The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-07-08
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-
The Last of the Lawmakers Work,
SENATE.
SUNDAYS SESSION.


Washington, 6.-Previous to 4.30
O'Clock Sunday morning, the Senate
still being in session from the pre-
ceedlng night, message was re-
ceived from the House announcing
its agreement to the conference rs~
port on the fortification bill, and
that the Speaker had sigueG the
bill. The President OF the Senate
Immediately announced his own
signature to 1t.
A message from the House an
nounced the final adjustment OF the
sundry civil bill, BY the receding by
the House from its dissgreements to
the clauses relating to cOmpensa-
tions of q. S. attorneys and mar
shals, but with sundry deductions
in the amounts appropriated by the
Senate for fees of these Off oers. The
Senate conferees submitted their
report concurIing in these proposed
reductions. The report was agreed
to and the bill finally disposed of.
The Senate then, at 1880 Sunday,
took recess till pm.
Ats o'clock the Senate was again
called TO order, and at 80 went
into executive session. and when
the doors were reopened took recess
at intervals till 6 o'clock. shortly
after 6 Hale submitted the confer
ence report on the deficiency bill,
which showed, among other things,
that the House had receded from its
disagreement as to the compen-
sation OF Senators clerks, and that
all other disagreements on the bill
had been adjusted by mutual con-
cession. The report was agreed to 4.
The Senate then took recess until
s 30p.m.
When the Senate Teassembled q
message WIS read from the House
announcing the passage OF The bill
making temporary provision for
naval service. When the bill had
been read Conger inquired whether
this was meant to be the Wiping out
OF the American navy? He was
very unwilling to consent to the
passage Of such a bill. He inquired
who it was that opposed the passage
of the regular appropriation bill
The country, he thought, had the
right to know that.
Hale explained that the Senate
had no power to enforce its will
upon the House. The Senate and
House, he said, ware at a deadlock
on the naval appropriation bill. The
House had determined by q yea and
nay vote not to appropriate an,
money to build new cruis RS. Nc
matter how unpatriotic or short,
sighted the Senator from Michigan
might be, or himself (Hale), or the
country might deem that course
yet the Senate and House were at
direct autagonism on the appropria
ton bill. The bill now before the
Senate was not what could be wished
but meagre and inadequate, he
thought It had better be accepted.
Miller (Cal.) earnestly protested
against the provision Of the bill lie.
lating to the Monadnock, which he
said was meant tor the Pacific Coast
The people OF that side of the con-
tinent would be much dissatisfied
with that provision.
Conger was not willing to assume
the responsibility for the failure OF
the regular appropriation bill. The
weather was not uncomfortable anC
the wanderers would return. The
excitement of the present weeh
would excite elements of hostility
and reason again resume it's sway
Let US stay here, said Conger, for the
honor of the country and defense o.
our n tive land.
Hale said that he did not beliey,
that any better result than that in
the bill under consideration coulC
at present be secured, but he had Il
confess with shame and mortifica
tion that our condition was such ss
no patriotic man could look upor
without the deepest humiliation
There was nothing to prevent Chill
from laying the Pacific coast unde]
contribution and burning. every
thing in reach. The secretary O
the navy, Hale said, had not beer
able to make what he deemed an adj
Vantsgeous contract on the Pacific
coast for building the Monadnock
and that was why he has not MAJ,
any contract. Referring to the ac
ton of the House, Hale was pro
ceeding to show its action on tn,
new cruiser bill had heen tsker
with deliberation and as he may So,
"with malice prepense.n
When the Chair called him t,
order, Hale asked pardon OF tn
Chair. Tie Chair said he could no
sit there without defending th
House of Representatives. Hal
said lie (Hale) was not there t.
abuse the House. The Chair state
that Hale could not proceed withou
the consent Of the Senate.
Hale replied: 81 want the actio
of the Senate." He was permit
10 proceed, The man who sup
poses," ssid he, that for the mex
twenty-five years America can g
on in the careless, reckless and IN
defended condition she has for th
last twenty-five years is, to me, lie
plorably blind"
Bayard said: If $379,0OO,O 900 {
the public money expended on th
: navy since 1859 had produced 4
oouu n woo for fboea uTho CO.. 1 (. i,