Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-07-07

| United States and the several countries of
/ Central and Soath America
Mr.. Washhurn moved that the House re-
eede from its disagreement TO the $3.50, 900
amendment; lost-sl to IS,
Messrs. Findley. Hnnerty, Greenleaf, Han
cock. Hunt. O'Neil. Rosecrsns and winans
voted With the republicans in the Affirmative,
and Messrs. Bayne, o'Hara and York with
the democrats in the negative.
Mr.. Washburn moved recession from the
disagreement 70 the other matter in dispute.
Agreed to--lll to 20. This leaves the $780,
coo clause the only point of ditierer &c.
Messrs. Burns, Townshend and Washburn
were reappointed eonferees, and the House
took a recess until 9 o'clock this evening.
WASHINGTON, July 6.
AT SIS A. NJ the conference committee
reported the sundry civil bill, and on motion
Of Mr.. Ryan Of Kansas the House receded
from its disagreement 70 the Senate amend
ment still in controversy.
Mr.. Burns Of Missouri, from the conference
committee on the diplomatic bill, reported
the continued disagreement on one point in
controversy, the clause appropriating s250,-
600 for the Nicaranguau water way project,
Mr.. Burns opened his discussion by
statement of the Monroe doctrine and by the
assertion that the Clayton. Bulwer treaty had
uot oSSu AoIUgateu. Nehf tne CtoSc o1 tne
brilliant administration OF the government,
certain rights were obtained by II well known
American citizens TO construct a canal across
the isthmus in Nicaragua, and in terms of
concessions certain work was 10 be done on
or before the cath Of October next. These II
gentlemen were overtaken by a misfortune,
and the suggestion came hurridly TO the
appropriation committee that the concession
was immensely valuable; that il might be
made great prize to be drawn from the
diplomatic lottery Of the great American re-
public, and thai all Congress would have to
do was TO submit itself thoroughly to the
Judgment, wisdom and integrity Of the admin
istration in order TO secure this prize.
Mr.. Burns then gave brief history of the
conferences on the subject between the appro-
pristion committee and the committee on
foreign affairs, where the question was asked
What would become of the Clayton Bulwer
treatyg The answer was that England had
violated the Clayton Bulwer treaty. and cor.
respondence had been going on with regard
TO the propriety of abrogating il; but no
formal steps had been taken 10 that end and
with the treaty over us we would be compelled
TO do violence to our high character as a
people if we secretly without notice attempted
the violation of the treaty, while one of the
party was bravely, boldly and openly asserting
that il had not been violated, and that il
should not be abrogated. II had been sug-
gested that IL would be an advantage to our
trade for the government TO give a "good
round sum" for the rights which were acquired
by the concessionaries. To that proposition
the appropriation committee had promptly
answered that not one dollar would this Con-
gress give for any such thing.
Mr.. Wsshburn favored appropriations and
-.1 a., A.
preston that any part of the $3.50, 900 was
to be paid to private parties.
Mr.. Eaton Of Connecticut thought the
country would be false to itself, to its glory
and its honor If il failed to take steps TO se-
cure the right Of way through the isthmus.
At O'Clock the House took another recess
until 4.30.
On reassembling the Mexican pension bill
was discussed until 6 p. M. when a further
recess until was ordered.
After the recess the House concurred in
the Senate amendments TO half dozen pri-
vate pension bills.
Mr.. Randall Of Pennsylvania presented a
conference report on the general deficiency
bill which was agreed to. The bill as agreed
to approprates sc, 1896, ,6ls. being 1874 $40 in
excess of the amount carried by the bill as
passed by the House.
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conference report on the naval appropriation
bill and 1t was agreed TO. Mr.. Randall said
the committee on both sides was determined.
but one way was open, that the support of
the navy be provided for temporarily. He
submitted a bill making a temporary pro-
vision for the naval service for six months
ending Dec. 3lst 1884. The bill appropri-
ates one-half of the sums of money as were
appropriated for the service of the fiscal
year ending June 30th, 1884, subject to all
conditions that were imposed by said act.
During the discussion which followed Mr.
Reed of Mrine pointed out that in his speech
on the naval bill on July lst Mr. Cox of New
York had sscribed certain views on the sub
ject of new cruisers to Admiral Porter, which
that gentleman denied expressing. Mr.. Reed
compared Mr.. Cox with George the Fourth,
who labored under an hallucination that he
had participated in the battle of Waterloo
and wanted the Duke of Wellington to endorse
his statements. The gentleman from New
York. who had been at the head of the com.
mittee on naval affairs and who was some
times subject to hallucinations had evidently
so devoted his mind to the navy he had evil
become go fred with enthusiasm and had 80
absorbed himself in the subject that he had
forgotten his own personality and for a mo-
ment imagined himself high lord admiral of
the American navy. Laughter on the re-
publican side
Mr. Cor said that If ignorance and impu-
dence made statesman the man from Maine
would be Bismarck. He had quoted Ad.
miral Porter from public reports. He had
tried to show that cruisers we're 80 and
so, and he had proved IL by Admiral Porter,
and at the last moment his kindly friend from
Indiana Mr.. Calkins) had yielded to this
man from Maine all reeking with meanness
towards the democrat party to attack a small
man in the House. lie liked TO be good on
Sunday, but who was there in the United
States of America or in the everlasting uni
verse who could be good Sunday under the
provocation of 20 mean q man as that. ZAP
planse on the democrat side.)
Mr.. Reed replied that the gentleman had
made Characteristic speech in which he had
avoided the issue. The gentleman had re-
torted With force q personal allnsion.
''You are not ~ honest man as am"
broke in Cox. "You run railroad business,
l never did"
NO. retorted Reed, .'and the gensleman
never ran anything that required bead.
The gentleman from New York p..saGs- his
size. admit il. If he pleads bitterness in
every other respect I will admit Here 10
plain charge and il is reported in the demo
cratic newspapers that an admiral of the
navy made certain statements have
proved he never, and that the gentleman