St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-07
SUNDAY SESSIONS.
Both Houses Of Congress in ses-
sion Yesterday.
An Agreement Reached OH all Import
ant Bills.
The Final Adjournment Will be at Noon
To-day.
The Senate.

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agreements to the clauses relating to COM
pensation of United States attorneys and
marshals but with sundry reductions in
amounts appropriated by the senate for fees
of those officers The senate conferees sub
mitted their report concurring in these pro-
posed reductions. Report agreed to and the
bill finally disposed Of.
The senate then, at 7:40 a. m. Sunday,
took recess till p. M.
SUNDAY SESSION.
| AT o'clock the senate was again called
to order, and at $3.50 went into executive
session, and when the doors were re-opened
took recess al intervals till p. m.
Shortly after Senator Hale submitted
conference report on the deficiency bill which
showed among other things that the house
had receded from its disagreement as to
compensation of senator's clerks, and that
all other disagreements on the bill were adj
justed by mutual concession. The report
as-agreed to,
| The senate then took recess until $3.50
p, m.
| When the senate reassembled message
was received from the house announcing
the passage of a bill making temporary pro-
vision for the naval service. When the bill
had been received Senator Conger inquired
whether this was meant to be wiping out
OF the American navy. He was very unWil-
ling to consent to the passage of such bill.
He inquired who it was that opposed the pas
sage of the regular appropriation bill. He
thought he had right to know that.
Senator Hale explained that the senate had
no power to enforce its will upon the house.
The senate and house, he said, were at a
dead lock on the naval appropriations bill.
The house had determined by a yea and nay
vote not to appropriate any
money to build new cruisers. No matter
how uppatriotic or short sighted the senator
from Michigan or himself, (Hale), might
deem that course. yet the senate and house
were in direct antagonism on the appropria-
ton bill. The bill now before the senate
was not what could be wished, but though
meagre and inadequate he thought it had
better be accepted.
Senator Miller, of California, earnestly
protested against the provision of the bill re-
lating to the Monadnock, which he said was
meant for the Pacific coast. The people of
that side of the continent would be much
dissatisfied with that provision.
Senator Conger was not willing to assume
the responsibility for the failure of the regu-
lar appropriation bill. The Weather was not
uncomfortable and wanderers would re-
turn. The excitements Of the present week
exhaust the clements of the hostile, and
reason would again resume its sway. ''Let's
stay here" said Conger, ''for the honor of
the country, and for the defense OF our native
land"
Senator Hale said he did not believe that
any better result than that of the bill under
consideration could at present be secured,
tbut he had to confess with shame and morti-
fication our condition was such as no patriot
ic man could look upon without the deepest
humiliation. There was nothing to prevent
Chill from laying the Pacific coast under con-
tribution and burning everything within
reach. The secretary of the navy, Hale said,
had not been able to secure what he deemed
an advantageous contract on the Pacific
coast for building the Monadnock, and that
was why he did not make any contract Re-
ferring to the action of the house, Hale was
proceeding to show that the action on the
cruiser bill had been taken with deiberation,
and has, he may say, with malice pre-
tense,n when the chair called him to order.
Hale asked pardon of the chair.
The Chair said ne could not set there with
out defending the house of Representatives.
Senator Hale said he (Hale,) was not there
to abuse the house.
Chair stated that Hale could not proceed
without consent of the senate.
Senator Hale replied: II await the action
of the senate"
He was permitted to proceed
''The man who supposes," said he, s'that
for the next twenty-five years America go ON
in the careless, reckless and undefended
condition she has for the last twenty-five
years, is to me dcplorably blind.''
Senator Bayard said if the 1879, 5000
public money expended on the navy since
1869 had produced no navy, it was for those
who spent the money to account to the
people who had furnished the money. This
was neither the day or hour for partisan
elimination, but he believed that the time
had come when the work of restoring the
American flag, both commercial and armed.
on the high seas should be begun.
On motion Senator Miller, of California
the amendment was agreed to continuing
the appropriation for engines, machinery,
ETC., of monitors, and the clause shutting off
that appropriation was struck out The bill
as so amended was passed.
A message was received from the house
announcing it had concurred in the senate
amendment relating to the contingent funds
of the senate, including the provision for
senator's clerks.
The report of the senate conferees on the
same bill was then presented by Senator ALI
son, and agreed to, thus disposing OF the
only remaining subject OF difference on that
bill.
At II O'Clock Senator Allison called up the
diplomatic and consular appropriation bill,
and moved the senate recede from its
amendment, the only one in controversy
between the two houses, appropriating $780,
900 for the Nicaraguan water way project.
He said he made this motion because he
believed the house would not agree to the
amendment He regretted exceedingly he
was obliged to make the motion. The
amendment was put on after mature consid-
Grafton by the senate in order to
accomplish great public purpose.
The Details with reference to this amend
ment, were well known to those in the house
who had the responsibility for the passage of
the bill. The house, thus knowing its re-
sponsibility, had deliberately refused to agree
to the amendment.
Senator Miller, of California, said the pur-
pose of the senate amendment had been to
secure to the United States certain adyant-
ages with regard to Isthmus transit. He de
sired to haye it distinctly understood the
responsibility for whatever might happen,
for whatever advantages other nations might
obtain over the United States by the failure
of the appropriations, did not rest npon the
senate.
The motion to recede was agreed to,which
disposed of the only remaining subject of