Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-20
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SENATOR'S MORGAN AND BECK
HAVE A SPAT.

HOuse-Increased Post Office Appro-
prfatiOns
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-In the Senate,
Mr.. Garland, from the Committee on Ju-
dietary, reported fayOrably and the Senate
passed the House bills removing the Do
Htlcal disabilities Of VIM. g. Gardiner
and A. B. Montgomery, both Of Georgia.
Also the Senate bill of similar import in
behalf Of Alex. W. Stark, of Virginia.
The post Office appropriation bill was re-
ported and placed on the calendar. The dis
cussion of the Des Moines river land bill was
resumed, but at ! O'Clock 1t went over and the
Texas Pacific forfeiture bill was taken up and
read.
Mr. Morgan offered an amendment similar
20 that offered by him in the case of the At
lantlc and Pacific bill, providing for reference
70 the United states courts Of all cOnUro-
Yersles concerning rights and equities claimed
ny the nlted States or by private parties in
lands forfeited. Mr.. Morgan addressed the
senate n support OF his amendment.
Mr. MOrgan's amendment was rejected
yeas a. nays 81.
Mr.. sherman offered an amendment with
holding lands from settlement for two wears
o9t TINS was also rejected. Mr.. Lapham
offered an amendment of similar import
which was also rejected.
The bill having been perfected in committee
oI the whole was reported to the Senate,
Aent, which was again vote dOWn-yeas 26,
nays Is
The bill was then read third time and
passed-yeas 90, nays 2. The vote in detail
was as follows:
Heds-Aldrlch, Allison, Bayard. Beck.
Brown, Butler, Call. Cameron of Wisconsin,
6SoekFell, Coke, Conger, CullOm, Dawes,
Doiph' Edtnunds, George, Gibson, German,
UfO0me, Hale, Hampton, Harris, Harrison,
Hawley. Hill. Hoar, Ingalls,, jackson. Jones
81 81 Florida; Lamar, Mcmillan, McPherson,
Malone, Henderson. MaXey, Miller of Cali
fornia, Miller Of New York, Mitchell, Nor
gan, PencletOn, Pike, Plat. Plumb, Pugh,
Ransom, SaDIn, Salisbury, SAWYER. Sewell,
sherman slater, Van Wyck, Vest, Walker,
Williams and Wilson.
A0ys-Blair and Bowen.
The senate then, at 30 p. m, adjourned.
IN THE HOUSE.
The House met at 10 O'Clock in continuation
OF yesterdays session.
Mr.. Holman introduced a Joint resolution
requesting the President to open negotiations
with the government of the French Republic.
with view TO negotiating a new convention
with thdt government for the establishment
Of another French and American Claims
Commission. which shall have ample iurls-
uctlOn to open and examine all claims which
were filed before the late commission, under
the convention OF Jan. Is, 1880, between the
governments of the United States and the
French Republic. 1t was referred.
The House then went into committee of the
whole Mr.. Hammond, of Georgia, in the
CHAIR on the river and harbOr bill. At IL :55
the committee rose, and the house adjourned,
and at u O'Clock the session of Thursday be-
gan.
During the transaction OF business under
the special rule. on motion of Mr.. Davidson
IF Florida, the Senate bill was passed ap-
prOprlatlng 100000 for the erection of pub
tic building at Kew West, and at 40 O'Clock
consideration of the river and harbor bill was
resumed in committee of the " hole.
Mr. Ellis offered an amendment providing
that no portion Of the appropriation for the
Mt
expended to repair or tuild levees for the
purpose Of reclaimmg lands or preventing
injury to lands by OvertlOws; provided, how
ever, that the commission Is authorized to re-
pair and build leve,s, if in its judgment 1t
mould be done as part of their plan TO afford
ease and safety to the navigation and com
merce Of the river and TO deepen the channel.
Agreed tO-l0! yeas to 63 nays.
\ large number Of aU endments were offered
to the paragraph relative TO the Mississippi
river appropriations. but they were severally
voted down. Upon one Of them, however, the
point was raised that no quorum had voted,
and in accordance with an arrangement with
the Appropriation Committee, Mr.. Willis
moved that the committee rise, which motion
carried.
Speaker Carlisle took the char, and the
welcome which was extended TO him upon his
return to his official duties was a hearty one.
Both sides Of the House broke into general
applause, IN which the galleries joined.
At 1880 p. m. the House went into commit
tee OF the whole on The naval appropriation
bll.
There was no general debate, though it was
agreed that some general discussion would be
permitted when the clause was reached,
which provides iOT board to examine into
the subject of the reconstruction of the navy.
and the bill was read by paragraphs for
amendment.
on motion of Mr.. Hutchins the amendment
was adopted apprOpriasing $1,000 for COM
pletlng the siN-lnch wlre-wOund gun.
Mr.. Curtin offered an amendment appro-
prlatlng S25,OoO for testing American armOr
m american material AnOntp6
Consideration of the first section of the bill
having been concluded, the committee rose
and the House, at O'Clock, took Il recess un-
til 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
THE LAND GRANT FORFEITURE BILL.
The following is the full text of the House
bill as amended and passed by the Senate to-
day, fOrfeiting lands granted to aid in the
construction of the Texas Pacific RaIlroad:
BE it enacted, ETC., That all lands granted
10 the Texas Pacific Railroad Company. un-
der act of Congress entitled, AN act to in
corporate the Texas Pacific Railroad Com
pany, and to aid the In construction of its road,
and for other purposes approved March 8,
1871. and all acts amendatOry thereof, or sup
Elemental thereto, be and they are hereby
declared forfeited, and the whole of said
lands restored, under the general laws of the
nited States, as though said grant had never
been made; provided that the price of the
lands so forfeited ami restored shall be the
same as heretofore liked for even sections
within said grant.
SIC 3 That the act of March 3. 1875, en-
titled ian act for the relief of settlers within
railroad limits" is hereby repealed.
The bill now goes back to the House for con-
currence or non concurrence in the Senate
amendments.
THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATIONS.
The post office appropriation bill reported
from the Committee on Appropriations by
senator Plumb to-day appropriates $50, $50:
an increase Of 100000 over the bill as passed
by the House and $3,Z79 l79 less than the esti-
mates. The aggregate appropriated is s., ,547,-
lU9 in excess of the estimated revenue for the
fiscal year 1886. All legislation is stricken
from the bill.
sPAT BETWEEN MORGAN AND BECK.
In the course Of some remarks on the Texas
Pacific land forfeiture bill in the Senate to-
day, Mr.. Beck SAID he had supposed in 1873,
when the Thurman bill was passed, that Con-
gress had secured some practical control of
those roads. but he had been mistaken. Now
this House bill was met by counter PROPOSE
tiOns, the Reagan bill had been met by cOun-
ter propositions, and number of other meas
ures had been up, but had been fought to the
end. That was what the railroads wanted
He would yOle against the herman amend
ment and the others because he thought it
better to have imperfect legislation than
none at all.
Mr.. Morgan said that the effort of Mr.. Beck
to impeach the Democrats who had opposed
the Reagan bill and had adopted an independ-
ent course on this bill, would not deter him
(MOrgaul from doing his duty. He had been
in the Democratic party before the Senator
from Kentucky Beck enjoyed privileges Of
citizenship in this country. He (MOrgan) had
been true ard faithful Democrat, and it did
not rest with the Senator from Kentucky to
impeach his Democracy by such filings as
that conveyed by his last remarks. Mr.. Nor
gan said he would be found to be a supporter
of the incoming administration, also, On
principle, if it should be an administration Of
Principle, and as long as the senator from
Kentucky would stand by the Democratic
creed. He did not enjoy these declarations
made at the expense of party associates. They
were not kind.
Mr.. Beck disclaimed any allusiOn to the
Senator from Alabama Mr.. Morgan) or any
other Senator. He is not quite so impOr-
tant," MIR. Beck said, I'm my estimation in
regard to these questions as he may think
think he is | dId not happen" continued
Mr.. Beck, ''to be born in this country, but
was not consulted about my birth. have
been citizen Of the United states since 1888.
That is a good while ago. The Senator may
have been very important man at that date,
but l doubt it. l have endeavOFed to perform
my duty as private citizen and public officer
to the best of my ability since that time.
and if the Senator thinks that 1t adds
anything 70 his dignity or dimlnlshes fro q
my standing to make the suggestion that
was born in Scotland instead of in the United
states, he is welcome to all the honor he
thinks he has made bY that fling at the
place Of my nativity. Very many good men
have been born in ScOtland-very maryland
very many men who were born here trace
with pride their ancestry back TO the place
from which trace mine. | might say more,
but will not In conclusion MIR. Beck said:
81 regard the suggestion as to my nativity as
unworthy of the Senator, unworthy of the
Senate and unworthy a reply"
Mr.. Morgan said he had made no reference
to the Senator's nativity, but only to the time
he had been in the Democratic party; and
while his fMOrgan'sl services to the Demo-
cratic party had not been as conspicuous as
those of Mr.. Beck, they had been as honest
and as dutiful. No ScOtchman worthy of
the name, he continued, would take to him