Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-29
EortH.Eighth Consress.-.First Session.
WASHINGTON, April %.

WASHINGTON, April %.
SENArE.-The bill to consolidate the
bureau of military justice and the corps of
Judge advocates of the army was passed.
At O'Clock the pleuro-pneumonia bill
came up as unfinished business. The pend
ing question was the motion Of Mr.. Nc
Pherson to recommit. Mr.. Bayard spoke in
favor of recommittal. He said the bill con-
tanned direct invasions of the power belong
ing to the States. It was a dangerous extern
sion of the bureaucratic system which was
already doing SO much damage in the coun-
try.
Ten Senators voted for and ten against the
motion on division. The yeas and nays
we're ordered and the motion was rejected, ID
to 80. Those voting in the affirmative were
Messrs Bayard, Beck, Brown, Coke, Farley,
Gibson, Hampton, Harrison, Morgan, Pen
dleton, Pagh, Ransom and Vance. The
Democrats voting against the motion were
Messrs. sCall, George, Cockrell, Vest and
Williams.
Mr. Coke offered an amendment providing
that splenetic or Texas fever shall not be
considered a contagious disease under the
measure. This amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment striking
out the clause in the third provision for the
sayment for the animals slaughtered and to
limit the expenditure of the appropriation to
investigating disinfection and quarantine
measures to prevent the spread of the dis
ease.
Mr.. Wilson sent to the clerks desk and
had read letter received by him from the
commissioners of agriculture to-day: This
communication was to the effect that it had
been determined by the British government
to exclude American cattle for one year at
least; that the disease in Kansas and Illinois
had been determined to be gangrene and not
the foot aud mouth disease, but
that a Canadian veterinary surgeon
report to the British government that it was
the foot and month disease. The commission
or also states that the legislation proposed by
the bill was demanded in the interests of the
breeders and feeders of the country.
Mr.. Plumb's amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Bayard suggested that in the limited
view of the bill as amended the appropria-
ton should be $50, 600 instead of $500, 600.
Mr.. Plumb was willing to agree to re-
duction to $3.50, 600.
Mr.. Bayard commended that there was no
need of a large appropriation. The bill he
declared was another illustration of the
principle of socialism that is creeping into
our Legislation into every branch of the
federal government and every detail of the
national expenditures. This doctrine perse-
vered in would lead not only to confusion,
but to an oversight of the true objects of
government which would pass into the hands
of the strongest under the plea of protecting
communism and socialism in its very essence
| and that was precisely what the bill illustra-
ted
After further debate the appropriation was
cut down to $3.50, 900.
The bill was further amended by striking
ont the clause in the first section requiring a
report upon the number and value of the do
| mestic animals of the United States and
| leaving the inquiry confined to their condi-
| ton. It was agreed to take a vote on the
| bill tomorrow and the Senate at 6 O'Clock
adjourned.
House Mr.. Hewitt of New York, rose
to a personal explanation in relation to g
statement made by him last week to the eff
| feet that Secretary Chandler of the navy had
unlawfully withheld from the treasury the
proceeds from the sales of the condemned
vessels of the navy. He had read at the
clerks desk the act which requi ed the net
proceeds to be covered into the treasury.
He then followed the money, which had been
deposited with the United States treasurer and
| the assistant United States treasurer at San
Francisco He complimented the wisdom of
the Secretary for depositing the money with
the treasurer instead of private banker,
but said it was subject to his Chandler -
draft while deposited with the former, as
| much as If with the latter. He maintained
| that IL was;the duty of the Secretaxy to cover
| the money into the treasury, ana II there
L
vessels. the treasurer could withdraw the
| necessary amount from the money SO covered
| in, and pay such expenses.
| Mr.. Calkins, of Indiana said the gentleman
| was as unfortunate in his explanation as he
was in his original charge. He read the law
providing for the sale or the vessels, which
specially provides that the money shall be
| disposed of, first, in paying the expenses of
| the sales, and the balance covered into the
| treasury. He said the money was sent to
/ the treasury as fast as received and deposited
| to the credit of the Secretary of the Navy. It
was deposited to the credit of
the Secretary in order that the
| expenses could be paid. Had 1t
| been covered into the treasury, the money
could only have been gotten out to pay these
| expenses by an act of Congress. Without
/ knowing that the gentleman was pursuing
him, the Secretary of the Navy, not wishing
j to have 80 large an amount to his credit as a
public officer, had voluntarily turned into the
/ treasury $500, 700. resersing the balance to
meet any charges for expenses as they might
come in.
/ The House then went into Committee Of
4 the Whole on business relating to the Dis
/ trict of Columbia and at $40 p. m. took q
recess till O'Clock.
At the night session the tariff bill was
under discussion. Representative Storm
spoke in opposition to the bill. He being
the first Democratic member who has thus
| far spoken against the bin his speech elected
close sttehtion. The House at 10 o'clock
! adjourned.