St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-11
NATIONAL LEGISLATION.
The House Passes the Naval ApprO
priatlon Bill by Unani-
nous Vote.
They Appropriate s14,98O,472, or s91S,961
Less Than the Previous Years
Appropriation.
FoRTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
House of Representatires.

House OF Representatives
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1O.-In the house to
day Immediately after the reading of tn
journal Mr.. Randall moved to dispense Will
the morning business for the purpose o.
pressing the navy appropriation bill to pass
/ age.
This was strongly opposed by Mr.. Stocks
lager, who maintained the house shou'd pro
ceed to the consideration OF the special orde
in reference TO public buildings.
Mr.. Randall pointed out the importance o
passing the appropriation bills speedily. No
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 which he belonged
Mr.. Stockslager replied with some warmth
that he was performing what he considered
his duty in contending for the execution o.
the special order.
Quite brisk and apparently personal col
loquy then sprang up between Messrs. Ran
dali and Stockslager, but the confusion in
the hall was so great as to render the remarks
uuintelligabe. Mr.. Stockslager demanded
the yeas and nays on Mr. Randall's motion,
which was lost. Yeas, 1876; nays, SO; the
necessary two-thirds not voting in the afifr-
NATIVE.
Mr.. Stockslager then moved the house go
into committee of tue whole for the on.
sideration Of public building measures, and
asked consent to make a statement Mr..
Hutchins objected. The navy department
was without appropriations, and it was time
the house should proceed to business.
Mr.. Stockslager's motion was lost; ~ to
81, and the speaker proceeded to call the
com mittees for reports.
Mr.. Clar1y, from the committee on COM
merce, reported bill authorizing expert
ments as to the practcablity of lighting
navigable waters OF the United ates By elec-
tricity. Referred to the committee Of the
whole
A bill was reported from the committee on
public buildings increasing to SlS0,000 the
limit Of the appropriation for public build
ing az Marquette, Mich.
The house then went into committee of the
whole (Mr. Wellborn in the chair) on the
naval appropriation bills for the remainder
of the current year.
The following is the report Of The com
mittee on appropriations in explanation of
the blll
The bill makes provision for the naval SER
vice for six months ending June 80, 1855,
on the basis OF the bill which passed the
house 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
Of the bureau of yards and docks, in lieu Of
one-half OF S100 900, there is given 800, 900.
E,,r - tl,a ~
struction and repairs. in lieu Of one-half or
| $500, 900, there is given $3.50, 900. For cur
! rent expenses Of bureau Of steam engineer
ing, in lieu of one-half or 1915 600, there is
given S2S0,0O0 together with the unex-
pended balance OF $40, 900 from the appro-
priation in 1854 for monitors. For paw of
the navy End marine corps there is given, in
| lieu OF one-half the amount contained in
said bill, a sum equal to The balance remain
Ing after deducting the appropriations
for the first six months from the
whole sum proposed in the
said BILL There is nothing in the bill for
steel cruisers, appropriations 10 complete
them having already been made. The bill
appropriates in all So, 1870, l55, which added
to the sum appropriated for the first six
months ended December 81, 1854, IS, 500,
3l9, makes the total appropriations for the
naSy the entire fiscal year Of 1885 $t4, $50, -
4T2, or S9l3,96l less than appropriated for
the fiscal year of 1884. There was no gem
eral debate on the bill, and it was immedl-
atcly read by sections for amendment
On the point Of order raised by Glasscock
the provision that the naval line OF officers
may be detailed as instructors In any schools
or colleges was struck from the bill No
amendments were offered aud the committee
having risen the bill was passed without dis
seniing votes.
The house then went committee OF the
whole, Wilson, of Iowa, in the chair, on the
consular and diplomatic appropriation bill.
Mr.. Burues stated the appropriation car
ried by the bill was 81, 100. .SS5, or $432, ,29l
less than the estimates. An item OF 1924
GOO asked for by the estimates for resurvev-
ing the boundary liue 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
the expense Of the work.
Mr. Townshend, in some brief remarks
upon the consular service, attributed the
present business depression 10 over proauc-
ton, and favored the opening up Of the mar
kets Of the southern nations To the surplus
production OF this country. These markets
could be secured by the formation Of CON-
mercial alliances with those nations, which
would give the manufactures of the United
States an advantage over the manufactures
OF Europe, from the similarity OF their iusti-
tutious to those of the United States.
IL they could be disahused Of
wanted to conquer their political sovereign
-. -
America would join with US in seeking 70
bald up the welfare Of the American CONT
nent and develop rs resources.
Mr.. Robinson, Of New York, said the pend
ing measure was to enable Americans abroad
to make fools OF themselves, aud forget their
Americanism. lie was opposed 10 appropri-
stiug money to pamper 4 lot Of incurable
snobs. There was no use for American MN
islers abroad except to degrade their govern
ment he did not want Democratic snob
= succeed a Republican snob. CLowell.l
Let Mr.. Burchard De appointed TO succeed
Lowellr He was the man to express his
ideas aud was a fair representative Of Demo
crstic-Americauism. The wonderful speech
Of Dr.. Burchard had not turned a single vote
from Blaine to Cleveland In the course Of
bis congressional career he bad said
many things which had been called foolish
by the snobs aud dudes that ran the Ameri-
can qrgss, but all his actions hsd been
prompted by his love for American instiiu-
lions. Il would alEays be his pride and
pleasure to be able to state to his children
and his childreu's children. that while
member OF the house be had stood up for
American principles against the eOutaminat-
ing Influences Of foreign aristOcTacy.
Mr. Cbacc said s. long as the rule Of pow
erty paw 10 American ministers and con
suls continued. there would be poor service.
After farthur arguments the debate closed,
aud TIE 6.l was read by sections for amend
uents.
Mr.. Holman raised point OF order against