New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-12
THE GREELY RELIEF EXPEDITION.

,,,,, erx.rr wITuDRAWs ITS DEMAND THAT ONLY
VOLUNTEERS SHALL BE EMPLOYED.
lpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.i
WAsuIyGroN Feb. 1.-THE Senate decided TO-
dav by vote of 30 yeas to % nays to recede from
the position it had taken regarding the employ
mani of volunteers on the proposed Greedy relief
expedition. Though twice insisting, through us
conference committee, upon the adoption OF Mr.
Sanlsbnrv's amendment, the Senate seemed willing
arouoh TODAY TO reconsider the question when IT
yos snhmitted again by Mr.. Hale, who, since the
adjournment on Friday had succeeded In straighten-
ing ont the parliamentary language into whlch the
hill has fallen He asked the Senate 10 yleid 10 the
House in the matter, in order that no time might
he lost In fitting out the expedition, and repeated
in substance the same arguments submitted by MN
on former occasions in favor of the passage OF the
bill.
Mr.. Cockren said he hoped the Senator from
Maine would show the same yielding spirit he e1-
b;bited now toward the end of the ion, when
differences might arise between the two houses re-
gardinC important measures OF legislation lie dld
not like the "chdljke and bland spirit shown own oy
his opponent in trying TO force the Senate INTO an
agreement with the House, ana eNpfesSeu lne nope
that the motion to recede would not be carried;
Mr. Hale stated thatshis motion was not made ny
the authority of the conference cohlIIlltee' pu'
solely on his own responsibility
PROSPECT OF TARIFF DEBATE
Then Mr. Morrill, nnocently asked the Senator from
Missouri what might be the important measures re-
ferred TO by him, on which he wished Mr.. Hale's
"childlike aud bland spirit to assert its intiu-
ence. This was an opportunity which Mr.. Cockrell
eonld not allow to 90 by without improving it, ac-
hands in his trousers pockets and a peculiarly
ylciouslookng pair of spectacles raised TO the top
of his forehead, he advanced to the middle aisle,
viii he revenue reform tariff
bill, and another an appropriation
bill reducing the expense Of the Goey1nment TO an
economical basis" One of the pages at once ran
for glass of water and placed it on the Senator's
desk evidently thinking that tarlit DEBATE was
about to begin. Mr.. COckrell however, was salts
fed with another look at the galleries, and finally
disappeared in one of the CLOAK rooms.
Mr. salisbury at once took the floor and began
to defend his amendment. He thought that the
bill would give the President power TO punish his
enemies (ony those in the Navy of course) by send
ing them to the North Pole which, IN his opinion,
seemed altogether too much. lie also considered
il dangerous TO eDtrust the Secretary OF the Navy
with an unlimited amount OF money
MR.. sAULsBURY's MISTAKE.
Mr.. Butler goodnaturedly remarked that Mr..
Salisbury was mistaken; the bill gave authority
to spend the money to the President, and not to the
Secretary of the Navy. This interruption seemed
to incense the Senator from Delaware. 80! don't
talk to me, he exclaimed petulantly, OF the Pres
ident! it's the Secretary that Will spend the money.
Tm sure my friend wanted to perpetrate joke
when he said that"
Mr.. Butler laughmgly assured him that he didn't,
and Mr. Gr00me also hastened to assure the irate
gentleman from Delaware that Mr.. Butler had no
Intentions in that direction.
Order having been restored after this little epi-
sode, Mr. Salisbury proceeded with much yehe-
mence TO declaim against the measure it stood.
At the end of five minutes his store of invectives
had run short, and Mr. Hales motion voted on
with the result already stated. Among the Demo-
Gratis that voted for the motion were Messrs. But
ler Hampton, Fair and Pendeton. The only Re-
publicans opposed to it were Messrs. Sherman and