National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-04-25
THE HOUSE.

On motion of Mr.. George, of Oregon the senate
bill passed for the relief of F. e. Schwatka, of
Oregon.
Various requests for unanimous consent were
made for the passage Of bills and for the making
of special orders, but all proved unavailing, and
were finally cut Of by demand for the regular
order.
Under tho call OF committees the following re.
ports were submitted:
BY Mr.. Tucker, of Virginia, from the committee
on Judiciary: Directing the attorney general to
institute proceedngstouching mines and mill sites
where patents have been fraudulcntly obtained
House calendar
Also, 10 define and punish the counterfsting of
the notes, bonds, or other securities of foreign
governments. House calendar.
BY Mr.. Maybury, of Michigan. from the same
committee: An adverse report on the womnn's
suffrage constitutional amendment.
Mr.. Reed. of Maine, presented minority re.
port aud both were placed on the house calendar
BY Mt. Lamb, OF indisna, from the COMMITTEES
enfore the claim OF ]. L. Wheelock against the
Venezuelan government House calendar.
by Mr.. Alexander, of Missouri, from the COM
miee on territories: To reorganize the legislative
power of Utah territory, House calendar.
AT the conclusion OF me call the house, at 1910,
OF Ohio, IN the chair for the consideration OF the
senate amendments TO the naval appropriation
bill.
No opposition to. the recommendation of nom
concurrence was made until the amendment APP
proprlatng 100000 to complete the ordnance
outfit of the new cruisers was reached when
Mr.. Blackburn, of Kentucky, moved concur
renee. He would vote, he said, for non concur
renee in all the senate amendments except this
one This amendment had been put on in the
senate on the motion of a senator from his own
state The government had begun the construc.
ton of four vessels, costing, In the aggregate
100000, and the amendment simply proposed TO
provide armament to put on those ships. He had
not voted for the construction of those vessels
he had not favored it, But with SO 100000 invested
already he was not willing 20 go before the coun-
Try refusing to appropriate s4oOoOO 10 make these
Mr.. Hewitt ofNew York, supported the motion.
He had made q most careful examination of the
regard to the arming OF the new cruisers, and he
had satisfied himself that ever dollar asked for
was absolutely necessary in order to put guns on
che new ships. In respect to the other amend
ments he was in entire accord with the committee
OH appropriations. The monitors he believed to
be a total failure and he would never vote
single dollar in their behalf Congress should not
build any additional cruisers until II was found
whether those under way were good or not.
MT Blount, ofGeorgla, trusted that the majority,
whatever individual opinions might be, would
not strike one unusual blow ut the committee on
appropriations by the adoption of this amend
ment contrary 70 the recommendation OF the com
mittee; For one, he was willing TO trust It; and
notwithsIanding the taunts that had come from
the other side in regard to the matter of expendi-
ture, the country from one end TO the other was
willing to trust the distinguished gentleman now
In charge o. the matter a. any other man In the
Mr.. Blackburns motion was agreed to-ll4 to 92
and MT Randall gave notice that he would de-
mand the yeas and nays In the house.
Mr.. Talbot, OF Maryland, moved to concur In
the amendment reylVing the gun foundry board
After brief debate, In the course OF which Mr.
Cox, of New York, expressed his unwilliugness
In preslaent.aI year. OF giving SO much money
aud power 10 Ihe dominant party, the motion was
Mr. oNeill. Of Pennsylvania, moved TO concur