The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-07-03

was luid before the ~rnutr,
/ Mr., Morrill, moved a. refer the rc,ulu,
/ tiou tu the committee On Finance,
| Agreed yeas, ~; nay =, -,
/ Mr.. lhltlcr called up hs resolution
| directing an investigation into the con
! ditlon of New York banks,
| Mr., Morrill, moved reference of the
| resolution Ia the committee on Finance,
| Agreed tO-ycuS, ~; nays III,
Consideration of the River and llarhor
bill was then resumed,
HOUSE.
WhSHISGToN, July l., Randall sub
! mittCd the report of the Conference com
miltcc on the Naval Appropriation hill,
announcing the inability a. agree, The
chief Items of disagreement are the np
preparation for new cruisers and the CON
Iinnaiion of work upon me double inr,
rcItcd monitors, Randall said that
nothing but IN instruction from the
House would induce the House conicrccs
Ia yield ON these two points, applause
on the Democratic side, because they
had not that confidence In the manner
of the construction of these cruisers that
warranted further expenditures ofpublic
money in order, to duplicate
hTnn ihSmi 6SSdSi TShJ h"gS imSre w%s mot
that safeguard in the expenditures of
money, which present circumstances,
known 10 the country, warranted, and
which should hc thrown around the de-
parlmcni which was now the subject Of
investigation. As he said before, there
was nothing that would induce the pres
cnt CunicrccS yield on these two points
except II direct vote of the House, and
when that vote was given, he trusted
the House would select some other con-
fcrcc than him. Applause from the
Democratic side,
talkins referred To the prompt rrpurn-
tion which Great Britain demanded and
received for any injury done To one of
her subjects abroad, aud cOntrnStcd It
with the timid conduct of the United
States when one other citizens had been
matrcatcd and abused. There were pc
titiunS in the Foreign Affairs committee
which wOuld show this abuse aud NAL
treatment, under the leadership of Il
gentleman who was II prominent
candidate for the presidency. The
iiat had gone forth that the navy should
not hc built up till after the ucNt Pres
idcntial election. II that was the posi-
ton the gentleman chose to assume, the
Republican party was ready 10 meet it;
hut il appeal would do any good, he
would like To appeal to the good sense of
gentlemen not To take Il step backward
in building up the navy OF the country.
Randall said he did not believe the
dignity of the American citizens IN any
part Of the civilized world had been Scri-
uusly dealt with by any nation. His oN-
poricu"e taught him that wherever an
American citizen behaved himself he
was respected, and that the words II am
an American were everywhere 4 safe
guard.
CHlkins called attention to The case Of
Whccluck against the Venezuelan Re
public.
Randall-"What was your administra-
tiOn ahOut?"
Calliins -"No administration could Ell
force the dignity of government unless
the Legislature will put in its power
guns and Il Navy TO enforce it,"
Randall-"Did your administration
ever appeal TO this House for force to
vindicatc the honor and dignity Of the
Governments" Applause on the Dem
ocratic side.
-"Rcpcatcdly."
Randall-"I know the Americas heart
in this house. Whenever any appeal
comes from any administration, n mat
ter what we think of it, all membc < will
have one voice and one vote here in de-
Icnse of our country" Applause on the
Republican side.
Rccd-''lt is appealing to YOU now, and
your vote is in the negative"
Randall all-"Bccausc you want to con-
struct vessels that we believe twclvc
months will show are not equal TO the
second class armamcntS of the world"
Rccd-"Why don't you make ncccs-
Sary amendments to build vessels that
are good?" Applause on the Republic
can side.
Randall-"You had the last Congress
and deliberately and with intent re-
fused under the leadership of the gentle
man from New York (HiscocL) To give
II dollar towards the completion of any
monitors"
Eaton said there was no case Of an
American citizen before the FOREIGN AZ
fairs committee that could not be settled
in an hour. There was no necessity of
iron clads of any character to take care
of any American citizen, as far us the
Foreign Affairs committee is aware of.
The conference report was agreed to.
Calkins then moved that the House
reccde from its disagreement TO the
steal cruisers amendment. Lost yeas,
so; nays, l47.
The following Democrats voted with
the Republicans in the Affirmative:
Belmont, Dorsheimer, Morse, O'Neill,
of Missouri and Sumner, of California.
4 similar motion regarding the mOni-
tors clause was also lost-yeas, So; nays,
l39.
The House further insisted on its dis
agreement, and Randall, Holman and
Calkins were appointed conferees.
Townshend, from the committee con-
ference on the Postoflice Appropria-
ton bill, reported failure to agree. The
only points in controversy are those re-
ducing by 3 per cent. compensation to
railroads for mail transportation, re-
ducing to 80 per cent. Of this amount
compensation to the land grant of road
for similar service, and increasing from
$I,0OO,000 to $4,000 the appropriation
for railway mail clerks.
Townshend said it was impossible for
the conference to agree.
Tho House cOnfereeS were willing to
compromise, but the Senate demands an
and complete RECESSION on
the part of the House.
After discussion, Horr movedthat the
House recede from its disagreement to
the Senate amendments touching COM
pensation to land grant and other rail
ways for mail transportation. Agreed
to-yeas, 1l6; mays l02.
Horr moved to rccede from the disa.
greement to the Senate amendment
increasing the appropriation for compen.
sation of railway mail clerks. Agreed |
to-yeas, 1913; nays, 80.
This disposed Of the bill as far as the |
House was concerned.
The House then went into committee |
of the whole on the Fortification Appro-
priation bill.
Hewitt, of New York, preferred the
report. He thought the ma
iority bill unnecessarily liberel for the
wants of the people.
Ellis advocated the majority bill. He
had heard more errors stated i'm the |
course of this discussion than he had |
ever heard before in debate. That many |
who had spoken had proved their utter
and absolute ignorance on the subject of
the defenseless condition of the country |
was conceded. Did the gentleman from
(RandalD deny it?
Randall-"There is but one other thing |
more defenseless, and that is the Treas
ury of the United States"