The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-01

bill passed by congress has been of no
benett TO the country. He suggested
that President Cleveland would have
some trouble In finding 10 men in his
own party who would rise to the mag.
nificent common sense contained in HIS
short letter. He (IIorr) was frank 10
say the letter had disappointed him ia
vorably.
Mr.. REED said the Democratic party
had now thrust upon 1t the business OF
doing something. For the last 25 years
the only duty which it had was that OF
finding fault. The house had two ex.
amples of Democratic party in positivs
action. One was on the naval bill,
when 1t undertook to construct navy
by dismissing every body who legiti
mately belonged TO the bu iness of con-
strueting a navy, aud now bill for the
construction OF ordnance by wholesale
contract and having in it one of the
most transparent evils everpresented to
congress. 1t seemed to him tho lam
gauge Of the bill was prepared for the
purpose of building a particular kind of
gun, and giving one contractor the ben
eGts of all contracts hereafter.
Mr.. THOMAS ridiculed the provision
OF the bill that the calibres and sizes of
guns for the army and the navy shall bo
the same.
Mr.. ELLIS characterized the commit
tee bill as the most useless bill and the
silliest piece of legislation that had ever
been presented to an assembled body.
He reviewed the provisions OF the
substitute bill, dwelling especially
upon the clause appropriating for the
procurement of heavy steel rifle guns of
American manufacture. The country
wanted guns. The labor the country
wanted work and when intelligent
work could be given to this labor and
the great necessity of the government
was recognized, why should not con-
ress start the boom now?
| Mr.. CURTIN called attention to the
condition of unrest which existed III
Europe, and which might break into
open war. The United States might b(
involved in that war, aud 1t was proper
that she should be in state to do so
Therefore, he favored tho substitute.
Mr.. ROSECRANS favored the com
mittee bill.
Mr.. M'ADOO replied to the criticism!
against the committee bill. The gentle
men on the other side had ridiculed the
| guns which 1.-THE appropriation commit
tee proposed to build. He might rotor
by ridiculing the guns which tho Re
publican party had never huilt.
Mr. KEIFER addressed his remarks
to the silver question and found faul
with Cleveland's letter. 1t wa
assumed in that letter that unless th'
coinage of silver was suspended th,
{ me would come when there would no
be enough gold in the treasury I
redeem all the greenbacks. He ha,
supposed greenbacbs might ne rodeeme
at the pleasure OF the government, 4
gold or silver coin,
Mr.. HANCOCK defended the commit
tee bill and criticized the substitute
c Intending that under II not singl
gun would be produced which woul
stand the test In actual battle.
Mr.. THOMAS said that while tn
committee bill purported to appropriat
100000, in reality 1t appropriated $1,000
, 600 and enabled the great America
, gun-boater, Norman Weard, to bu
: guns from us ut ono-fuurth of cen
+ PER pound, and after slight change, Sc
them back at so cents per pound.
p The bill was read by paragraphs fC
amendments.
: Mr.. ELLIS offered several amend
. ments,increasing the appropriations 70
the repair, etc, of the Notifications, bl
. they were severally rejected.
Mr.. ELLIS then moved 20 strike OF
q the entire clause rs being Il useless wss
: Of public money, which was also I
Y jected.
On motion of Mr.. REED the par
a. graphs were stricken out which pr
If scribed the calibre ofguns TO be man
y factured and tho manner in which the
shall bo tested.
, The committee thon rose, reported tl
a bill to the house and II passed. This
q the last of the appropriation bills.
q Mr.. F0RNEY submitted the confe
II ence report on tho army appropriate
q bill and it was agreed to. The only di
r. ference between the two houses was Il
= senate amendment striking eut Il
r clause permitting courtsmartlal to no
\ their sessions at such hours as they s,
tit. The house reeedes from it's dis
f.. greement and the clause goes out OF Il
a bill.
n Mir. BLACKBURN, at 6:l0, NOV,
u that the house take recess till l2o'clo,
!. tomorrow for the transaction of bu,
!. ness other than election cases,
MIR. TURNER, of Georgia, obIecte
>. and rs the latter part of the motif
= needed unanimous consent, 1t was Il
~ received.
y Mr.. BLACKBURN then moved to su
y pend tho rules and auT~t the motion
dicated, pending which
p Mr.. BENNETT called mn tho M
! Caroline eontestsH, case, involving t
which
10 AIR. HAMMOND moved adjournmei
!. The motion was carried and the hou
- adjourned until Monday.