The Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (New Albuquerque, N.M.) 1882-1884, 1884-03-06
THE WASHINGTON NEWS.
MAkzANAREs UNsEATs LUNA.
The Naval Appropriation Bill Caus-
i2S Good Deal of Talk During
which BeIfOrd Makes
a Speech.
HOuAA.

resolution for an addition of $4,000 tc
the contingent fund of the Senate for wit
neSs fees in the Danville investigation
witt amendments that the same shall
onls be available for the expenses of the
Investigation heretofore ordered. Amend
meat adopted and Joint resolution passed
Ellis, La, from the Committee on Ap-
preparations, reported back the bill for re.
lief of sufferers by overflow in the Mis-
sisslppi valley and by the cyclone ir
North Carolina. Laid on the table. Also
favorable report on the resolution
requesting the Secretary of Wa
to furnish the House from time
to time with informotion of the pro
gress of floods in the valley of the Mis-
sissippi, and report if at any time in hi:
judgment there exists such suffering as tc
justify measure of relief on the part O
Congress. Adopted.
Robertson, KY, firm the Committee or
Elections, reported resolution unseating
Trsnquilino Luna, delegate fom New
Mexico, and seating ii his place F. A
Manzanares.
Manzanares then appeared before the
House and took the oath.
Lewis, Va, from the Committee on Pub,
lie Lanos, reported the bill to repeal sec
ton 22 of the act Incorporating the Texas
railway company and to declare the for
feiture of the land grant therein made
Placed on the House calendar.
Dunn, Ark, from the Committee on
Commerce reported the bill providing
for the removal of distractions to the free
navigation of navigabie waters in the
United States. Sent to the Committee
of the Whole.
Collins, Mass, from the Committee on
Judiciary reported the bill to establish a
uniform system of bankruptcy throughout
the United States. Sent to Committee of
the Whole.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the Naval appropriation
bill, the pending amendment being that
offered by McMillen, Tenn, reducing the
number of captains to thirty, the number
ofcommodores to fifty and providing that
no more promotions shall be made to
these grades until the numbers are re duced
below the number mentioned. McMil-
leas amendment was lost.
! Calkins, Ind, moved to strike out the
provision prohibiting promotion in the
various grades in the line and staff of the
navy until such grades shall be reduced
to the number fixed by the Naval act of
1882 and the amendment adopted yester-
day reducing the staff corps. Agreed to
-88 to 65.
Belford, Colo, moved to increase to
S5o,oooyooo the appropriation for emer-
gencies and extraordinary expenses and
made one of his characteristic speechs,
the Democratic party for ap-
for those emergencies the
sum of $4,000. Bismarck,
message, and in the very face
of it the majority of the House had de-
clared that if Germany made war on
America it would perpetuate and protect
the country honor, with the magnificent
sum of ST. 1000" He then paid his re-
spects to Randall, asserting that since
the election in Philadelphia that gentle
man was as dead as Lazarus, with no
Christ in sight to resurrect him.
Cox, N. Y, sent to the clerk and had
read a newspaper extract as explaining
the manner in which Belford has con-
tracted his dramatic manner IN speaking
and good deal of amusement was Gre
ated as the clerk read the jocular account
of that gentleman's criticism on Mrs.
Langtry and an exaggerated description
of his own personal appearance. The
amount was Withdrawn.
On motion of Randall an amendment
was adopted providing that the amount
appropriated by the bill shall be appor-
toned in monthly installments and these
oboI1 he adbera6 tO up1ecc
in some great emergency
Call1ins, Ind, raised a point of order
against the paragrah re-appropriating for
the Bureau of steam engineering the unex-
pended balance of the appropriation of
81 100000, $4,000 made by the last
naval bill for engines and machinery for
double turreted monitors.
The chai.. having overruled the point
of order, Budd, Gala, moved to strike out
the paragraph. He declared that the
defense of the Pacific coast was INSULT
cient to keep out a second rate vessel of
war; The motion was lost. The amend
ment offered by Calkins uniting under
one head the bureau of steam engineering
and repairs was rejected. The committee
then rose.
Tully, Cal. from the Committee on
Public Lands reported the bill forfeiting
the Ontonagon and Brule' river land
grant which was placed on the House
Adjourned.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 5.-Gar-
and, Ark, from the Judiciary Committee
reported favorably the original bill pro-
yiding for the collection of statistics
touching marriage and divorce. The
,hairlaid before the Senate the bill extend
ng the limits of the Yellowstone Park
and after debate the bill passed.
The Senate on motion of Sawyer passed |
he bill authorizing the Postmaster Cen
,ral to lease buildings for postofices of
he first. second and third-class,
1t reasonable rates, for terms not exceed
ng ten years. The chair laid before the
senate the unfinished business being
Ohio, bill providing for the
exercise of the Jurisdictions conferred |
lpon the United States in places outside |
# their domain Debate arose, and |
While Pendleton was speaking Sherman.
)hlo, asked and obtained unanimous con- |
ent, to have read the message from
he House Announcing its agreement to
he Senate joint resolution approx rating
10000 for the contingent fund. On
eading the message twas found that the
OF the House had been given |
coupled with the proviso that the money |
hould be used for no investigation other
han such as have already been ordered.
Butler, S. c., and others, on hearing
his condition objected to its present con-
liberation and Invent over. After further