Morning journal and courier., 1886-07-29
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, July 2S, 1886.

it's conferees had been instructed to insist
 on striking from the bill the items as to
 the Portage Lake and Lake Superior ship
 canal and Lake Michigan and Hennepin
 canal, the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan
 ship canal, the Mississippi river improve
 ments and the Potomac river improvements
 Mir McMillan questioned the parliamentary
 right of the House to give these instructions
 and remove the conference from being full
 and free conference. He therefore moved
 that the Senate insist it's disagreement
 and agree to the conference asked by the
 House.
 A long and spicy debate ensued, the tenor | Of which showed that Senators did not deem
 it proper for the House of Representatives to
 ask for "full and free conference" after l binding it's conferees hand and foot. Final l ly MT. Allison offered resolution that the | Senate refuse to accede to the request of the ] House for further conference, coupled as it is, with instr actions to the House copferees | in regard to certain items.
 l The chair said under former decisions of the Senate the resolution of the Senator from
 Iowa was not in order. The House of Repre-
 sentatives had right to give instructions to l it's committee.
 MT. Hoar thought the Senate did not mean l to defeat the bill by any controversy or quar- rel on side issue and felt sure if Mr. McMil-
 lan's motion was adopted the Senate con- ferees would feel bound to maintain the position of the Senate as to
 
 MT. McMillan said the Senator was entirely | right.
 MT. Ingalls, said he should regard the reso- lution offered by MT. Allison as 8 summary and final disposition of the bill. MT. Allison finally withdrew his resolution and the Senate adopted another resolution l insisting on it's amendments and agreeing to l further conference, and Messrs. McMillan, l Conger and Ransom were reappointed con- l ferees.
 | Mr. Allison, from the Committee on Pub l lie Lands, reported 8 bill, which went on the l calendar, referring to the court of claims the l famous McGarrahan claim to the Panoche | Grande grant.
 1 Mr. Sherman reported back the Call reso- lution calling for information respecting the arrest and detention of American citizens in | Mexico; referred to the calendar. l MT. Edmunds reported bill creating the United States judicial district of Southern | California; calendar.
 The Notifications bill was then taken up | for consideration. Mir. Allison gave notice | that as soon as it was disposed of he would | ask the Senate to consider the surplus reso- 1 lution.
 MT. Dawes explained that the bill it 1 came from the House appropriated $6, 200, 900, | and that as it was now it appropriated $6, l 630, ,000. He then proceeded to point out the 1 exposed condition of American ports. He | told the old story of how easy it would ! be for foreign ships to lay the | great American cities in ashes and stated that the committee had felt that this condition of things had been | ignored from year to year. | Mir. Beck argued that what the country l wanted was big guns and they should be l bought now of the best patterns from Krupp end others abroad and then guns should ul- l timately be made at home. MT. Dawes said it was impossible to pro- cure guns abroad as the great establishments
 were employed filling contracts for other governments.
 Discussion ensued as to the location of proposed government works. The amend ment of the committee designates Frankford arsenal.
 MT. Hawley reviewed the past and present of coast defenses. He quoted letter of MT. Tilden to himself condemning the apathy of Congress on the subject. MT. Tilden says:
 "Among the people the desire for liberal ap- populations toward the means of public defense is unanimous. am well informed as to the popular feeling from the circum- stance that more than seven hundred news papers from all parts of the country and representing all political parties containing expressions upon the subject have been sent to me.''
 At this point Mir. Allison submitted con- ference report on the legislative bill, which was agreed to. The subjects of difference were the item for the collection of internal revenue and the item respecting statistical information as to mal riage and divorce. On the fir. item the committee compromised on an appropriation of $1 100000 and on the other item the Senate surrendered.
 Resuming consideration of the fortifca- tions bill the amendment was fnslly agreed to.
 Mr. Dolph moved an amendment appropri- ating $2, 000, 900 for the construction of for ti6cations and other works for coast defenses in accordance with the recommendations of the board appointed by the President under the act of June 2, 1885, and spoke in advoca- cy thereof, contending that there was no du- ty more incumbent on Congress than that of providing for national coast defense. MT, Dawes opposed the amendment and 1t was rejected; yeas g, nays 39. Mr. Plumb offered an amendment appro- ! priating $200, ,0O0 to enable the Secretary of the Navy to provide and erect additional tools and machinery for the finishing and as- sembling of heavy ordnance at the Washing ton navy yard; adopted. The bill was then reported to the Senate, the various amendments agreed to and the bill passed
 The Senate then took up the surplus reso- | lution and at $50 adjourned. HoUsE.-Mr. O'NeiI, of Pennsylvania, made personal explanation to the effect I that Mr. Reagan after having agreed in com mittee that he would net call up again dur ing the session the interstate commerce bill
  | (O'NeilD in an embarrassing position, he l having told a number of members of the House that the bill would not come up until next session. Some little debate ensued, I during which MT. Reagan said he was urged to take the action he did by many members and the matter was dropped. MT. Holman submitted conference re- | port on the legislative appropriation bill, re- porting substantial agreement on all mat | ters except the item for the payment of Sen ators' clerks. Upon this item Mir. Holman l said the Senate was firm. He moved that the House recede from it's disagreement to 1 the amendment. After spirited debate the motion wal agreed to and a further confer ence was ordered.
 The House went into committee on the Senate amendments to the sundry civil bill. The recommendations of the Committee on Appropriations were agreed to until the sil- yer clause was reached; when MT. Bland, of Missouri, offered an amendment providing l that the certificates shall be issued on all the standard silver dollars in the treasury and paid l out on the expenditures and obligations of l the government and when received shall be reissued. Mr. Bland's amendment was re- | iected and the clause amended by the committee was agreed to. | The Senate amendment reducing from 1 $90, ,000 to $75, ,000 the appropriation for the | protection of the public lands against fraud l ulent entries gave rise to heated discussion.
 
 mended concurrence in the amendment,
 but Messrs. Holman, Townsend and 1 Cobb spoke in favor of non concurrence. l The last named reiterated his assertion to
 the effect that ninety per cent: of the entries | in the Northwest were fraudulent. Messrs. Ryan and Perkins of Kansas, Dorsey of Ne braska and Nelson of Minnesota indignantly l followed the assertion and a sharp colloquy | followed between Messrs. Dorsey and Cobb. l MT. Dorsey stated that they were not frauds
 and MT. Cobb intimated that he Oorsey) was
 one of the men the special agents had in | view.
 l MT. Dorsey threateningly) you charge that against me, my friend. l MT. Cobb-I will make charges when the proof justifes them. I made no charge.
 Mr. Dorsey-You said was one of those l men.
 MT. Cobb-I said you were like one of the l men the agent referred to.
 Ire matter was then dropped and the
 amendment was concu1red in. The other
 amendments were then disposed of as reeom- | lpended.
 The committee rose and the hill and | amendments were reported The action of