Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-02

WASHINGTON, July lst.-Randall submitted
report OF the Conference Committee on the ma
val appropriation bill, announcing its fnabiIi-
" to agree. THE chief items of disagreement
are the appropriation for new cruisers and the
continuation of work upon the double turreted
monitors
Randall said that nothing but an instruction
from the House would cause the conferees to
yield on these two points applause on Demo
cratic side because they had not that confidence
IN the manner of construction of these cruisers
that warranted further expenditures of the pIb-
lie money i'll order to duplicate them. Besides
there was not thrown around these propositions
that safeguard in the expenditure of money
which the present circumstances, known to the
country, warranted, and which should be thrown
around the department which was now the sub
ject of investigation. As he said before, there
was nothing that would induce the present con
ferees to yield on these two points except di-
rect vote of the House. and when that vote was
given he hoped the House would select some
other conteree than himself IApplause on the
Democratic side.
Calkins said the question was whether the
building of navy should he delayed another
year, and whether after expending millions of
ing to do with cruisers or monitors
Randall admitted that that was so but asserted
that it should have its effect upon the members
in apprOpriatlng money for a department where
there had been nmaladministration
Calkins moved that the House recede from its
disagreement to the steel cruisers amendment
LOSt-ayeS 80. noes 147.
The following Democrats voted with the Re
publlcans in the affirmative: Belmont, Dor
sheimer, Finncrty. Morse, O'Neill of Missouri
and Sumner of California.
y similar motion. in regard to the monitors
clause was also lost by ayes -, noes 139
The House further insisted on its disagree
ment, and Randall. Holman and Calkins were
appointed cOnfereeS.
The House receded from its disagreement 10
the Postoffce appropriation BILL and then went
into Committee of the Whole on the fortifcation
appropriation bill
q Hewitt of New York preferred the minority re-
port; He thought the majority bill unnecessa-
rily liberal for the wants of the people
Ellis advocated the majority bill
Inc Clerk then proceeded to read the bill bv
paragraphs.
Randall offered the bill reported by the minor
lty as substitute for the majority bill. and il
was agreed that the substitute should be re-
porteu 10 the HollSe, and vote be taken on it
tomorrow morning.
Adjourned.
Public Debt Statement.
WASHINGToN, July lst.-The decrease of the
pubic debt during June was S9,217 ,25G, and the
decrease since June 80 1888 Sl07 OiO g7i cash in
treasury, 1891 gs5, ,92s gold certificates. s9s. .392
900 silver certificates, Sl19S11 69l; certificates
of deposit, Sl2,3S5, coo: refundng certificates
s&O0O0 legal tenders, S3l6, ,6Sl 016; fractional
curreucy, s6gS006l available cash, slS9 So i49.
Telegraph improvements.
New York July 1st-A Boston special saws;
The new telegraph line which has lust been
opened between this city and Providence intro
duces new idea into the general telegraph
business of the country. In the well-known
quadrupleX system four messages may be sent
at once over the wire. two in each direction By
the new system 2 messages may be sent at once
over the same wire, all in one direction, or part
one way and the rest the other
Chicago Races.
CHICAGO. July 1st.-The weather was warm to-
day, and the attendance large. The track was
good. The first race, purse. for all ages. mile
and q sixteenth Admiral won Harding second,