The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-04-09
FORTY.EIGHrA CONGRESS FIRST
SESSION.


WASHINGTON, April S. Press. bill In
troducsd and re'errsd
By Mr.. Hil-For the deposit In the
treasury OF receipts Of the money order
system, aud for payments OF lis EXPENSES
out OF the sppropriat obs.
BY Mr.. BDwen-To provide for the ss'ab.
lishment OF terms OF court in the district OF
The following bills were passed:
To 0uthnri2s the construction nj bridge
over the Rio Grande between Eigle Pass
and Piedras Negrss. Mexico, anu u bridge
over the same river between Laredo and
Nav Laredo, Mexico: ,,,
Tie chair lsid bsfore the senate the bill
/, provide uniform system OF baBkrupt toy
throughout the United States.
Mr.. Hale stated that vr. Hoar, who in
trod iced The oll did not wish to
press It at this time and he (ur,. Halo
would iher.fors II, veto take up instead
the naval appropriation bill.
The senate agreed to take up the bi !.
Many amendments, proposed by the
senate comm tie, were agreed 20.
On reaching the PROVISIONS relating 10
ordnance, Mr.. Mcrgsp Inquired wha. Was
bstng done in the way OF manufacturing
modern guns, aud spoke at some length on
the defsnc.los, condition Of our sea co,st
Mr.. Bsyard 50 a that from ,he appropsis-
toius for ordusDc, contained In the bill uu-
der eoa''ds.A'ion; v.,s ons .g;. TSi,d
for the Kingdom Of L,lliout rather than u
great nation Ike the United states, and
Caina, hs said, was buying 90
runs, each one OF which would
cost Is much as the whole appropriat on
for ordnance IN this bill He
The government o. a large steam hammer
and The establ shment OF iouodry which
would leave the government position not
TO Do entirely at the mercy OF private en-
tsrprisa.
1, be her saf er moved, sppropriatinx $3.50
600 for the purchase aud erection
boring md temperins suds up
delivery a. gun factories. including
the cost Of tle process o, liquid com preston.
II adopted; also, OF $0Ooioo for the pl,nt
for gun factory Tor building gums
from six.inch To six cen calibfe, including
the bulldog and shrinking pot.
Mr.. Vest said we hrd 10000 miles Of
seacpsss and 81 500 10000 OF aunusl
com usrcs wlch Wa rapidly incress-
ties almost osggared description. Yet wa
were without n navy or commercial ma
rine and our sea coasts were utterly
defsnseless; yet since 1861 1885 900 900
had been appropriated Dy o)Ugssss Tor
naval parpo'e.: I'aly' Inc land OF
mGCtrOht suu ia1houi, ubu
tho largest war sh,p and
the largest gun on the ocean, while this
eres, nation nd cock'e shells and
navd pleasure ats and no guns
TO jmouot anything. Yet we were c,ilsd
unon t. expend more monsv 10 be maid 10
ths same contractor John Rpsch)
WAo was now building Tor tho United
Safes vessels which high authorities pro-
NJ. Vest was not willing to give
money to the present secretary
lof the navy to be by him handle over IN
Roach, for whom according to statements
made on the fioor OF the senate, that
secretary had at one time been
Q paid LOBBYIST. Mr.. Vest pro-
coeded 20 speak on the merchsot ma
iine decay, which. he ssid. was Que
e. the policy which sustained such men A.
John Rosch. No o'ner CIVILIZED
nation existed to-day that bad not
abandoned that pcicy. Before Mr.. Vest
concluded his remsrksthe senate went into
executive session and soon thereafter A.
journed.
HousK.
WAsHrSorov. AMI S-TP~ts.1-Th
heus. went into . committee ~ ths whole.
BIsckbur in the hair, on bis i.l ating to
trritosiss.
The frst bill taken m was one 10 aufhor.
Ire the appointment ~ commission ~
che pr-sifep' IN run sud mars she boundary
line bstE-rn portion Of the Indian rsrri-
tory aud he s.a.e q Ttxa., IA connsc.io,