St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-02

under the leadership of the gentleman from
New York, Hiscock, to give dollar toward
the attempt of any monitors.
Mr.. Eaton said there was no case OF an
American citizen before the foreign affairs
committee that could not be settled in an
hour There was no necessity for iron-clads
of any character to take care of any Amerl-
can citizen, as far as the foreign affairs COM
mittee are aware of.
The conference report was agreed to.
Mr.. Calkins then moved that the house re-
cede from its disagreement to the steel
cruisers amendment. Lost, yeas 30; nays
147. The following Democrats voted with
the Republicans in the affirmative: Belmont,
Dorsheimer, Finerty, Morse, O'Neill, OF Mis-
souri, and Sumner, of California.
A similar motion in regard to the monitors
clause was also lost. Yeas S5; nays 139.
The house further insisted on its disagree
ment, and Messrs. Randall Holman and
Calkins were appointed conferees.
! The Townshend committee of conference
on the postofice appropriation bill, reported
a failure to agree. The points in contro-
versy are those of reducing by 5 per cent.
| the compens sation to railroads for rail trans
portation, reducing to so per cent. of this
| amount the compensation to land grant of
roads for similar service and increasing from
| $4, 100000 to 81, 300, 900 the appropriation
| for railway mail clerks.
| Mr.. Townshend said it was impossible for
the copferees to agree. The house conferees
were willing to compromise, but the senate
demanded unqualified and complete recess
sion on the part of the house. After discus
sion Mr.. Hoar moved that the house rccede
from its disagreement to the senate amend
ments touching the compensation to land
grant and other railroads for mail transpor-
tation. Agreed to, yeas 116; nays 102.
M. Horr moved to recede from the dis
agreement to the senate amendment increas-
ing the appropriation for compensation to
railway mail clerks. Agreed to; yeas 1913;
nays 90 This disposes of the bill as
far as the house is concerned. The house
then went into committee OF the whole on
the fortifcetion appropriation bill.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York, preferred the
minority report. He thought the majority
bill unnecessarily liberal for the wants of the
people.
Mr.. Ellis advocated the majority bill. He
had heard more errors stated in the course OF
this discussion than he had ever heard be-
fore in debate. Many who had spoken had
proved their utter and absolute ignorance of
uQe subject. Inc uSlCuSCleSS COuulGlOu Ol
the country was conceded. Did the gentle
man from Pennsylvania Randall deny it!
Mr.. Randall-There is but one thing more
defenceless, and that is the treasury of the
| United States
| Mr.. Ells-The treasury is amply defended
so long as the gentleman from Pennsylvania
insists that taxation shall not be reduced at
one end and that nothing shall be spent at
| the other end. One-fourth of the entire
| wealth of the nation is absolutely at the
mercy of any little insignificant power that
happened to have an armored vessel. If we
would preserve peace, let us be prepared for
war If we would resume the spirit of our
| forefathers, let US make every city by sea and
every harbor which tioated our commerce,
safe and secure.
The clerk then proceeded to read the bill
by paragraphs.
Mr.. Randall offered bill reported by the
minority as a substitute for the majority bill,
and it was agreed the substitute should be re-
ported to the house and vote taken upon it
tomorrow morning. Adjourned.