Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-25

| tbs money was drawing interest for some IN
| dividual instead of being turned over to the
| treasury by contract.
Mr.. Thomas, of Illinois. opposed the
proposition to build the ships in the navy
yard, asserting that after q careful and con
scientious Investigation he was satisfied they
would cost three times as much as IL built by
contract.
After further debate Mr.. ONeil's amend
msnt was rejected and concurrence in the
Senate amendment refused.
Mr.. Calkins moved concurrence in the
amendment appropriating $150,O00 for fit
ting such navy yards as may be selected and
procuring tools for the construction of ships
and took occasion to repel with some viRor
the charges made by Mr.. Hewitt. He had
sent despatch to the Secretary and would
vouch for it. He would be able
He thought Mr.. Chandler the ablest and IS
honest as any Secretary the navy had ever
had. He deprecated the growing inclination
to cast slurs upon public men. he made an
appeal for a navy that would maintain the
nations honor and protect its commerce and
its seaport cities and towns.
Mr.. Cannon, of illinois, said Mr.
Hewitt had professed faith in the
Secretary of the Navy, yet, while say
ing sgood fellow, - stabbed him under the
ffth rib. II he had turned to the report of
the Secretary of the Navy which had been
before the House since the first
of December he would have found
vessels. He read from the report following
the details Of the transaction and the law
governing it, from which it appeared that
the money was deposited with the treasurer
of the United States subject 60 certain drafts
for expenses of sale and cost of removal of
unsold material.
Mr.. Calkins, interrupting, had read the
following telegram from Secretary Chandler:
Proceeds of the sale of old vessels amounting to
$50 75s as appears on Page 1907 report were dsPos
remain except drafts for expenses Of sale.
Mr.. Cannon, resuming, said he thanked
God that he was not so constructed as to
suspect every public officer and every private
citizen and that he belonged to a party that
would not make false attacks upon public
officer for party success. The gentleman
from New York had gone for malfeasance
and succeeded in showing not only his ILL
will, but he was sorry to say what he could
not often say, his ignorance of the published
reports of the departments.
Mr.. Hewitt repeated his statement that he
went to the treasury and was told the money
had not been received there. He was conf
dent that if the money had been deposited
with the treasurer it had not been turned
into the treasury.
The amendment was concurred In.
All the amendments except that for the
armament of the cruisers and the despatch
boat were non concurred in. The vote on
eoncurring in the latter amendment was:
Yeas. 136; nays. LOG.
The Committee of the Whole was dis
charged from the consideration of the Senate
amendments to the postof1ce appropriation
bill and the House non-concurred therein
At 4:3O p. m. the House took a recess until
8 o'clock.
The evening session was devoted to debate
on the Morrison tariff bill, Messrs. Halzell
and Woolford, of Kentucky, favoring, and
Messrs. Psttibone, of Tennessee, and Row
ell, of Illinois, opposing the measure.
The House at 1920 adjourned.