Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-07

braska Senator was in the chair solely by
 unanimous consent. This momentous ques-
 ton having been settled an executive session
 was held. After the executive session re-
 cess was taken until D. m.
 The general deficiency bill was reported
 from the conference committee and agreed l to.
 | The report on the naval appropriation bill | was made at 9:15. MT. Hale, in response to
 inquiries by Mir. Conger, explained that the
 House and Senate were at deadlock in re- | gard to the bill as passed and unless no ap- propriations for the navy were to be made
 the report should bs adopted. He deprecated
 the short-sightsd policy of the House in do-
 ing nothing for the navy, but recommended the passage of the joint resolution in lieu of the regular bill
 When the House bill providing for the | navy establishment for the first six months of the current year reached the Senate, MT. Miller, of California, proposed an amend | ment prohibiting the expenditure of any
 money on the double-turretted monitors.
 This was adopted and so the bill as amend
 ed was returned to the House for confer ence Mr. Allison presented the report of the
 conference on the consular bill on which they
 asked the Senate to recede from it's amend ment appropriating $25O, 900 to carry out the neutrality acts This was also agreed to. At 4 D. m. the Senate again went into ex- 6outlV6 were foOp60oH in 8 few moments and the Senate then took recess until 10 8. m tomorrow. HOUSE The sundry civil appropriation bill came up to the House from the Senate at 3 a. m, when Mr. Randall submitted the re- port. The committee agreed on all the amendments except MT. Springer's bill abol- ishing the fee system for the payment of United States attorneys and marshals- The
 bill came from the Senate increased 4,036,- 990 above what the House fixed it. In con ference the Senate conferees surrendered 3D. 732, ,060 and the House yielded $I,27S, ,93O, with S26, 900 dependent upon the points not agreed upon. MT. Ryan, of Kansas moved that the Sea- ate recede from it's disagreement ; agreed to. He then moved further amendments substan- tially repeating the appropriations for the current year for these purposes; which were agreed to. At o'clock MT. Burnes, of Missouri sub mitted report from the conference on the consular and diplomatic bill that they could not agree. The report was adopted. MT. Burnes then made an elaborate state ment in regard to the Nicaraguan item of $25. .OOO, in which hs stated that the purpose was the purchase and extension of the Nicaraguan maritime canal cen
 cession and that $1, 100000 was to be paid to the twelve men who had incorporated themselves under the laws of the State of
  900 was to come call for from $75, 900, 900 to $500, 10000 to carry the scheme to conclusion. He charged the Republicans with attempting to transform themselves into the majority and carry this scheme, and threatened resistance to the last If such purpose WAS insisted upon. Mir. Eaton of Connecticut advocated con- ference on the Senate amendment The House by vote of 43 to AS refused to recede from it's disagreement and the bill was sent to third conference, and at 7:20 a. m. the House took a recess until 3 D. m. About twenty members were present at 3 o'clock and recess taken for fifteen minutes. At 3.3O Mir. Randall stated the situation as follows The consular bill was expected from the Senate in 8 form that would assure speedy agreement Tbe def- ciency bill was still in conference. On the navy appropriation bill the conferees were unable to agree and bill was being prepared to extend the current appropriations for six months with provisions for the completion of the new cruisers and $500, 900 for their armament. Mir. Holman said there was but single disagreement on the legislative bill and intimated that it would not stand in the way of final adjournment. These four bills are the appropriations now undisposed of. With an hours speech by MT. Browne, of Indiana, on the Mexican peEsion bill and sunday short recesses the time was spent un- til 7:30, when the secretary of the Senate an nounced their concurrence in the conference of the sundry civil bill, which was at once taken up in the House and MT. Randall sub mittsd the conference report The bill as finally reported appropriates St, ,966, GIG 6l, which is SS274 849 96 in excess of the House bill and $S35, ,461. 63 less than as passed by the Senate. The report was adopted Mir. Randall reported that the conference on the naval bill was unable to agree and that the report was adopted.
 Mir. Randall then introduced a bill appro- En, of Ina 1akia HrT l last years bill for the first six months in the current year with such notifications as cir eumstances render necessary and providing l for the completion of the steel cruisers Chi | cago, Boston and Atlanta and the dispatch 1 boat Dolphin and providing for their arns- ment.
 In an eloquent appeal for an American l navy Mir. Calkins incidentally referred to this as his last night in the House, as he will re- ! sign his position as representative to be candidate for Governor of his State. Mir Reed, of Maine, obtaining the floor read extract from a speech by MT Cox, | of New York, in which he quoted Admiral l Parker in condemnation of the new cruisers | He then read letter from Admiral Pasker ! not only denying having used the language, | but expressing contrary view Mir. Reed \ next read from speech by MT. Cox in l which the exact language appeared as his l own.
 Mr. Cox replied with a good deal of warmth that if ignoranceiand imbecility were l statesmanship the man from Maine would be | a Bismarck.
 l MT. Randall defended the policy of the | Democratic party towards the navy and said 1 the greatest ene1oies the navy had were the I men who had administered it's affairs. l The bill was then passed.
 l Mr Cox obtained leave to print the record of Admiral Porter in order to refute the statement of MT. Reed.
 MT. Holman, of Indiana, submitted 8 port from the conference the legislative l bill, the House conferees recsding from their l trovsray relative to the clerks to Senators l Mfr Holman said the report was signed only | by the House conferees and was merely a | formal ~eport to bring the subject to the at l tention of the House.
 After some discussion the report of the committee was adopted and at 9:25 the House 1 took recess of half en hour to await the consular bill.
 fRne Speaker announced several changes in committee membership.
 Mr Scales, of North Carolina, being in l the chair MT. Hiscoek, of New York; offered 1 a resolution that the thanks of the House 1 are due and hereby rendered to the Hon.
 John G. Carlisle, Speaker of the House of Representatives, for the able, efficient and strictly impartial man. ner in which he has discharg d the ardu- ous and responsible duties of his office dur 1 ing the present session of Congress. The resolution was received with signs of genuine satisfaction and it's unanimous adoption was 1 signal for a renewal of applause. The naval bill with the Senate amendment 1 was received at II D. m. Mir. Randall con-