National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-13

creek. Tho vote was reconsidered-yeas us, nays
Mr. cosgroye then offered substitute for the
original resolution providing for select commit |
tee OF three members to proceed TO Hot Springs |
aud make an investigation into the work now be- |
ing done on Hot Springs creek, and into the man
agement of the hotel the bath house properly |
and the hot water privileges; and TO what cgisla-
ton is necessary for the protection OF the pubic
interests An appropriation of 81 900 is made,
Mr.. Rogers, Of Arkansas, said that congress |
ought to mature q system of legislation which
would take the whole subject out OF congress Tor
Mr.. Young asserted that the investigation OF the
matter should not have been taken out OF the
hands of the committee on expenditures in the
interior department, but agreed as TO the I'm.
portance Of an immediate inquiry Into the conduct
of the work on Hot Springs creek.
Mr. Cox. of North Carolina, offered an amend
ment to the substitute, directing the committee TO
report whether tho interests OF the government
Hot Springs property; Adopted. ,, =,
| Mr.. Holman offered further amendment, d.
recting the committee to look into the leases
| which have been made by the government at
Hot Springs and ascertain whether the oonsidera-
lions thereof have been fulfilled. Adopted.
MIR. Ellis offered, as q substitute for tho substl-
| tute un amendment authorizing the committee
on expenditures in the interior department to
DEMONSTRATING the conduct Of the work on Hot
Springs creek and appropriating VI 700 TO deiray
addition Of tho amendment offered by Mr.. Hol;
| man to Mr.. CosgIoves substitute, and the original
resolution, as amended by the substitute, was
Under the call of committees the following bills
were reported:
| banking and currency, authorizing the increase
of the capital stock of tho First National bank OF
| Wabash, Ind. House calendar.
| BY Mr. Dowd, from the committee on coinage,
weights, and measures, for the retirement and re-
coinage of the trade dollar. Committee OF the
| whole.
BY Mr.. Long, from the committee on commerce:
For the distribution of charts aud other publica-
lions OF the photographic office. Committee oithe
BY Mr.. Seymour, from the same committee:
| Authorizing the oregon Pacific Railroad company
TO construct bridges across tho Willamette river
by BY Mr.. Dibrsii from the committee on military
affairs To authorize the extension OF the Chesa-
peaKe and Ohio railroad to point on the mill
tary lands at Fortress Monroe. House calendar.
by Mr.. Balientine Approprlating 100000 for
the relief of the officers and men OF the Monitor
Printed and recommitted. ,-,.
by Mr. skinner, of New York, from the commit
tee on postoflices and postroads: For the more
speedy delivery Of letters ot Tree delVery oHces'
BY Mr.. Murphy, from the committee on rail-
ways and canals: To provide for the construction
Of the Michigan and Mississippi river canal. Com
BY Mr.. Wills, from the committee on educa-
ton To aid temporarily in the support OF COM
mon schools. Printed and recommitted.
By Mr.. Hopkins, from the committee on labor i:
To establish and maintain department OF labor
statistics. Committee of the whole
by MIR. Hunt, from the shipping committee
For the encouragement OF American merchant
marine, and to promote postal ana commerclai
relations with foreign countries. Committee OF
the whole.
lie buildings for the erection Of public buildings
ut Saratoga Springs, n. Y: Reading, Pa, ana
Carson City, New, and for the enlargement OF me
. building at Richmond, Va. Committee OF the
I whole.
} The house then, at 2 o'clock, went into com;
, mittee of the whole (Mr Converse in the chair
on the naval appropriation bill. go,
Mr. Calltins confined his remarks upon the bill
to criticism of such Of its provisions as he re.
| 1aI nxUtuA lt0.ar
provision that hereafter none Of the vacancies in
the vAyious grades in the line and staff corps OF
Sbs BE d BY nSmo sn
the several grades of such corps by the naval act
OF 1882. The effect, OF this would be that naval
officers would stand perfectly still as far as pro-
motion was concerned, for period of from five to
seven years, The bill, in his opinion, did not ap,
proprate sufficient amount for the bureau OF
! navigation, and he argued that the appropriation
should be increased from $4,000 to 100000. While
speaking on this subject he incidentally favored
reaus Of, the navy department especially
of the bureau Of construction and repair al
Objected obE ed to the provision that no part
of the sum appropriated for the bureau OF
construction and repair shall be applied to the
cost Of the repairs shall exceed 80 per cent. of the
: estimated cost Of q new ship Of the same size he
(. criticised the bill for dverting the uneXpended
! balance of the appropriation made last year fol
8 the double turreted monitors, and reappropriat
= Ing 1t for the bureau Of steam engineering ant
coast, should be put in as forward condition a
the three monitors on the Atlantic coast TIT
a appropriation for completing equipment outfit
g for the new cruisers was ridicuousy small. Will
It the failure of the committee on appropriation
!. to make any appropriation for ordnance outfi
a was great mistake, and when tn
Z new cruisers were finished there woul'
9 be nothing to put upon them, except som
II smooth bore pop guns. There were millions o
dollars worth of property the Pacific coast at
n the little country Of Chilli could in three week
}. destroy every dollars worth. Chilli had five ar
y mored vessels, while the United States had lie
d q vessel atloat which could stand before one o
o them for ten minutes. Put the thirty vessels O
the United States together in front of one of thes
: Chlian vessels and she would sink every one o
n them. 1t was true that the United States was no
u in the presence Of an enemy, but the fact re
10 manned that she had pocketed insults, not onl
: from Chill, but from almost every country on tn
= face of the globe, because she had no navy b.
d which she could enforce her rights.
o Mr.. Randall inquired whether the new cruiser
were not intended to prey on an enemy's CON
Y merce rather than to fight.
II Mr. Calkns replied that that was true, but
II was @ start in the right direction.
o The committee then rose.
d Mr. Lacey introduced u bill for the survey of
u route to connect the waters of Lake Mich
Z gan and Detroit river. Referred.
IS The house then, at 400, adjourned