Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-29
non tbe building of ships how in

d s6ending bill, which would throw Ill
,,rotpction acts of 1882 and 1888 arouD
ihe ships now proposed, and that tn
amendment was itself suggested b
The secretary of the navy. Hal
tbon offered rs q subst
,ute for the amendment of McPhersoi
The following, and said that the vessel
shall be designed and constructed IL
ali respects In accordance with a sui
iect 10 the conditions and provisions 4
The naval appropriation act Of Angus
5Ih 1882 aud March 3rd., 1888, auth
orizipg the construction OF four steC
Mcpherson objected to the amend
mept at this time, and 1t went over.
Hawley STATED that he for one. Will
public rumor had been busy with thu
probability of the appointment of tn,
present secretary of the navy, hac
ventured TO prophesy that h,
would prove one of the ables,
officers on the very illustration,
roll of heads of that department. As
TO that prophecy, he (Hawley) had
now nothing TO take back. THE dis
tinguished ability of the secretary o,
the navy was well known, and when
his duties were closed his record would
compare fsvorably with that Of any
seer ,tary who had ever filled the office.
| After further debate, vote was
taken on McPherson's first amend
men., reducing the number of pro-
posed ships from seven TO four, and
defeated by yeas seventeen, nays thir-
ty-four.
The question recurring on McPher.
sons second amendment, which pro-
yided the conditions under which the
contracts should be made.
Sewell offered as u substitute both
an amendment providing that the
vessels be built at one or more of the
government navy yards.
The chair stated the substitute was
not at this time in order.
A vote WAS then taken on the
amendment of Hale to the amen, =
ment of Mcpherson, and Hale's
amendment was agreed to.
The question recurring on McPher-
sons amendment as so amended II
WAS agie ed To.
Sewell then presented his substi-
tute.
Jones of Florida offered an amend
ment to IL, providing that the construc-
ton of the vessels should be appor-
toned between the different navy
yards of the country.
Pending depHte on the amendment,
the senate went into executive session,
and soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
Washington, February 2S.-Deuster.
rising to n question OF privilege, sent
to the clerks desk and had read res
oluti0n adopted by the executive COM
mitiee of The Literal union of the Ger
man parliament expressing its appre-
citation of the action of the house of
representatives in adopting the 1850
luiions in honor of Edward Lasker.
The speaker stated the question WAS
not one OF privilege, but by unanimous
consent Deuster was permitted to con-
tinue, He said the executive commit
tee OF the Liberal union expressed the
of the people of Germany.
The spectacle here presented Was Pc
culiar, as seen through American eyes.
Prince Bismarck, the autocrat of the
German empire, was the embodiment
of an idea autagonistic to A merican in.
stitulions. He had returned the
LAsker resolution that they might
stand 10 the prejudice of the German
people, but the resolution of the Lib.
eral union cOntradicted that assn y
ton. From els Atlantic standpoint,
death broke down all political feeling,
and in the presence of an open grave,
the uni ersal brotherhood of man was
The inspiration of the hour The same
was true of the Germans IA people,
and II they were misrepresenled by q
mtn in u place of power, they had no
other method OF setting themselves
right before the world than by resolu.
ions, In his official place as a mem
brr of this body, as native of Ger
many and nm adopted citizen of the
United Stat es, he desired to express
his earnest conviction that the action
Of the Liberal union was the true feel
ing OF United Germany, and that the
action of Prince Bismarck would not
rise above the dignity of u matter of
personal veXaiion, in no way affect
ng the kindly relations now
existing between the Two nations.
1t mi mt be premature to criticise the
tcti'.n of Prince bismarck, but when
official information thereof was in pos
'e-slon Of the house, he would en-
leavOr to show that the Lasker resOlu- |
ions were entirely kind and proper.
Guenther denied that the people of
Germany wee hostile to this d uutry |
Dr It's institutions. or that the letter OF |
Prince bismarck returning the Lasker |
reflected the sentiments of |
hat people. They did not spprove OF
his discourtesy, neither did they in
iorse his autocratic action in prohibit
ng the importation of American pro.
iurt'.
Kasson moved to refer the resolution
presented by Deuster To committee on |
orrign affairs, and il was so ordered, |
The house then resumed considtra- |
ion of the pleuro-pneumonia bill, the |
amendment being that re- |
ported from con,pirtee of the whole |
trikiug out the fourth section. or the |
quarantine amendnie phich WAS
greed Ia Ivy yeas loo nays lis.
Randall offered resolution recon-
hitting the hill, with instructions tn
he committee ON agriculture To report
4 Till, which sh III embrace a more
thorough system of inspection, u the
md that no diseased cattle shall be
d, and further 10 organize more |
trlct quarantine against importing |
regulations AS will secure 10y the states |
,unh legislation as will eradicate |
pleui o-pn umonia and other con-
,aglous diseases, aud giving the
leave tn report NJ any time.
C,lkins Of Indiana inquired whether
N the present state of business he ef-
Get Of t il resolution would not be to
xii the bill utterly.