The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-08
TELEGRAPHIC.
ONE SESSION ENDED.
First Session of the Forty Eighth
Congress Closes Its Career.
The Senate Recedes from Hts Position
on the Naval Disagreement,
and So Ends the
Trouble,

session of the Forty eighth congress died
quietly, without any incident, at p M The
galleries of both houses We're comfortably
filed. There was little or no excitement
or hustle about the capitol The
president came early and signed
all the remaining appropriation
bills except the navy bill This measure,
owing to Miller's amendment added to the
bill last night, which was non-concurred in
by the house, furnished fuel for discussion
in the morning. At As motion to recede
from the senate amendment was adopted.
Only five senators were present at 10 in the
morning when the senate was called to order
The chair announced the signature to num-
Der of bills When the conference report on
the navy appropriation bill was received Hale
moved to recede from the senate amendments
Miller, of California, delivered written speech
as to the urgent demand for navy. He argued
that the United States might soon be en-
quilted in complications with European and
South American powers which would lead to
war 1t was absolutely necessary for the
United States, he said, to be fully prepared
for offensive and defensive warfare He
was prepared, he again asserted to sit
ullll lltAt WHICH III W uiSpOst VI
this momeltous question. The Dem
ocratic party he held responsible for
leaving the country in this defenseless con-
dition Morgan replied, urging that the
senator from Colorado availed himself of an
unjust opportunity to make an attack upon
the Democratic party. Morgan said he
wanted a navy, not as a threat against man
kind but as a protection to mankind He
was opposed to taking steps for the i'm
mediate construction Of large naval force
on the ground that it was needed to avert
war
Conger said the senate could not afford to
recede from the amendments to the bill,
since the country needed and demanded a
powerful navy.
hawiey also spoke as to the crying demand
for navy. Without navy, in the event OF
foreign war, all that was left to do was
submission to a cowardly peace
Hael said nothing would be gained by con-
tinuing the controversy. The house would
not recede. The motion to recede was then
agreed to and the conference report was
adopted.
A resolution was adopted agreeing to ad
jouTn sine die at O'Clock
On motion of Mr.. Bayard the thanks of the
senate were accorded to the Hon. George #
Edmunds for the ability, courtesy, and fm
partiahty with which he presided oAer the
deliberations of the senate.
Allison, chairman of the committee on ap
preparations, made brief statement in regard
to the appropriation bills, showing thai
there was a total increase of So 200 00t
over those of last year. This increase arost
largely from the fact that last year there
was no river and harbor bin
while this year over sl4,00O,O ,O0(
were appropriated for internal i'm
provements. The miscellaneous appropria
tions were also largely increased. Referring
to the debate on the navy, he stated tina
next year he had no doubt congress would b.
as liberal in the appropriations for the navy
as ever before.
More senate pension bills were passed, anc
the calendar cleared of that class of bills
| The consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill having been returned by the president
| the clerk was instructed to insert in the BIZ
paragraph providing for the South Amer
can commercial commission, accidental,
omitted in enrolment Proceedings mde
| call continued until O'Clock, the hour fixes
| for final adjournment, when Speaker Black
| burn declared that the house stood adjournet
without day.
The house, in the absence of Speaker Car
| Isle, who left for Chicago at O'Clock a. m.
was called to order by the clerk. Randall
offered resolution that Hen j. c. S Black
burn, of New York, be elected speaker durin
the temporary absence of Speaker Carlisle
Adopted unanimously. Blackburn o
taking the chair thanked the hous
for the compliment. He said he woul
endeavor to deserve it. The clerk wa
directed to inform the senate and the pres
dent of this action. A recess was then take
until Ii 80 a IN.
Reassembling at II so, the house, Will
waiting for the action of the senate on th
naval appropriation bill, took up and passe
a number of pension bills that had bee
passed by the senate. An error having on
CURED in the enrolment circular of th
diplomatic appropriation BILL a joint rest
luton was adopted requesting the presider
to return the same At l. O'Clock the sessio
of Saturday terminated, and the house a
once went into Mondays session.
The secretary of the senate communicate
resolution for final adjournment at p. m
which was at once adopted. A resolution fc
a committee to wait upon the president Wa
adopted Randall, Turner and Hiscoci
were appointed on the part of the house.
The senate then went into executive Sc
sion. During the session the time for az
journment was extended TO , O'Clock Noti
ing was done until 24s q. M, when the sign,
ture of the president was asnounced TO Sci
eral enrolled bills.
Allison then said the business of the sessio
was closed, and moved the formal adjourn
ment This was agreed to, and Edmund