Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-22
Forty Eighth Conzress-.-Ffrst Session.
WAsHINGTeN, February 23.

WAsHINGTeN, February 23.
 SENATE MT. Sherman offered @ joint resolution which was immediately read three times and passed appropriating $1O,OOO for the contingent fund of the Senate. Mr. Sherman said this resolution was necessary to enable the Committee on Privileges and Elections to continue it's investigations.
 Consideration of the national currency bill was resumed. MT. Allison, after ailuding to the severe castigation he received at the hands of Mr Plumb yesterday for preferring B currency based on State bonds, defended the position he took He said he did not feel it to be necessary under existing circumstances to vote for the Morgan amendment.
 MT. Ingalls, said. the amendment proposed one of the practical alternatives Congress would be compelled to consider in connec- tion with the banking system in the course of a very few years. At this moment. however, he thought the measure @ little premature and regretted that the Committee on Finance had not reported something more practical than the fragmentary bill under discussion.
 MT. Beck while supporting the bill said he regarded it as simply an adjunct to an honest effort to reduce taxation to the legitimate wants of the government
 MT. Morgan withdrew his amendment.
 MT. George took the floor, but yielded to a motion to go into executive session. This motion was opposed by Messrs. Ingalls, and Merrill, who wanted vote on the bill. A motion to reconsider the vote to adjourn until Monday was lost and the Senate at 4:55 went into executive session and 5-3O adjourned till Monday.
 HoUsE-Mr. Dibrell of Tennessee, from the Committee on Agriculture, reported the agricultural appropriation bill and 1t was ordered printed and recommitted.
 The morning hour having been dispensed with, the House went into Committee of the Whole, MT Bland of Missouri in the chair, on the military academy bill
 MT. Belford inveighed against the mode in which admissions to the academy are made. He might select the brightest boy in his State and send him to the academy, and while his nina might be as bright as a bur nished diamond the gentlemen at the ipatitu- ton would declare to him that unless he an- swered some question in grammar properly he would be rejected. s'What in the name of God had grammar to do with fighting q battle9"
 MT. Warner offered an amendment limit ing the number of cadets to three hundred 1; rejected.
 MT. McAdoe, of New Jersey, maved to reduce the appropriation for the expense of the hoard of visitors from $3, 900 to $1, ,OO0 and intimated that the money was used for a grand ball which had become a matrimonial market where designing mamnas brought their simpering daughters -to palm them of on these unfortunate youths.
 Mr. Horsheimer made an earnest and spir- ited defense of the military academy, and suggested that when his colleague (Mr. Cox) desired to apply the term s'snobs" to thA professors, he should do t te the face of these men hs insulted and not under the pro- testion of this House. He prcsested sea3.,st the style of criticism that had eL.;araot.rized the debate en this bill 2. The F'"r.lng of the bill was concluded and ls was reported to the House and passed. As passed the bill apprepriatss $30S, ,863 as against $318 365 for the current year.
 The House bill making all public roads and highways post routes was taken from the Speakers table and the Senate amendments concurred in.
 The Speaker laid before the House a com munication from the President enclosing q report from the Secretary of State announc- ing the generous contribution by the British government of the Arctic steamer Alert for the Greedy relief expedition The report of the secretary was received with applause on both sides of the House.
 MT. Randall moved that the letter be spread upon the journal, so ordered, Msssrs. Finnerty, of Illinois, and Robinson, of New York, voting no.
 MT. Randall moved the reference of the report to g committee for the purpose of 6 more formal recognition of friendly act.
 Mir. Robinson, of New York-sfCan we not build our own ships?"
 The motion was agreed to with loud ap- plause.
 At 4:4O p. m. the House adjourned until Saturday, tomorrow being Washingtoa's g birthday.