The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-01-11
The House.

ately after reading the journal, Randall
moved to dispense with the morning
hour, for the purpose OF pressing the
navy appropriation bill to its passage.
This was strongly opposed by Stock
Slayer, who maintained that the House
should proceed to the consideration OF
the special order, in reference to public
buildings.
Randall pointed out the Importance
of passing the appropriation bill speed
lily; not to do so would be to risk an ex-
ira session, which would be little good
to the country and still less to the party
to which he belonged.
Stockslager replied with some warmth
that he was performing what he con-
sidered his duty in contending for the
execution of the special order.
Quite brisk and apparently personal
colloquy then sprang up between Ran
dali and Stockslager, but the confusion
in the hall was so great as to render the
remarks unintelligible. Stockslager de-
manded the yeas and nays on Randall's
motion, which was lost, yeas 1876; nays,
80; the necessary two-thErds not voting
in the affirmative. Stoekslager then
moved that the House go into COM
mlttee OF the whole for consideration of
public building measures, and asked
consent to make statement.
Hutchins, objected, saying the Navy
Department was without appropriation
and 1t was time the House should pro-
coed to business.
StOalcfooarfo r,,afin,, rroe Ioe@ -
96, and the Speaker proceeded to call
committees for reports:
After the consideration of several
public Improvement bills, the House
went into committee of the whole.
Welburn In the chair, on the. naval
appropriation bill, for the remainder of
the current year.
Following is the report of the COM
mittee on appropriation in exclamation
of the bill: The bill makes provision
for the naval service for the six months
ending June Dth, 1885, 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 exception, for the.current
expenses at the bureau, yards and
docks; in lieu of one-half, or 100000,
there is given 100000 for the current
expenses of the bureau of construction
and repair; in lieu of one-haif, or $780,
900, there is given $3.50 900 for the cur
rent expenses of the bureau of steam
engineering; in lieu of one-half, or
1915, 900, there is given $3.50, 900, together
with an unexpended balance of $140, 600
from the appropriation in 1884, For
monitors, for the pay of the navy and
marine corps, there. is given, in
lieu of one-half the amount con-
tanned in said bill sum equal to
the balance remaining after deducting
the appropriation of the first six
months from the whole sum proposed
in slid bill. There is nothing in the
bill for steel cruisers, the appropriations
to complete them having already been
made. The bill appropriates, IN all
St. 12o .155. which, added to the. sum
appropriated for the first six months
ended December 81. 1884,. $S,S60, 81
makes a total appropriation for the
navy for the entire fiscal year of 1884 OF
$14, $3.50, 472, or 1913 ,961s less than appro'
priated for the fiscal year of 1884. There
was no debate on the bill and it was
Immediately read by sections fol
amendments.
On the point of order raised by Glass
cock, the provision that naval line
officers may be detailed as instructor:
in any schools or colleges was struef
from the bill.
| No amendments were offered. and thu
committee having risen, the bill passed
without dissenting vote.
The House then went in conlmltte'
of the whole, Wilson, Iowa, in the
chair, on the consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill.
Burns stated that the appropriation
carried by the bill was 81 ,t90,SS5 O
$43, 229 less than the estimates. Al
item of S224,000 asked for by the es
Inmates. for resurveying the boundary
line between the United States and Mex
leo was omitted. Many things remained
undone, that under. the, treaty witt
Mexico must be done before that. gov
eminent would be bound to pay one
half the expense of the work.
Robinson, N. Y. said he was opposed
to appropriating money to pamper 10
of incurable snobs. He did not want
| Democratic snobsto succeed a Republlca
snob (LowelD
Holman raised a point to orde
against the item providing for Consul
General at Madrid. The point wa
sustained and the item was struck out
The committee arose and the Hous
adjourned.