Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-11
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NAsHEsoros, Jan. 10.-immediAtely
sitsr the reading Of the journal, Ran
osii moved 70 dispense villa the morn
ink noar Tor tie purpose of pressing
TIE navy appropriation bill 10 a passage.
iois vas strongly opposed by Stock
staEer, Who maintained that the House
shOuld proceed With the snslderatiou
nf tue special order in reference 70 pub-
lic bolldinRs. Randall pointed cat the
Importance of passing toe apuropria-
uon bill speedily. Not to do 90 would
be 10 rick an extra session. which would
De Il little good TO the country and still
less 70 the party TO which be belonged
otocksl ger rs Piled sith some warmth
that he was performing what be consid-
sred bis duty IN coatendine for the exc
eotton OF tee special order.
Quite brisk and apparently personal
eolloq1y thsn sprsng ny between Ran
Dali sud Stocksla9er, but the confusion
N tne place was 30 great that e render
ed taelK Remarks 1niDtelliRible. Stecks-
Itsef demanded the yeas and nsys on
handalfs motion, shsch was lost by i35
~ -, the ne sessary two-thiray no. vot-
ing in the affirmative.
StocksiaRer then moved that the House
Re into Com aittee Of tue Whole for the
consideration of public building meas
ures and asked consent 70 make 9 state
no1t.
Hutchins objected that the Navy De-
partmens uAs aithous appropriations
and said Il Was time the House skould
proceed 10 business
Stoeksl4Rrr's motion was lost By - TO
Sc, and the speaker proceeded 70 call the
eo0uittees tor reports.
After consideration OF several public
Improvement hills, the House vent into
Committee of the Whole. Wsliborn 10
the cnair, on the naval appropriation
bill for the remainder Of the current
year.
Follosihg is the report OF the Com
Dittee on Appropriations in explanation
of ihs Navy bill. The bill makes provi-
sion for the naval service for the six
months ending June 30, t66h on she ba-
ale of the bill which pissed ihe House at
the first session OF tnis Congress, giving
for each item Of sxpenditnre insf one
half Of she amount opntained ia said
bill With the following exssptisas: F1r
current expenses at she Bureau If Y ard,
and Docks iE Of lieu one b IL, or 800,
000, there is given $4,000; for cur
rent expenses of she Birsaa of Con
struetion and Repairs. in lieu of ous
kslf, or 10000, there is given kt50, ,O00;
for current expenses of the Bureau of
Steam Engineering, ia liea OF ens-hai.,
or $35S,0O0. there Is given $2S0,000 IN
eether with an unexpended balance o.
$4,000 from the appropriations in 1884;
for the Psciao navy yards and the ma
rine corps, there 10 given, in lieu Of
one half the amount contained In
said bill, SUN equal TO the
balance remaining after deduct
ing the appropriations for the
first six months from the whole sum
in tue bill for the steel cruisers. an ap
ready been made. The bill aprropriates
in all &6,l20.1h5 which added 70 the
sum appropriated for the first SIX
months ended Dec. 81, 1884, $s.S60.317,
n axes the total appropriation for the
navy to she end Of the fiscal year 1895,
&l4.as0, ,472. or $9l3,9 less than the ap.
preparation for the fiscal year Of 1884
There was no debate on the bill and it
vas immediately read by sections for
amendments. On a point of order
raised by Glaescock, the provision that
naval line officers may be detailed as in
siruetors in any schools or colleges was
struck from the bill. No amendments
we're offered, and she committee having
risen, she bill passed without dissent
ing vote.
fhe House then went into committee,
Wilson. of Iowa, In the on air. on the
consular aud diplomatic appropriation
bill.
Burns stated that the appropriation
carried by the bill was $ll ,900, ,685, or
f432. .29i less than the estinstss. An
item of $2zt.000 asked for by che esti-
mates for rssurveyina the boundary line
between she United States and Mexico.
was omitted. Many things remained
undsne that andsr the treaty with Mex
leo must be done before that govern
ment wocld be bound 10 pay one half Of
the expense Of the work.
Robinson, Of New York, said he was
opposed to sppropriating moHey 10 gam
per lot Of Incurabie snobs. He did
MT want a Democratic snob to succeed
Repuslican snob, tLovell).
Holman raised punt Of order
HQainss the itam providing for Consul
General AZ Madrid. The point was sus
tainsd and the item vas struck sut.
TIE Committee then arose and the
House adiourned.