The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-22
Education in the Southern States, and the
Broad View Taken by Senator Blair,
of New Hampshire.
The Chicago Delegation Confident of Sc
curing the Democratic Convention.
The Keifer-BOyntOn mquiry-The Committee
FavOring the Latter. the Object Being
the Making Of Party Capital
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Mr.. Randall VIII Use Them as a Sort of Re
frigeratOr for the House.

Mr.. Randall VIII Use Them as Sort OF Re-
frigeratOr for the House.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WAsHNGToN, Feb. 2l.-'Why don't you get
in your appropriation bills!7 inquired your cor
respondent, to-day. of Mr.. Randall chairman of
the House committee on appropriations
Il think it advisable to hold them back"
replied he 'They may serve purpose in
time"
''How would delay serve purposeP
TT is evident that there is to be very heated
debate in the House when the tariff bill comes
up We cannot afford at this time to quarrel
over the tariff, or anything else. AS soon as it
begins to get warm I propose to re-
port an appropriation bill That will
come up under a privilege, and will occupy
from four days to week. By that
time the pulse of the House will be normal
again, and l will let the music begin. 1t will
take but few days to agitate the House again,
and again will come to the rescue with an ap-
preparation bill. By that means the tariff will be
kept longer before the country and the debate
will be less dispassionate."
about what time Will you get in your last
billr
II would like to see Congress adjourn by the
middle of June, but l do not expect it earlier
than month later. want to get in the last
appropriation just before the tariff gets through
''Will it pass the SenateP
II don't expect to see tariff bill pass this
Senate
MIR. BELFORD AND THE NAVAL BILL
1t is expected that the naval appropriation bill
will come up for discussion early next week. 1t
has been expected before and has thus far failed
to make its appearance and it may disappoint
those who are waiting again. Two or three
members have already sgnifed their intention
of speaking upon the subject, and among them
is the Hon. James B. Beford, of Colorado who
says he has prepared speech which will take
the shine from any elocutionary effort that has
been made at this session, and he promises that
he will entrance his hearers with a flow of
eloquence that will just bring back the
days of the Roman forum to the
minds of the classical scholars who
may happen to be in the gallery
He says that the speech is "a daisy and that
he has gathered together a number of new facts
that will convince the committee on appropria-
tions that they have made fools of themselves in
sknning the appropriation bill.
Speaking with an officer of the navy upon this
question to-day he said to the Journal CORE
spondent: Congress takes the wrong view Of
this naval question. The navy officers are
sneered at and scoffed at because they do so
much shore duty 1t is not our fault that we
are not at sea- We would rather be on board
ship than loafng around the capital At least
that is the sentiment of the majority But we
have ships to go in, and Congress refuses to
give us any 1t is stated by the solons of the
Capitol that, in case of war, it would be an easy
matter to rig up enough fastsaling cruisers to
defend our coast at short notice. and yet there
are owned in the United States today
only l24 vessels that would be of anv
| service whatever in case of diff
Guilty. We have no Notifications and no
coast defenses. Suppose, for example, we shoulu
get into difficulty with England what would be-
come Of our lake cities2 By our treaty with
England we are allowed to keep only one vessel
on the lakes, We have that old worn out tub
the Michigan" In the case of war. the En-
glish navy could enter the St Lawrence l1ver
and, with the aid of the Weland canal, could
within three days, have a feet of vessels in Lake
Erie that within week could destroy Buffalo,
Cleveland, Toledo Detroit. Chicago, Milwaukee,
ana every other clUy on our lake frontier, ana
we could do nothing"
''What remedy would you suggestl"
First the building of the Hennepin canal
in order that may have an inlet to the lakes
for the passage of ships of moderate draft
through our own territory next adequate fortih-
cations, thirdly, the construction Of a navy; and
fourthly, the building of foundries where guns
can be built"
Anything else?'
Eyes. The reorganization of the department
by placing practical man at its head Who
would think of drawing on the navy for an At
torney general, or on the army for the head of
the Treasuryl Yet the army and navy are pre-
sided over by lawyers, who don't know a marlin
spike or a canteen from rainbow or a distillery
1t should be changed