The Portland daily press., 1884-02-01
FoRTY-EaGATH CONGRESS-
jHKATE,

ooP.es " papers sSalisa tor py Oonsress' ahu
s - - y. suat uns1aosof ~ ~ a
speo.a1iis uIsi shat an appropriation ior hs
~ ior 'ne esrrehs FISCAL year 70
aV pas;e: o,,se: ..-.... I. go, i, !
Ie.l.ons lrasl various fftetes praying iorssle
AZ, n;..nis ~ prohipisorg ~
Dle'liot y 1Sviuln Dih ana the 1elrisvre7,
mo,e Dy - sssfs. asrrisob, ~ fi,st "
1it9lnle, s,s o919uist, Logan, an Wsgk, pew
9,l, nawreF, Wlison, Conger, McMliisu aho
iyo ne petltions e Were referred 70 tne conn
p;ns y. ass enopa.'yn 'l3sal4 ~ iapor.
oio lnssssea1csu Ss IoiioW seAu appiV-
p1rsse.s p ~ fGds. b. - e i. FsssS
~ pag spoyss q .ne
The eght honr Ian - ~ ' 80
nv Mr. pISh q, sa14ssa oE,,,aro;s1 sg5,as.yysl-
ers iror, licssF ssss fa@ss SssTs%
D. A. Ti y $3.50. 80. -
oficsrs r. sha % 'uo y
The resoI,tio,, .ssrsss - ss.rsa. a. %a Az
d. ~ - 49, ss Sesterass ~
inc an hlt,ae ~
on post fc 80 an rsa,s a.-. H. cos, ~
ana puas roaus ihso sno coSs =,
cost hos bsan tfcf "a ~ o,,,,an.s an1 10, ,s NJ
Wes,srn q, r. otber sd ~
a., = : ID st'1 et'1 ~
-'s Tfa $500 ,sss;s y 49, ras.
+h -, q .;s ~ 20. seonsiue o. o. sszs u
mites 81 canfsss,.na ~ 'tb t III, o. .ne
q (srealv relief az ned;tion - piosletus -
= Mr. Hale said la .7ss s,,, ,,a-a a, q. rs. -
inlnstieare falt bo sana,,rs ., s, :.
which, had foljowad nra1;a,. peIa esj 'os,s
t;o,,s ana ha J,.i"saa Aio.iv eApo,ii-
povt.rtv ~ tboss resnits 49, ono u .no
sljsannointoant In tnat rs,,a, -. v,o
tartera n dalu or rst,;+ ~ MY ~
contamnlafsd IT. ~ pet.'iol uo~
every day Sea ;rcrass;,.a - a,,e..tt,;.' ,o. 10.
sble sbonId al once he So,,s - has,ar ~ pus r
nsrst,ar .ea ~ Sa,sas, 70 IN " naeson '',o pre-
r. danr;1a ,ha prasId.,'s - aeops psr,y.
;no ,ba no, has. ,tS VI .n9 rlgns ol seiect
,ns Vno lIon % rssl z tea ior such service wonld
unw,se na :, hne In rfesioen., acnpg through the
SecretaiSsl Sl Oh .ne navy, oughL TO nave 'he right
60 searcf thu entire navy ana select ne Calm
est ana most Juo ,,''ous uien' WHOSE rapk, posi-
uoh sne record shoalO-Ss a osi ptes 50 iar as
possible that this expedition snoulo nor pe
iaiyure, ana tnat the absent men may >SSgaIn pe
hearo Oh and' II possible, brought back to theif-
nomes;
mr. doar inquired what was the precise ma
.ure oi the ex xpedl6ion which this one was in
tenoeo TO relieve.
MT. naie replied tnar It's OBJECT was to es-
taoisn msteorosogcai stations IN the Arctic
reeloss, and "as part OF plan in which al
M mos1 ail clvi1zed countries OF tho world were
20 lake parS, 20 secure more complete meteoro-
iogicai reports.
!, mr. noar SAID that ne would vote to accept
.ns conference report. Inc navy was created
VAIN inc ultimate OBJECT, where necessary, of
exposing the lives OF the meu who belonged to
~. ~ IL were not Tor the expectation at some
utne, OF somewhere, thst the safety or honor of
snis country would require men to engage In
esatn siruggte, no need Tor the navy would ex-
~ s "heh tne government took the response
pnlty oi sehding men, with its assent and ia
"a fse part al lts expense, Into the perilou5
Nor.nerh SEAS there was by that very act
ple59ge gwen tnat every reasonable effort
''Nel mouio os MADE 10 rescue them If they should
rooo rescue. II, therefore,, there Was DossI-
DE cnahce OF saving the lives of the missing
ne', ~ was the du'y OF the government to at.
sompS ~,
M. rye was giad that the Senate
Sonieress nau ag!eeu WIN tne House conier.es
because the provision limiting participants Ia
expeaiuon TO those who should volunteer for
IL II was uoI wise one: Ihere never had been
= desperate INCREASING or 'iorlorn hope" that
~ reu Nv. iounu sotne one 10 volunteer ior u.
n,g Io,un.eorihg seihetimes was inspired DF
lec o. Aioss couraee' sometimes oy compensation
ohtreu, sometimes by an over leaplng ambi-
Won lor ao1orlety, ana sometimes by higher
moves ~ men volunteer Tor pay or from
!, Isck less courage from an IN adequate realiz4-
tion OF tne danpers involved; II they volunteer
ea Win sne nope OF gaining notoriety they
were hot ,ne men tnst were wanted. Men To
~ ou sucn an OK peeltion ought TO 90 men not
oi courage mereiy OUT OF caution, and the OH
GERS should De men OF power, of dignity, OF
pEuuence, III wnom the men OF tne expedition
oan @ Ieposc mos1 iln npiicls cohnoeace wnl1s ex-
posius .neir Ives 70 SO great ns1afo, Four
si'nes ! e,y vus VI uve wIat were ternea ioriofn
uopee 70 WHICH Voivnteers were invited ialied
VI success oecsuse OF tne very Fecki5ssuess
" y mnicn , insp'rou accopoance OF tne TASK. Inc
Iosiusnu , ougns ene.eAore 70 nave sne power 10
soieSc Ior tols eApsoiHon the most careful and
se navIgators anu tne most capaoIe men.
A,ter iurGner aeDate, ID wnich Senator
2 ooauisoufy' Acrnerson ana otnefs TOOK part,
Ioe oehsse refused, 70 70 ~ 10 aRree TO the re-
fta- 'o tha unte NJ WophavSos. s...oa -.
be wished it understood without anv reserva-
tion whatever that the Secretary of the Navy
did not seen to comprehend and that the neo-
pie of this country had not implicat confidence
in him.
Mr.. Allison state that the hill had not am.
mated from the Secretary of the NAVY. not
sven from the Senate. hat came withont anv
limitation on appropriations from the Honsa |
Of REPRESENTATIVES. A body coutrolled bv the !
party 20 which the Senator from New Iarsav
NJ ePharsopl belonged. '
Mr.. Mcpherson said he was sorry tn saw that |
WAS trne bnt whataver that hodo ,n;1b, - |
might not do. he fMcPherson1 WAS NOT rssnon- |
sihle for its action,
Mr.. Hale stated that the Secretarv Of tho |
Navy had no interest in the bill exeent such IL |
became a high minded and honorable nnhlic
,eryapa.
The Senate resolved to insist on it's amend.
ment. and ask the House of Represen,atives
for a fnrther confaranca and n arna;,.,a
for the purpose of couferring with
such similar committee as the house might |
appoint.
The Senate then resumed the consideration
Of the bill reported by Mr.. Payard from the
,om mittee on priysie land claims hnt .vishent
the consideration ~ The ssb;act
matter a notion to 90 into executiva Session
was agreed to. Afrer few Minutes in exse,,-
tive session the doors reonened and tho Ssnsta
sdienrned till Mondav uavt .~ 'e'~'o
s''- -s
In tne houss ,oosy the committee on public
ands reported osck resolution calling on
Ihe secretary OIL the Interior Tor information
ss 20 Whetner roads connected with the
: = Iclison system we're competed wlthin the
mhat ansnoflty the llst OF lands was certified
70 IN hansss. IL was adopted
AT ne conclusion oI the mornine honr the
House TOOK up Dllls reported from the commit
zee on pubic lanos, the nrst oeing that deelar-
ing 1UrJelItu certain grants OIL land made to