The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-02-24

to create the impression that the Dem
ocratlc party was hostile to the navy.
Its history was to the reverse
A further effort had been made
to show that the committee on appro-
priatioDs at the last session had been
hostile to the building up of the navy
THIS he denied and appealed to the rec
ORD OF that committee to. sustain that
denial. He argued in support of the
pending provisions of the BID. If thew
were faulty III details they could be cor
rected. For one, he did not object to
the limitation of the appropriation, if
the limitation was large enoughto make
10 certain that the desired result would
De secured. ltwas an exception to make
an unlimited appropriation, and he was
nos AFRAID to make the exception when a
great national result was to be achieved
and the honor Of the nation was to be
eieVated, and he would be a poor repre-
sentative who would not do the same
thing under the circumstances.
McAdoo gave notice that he would
OTTER an amendment for the rehabilitation
OF the navy yards, SO that in building
an American navy of American material.
1t might be built in American navy
yards.
Ellis gave his perfect adherence to the
plan for the reconstruction of the navy
proposed by the gentleman from Penn
sylyania (RandalD.
This closed the general debate on the
second section of the bill and Thomas
raised he point of order against the
section that it changed the existing law
and was not in the interest of economy.
Stout raised the further point thatthe
subject matter Of the section should
have been properly reported by the
committee on naval affairs and was not
wltAln the jurisdiction of the a%ppropria-
ton. committee.
The Chair declined to rule on this lat
ter point of order, but sustained that
raised by Thomas and the section was
s~trieken.from the bill.
Randall then wished to postpone
further consideration of the bill for the
present and, to proceed to. consider the
deficiency bill, but objection was made.
Talbot offered an amendment appro-
priating ST. $4,000 for the com
pletion of steel cruisers of not
less than 5000 nor more than
6~,O00tons, the displacement or arma-
ment therefor be authorized by act of
Congress approved August 9Th, 1882.
Thomas favored the amendment as
being apractical beginning to the work
OF lIQln up the navy.
Hewitt IN. W said what all wanted
was a real navy and not a sham one.
McAdoo regarded the amendment as
a proposition to produce an American
ESmeratdd and, so regarding, would vote
for it.
The amendment was adopted, 81 to 81.
On motion of Randall the amend
ment was amended by adding q proYiso-
ry that the Secretary OF the Navy shall
approve the constructions of said
vessel.
On motion of Boutelle, an amend
ment was adopted providing for the
rnt1Irn- of tho AL0-t Of
this government, to the government OF
Great Britain; for the transfer of the
Bear to the Treasury department, to be
used as a revenue cutter in Alaskan
waters, and for the use of the Thetis
in the navy as a surveying vessel.
The committee then arose and re-
ported the bill to the House.
The aetien Of the committee IN adopt
ing the Talbot amendment was ratified
by the House, yeas Ill, nays 80.
The bill passed and the House took a
recess until 8 O'Clock this evening, the
session to be for the consideration of
business relating TO the District OF
Columbia.