The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-03-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
HOUSE..

WARRINGTON, March L. Oates
from the Committee on Public lands
rep'rted u resolution calling on tn,
Secretary of the Interior tor infor
marion relative to unauthorized
fen ing In of public lands by indi
vlduals or c"rporations in severa
States and Territories Adopted.
The following bills were re
ported:
Bv Wilkins, from the Committee
on Btnking and Currency, to pr.,.
lie for the issue of circla,inv note:
70 national banking a~sO. iatlous
Referred to Committee Of the
WhO'e.
Buckner submitted the minority
report.
Nv Regan, from the Committee op
COnirli-rce, to establish b,.ar.i Ol
Interstate c"m,ner''e and t., regulate
such G 'nnerce. Referred to Com.
nit tee Of the VIII lie.
b: James. from the G 'mmi'tee on
kaIIw tys and &ansl% to aid In the
construction "f:s canal bet " cen LAKE.
U"mn and Puget Smnd. Referred
Z" Committee If the Whole.
Bv Watson, f.om the Committee
On Invalid Pensions, tO increase tile
leusien Of widows and minor child.
rem and dependent relatives Of
Deceased soldiers and 81 lors. Re-
ferret 10 Committee If the Whole.
The Hru-e at lilo o'clock went into
conl,nl' ter If thu whole on tue Naval
Aprrop' iatiDm hill
rho'I,ss s'a ed there were 50 off
Gers for every ship IN service or an
officer M every i've seamen. He
~ I'D attention tO the Thoroughly
weak condition of the navy, derlir-
ing there Was scarcely u nation in
tine world which could not send one
ar M r. Vessels here aud lay tire great
"it,-s Of the Atlantic or Pacific c,,ast
under cOntribu ion. He ran through
the list Or Vessels In cO.u'ui-slon. as-
s-It,ny them to be monuments Of
shame AMI 4 disxrac to the c,Duntry.
The pensiing bill had no provisions
tor the construction Of Armaneut.
When the si,i ps are completed there
will he no guns to lut in them.
Finnerty >aid the appropriations
committee se. med deter mined to be
econ Oinical in me weakest ! oiut of
the nati'n. The world was aware f
the cnndnion IF our d-feuses. Oar
marine at the present time was
menace to the well-being of this
'nunrry. In tde event If war it
would te unprepared to meet any
Of respectable. strength. |
ffe wa~ sen.ible Of The fact that u
war navy c'uld not be built in u
snort time, but there Was nothing to !
prevent tue constr ,ctiun of ships |
whicn would enable us in the event |
# sudden host .lity t. prey upon the
Commerce Of our antagonist. It
made but lutte difference who Was
Resp nnsble fer the present dilapidat-
d cnudition of the navy. Tue fact
+nained that virtually the
United States had no
layy. He wanted to see
h.- " rk began by the Forty seven h
Congress followed up by the Fifty
Eighth Congress-. W. might talk
'boht the Munr"e dW.trine, tut we
,Ou d hear the click of the European
'pa'te H. Panama AS 1t aug the "anai
20 .ring the Atlantic ami Pacific to-
leti,er. What Europe dug wih the
'pade she would MAINTAIN with the
WORD.
Belford twitted the Democratic
tide with making \ pretense "f ecou-
my when the surpIu. in the trea>u-
" was swelling aud burs ink | ke an
EnxIish plum pudding. guarded by
h- combined g-niu, ut PennsyIva-
lia and New York. which iu the
,.rs',n Of Randall aud Hu chins were
inning this biIt on the cheese par
ny principle. These gentlemen hai
lived their Shields t. play before the
,'';Intrv the role If D -lnocratic econ
'nIi-ts. Blessed be the memory OF
\ n.irew Jacks N, who had satd, II"
lines "f reace prepare for war;"
l. ,ught-r.
HiscMk said the inference to be
lrawn rom the bill Was that the
Democratic: majority intended to
top the good work Of building up u
ew navy VIII ch the R-pubiican-
I'D i0"ugurated.
The committee rose and the House
djourned.