Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-07

cination that he bad been present at the bat
tie Of W Waterloo, and he had insisted upon the
Duke or wellington indOrsing his statement
The gentleman from New York, who had
been the head OF the Committee on Naval AZ
fairs, and who was sometimes subject
10 Authorizations. aud had evidently de-
voted his mind 10 the subject Of
the navy. had evidently become 80 fired with
enthusiasm. had so absorbed himself in his
subject, that ne mad forgotten his own person.
ality, and for the moment had imagined him
self 10 be the Lord High Admiral Of the
American Navy. Laughter on the Republi-
can side.
Mr.. cox's REPLY.
Mr.. Cox said that if ignorance and iupu-
denee made statesman. the man from Msine
would be Bismarck. He did not know What
he had done to call forth this remarkable pas
Porter from ths public reports. slsl
If the Admiral had made any other state
ment he did not know it. He had been placed
on the Committee on Naval Affairs without
ms kn0wledge or request, and now this magni-
hcent ma&frOm Name twitted him upon his
ignorance. He liked to be good on SUNDAY.
but who was there in the United States Of
America or in the everlasting universe who
could be good on sunday under the provOca-
tiOn OF so mean q man as thats TADDlause on
the Democratic side.
Mr.. Reed replied that the charge that he
Mr. Reed had made was that the gentleman
had put into the mouth of Admiral Porter
words which the Admiral had not spoke. and
he had proved it over the signature OF the
Aomlral. The gentleman had retorted with
forced personal illusions.
A LITTLE TUT.
There is plain charge, and it is reported
IN Democratic newspapers that the Admiral
OF the Navy made certain statements. l have
proven that he never made them, and that
the gentleman from New York himself made
them and that haeaused them to be prOmul-
the Admiral.
THAT is not true" cried Mr.. Cox.
1t is poor. pitiful apology"
e'Mr. Randall preferred to say nothing
which would disturb the harmony of the
members at a time when they were about to
separate to be Judged of their actions by their
constituents, but II was proper that he should
say that the present appropriations for the
navy bore an average proportion to the
appropriations made for that OBJ
lect for the past ten years.
The great enemy Of the navy for the past ten
years had been its civil administration during
that period. Applause on the Democratic
sldeI. The House stood here tonight with the
purpose Of reforming all the aOuses in the
civil administration. It had been his purpose
to have presented q summary of the Years
appropriation, but it was not ready, and he
would print it in the Record. From it the
country would find that a majority OF the
House had exercised discriminating economy
which could not fail TO receive the com
mendatlon OF every fair-minded man
in the United States who had the &teIIect 10
understand the facts. Applause from the
Democratic side. The bill was then passed
Mr.. Holman presented the cOnferees' re-
port on the legislative bill, and it was
agreed to.
number OF committee changes were then
announced. a vote of thanks to Speaker
Carlisle was passed, and the House took a re-
cess. After recess the House took up for con-
sideratiOn the bill providing for The naval
service with the amendment placed upon it
by the Senate. After some discussion the
House refused to consider the Senate amend
ment, and took a recess until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning.