St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-01
House of Representatives.

| WASHINGTON, June 3O.-Mr. Washburn
submitted the conference report on the bill,
| authorizing the construction of bridge
across the Mississippi, at St. Paul. Agreed to
Mr.. King introduced bill appropriating
| $780, 900 to prevent the introduction of
| cholera into the United States.
| In the Iowa contested election case of
Fredericks VS.. Wilson, the house committee
on elections, by a vote of 6 to 5, decided to
report in favor of Fredericks.
Mr.. Randall introduced joint resolution,
providing that all appropriations for neces-
sary operations of the government under ex-
listing laws, which shall remain unprovided
for after June 80, 1884, shall be continued
and made available for period of five DAYS
from and after that date, unless the regular
appropriation bills now pending shall have
been previously enacted. Passed.
The conference report on the Indian ap-
preparation bill appropriates S., $50, 402. The
OF inspector and the detail of five army Of
ficers to act as inspectors was stricken out
The house went into committee of the
whole on the fertilization bill.
Mr.. Horr favored the majority report of
the committee, advocating particularly the
items of 81, 900, 900 for beginning the con-
struction of new forts in the deep water
harbors of the country, $500, 200 for begin
ming new forts in more shallow ports, and
81 900, 000for the procurement of heavy steel
rifle guns.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, suggested COM
promise as to the amount of the appropria-
ton and opposed the senate proposition for
the construction OF new cruisers.
Mr.. Finerty supported the majority report
He believed the national defenses were so de-
pleted that it became the duty of every pa
triot, irrespective of party, to lift his voice in
favor of the appropriation for coast fortiica-
tons. Economy was virtue, but an econ
omy which proposed to have the country free
and independent and prosperous simply by
the liberation OF foreign powers ceased to be
an economy and became closely allied to
treason. Was this the spirit of the nation
which refused the right of search upon the
seas2 Was this the spirit which, against
overwhelming obstacles, carried the ;mmor-
tai flag into the hall of the Montezumasl He
abhorred the spirit Of economy praeticed to
the extent of Magazines. 1t not only i'm
periled but degraded the patriotism of the
nation. He did not want to be identified
with any party which squarely set its face
against the defense of the country, against
insult or invasion of a foreign enemy. In
conclusion, he said: ''You, representatives
of this great and gallant nation, which has
turned its back on no foe, and has ever been
victorious, you Of the gallant south and you
the independent and sturdy north, this is
not party question. 1t is question of the
whole nation. Let Us close our ranks and
give TO people Of Ii 3 country the assur-
ance that here in this chamber sits patriotic
and not q partisan assembly. Let US fortify
our sea cost. and then we can say to all the
/ powers Of Europe, come On and you viii find,
| as the Persians found in Greece, that every
spot of our soil shall be the grave of hero
OF invader. That every spot of soil shall be
held sacred to liberty, and that the Ameri-
can army can prove again its supremacy in
the sunlight of liberty and place the stars
+ and stripes in glory above any empire which
seeks to pollute our soil with the head of its
mereenary hosts" Applause.
+! Mr.. Holman criticised the provisions Of