The Portland daily press., 1884-03-03
FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
HOUSE.
WAsEINGroN, March |.

WASHINGTON, March l.
10 the House today, resolution calling. for
information relative to unauthorized fencing,
was adopted.
A resolution setting apart the second and
fourth Mondays of each month after the
morning ho1r for the consideration of Dis
trict business, was adopted.
Mr.. Reed of Maine reported resolution re-
quiring the committee on printing, when prop
ositions to print additional copies of bills, ETC..
are reported by it, to report an estimate of the
cost of the same. II was adopted.
The Speaker laid befote the House mes
sage from the President transmitting report
of the civil service commission. 1t was re-
ferred.
The Speaker also laid before the House the
report of the Secretary of State, accompanied
by report OF the commission appointed to in
vestigate the asserted unhealthiness of swine
products of the United States. 1t was referred.
Under Call of committees, the following
bills we're reported;
By Mr.. wilkins of Ohio, from the commit
tee on banking and currency, TO provide for
the issue of circulating notes TO national bank
ing associations 1t was referred to committee
of the whole.
Mr.. Buekner Of Missouri, submitted mi
nority report.
BY MIR. Reagan of Texas from the commits
tee on commerce, TO establish a boar of inter-
State commerce and 10 regulate such COM
merce. It was referred to committee Of the
whole.
By Mr.. McAdoo of New jersey. from the
committee on naval affairs, for the payment of
bouuties due to officers and sailors OF vessels
under command of Admiral F4rragut.
The House, at lilo, went into committee Of
the whole, Mr.. Converse Of Ohio, in tho chair,
on the naval appropriation bill.
Mr.. Thomas of Illinois, condemned the sys-
tenn OF comforting relative rank upon the staff
of the navy, and ridiculed the idea of an ad-
mirsl or engineer being ordered about by Ca
det of the line, whom variety of circum
stances might place in command OF a ship
Mr.. Thomas then called attention to the thor
cughly helpless condition OF the navy, dec ar
ing that there was scarcely q nation in the
world which could not send one or more war
vessels here aud lay the great cities of the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts under contribution
THE last congress had starred in the right di-
recion in DuiIding up navy, and four war
vessels would be completed by the first OF next
December.
Mr. Fiherty OF Illinois, said that the appro-
DriaJion COMMITTEES seemed determined to be
economical in the weakest point in the nation
al structure. 1t made little difference who
was responsible for the present depleted cond :
tion of the navy, the fact remained that virtu-
ally the United States bad no navy. He want
ed to see the work begun by the 47th Congress
followed up by the 18th.
Mr.. Belford of Colorado twitted the Demo-
cratic side with making pretence of economy
when the surplus of the treasury was swelling
and bursting like an English plum pudding.
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, devoted his time
to attacking the Western Union Telegraph
Company.
AT the commencement of Mr.. Anderson's 3
remarks, MIR. Mriliken of Maine, inquired if a
spe ch on the Western Union could be made
wnen the naval appropriation bill was under
discussion, aud If it was allowable, was it b. :
C uae the company 3 stock had been watere d z
The Chair ruled that Mr.. Anderson was in
| order, having the right TO speak upon any suo-
iect " hile the House was in committee of the
whole,
Mr.. Anderson also advocated the establish
ing of postal telegraph.
Mr.. Hiscock of New York, closed the debate
and the committee rose.
On motion of Mr.. Reagan of Texas, the
inter Stale bill was made con inuing order
for March 18Th
On motion of Mr.. Slocumb, of New York,
he shipping bill was made continuing ORDER
for March 18th.
The House then, al 4.55, adjourned.