St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-22
NAVY BILL SQUABBLE.
The Trouble in Congress Over the
Navy Bill, and the Complications
Growing Out Of 1t.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.

GrOWIng Out or 1t.
Especial Telegram to the Globel
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The house has
passed two bills making appropriations for
the navy. one for six months from January
1, and foS thirty-one days from the same
date. One gives the navy one-half the
amount appropriated for the fiscal year Of
1882 and 1888, that is year before last, and
the other gives the navy one-twelfth Of the
amount appropriated for the year. This
going back to year before last, instead
of last year, is one Of the
points objected TO by the senate.
The senate has concurred in neither Of these
bills, but has passed an itemzed naval ap-
preparation bill in the usual form. There has
| been one conference which amounted to
nothing. A new conference was ordered by
each house, but has not been held, because
Mr.. Randall conferred with Senator Hall and
assured him that a conference was useless,
because the house would not recede one inch.
There viii be no quorum of the house
Wednesday. or any other day before January
5, and there is likely to be no quorum Of the
senate next week. This row grew out of
determination on the part OF
Senator Hale and some other Republican
senators, to appropriate money for the new
cruisers, when the house was determined to
do nothin Of the kind. This fight was made
at the last session, and the senate got beaten.
In view of that fact it was very foolish for
! Mr.. Hale to repeat the experiment at this
session. The senate was certain to get beaten
andin fact it is already beaten. While the
quarrel was originally between the Demo-
Gratis of the house and the Republicans of
the senate, the lines are broken in some in
stances. Gov. Long, of Massachusetts, is the
representative of Secretary Chandler,
and he supports the house bill, and
quoted Secretary Chandler as being Of the
same mind. On the other hand, in the de-
bate in the senate yesterday, Senator Beck
sided with his Republican colleagues on the
conference committee, and against his party
associates of the house. This has been con-
strued by some as an indication of Ken
tucky's opposition to Mr.. Randall. The Re-
publican senators object to the house bill be-
cause it apprJphaies lump sum for sbe
navy, but this is a bubble, for the house bill
copies the itemizatlon of the appropriation
for 1882 aud 1888.
While the point in dispute was origin ally
the proposed new ships, it has been shifted
to one of etiquette between the two houses.
| The senators say that the house conferees re-
fused to confer, that the senate conferees
might have yielded the new ship feature, but
the house conferees would not consider the
senate bill at all. The truth is, that the
senate has generally won in its contests with
the house over the appropriations and the
house is getting very sensitive regarding
senatorial aggression. This feeling has
been greatly deepened by the nego-
tiating of reciprocity treaties which largely
affect the revenue, and which the senate has
at least technical right to make effective
without consulting the house. The repre-
sentatives are overestimating the senat pre-
tensions regarding the reciprocity treaties.
The Hawaiian reciprocity treaty did not go
into effect till the house had passed the nee
essary action. A two-thirds majority could
not be secured for the Mexican treaty till
the rights Of the house were expressly recog-
nized in the treaty, but the house is alarmed
about its prerogative, and is not in a tract
able mood when there is a contest with the
senate.
till January 5, the concurrent action will
take precedence of the houses adjournment
till Wednesday. If the senate doesn't do
that, there will be no business done. The
house will have no quorum and the senate
probably will not have. Ifto-morrow the SEN
ate should pass one of the houses temporary
naval appropriation bills, it is doubtful if the
speaker could legally sign it when there was
not quorum of the house present, and if he
could not it could not GO TO the president for
his signature. But the senate will
probably pass neither of those bills at pres
ent, and so the navy will be without an ap-
preparation from January till some appro-
priation bill becomes a law The law which
forbids all officials from involving the United
States IN any liabilities for which an appro-
priation is not made, has this exception.
that food, clothing shelter and transporta-
ton for land and naval forces may be pro-
vided in emergencies when there is no appro-
priation. But this exception does not include
wages. The retention of men enlisted in
the navy when there is no appropriation for
their pay, unless they stay voluntarily aid
waive all legal rights to wages, involves the
United States in a liability for the mems
wages, which is a violation Of law. So that
a failure of the appropriation bill may be
held to operate as a discharge of every en-
listed man in the navy, when their is no ap-
preparation for their pay, unless they stay
voluntarily and waive all legal rights to
wages.
A large number of dudes collected at an
exposed corner last Sabbath, where the wind
was high, and caught colds. Each little dar-
| ling was speedilv cnred hv DR. Rull,a Couph