The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-11
Lock Horns in Debate, hut Become
ReeORciled and Vote Together.
INDIAN LANDS AND HOW LEASED.
Lieut. Garlingtoa Is Not to be Court
Martlaled--The Swaisa Ceurt-Mar-
tiai Bushy Head and the
Cherokees - Notes,
LIGHT FOR NAVlGABLE WATERS
XLVIti Congress
rLLIL-Ia

XLVIu Congress
HOUSE.
WAsnINGToN, Jan. l0.--Immediately
after reading the journal,
hr. RANDALL moved to dispose of
the morning hour in the purpose of
pressing the navy appropriation bill TO
It's passage. This was strongly opposed
by
Mr.. SrOCKSLAGER, who maintained
that the house should proceed TO the
consideration of the special order in
reference to public buildings.
Mr.. RANDALL pointed out the i'm
portance of passing the appropriation
bills speedily, Not to do so would be to
risk the necessity of an extra session,
which would be little good to the coun,
try, and still less to the party to which
he (RandalD belonged.
MIR. STOCKSLAGER replied with
some warmth that he was performing
what he considered his duty In contend
ing for the execution Of the special or
der.
A personal colloquy then sprsng up
between Randall and StOckslager, but
the confusion in the hall at the instant
was so great as 10 render tho remarks
uninteliigible.
Mr.. SrOCKSLAGER demanded the
yeas and nays on Randall's motion,
which was lost--yeas, 1856; nays, 50; the
necessary twO-tiTds not voting in the
affirmative.
Stockslager then moved that the
house go into committee of the
whole for the consideration of public
building measures, and ash cd the con-
sent OF the house 10 make statement
Mr.. HUFUHINS objected. The navy
department was without its appropria-
tions and it was time that the house
should proceed tC that business. Stock
slagers motion was lost-72 to Gland
tine
SPEAKER proceeded to call the com
mittees for reports.
Mr.. CLARDH, from the committee on
commerce, reported bill authorizing
an experiment asn the practicdbilitv 6f
lighting nayigab'e waters OF the United
states by electricity. Referred to the
proper committee. The house then
went into committee Of the whole on the
naval appropriation bills for the re.
mainder OF the current year.
The following is the report of the com
mitteo on naval appropriations. The
bill makes proVl ion for "A naval service
Tor six months, ending June 30, 1885, on
the basis of tho bill which PASSED the
house mt the first essiOn Of the present
congress, giving for each item the ex-
penditure OF just one halt the amoun.
contained in said bill, with the follow
ing exceptions:
For current expenses of bureau, yprde
| and docks, in lieu of half of $lOU,COO is
given 100000,
For current expenses OF bureau Of con.
struetion and repairs, in lieu OF half OF
S5Os 600 is given Sij0,OO0.
For cu rent expenses Of bureau o'
steam engineering, in lieu of half OF
| S3I5,OOO is given $2S0,000, together with
! tue uneXpended balance of SliO.Oug from
the appropriation in 1881 for monitors.
For pay of the naval and the marine
corps, there is given in lieu One-half the
amount contained in said bill a sum
equal to the balance remaining af,rr d.
| Quoting the appropriation Tor che first
SIN months, from whole sum proposed
in said bill.
There is nothing in the bill for the
steel cruisers, appropriation to complete
them having already been made.
The bin appropriates in all, So, ,l20. .l5j,
which, added to the sum appropriated
for the first six months, ended necem.
ber3l, 1881, of $S,S60,Sl7, makes the total
appropriation for the navy for the en-.
| tire fiscal year of 1881.
there was no general debate On the
| bill and 1t was Immediately read by sec
tions for amendment
On point of order raised by
Mr.. GLASGOCK, the provision that
a naval line officer may ba detailed as
instructor in any school or college was
struck from, the III. No amendments
were offered, and tho committee having
risen, the bill passed without a dissent.
| ing vote.
The house then went into committee
OF tho whole on consular and diplo.
matte appropriation bills.
Mr.. BUllNES stated that the appro-
prlation carried by the bill was 81 ,l9O..
ss4, or I52,20l less than the estimates
An item OF S224,000 asked for by esli.
mates for re-surVeytng the boundary
line between the United States and
Mexico was omitted. Many things no.
mained 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. IOWNSH END, in brief remarks
upon the consular service, attributed
the present business depression to over
production and favored the opening up
OF markets, with southern nations, tu
Ihe surplus production of this country.
These markets could he secured by the
formation of commercial alliances with
those nations which would give the
manufacturers of the United States an
advantage over the manufacturers OF
Europe. From the similarity of theii
In 'titutions t. those of the United
States, If they could be dlsabusod of
the idea that the United States wanted
TO conquer their political sovereigntios
the countries of Central and South
America would join wi h us i'm seeking
To bui'd up the welfare of the American
continent and TO develop its resources
! Mr.. ROBINSON, OF New York, said
that the pending measure was one {,
enable Americans abroad to make fools
OF themselves and forget their Ameri
canlsm' lie was opposed TO tho appro
prlatlon oil money To provide f,r innura.
ple snobs. lhore was no use of A american
ministers abroad except Tor the purposc
0i degrading the government. He did
not want Democratic snob TO succeed
Republican snoh (Lowell,)
Mr.. CHASE said as long as tho rule
OF poverty pay to American ministers
and consuls continued there would hs
| poor service. ~
After iurther arguments the debate
for amendments.
Mr.. HOLMAN raised the point of or
der against the item providing for :
consul.general at Madrid. The point
was sustained and IL was struck out
The committee rose and the house ad.
iourned.