St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-22
NAVY BILL SQUABBLE.
The Trouble. in Congress Over the
Navy Bill, and the Complications
Growing Out of 1t.
Especial Telegram TO the Globe.

Growing Out of 1t.
Especial Telegram to the Globc.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The house has
passed two bills making appropriations for
the navy, one for six months from January
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date One gives the navy one-half the
amount appropriated for the fiscal year Of
1882 and 1888, that is year before last, and
the other gives the navy one-twelfth Of the
amount appropriated for the year. This
going back TO year before last, instead.
of last year, is one Of the
points objected to by the senate.
The senate has concurred in neither OF these
bills, but has passed an itemized naval ap-
preparation bill in the usual form. There has
been one conference which amounted TO
nothing. A new conference was ordered by
each house. but has not been held, because
Mr. Randall conferred with Senator Hall and
assured him that conference was useless,
because the house would not recede one inch.
There will be no quorum of sthe house
Wednesday. or any other day before January
3, and there is likely to be no quorum Of the
senate next week. This row grew out of a
determination on the part Of
Senator Hale and some other Republican
senators, to appropriate money for the new
cruisers, when the house was determined to
do nOthin & Of the kind. This fight was made
at the last session, and the senate got beaten.
In view of that fact 1t was very foolish for
Mr.. Hale to repeat the experiment at this
session. The senate was certain TO get beaten
and in fact ii is already beaten. While the
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Gratis of the house and the Republicans of
the senate, the lines are broken in some in
stances. Gov. Long, of Massachusetts, is the
representative of Secretary Chandler,
and be supports the house bill. and
! quoted Secretary Chandler as being of the
same mind. On the other hand, In the de-
bate in the senate yesterday, Senator Beck
sided with his Republican colleagues on the
conference committee, and against his party
associates OF the house. This bas been con-
strued by some as an indication of Ken
tucky's opposition to Mr.. Randall. The Re-
publican senators object to the house bin be-
cause 1t appropriates a lump SUN for the
navy, but this is quibble, for the house bill
copies the itemization Of the appropriation
for 1892 and 1888.
While the point in dispute was origin ally
the proposed new ships, il has been shifted
to one of etiquette between the two houses.
The senators say that the hohse conferees re-
fused to confer, that the senate conferees
might have yielded the new ship feature, but
the house conferees would not consider the
senate bill at all. The truth is, that the
senate has generally won in its contests with
the house over the appropriations and the
house is getting very sensitive regarding
senatorial aggression. This feeling ha.
been greatly deepened by the nego
tiating of reciprocity treaties which largely
affect the revenue, and which the senate hai
at least technical right to make effectiT,
without consulting the house. The repre-
sentatives are overestimating the sen ate pre-
tensions regarding the reciprocity treaties
The Hawaiian reciprceity treaty did not g
into effect till the honse had passed the nee
essary action. A tlfo-thirds majority coulC
not be secured for the Mexican treaty til
the rights of the hohse We're expressly recog
nized in the treaty. but the house is alarmey
about its prerogative, and is not in tracr
: able mood when there is a contest with th
senate.
II tomorrow the senate votes to acjour
. till January ), the concurrent action wi
take precedence of the houses adjournmen
till Wednesday. If the senate doesn't d
that, there will be no business done. Th
house will have no quorum and the senat
probably Will not have. Hto-morrow the ser
ate should pass one of the houses temporar
naval appropriation bills, it is doubtful If th
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not quor am of the house present, and If b
could not it could not go to the president f.
his signature. But the senate wi
probably pass neither Of those bills at pre-
ent, and, so the navy will be without an az
propria-kon from January till some appro
priation bin becomes law. The law whic
forhids all officials from involving the Unite
States. In any liabilities for which an apprt
priadon is not made, has this exception
th;h food, clothing, shelter and transports
ton for land and naval forces may be pr
eided In emergencies when there is no apprI
o .priatiou. But this exception does not inelud
| wages. The retention of men enlisted /
the navy when there is no appropriation Il
their pay, unless they stay voluntarily an
waive all legal rights TO wages, involves Il
a United States in liability for the men
t wages, which is violation of law So tn
d a failure of the appropriation bill may I
+ held to operate as q discharge of every el
4. listed man in the navy, when their is no a.
D. preparation for their pay, unless they st.
as Voluntarily and waive all legal rights
N wages.
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