had been deemed wise to increaS
the travelling clerical force of the pension O
flee. The senate had added amendment
looking to an increase of forces In the pensio
office, the patent office, the land Office, am
: the second auditors office. All these In
crcases being absolutely necessary, not
carry on the current business of the govern
- mcnt, but for the purpose of bringing up III
rears, The land oilicc was from one to liv
years in arrears, the patent office, the cN
penSeS of which are paid by the pntentee'
from two months to one year In arrears.
IN The sundry civil bill, which was the OmRiul
gditorum of all the departments and service &
the government for which appropriations wer
not otherwise specifically made, Appropriate
In last year S23,6I9,OOO Upon this bill there
;" this year reduction of Sl,aGS,00O. Mr. All
N son supposed II would bG claimed In som,
= quarters that this was II saving of money
the government, not taking into account tn
fact that the whole reduction Is from item
rs that were essentially necessary to carry on tn
ra ordinary operations OF government. Som
people thought to postpone payment wa
IN equivalent ia a saving. For an example, W
had made trcuty with France and had pr
vidcd thut when the commission provided iC
by that treaty should have made It's award
both governments would be bound 10 provid
for the payment of the awards, The award
of the commission cannot be changed but tn
house OF representatives, admitting the fore
of the treaty, simply says We owe this sum bt
Will NOT pay 1t this year. That item const
tutcs nearly one-half OF the entire Saving {
the sundry civil bill.
The secretary of the treasury hnd saId thl
- with the law relating to the ColOred paper Il
the bank note circulation, but the house sal
II, II could wait until Drccmber. The dry doe
- at Brooklyn was IN condition recurring In