Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-11

Mfr. McPherson made an attack on the administration of the Navy department. He declared that it had been notoriouaIy corrupt. The present secretary of the Navy, he said, exercised more power than was possessed by the combined taxpayers of tho nation.
 Mr. Frye dsfisd anyone to point to corz Eupt or fraudulent act on the part of the present administration.
 Mir. Jones, of Florida, argued that 8 buzz in the past administration of the navy formed no reason for not taking decided action now to create navy worthy of this great nation. It was degrading thing if w0 could not trust the President or Secretary of ths Navy to supervise the building of 8 navy to cen~ pete with that of any in the Wsrld. He knew nothing of Secretary Chandler or of Mr. Roach, but he did believe in taking en- ergstic measures for the protection of our national interests.
 MT. McPherson interiected Q deprecatory remark.
 Mir. Jones turned fiercely around and said, II am not talking to you" in tone which attracted general attention.
 MT. McPherson said nothing,
 At 4:4O the Senate went into executive ses- sion and on the doors being reopened ad- journed until Monday.
 The Senate in executive session further considered and passed the resolution author 1zlng the President to recognize the African International association as the controlling power in the valley of the Congo.
 HoUsE-The House met at Il o'clock in continuation of Wednesdays session.
 Mir. Eaton, of Connecticut, from the comnittee of the laws relating to the cleo ton of President and Vice President, re- ported back the Senate bill on that subject with an amendment in the nature of 8 sub. and Wn rafapra1 h tha calendar.
 Then the contest over public building measures was resumed, Mir. Stoekslager, of Indiana, moving to go into committee for the consideration of the measures. Owing to the early hour there was no quorum in the House, and that point was raised by MT. Warner, of Ohio, whereupon Mr. Belford, of Colorado, emphstically demanded call of the House and served notice upon Mir Warner that as the fight had begun it would be continued.
 During the progress of the roll call, which Mr. Belford declared would show whether there was quorum of courageous men or towards present, many members came in, and at it's conclusion there were 222 repre- sentatives answering to their names, and fur ther proceedings under the call were dispeng- ed with. At few minutes before 12 MT. Warner moved to adjourn, but this being voted down the legislative day of Wednesday
  of an heur the motion of Mir. Stockslager was agreed to, and at 1915 the House went into Committee of the e'Whole.
 The bills appropriating $50, 900 for pub lie building at Greenville, s. O., and $1Oo,- 900 for a public building at New Albany, Ind, were passed.
 Bills appropriating $1,50o. 900 for the public building at Pittsburg, $1oo, ,0oo at Chattanooga, Tenn, and $15O,oo0 at Augusta, Me, were next called, passed upon and ordered reported to the House. The committee then rose and reported the bills acted upon to the House.
 Mir. Stockslager moved recess until II o'clock tomorrow and Mir. Thompson, of Kentucky, moved to adjourn; lost-yeas 96, nays 97.
 Anticipating that the minority would re- frain from voting, thus leaving the House without the necessary quorum to order 8 recess, MT. Stockslager withdrew his motion and at 6:10 p. n. the House adjourned.