The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-12
PROCEEDING In CONGRESS-.
The Naval Appropriation Bill Passed
BY the House-The Consular
and Diplomatic Bill.
THE F0RTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
The HouaA.

hour, for the purpose Of pressing the navy
appropriation bill to passage.
This was strongly opposed by Mr.. Stocks
lager, who maintained that the House
should proceed with the consideration of
the special order in reference to public
buildings.
Mr.. Randall pointed out the importance
of passing appropriation bills speedily. Not
to do so would be to risk an extra session,
which would be OF little good to the country
and still less to the party to which ne be-
loaged.
Mr.. Stockslager replied with some warmth
that he was performin what he considered
bis duty ia contending for consideration of
the special order.
Quite q brisk and apparently personal COL
oquy then spreng up between Randall aud
Stockslager, but the confusion in the hall
was so great as to render their remarks IN.
ineligible.
MI. Stockslager demanded the yeas and.
nays IN Mr.. RandalPs motion, which was
lost-yess, 1856: nays, s3-the necessary two
thirds not voting in the affirmative.
Mr.. StockBlager then moved that the House
go into Committee of the Whole for the con-
sideration of public building measures, aud
asked consent to make q statement.
Mr.. Hutchins objected. The Navy De.
was time that the House should proceed to
business.
Mr.. Stockslager's motion was lost-72 to
9-snd the Speaker proceeded to call com.
mittees for reports.
Mr.. Clardy, from the Committee on Com
merce, reported q bill authorizing expert
ments as o the practicaDility of lighting the
naufOQhtQ URtara Of tha Unitad Stafaa
by electricity. Referred to Committee of the
Whole.
A bill was reported from the Committee
on Public Buildings increasing to $3.50 600
the limit of the appropriation for q public
bublic building at Marquette, Mich.
The House then yer into COMMITTEES of
the Whole, Mr.. Wellborn in the chair. on
the Naval Appropriation bills for the re-
nsinder Of the current year.
The following is the report of the Com
Mittee on Appropriations in explanation of
the bill:
The bill makes provision for naval service
for the six months ending June 80, 1885, on
the basis OF the bill which passed the House
at the first session of this Congress, giving
for each item of expenditure Just one-half
the amount contained in said bill, with the
following exceptions: For current expenses
one-half, or 500, 900. there is given $50, 900;
for current expenses OF the Bureau OF Con-
struction and Repair. in lieu of one-hslf. or
$500, 600, there is given $3.50, 900; for current
expenses of the Buresu of Steam Engineer
Ing, in lieu of one-balf. or 1915. 900, there IS
given S2S0,00O, together with the IN
The appropriation in 1884 for mont
tore; for psy of the navy and marine
corps there is given in lieu of one half of the
amount contained in said bill. q sum equal
to the balance remaining after deducting
appropriations for the first six months from
the whole sum proposed in said bill. There
appropriation to complste them having
already been made. The bill a~ppropriates
in all IS. l20. 155, which added to the sum APP
propristed for the FIRST SIX months ended
December 81, 1884, Ss,S60,317. makes the
entire fiscal year of 1888. s14, $50, Az, or s9l3.-
961 less than was appropriated for the fiscal
year 1884.
There was no general debate on the bill,
and it was Immediately read by sections for
amendment.
On q point of order, raised by Mr.. Glass
cock, the provision that naval line officers
may be detailed as instructors in any schools
or colleges was struck from the bill.
No amendments were offered. and the
committee having risen, the bill passed with
cut Q dissenting vote.
The House then went into Committee of
Ia VuOlct ME- VkicOus VI lOW6< III tu6
chair, on the Consular and Diplomatic APP
preparation bill.
Mr.. Burnes stated that the appropriation
carried by the bill was $l,130 SS4, or $780,
29l less Than the estimates. An item of
1924, coo, asked for by the estimates for re.
surveying the boundary line between the
United States and Mexico. was omitted.
Many things remained undone that under
the treaty with Mexico must be done before
that Government would be bound to pay
one-half of the expense of the work.
Mr.. Townshend, in brief remarks upon the
consular service, attributed the present busi-
ness depression to overproduction, sand
favored opening up the markets of Southern
nations to the surplus production OF this
country. These markets could be secured by
the formation of commercial alliances with
those nations, which would give the manu-.
facturers Of the United States an ADVANTAGE
over the manufacturers of Europe. From the
similarity of their institutions to those of
the United States. II they could be disabused
of the idea that the United States wanted to
conquer their political so~vereignties, the
countries of Central and South America
would join with us in seeking to uild up
the welfare of the American Continent and
develop its resources.
Mr.. Robinson, of New York, said the
pending measure was one to enable Amsri-
cans abroad to make fools pr themselves and
forget their Americanism. He was opposed
10 the appropriation of money to pamper
incurable snobs. There wa no use for
American Ministers abroad except to de-
grade their Government. He did not wan
aDemocrstic snob to succeed the Republic
can snoc, Lowell. Let DR.. Burchard be ap-
pointed to succeed Lowell. He was q man
to express ideas aud q fair representative of
Democratic Americanism. The wonderful
speech Of Dr.. Burchard had not turned q sin
gle vote from Blaine to Cleveland. In thu
course of bis Congressional career he had said
many things which had been called foolish
by the snobs and dudes that run the Ameri-
can press. Bat ell his actions had been
prompted by love for American institutions.
1t would always be his pride and pleasure to
be able to state to his children and his child.
ren's children that while Q member of the
House he had stood up for American princi.
Piles against the concentrating influences oil
q foreign aristocracy.