The Portland daily press., 1884-02-27
FORTY.E EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
aENATE.
wA,arxcrox, Feb. :

EUkI L -EkSS ID LII NVNUh ESSs
SENATE.
|. WA. .HrTeToS, Feb. %.
In the Senate Mr. SewalI, IRON the commit.
tee 4 a military atHairs. reported fsvorably the
House bill for the relief Of Fux John Porter
and j. was made the special order for Wednes-
day March 18th.
Mr.. Wilson reported favorably the bill to
prohibit the mailing of newspapers containing
lottery advertisements. 1t was placed on the
calendar
Mr. Margan presented petition praying for
the ratification OF Mexican treaty. The
Chair Informed Mr.. Morgan that such peti.
SONS were usually presented In executive ses-
sous. Mr. Morgan was opposed to such rule
ont would so present the petition.
Mr.. M4xey from he com mmittee on military
anars reported favurably, with some amtnd-
mehts, the bill TO consolidate the bureau OF
military justice and the corps of Judge adj
vocaleS of the army. 1t was placed on the
Calendar.
Mr.. Allison offered resolution which was
agreed TO calling onthe Secretary of the NaVy
70 furnish the Senate with all information
respecting the progress OF the ship Canal at the
lsthmns of Panama.
Mr.. Hale introduced bill allowing the fol-
rowing Joint resolution which was at once
Fad three tunes and passed without debate:
hes iyed by the Senate and House of Repre-
Ssssa sisstv; IVES that the act of Her srittannic
44naJssts govArnIneuC in presenting 10
tne United s[ates government the Arctic steam
smn m Alert which win be used in hs coniemplat d
eAp dlivn 10 relieve lieut. Greely and party lie re-
cognlzed as appot tule and generous and Is deeply
appreciated by Congress and the peoule Of the
UNITED Stst.s, and that he resident be and he is
AereDy requested to communicate copy of this
1esoiutl ITO her brittannic Majesly's government.
Mr. Plumb offered resolution which was
agreed 10 calling on the comm missioner OF agri-
culture OF furnish inform ,tion of the annual
ain0unt OF wheat rye, corn and cotton pro-
1nCH6 ha Gua
Ereced'Dg-l0S2; the amount used at home for
food fodder, seed aud other. purposes; the
amount exported abroad and surplus, IL any, at
the end OF that group 4 wears. Similar infor-
nation for the years 1882 and 1883 sepsrstrly,
ana est'mase as to the year 1884; and also
whether IN his judgment specu auon by OPP
ton or futures in those productions where no
actual Transfer takes takes place, tends to af-
iect the market value o! the commodity to the
lbJnry OF The consumer or producer.
The Senate took up aud passed the bill to
author z the State of California to select ether
lands iaSplace OF the 10Th and Both sections re-.
turned as mineral.
The chair laid before the Senate the bill
reported by Mr.. Hoar from the committee on
naval affairs to authorize the construction of
additional eel cruisers for the navy. (The
bill au horlz-s the President to have construc-
ted seven steel vessels besides one steel ram
one ernl'1ng torpedo boat and two hsrbor tor
ped0 boats
Mr.. Hale addressed the Senate pointing out
the necessity for the ships the United States
poss sssng hardly one OF the class now recog-
Dlzsd by nations of the world as necessary for
naval purposes. When we con ,enpiatad
things that were happening almost every d.y.
the clouds lowering on tho poll ical hofiz %
Lhough not themselves fraught with danger at
least showed that this c,untry should no
longer be permit ed TO remain in It's present.
helpless condltion. In case OF trouble the
people OF the Uanited st ties would be 10th 10
forgive any administration of public aft ,irs
that had not sought to do something e. remedy
the present defenoeles condition of the .tion.
Mr. Beck Inquired whether the ships we're
TO o. built and whether by private contract or
otherwise.
Mr. Hale replied that the whole subject had
been gone over in connection with the bill of
last YEAR. L. was believed and in that belief
he 81 AIRED, thai those ships could NOT he built
So cheaply and quickly in the navy ard Az
outside. Nothing should be done without adj
Vert1sement IN promin- Mt papers In all parts of
the country or without the whole plan and
process OF construction being clearly mapped
out.
Mr.. Mcphersnn offered an amendments re-
ducng the number of steel vessels provided
Tor oy the bill to four, ting otf crui .ers aud
despatch. boat and providing that the eunbo ats.
rams aud torpedo boats should oe bull under
the nlans and specifications 10 be Supplied by
the Navy ID partment except one gunboat to
De built upon the plans t. be furnished by The
ADMIRAL oil the navy, such building to be done
BY contract with the los est r-spon>i iDls bidder
made after at least 60 DAYS advertise meut and
that no such vessel should be accepted unless
builtiu strict accordance with the plans and
specifications. He did not believe in DESTROY
Ing the old wo1den vessels Of the>navy until
some substitute shond be found for them. He
crtuci2sd the action of the S+cretary
OF the Navy with referebce to these
ships AID siid the whole plan of that officer
was to have the opportunity of building new
ships and MT preserve I'D ones, even where
ens ws1e w%raX sad oil tbse we're
rapru1y -urr,.s--a-.,t,I5e1ves out aud he thought
the lin 'tlou of expenses upon their repairs q
wise one. La Case OF difficulty with
foreign power it would be absolute murder to
compel men OF our navy 10 go ON board these
ships aud contend with any other naval vessel
The folo@ing named cities, he said, could be
bonharded by the most recent guns from posi-
tons which could be taken up b, an enc ay's
vessels in spite of channel obstruction or pres
ent harbor defonces: EastDorJ. portsmouth,
Portland, Boston, New Bedford, Newport,
New Haven, New London, New York, Brook
lyn.Nnrfolk, Beaufort, WimiL gtou Charleston,
Feruandina, Ke, West, Pensacola aud Calves
ton. Brsies the English would have within
few month clesr IA feet channel from the
ocean to The great lakes which would admit
vessels of respectable size and expose our large
cities on the lakes TO dangers of lombard
ment.
The Senate without coming to a vote went
into executive session and afterwards adjourn
ed.
HOUSE.
In the House today the Senate bill providing
for the completion of the statue of Rear Ad-
miral DOpOn. was passed The statue is to be
placed III Dupont Circle, Washington.
Mr.. Wise arose to reply, but the Chair re-
fused to recognize the question as one of priv
ilege.
The House then went into committee on the
pleuro-pneumonia bill.
Mr.. Hopkins of Pennsy lvania offered an
amendment providing that the appointment of
twenty persons to il quire into Col tageous dis
eases among domestic animals shall be with
the conseit of The legislature of those States
wherein they are To act.
Mr. Eaon of Connecticut opposed the
atDehdm, n, because the bill could not bs
ame end+d 80 as to make it descent. 1t y az un-
constitutional from head to heel. Mr.. Eaton
tack OCCASION to reply to ticiSms of his course
made by Mr.. Hatch of Missouri some DAYS
sii ee. He regretted that the gentleman from
Missouri had s,id that New York, New jersey
aud Connecticut we're barDacIes New York
NV trsey aud Connecticut in 1876 elected
=. j Tiden President of the United States
(.pplause), and would elect the next Demu-
craic President. New York New j. rsey and
Copneci' VI barnaclee These barpacles were
bigger than the ship,
Mr. H tch said that the gentleman had mis-
apprehs nded his remarks He had spoken of
individuals, not of Sta es.
Mr. Eaten-Ynu not only mentioned those
States hut slso Indiana and OHIO.
Mr. Hatch / said that what the Democratic
party needed more than anything else WAS
funerals. Funerals in M ssachnsetts; funerals
in New York; funerals in Indians, ,and funerals
in Ohio.
MIR. Randall of Pennsylvania advocated q
resolution which he proposed to offer at the
proper time, r. committing the bill with in-
struotious 10 the committee on agriculture to
report back bill which shall embrace q more
thorough system of inspection, to the end Il at
30 diseased animals shall be exported aud, !,
further, to report bill to organize more
strict quarantine against the importation of
diseased animals, aud make such recomme nda-
tions as will secure by States such legislation
as will eradicate plenro-pueumonia.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Hopkins was
lost--9l to 10l
Having Cor Guided consideration of the Sec
onh s. ctlNn the com mi tea rosa and tha Hnnst,