New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-02
THE HOUSE RECEDES ONCE.
ACCEPTING THE POST OFFICE BILL.
sryATE AMENDMENTS AGREED To-rhE ANhND'D
NAVAL BILL REJECTED AT RANDALL C'""N
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fhe Post once Appropriation "''''
mistsp led by Mr.. TownShend, of Illinois, VINO n"u
nhar'o Of the hill. made a stubborn fight but they
were defeated at every point. The item lot ,','"U
u trorsrortotion on railroad routes is raSeu from
U,1 700 to SO $50 The provision reducing inc
compensation to all railroad companies ior tr"ns
n,rtation of mails five per cent per ahhuin 10
stricken out of the bill also is the provision t"'
only fifty per ccutum of the compensation a",noi
,zed o be paid to other railroad companies sha' Dc
pa,l to companies which receive Suosiu'cS Vi i"NN
grants from the general Government.
On the motion to agree to the action OF the seha'e
on the provisions above named, the following
Do-,ocrots voted in the allrmatlvc James t.
Campbell Gambler, Dargan, DeSter, Lllot''
Farley Finelty. Follett, Foran, Graves Hahoock'
A : Hewitt G. w. Hewitt llouSeman, Jordan
King. Mitchell. Morey, Morse. MuldTow. Mutcher'
/ i O'Ncin. Post Rankin Reese w. I. Rogers
SEYMOUR C. A. sumner, Throcknorton, 1ulmah'
Van Eaton, A. J. Warner and Woodward
The Senate amendment to change the appropra-
ton for the pay of railway post oice clerks from
81 400 600 800, 900 was agreed to 10y yea aud
nav votc-l23 To 90. The agreement on the Posi-
Ogice bill insuros an grc-ment on the Army bill
where the only matter IN controversy the one re-
loting to the compensation to be paid to subsidized
railroads for the transportation of troops ana
military stores.
MIR RANDAII'S PARTISAN ATTACKS.
Tho House stands by It's refusal to agree to the
Senate amendments to the Naval bill winch pro
vide frs. for the building of new cruisers. ana
second for the completion of the ironclad donblc-
turrctted monitors. Nr. Randall, who had charge
of the conference report. made a bitter partisan
sn,pch i'm defence of the action Of the House con
t,tenccs lie said there seemed to be hope on the
part of tho Senate coutcrccs that the House would
rcccdc but unless there was a positive instruction
otherwise by the House itself the conlcte's Wou"
Weld nothing. Nj Randall criticised the cruisers
now building aud cited the opinion OF one OF Two
naval officers that they will prove failure In re-
rnrd 70 the monitors. lac reproduced the Arguments
u.cd hy Ahtam s. Hewitt IA his epccch on tlat SUD
feet. Mr Randall also took occasion TO ollndo to
The recent discoycrc, ol fraud m the Navy Depart
mont a4 AN additional reason why thc American
Navy shall br allowed to remain In it, present ds-
gAoctul condition.
1nr NAVY DEPARTMENT iSvrsuGNuoN.
To this Mr Culkus. one of the House conlcrccs
replied by SAYING that lac would bc ~ possession
dm,ng the day of the p1pcs showing lh' 'l"ll'
made hy Democratic Representatives. and senators
g. have Surgeon General Wales retained IN the place
hc occupied when the irregularities were committed
ly suboIdmatcs in the Bureau, of Medicine ana
Surgery. 1t would bo found, ho said that the
present Secretary of the Navy, despite the strong
recommendations of Democrats as well as hcPuolr
cans, had opposed the rcappontmcnt ol surgeon
General Wales aud tho Secretary therefore should
hc prascd rather than blamed The scclet2ArE
act ON i'm making % strict investigation, WI!ch Ied
T. the arrest Of several subordnatcs IN the depart
mcut rs well as ot several business men Wno are
charged with being in Collusion WIN me "'SH"Icst
suhnrdmatcs of Smgcou-bcucTal NWrSS huIcdui
had again demonstrated his iathiulnesS ana
efficiency as the head of the Navy Department.
Mr. CalkinS slG that hc for one was Wiling that
There should be pat IN the bill clause thdt the ne"
building were tested, which would be before cold
weather, but that was not what was desired.
Under the leadership OF kan@aii a ntoinhfhhc h
statement had gone forth that no vessels snGud ~
built for the Navy until after the next Presidential
election.
EvADING A POINTED QUESTION.
Mr. Reed wanted to know why, if the present
safeguards were not sufficient, the Appropriations
Committee did not pass additional and more strln-
gent ones and permit the appropriation to he made
and the work of rebuilding the Navy to continue
MI Randall lodged the question by declaring that
the title of an American citizen is sufficient safe
quad for his protection anywhere and under all c-
cumstlnccs. Mr. Randall declared that the proposi-
tou was to build vessels that would not be even
second rate. 80, >, 81, ,
"Thcn why do you not amend the bill, and build
vessels that are good = exclaimed MI Rccd OF Name
10 this Mr Randall replied; lou ha4 Ino
House last year, and refused TO appropriate dollar
for the lrOucladS.'
There were separate votes on the propositon@s @ re-
lating to the cruisers and the monitors. Nj Cal
Rins moved that the House rcccdc from MS agree
mcnt to the Senate amendment authorizing the
building of new cruisers, and his Il Otion was re-
jccted-yeas 80 nays 147. The only Democrats
who voted in the affirmative were tmcrty.
Dorshcimer, Belmont, Morse and J. J. O'Ncill.
The motion to agree TO the senate amendment
about the monitors was relected-S1 yeas 10 l;'3
nays The only Democrats who voted n the
Affirmative were Belmont Finerty and }. j. O'Nelll.
SHALL THERE BE COAST DEF ENCEsl
THE HOUSE TO DECIDE TO-DAY IN A VOTE on THE
FORTITICATIONs BILL
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