Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-29


jeet would be incredible II 1t did not
confront us. II contrasts with the re
valry which is so conspicuous to insist
on our taking high tone toward foreign
nations on every occasion Of difference
between them and us. ltcontrssts also
with the favor which is shown to the
schemes of prodigslity and schemes TO
waste the public resources on things
known to be absolutely useless. Among
the people the desire for liberal appro'
pfiations towards the means OF public
d.fonco is wellnigh unanimous. am
we'll informed as to the popular feeling
from the circumstance that more than
seven hundred newspapers from all
parts Of the country, and representing
all political parties, containing express
sions upon the subject, have been sent
! 10 me-"
The consideration Of the bill was
again interrupted, and Mr.. Allison,
from tho conference committee on the
| legislative appropriation bill, submitted
q report, which was agreed to. He
explained that the two subjects Of diff
ference between the two houses were
the item for the collection Of internal
revenue and the item respecting statis-
teal information az to marriage and
divorce. As to the first item the COM
mi.tte had compromised on An appro-
priation of sl,970,000, and as to the
other item the Senate conferrees had
been obliged to surrender, the House
conferrees insisting robustly and con-
tinuously that they would not consent
10 il.
The consideration Of the Notifications
bill was resumed.
Mr.. Dolph moved an amendment ap-
propriatiDg 100000 for the con-
struction of Notifications and other
works of coast defences in accordance
! with the recomme ndations Of the Board
appointed by the President under the
act of June Q, 1885. He spoke in ad.
vocacy Of the amendment, but it was
rejected by vote Of % to 80.
Mr.. Plumb offered an amendment
appropriatiDg 100000 to enable the
Secretary Of the Navy to provide and
erect additional tools and machinery for
the finishing and assembling of heavy
ordnance at the Washington maynard.
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
joint resolution, and thereupon, at $50
p. NJ, adjourned.
| House of Representatives.
On motion Of Mr.. Morgan, of Missis-
sippi, Senate bill was passed increasing
to col, 600 the limit of the cost Of the
public building at Oxford, Miss.
The Speaker announced the appoint
ment Of Messrs. Cobb, Van Eaton, and
Payson rs conferrees on the Northern
| Pacific forfeiture bill.
Mr.. Holman, from the conference
committee On the legislative, executive,
and judicial bill, reported continued
disagreement.
MIR. Holman said that substantial
agreement had been reached on the
clauses increasing the appropriation for
internalrevenue employees and making
an appropriation for collecting statistics
in regard to marriage and divorce.
This narrowed the disagreement down
to one item-of senator's clerks-and
upon this the Senate was firm. lie
moved that the House recede from its
disagreement to the amendment, which
was sgreed to--yeas, l43; nays, %.
Further conference was ordered on
the remaining points Of difference.
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole OH Senate amendments to
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
The amendments were considered with
out discussion, and the recommends
tons of the Committee on Appropria-
tons were agreed to until the clauses
relating to silver certificates were
reached.
Mr.. Bland, of Missouri, offered an
amendment providing that certificates
shall be issued on all standard silver
dollars in the Treasury, and paid out
on expenditures and obligations Of the
Government, and when received in the
Treasury shall be reissued. The
amendment was Iejccted--8l to Sand
the clause was agreed to in the shape
recommended by the Committee on APP
propriatioIs.
The next question upon which
hitch occurred was the Senate amend
ment reducing from 500, 600 to So, O0C
the appropriation for the protection o.
public lands against fraudulent entries
The Committee on Appropriations re-
commended concurrence in the amend
ment, but Mr. Holman moved non con
curTence.
The motion to non.concur was lost
yeas Sc, nays lll--snd the amend
ment was c0ncurred In.
| Other amendments were concurred il
or non-concurIod in, according to The
accommodation of the Committee on
Appropriations, and the Committee OF
the Whole rose and reported the Dill
and amendments TO the House.
Mr.. Bland demanded separate vote
upon cOncurring i'll the Senate amend
ment to the silver-certiiica,e clause a.
amen6ed. 1t woS so concIrred in
ayes llG, noes So.
Mr.. Bland not being able to muster
sufficient following to order the yeas
and nays, the action Of the COMMITTED
of the Whole on the other amendments
was then ratified, and conference or
dcred.
Mr.. Holman, Of Indiana, submitted
the conference report on the Legislative
appropriation bill, and it was agreed to
The House then, at 5:i5, adjourned
Presidential Nominations.
lBy telegraph TO the Dlspatch.l
| WASHINGTON, July 2S.-The Presi