National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-25
GUNS FOR THE CRUISERS.
The House COnCurs in the Senate Amendment
Appropriating Money Therefor.
Mr. RandaIPs Cheese-Paring Policy
Violently Sat Down U pom,
Mr. HewitPS Unjust Charges Against the Secretary Of
the Navy and Their Prompt Retaliation.
Tho Pleuro-Pnoumonia Bill Further
Discussed In the Senate.
TIE SENATE.

The chair laid before the senate a communica-
tion from the attorney general requesting that
immediate provision be made by Joint resolution
Of congress for the payment of jurors and wit
nesses for United States courts The sum recon-
mended is 100000. The attorney general states
that the courts are In session a over the country
and there is no money to pay jurors or witnesses.
Mr.. Wilson gave notice that o-day at O'Clock
he would call up, in order to move It's reference TO
committee and make some remarks on the sub
jeot involved, his bill on interstate commerce.
Among petitions printed aud appropriately re-
BY Mr. Frye of Maine: From the governor,
executive council, secretary of state, and other
citizens OF Maine, praying that congress may ap'
In presenting the petition Mr.. Frye remarked
that Maine was as far from Louisiana us one could
reach within the limits of the United states, and
lie was very glad that his state took SO much IN
teIest IN the New Orleans cotton exposition. lie
sincerely hoped q suitable appropriation for tho
exposition. would be made by congress.
Favorable reports were made from committees
BY Mr.. Hoar, from the committee onthe library:
joint resolution providing that the two houses
VIII attend The ceremony Of unyeing the statue in
1884, at o'clock p. M, and appropriating $500 to
deiray the necessary expenses Of the occasion.
By Mr.. Plat, from the committee on territories:
The bill to provide for the admission Of Tacoma
state OF the union.
By Mr.. Hill, from the committee on postofhcos
and postroads The bill to provide for the deposit
in the treasury of the receipts of the money order
system and the payment of Its expenses out of
appropriations.
Also, from the same committee, the house bill
TO constitute bureau Of navigation In the treasury
department This TO take the place of the senate
bill OF like import which, on motion of Mr.. Frye,
was indefinitely postponed
The bills reported were placed on the calendar
and the joint resolution relating TO the Marshall
memorial was read three times and passed.
The senate proceeded to the calendar, first TAX
Ing up the bill TO provide for the disposal of aban
After amendment on motion of Messrs Mander
son, Conger, Bowen and Others, the bill was
passed. II authorizes the President whenever, In
becomes useless, he shall place 1t in the charge of
tine secretary Of the INTERIOR who shall have 1t
The bill amending the revised statutes relating
to trespassers on Indian lands was read a third
time and passed. 1t adds imprisonment to the
At o'clock the chair laid before the senate the
unfinished business, being the bill to provide for
bureau of animal industry and to suppress
Mr.. MCPHERSON thought the bill defective. and
that 1t should be recommitted to the committee
Mr.. Vest supported the bill.
Mr.. Mcpherson moved a recon- initial Of the
bill.
Mr.. Morgan, without arguing as to the consti-
tutionality of the BILL thought II by no means
sure that i was wise or expedient to pass it.
While Mr. Plumbs attention was diverted the
question was put on the motion to recommit and
the chair, upon viva voce vote, had got so far
to Announce that the ayes seem to have IL, -
the only thing in order was as to whether there
should BIO division Of the senate. On the sug.
gestion of Mr.. Hoar, however, the matter was
treated as though the question had not been put.
Mr.. Plumb then addtessed the senate i'll reply
to the objections made to the bill and in opposi-
ton to the motion to recommit. rccommittal,
he said, would be a destruction Of the bill and
an indication that the senate did net want to pass
any bill on this subject Of cattle diseases at this
session. All the stock growing associations had
passed resolutions favoring the bill, and every in
telligent stock grower favored it, In regard to the
constitutional question Mr.. Plumb said that when
astate had attempted to keep out cattle from an
1t had no constitutional power to do so aud to
sert now that the United States had no power I'M
der the constitution to regulate this interstate
commerce in cattle would be to assert that the
power existed nowhere. Replying to the charge
that the agricultural department had been instru.
mental In spreading reports Of the cattle diseases
Mr. Plumb said that the news was carried not
primarily by the agricultural department, but by
the newspapers and to attempt to pass 1t over by
not mentioning 1t, or discussing II, would be the
worst thing that could happen to us. The sooner
1t was known and dealt with the better People
did not walt In these days for information to be
conveyed officially, and even If they did an OFF,
disease existed among the cattle of this country
would be parallel for the popes bull against the
comet. AS to Mr. McPherson's criticism that
there was no pleuro- pneumonia In the country
Mr.. Plumb pointed to resolutions of the legis-
lature of New Jersey, admitting Its existence.
Amer further discussion by Messrs. Mcpherson,
Plumb, and Coke, Mr.. Jones, OF Florida. took the
floor, but gave way to a motion by Mr.. Cockrell,
that the senate 20 into executive session. After a
few minutes spent In executive session the door
were reopened, and the senate (at6l0 o'clock p m }
adjourned.