National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-02

Mr.. Randall, OF pennsylvania submitted the
report Of the conference committee on the
naval appropriation bill, announcing an IN.
ability 10 agroo
The explanatory statement which accOmpn.
MICS the report specifics the chief items OF dis,
agrocmout to be the appropriations for new
Cruisers and for the continuation orwork upon
tho dOuOleturtetcd monitors. There are
Other points Of disagreement, hut tho confer.
once committee thinks that thuse differences
could he olS,ly adjusted, II an agreement could
bo reached upon the two items specified,
Mr., Randall slid that the senate seemed to
have lurking hope. which other ought 70 be
affirmed or dismissed by positive action on the
part Of the hoiIao, that ultimately tho house
would rcCedo from H. disagreement to the two
important amendments. Understanding his
duty ns he did, aud he thought he spoke for
his democratic colleague on the committee,
N.Y. Hutchins, ho said Deliberately that
nothing but an instruction from the house
would induce The house CoutCrOCs to yield on
these two points.
Mr.. Calkins of Indiana, said that the first
proposition presented 10 the house was whether
the building of the navy should he DELAYED for
another year, or whether congress should take
another step In advance The next proposition
w0s whether congress, after having expended
millions of dollars In building four monitors,
should cease work upon them. The cruisers In
course " construction mad boon severely Crti.
ciScd, he admitted but 81 per cont. Of MI the
bruins ofthc American navy Ind Snid that tho
vessels would be the best Of their class In the
world, lie did not caro- particularly whether
the appropriation for tho'monitorS was made
Of present for, In tho course of time, they must
be completed.
He was sorry to hear tho gentleman from
Pennsylvania refer to tho flCt that nm invcgtl-
cation was in progress IN the navy department,
which In some wny initiated against the fur.
then use OF money by that department. The
| Investigation had nothing 10 do with the new
cruisers or with the monitors. Mr.. Culkins
said that during the course of the day hc
would he IN possession Of the recommundR.
tions which had Put surgeon General Wales IN
| the position which he had occupied and
would read them II necessary. The distin-
g1llshud nnmuS Of'vcry many members of the
house and tcnutc would uI5Car appended to
WulCs'5 recommendation for rcuppplntmCllt,
| u would appear that the present secretary Of
! the navy was not In mvor of lis promo,ion,
and II there had been administration the
| responsibility would not rest on the present
! secretary of The navy, but on those who were
| instrumental ia putting Wales there.
The speaker appealed 10 his colleague not TO
takc IL step backward IN building up the navy
the country. II he wore the controlling
| spirit In the senate, he would stand BY tho
| Steel cruisers clause, no matter what the deter
lninatiOn of the house might BE-,
| Mr. CHlkins called attention TO the case Of
\ Whccluck against the Venezuelan republic, as
II case showing the impOtcncy of the govern
mcnt IN efforts looking TO protection of Amcri-
Mr. Randall. Whit WIS your administration
abuuti
Mr. Calkins. No administration could en-
| force the dignity OF the government unless the
| legislature will put in It's power the guns and
| navy to enforce IT,
MI Randall. Did your administration ever
appeal TO this house for force Ia vindiCatC the
| honor and dignity Of tho government. Zap
| pluuSc on the democratic side.
| Mr. Calklns. Repeatedly.
Mr. Randall, II / know the American hcart
| IN this house, whenever any appeal comes
| from any administration, no mHttcr whit we
think oft, all members VIII have one voice
| md one vote here IN the defense OF our COuu.
try. Applause on the republican isldcl
Mr., Reed Of Maine Il t. appe9ling now and
cccdcd to cTlliCsc Mr. Rnndall's objection TO
the disputed clauses asserting that they wore
intended only to mlslrad the country, and de-
clarlng that II sincere they might be- GnSliy re-
| Mr. Randall said that he was perfectly Will
ing that The country should judge of the sin
ccrty of his objections,
The conference report was agreed 20
Mr.. Calklns then moved that the house re-
code iIOm It's disagreement TO the steel CruiS-
err amendment Lost yeas ~, nQys l47,
4 similar motion II regard 10 the monitors
clause was also iqst-ycnis %, hnys 49, ,tso,r,
mCui, and MessI~, Ruud,dl,, Holman, and Cal
kin. were appointed o. Gonferoes.
Mr. Townshona, Of Illinois, from the com
mirec on conference on thc pVAlolNce nllfo,
|
uny points IN Controversy are those reducing
by per cent, the compensation u railroads
for inuil transportation, reducing 10 Dper cent.
fthis amount the CJnpenSHt ion to l6ud grnnt
roads for similar service, and increasing from
100000 to si,3DDWD the Appropriation Tor
railway mail Clcrks,
Anur some dscu-,i ion Mr., li0rr moved that
the house rCCCdu nom Us disagreement 10 the
senate amendments touching the gOupcnsl,
lion 10 land grant and other railroads Ton mail
characterization. Agreed tu--yc0s ll6, nays lO2,
Nh IlOar moved to rccclc nom the Disagree
mCut 10 the senate amendment increasing the
appropriation for the compensation OF lHlIwuy
mall clerks; aud the motion was agreed 70
yea. 1913, nays 90 This ditpOseS OF the bill as
lar as the house Is COuCcnlelI
The speaker announced the appointment pl
Mc-,rs WellbOn, Pierce and Perkins az con
icrcys on the bin granting the right Of way
thrugrl the Indian territory 70 lho southern
Kuusu, Railroad company,
| The hOusc then, at ! o'clock, went INTO com
mitIrc the whole lNlr. Buunt, otGu0rgia, IN
the chairnbn tho iOr,iilcution appropriation
bill
Tho discussion of tue bill wasparicipgtcd Z!
by Mcssrs, Hewitt OF New YORK, Wuliprd
Randall, aud Ellls
Nj Randall raised point of order agains'
go much of the first paragraph Of the majority
bill as provides for the construction OF new
works al tho deep water hUrboBof the country
but subsequently Withdrew the point Hu1
offered the bill reported by the minority ofth'
committee on appropriations asa substitute Iol
the majority bin,
4 On verbal amendment " the sppsttptg y.