Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-03

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report was agreed to. tMr. Allison die
not ask for new conference,
Mr.. Plumb submitted the conference
report on the post-ofiice appropriation
bill. He explained that all difference
had been reconciled except three
namely, the provision relating to com
pensation for the carriage Of foreigr
mails, that relating to ten-cent specia
postage-stsmp, and the provision au
thorizing the Postmastcr-Gcneral t
pay rent for third-class post-oHices.
On motion of Mr.. Plumb the Senate
insisted on its amendments and ordered
new conference.
Mr.. Jones resumed the floor anc
spoke at length in support Of the ap
preparation for the New Orleans Expo
sition.
The discussion was further partici
pated in by Messrs. Bayard, Williams
Hawley, Harrison. Gibson, and Beck
On the matter coming to a vote tho
committees amendment increasing the
House provision from 100000 to
100000 was agreed to--yeas, 4O'
nays, l6. Those voting in the negative
were Messrs. Aldrich, Cameron OF Wis
cousin. Chace, Dawes, Dolph, Ed
munds, Frye, Hale, Harris, Harrison,
ingalls,. Morrill,, Plat. Sewell, Sher-
man, and Wilson.
The remaining committee amend
ments were agreed to substantially as
they came from the committee.
House Of Representatives
Mr.. Randall, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported back the ma
val-appropriation bill with Senate
amendments, recommending concur
renee in some and Inconvenience in
others of those amendments.
The amendments were considered in
the House as in Committee Of the
Whole.
The following is the action upon the
more important of amendments
Appropriating s2l 900 for the pur-
chase of steel guns of small calibre,
non-concurred in striking out the
clause prescribing the test to be made
Of the ten-inch gun now in course Of
construction, non-concurred in in
creasing by $4,000 appropriation for
bureau equipment, non-concurred in !;
increasing by $4,000 appropriation for
Bureau of Yards and Docks, non-con-
CURED in.
The amendment. limiting TO 20 Tin
stead Of 30) per cent, Of the estimated
cost Of a new vessel, the same to
be applied to the repairs Of any
wooden ship, gave rise to a brief
debate, in which the relative merits of
iron. steel. and wood were touched
upon. and the propriety Of increasing or
decreasing the limitation considered. II
was held by those who opposed the Sem
ate amendment that until our navy was
supplied with iron or steel ships wooden
vessels should be kept on the seas.
Mr.. 0'Neil, of Pennsylvania, in reply
to the suggestion deprecating wooden
vessels. called attention TO the fact that
the United States and the Constellation.
which were built in nayy-yardS before
1912. had never been surpassed in speed
by sailing-vessels.
The amendment was nOn-cOncurred
in.
The amendment striking out the
clause appropriating 100000 for the
completion Of the New York was non
i'll.
The amendments providing for new
,ruisers, appropriating for the continue
ion Of work on a double-turretted
monitor. and for the purchase of the
Destroyer were non-concurred in.
This dispOses of all amendments.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas, moved to sus-
pend the rules and adopt a resolution
: that the committee appointed to ar
'angc the inaugural ceremonies having
declined TO give to representatives in
Congress their proper place, we will
iecline to take any part in said ceremo-
hes at the Capital" This resolution.
said Mr.. Mills. reflected the sentiment
If large number of the members Of
he House.
Mr.. Hammond. of Georgia, demanded
/ second, and the motion was seconded
1873 to 8.
Mr.. Hammond said that he felt that
he House was about to do under pas
zion very unscemly thing. On the
It'll of March the President of the
United States was to be inaugurated.
II was usual that the House of Repre-
,entatives should be with the Senate
md other public officials to witness
hat great scene. The House was
about, in personal childish freak, to
decline to be present because somebody
lad offered il an insult. He denied
hat an insult had been offered. The
Senate had had no such inten-
lion. Its committee had had no such
If the House believed
hat there had been an intention, there
was dignifed way of arriving at the
ractS. and a dignilied way of maintain
ne the dignity Of this body. The reso-
luton, which declared that because the
House had to sit behind other gentle
men in the Senate it would not sit
here at all, was puerile. He had had
he pleasure OF like seat when Gar
field was inaugurated, and the House
mad sat with him, and no man had
ireamed that he was insulted
~ his location. Whence came
his sudden insult to-day: Why was
{ wrong that members of the House
should sit in the rear! True dignity
consisted in taking the seats that were
offered, and it was childish to quarrel
,bout the location. The House Of
Representatives instead Of maintaining
is dignity. was losing its dignity. 1t
vas offering Intentionally what seemed
% be all insult to the Senate, which had
never. intended to insult or to infict
upon it an ailront of any sort.
Mr.. Young, of Tennessee, earnestly
protested against haSty and inconside-
rate action. 1t might be true that the
Senate had not been quite as considerate
N this matter as it should have been.