The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-02
MONEY FOR THE ARMY.
THE HOUSE DISCUSSING THE SEN
ATE'S AMENDMENTS

Mr.. Hooker Explains that the Two
Bodies Have Equal Rights in the
Matter of Legislation-Mr. Butter
worth Explains the Misapprehension
Under Which the Senate Acted.
WASHINGTON, Aug 1.--After disposing
of the unimportant routine business on the
speakers table, the house this morning
went into committee of the whole, with Mr..
Springer of Illinois in the chair, on the
senate amendments to the army appropria-
tion bill. The pending motion was that
made by Mr.. Townshend of Illinois to non,
concur in the amendment appropriatna
s25, 900 for repairs to the seawall and WHARF
at Wilett's Point New York. Mr. Burnes a
Missouri addressed himself to tho policy
which the house should follow in acting
upon the senate amendment, which, ie
offered in the house, would have been out Of
order. He conceded the right of the senate
to place upon the house bill
any amendment which was NOT
III conflict with the constitution,
but tho house was the equal of the senate
and had a right to inforce its own rules. 10
could not compel the senate to accede to its
rules, but it could insist upon enforcing
them itself.
NOT PARTISAN QUESTION.
This was no partisan question. The demo-
cratic party had majority of the housa
to-day, but how soon would it be before the
republicans held majority2
A Republican--Very soon.
Mr. Burnes-May God forbid. l hope II
will be very long time.
Continuing, Mr.. Burnes said that he de-
sired to lift the house from its knees before
the Sanhedrim and place it on its feet asking
for its rights. He then proceeded to Oppose
the establishment of a gun factory at
Watervliet arsenal.
EQUAL LEGISLATIVE RIGHTS
Mr. Hooker of Mississippi said that un
der the constitution the senate and house
had equal rights in the matter of leglslG
tion. Never before in the history of the
legislation of this or any other country had
il been asserted by a man who was a
student of parliamentary law that the indie.
pendent action of a coordinate branch was
an infringement of the rules of the Other
house. He could see in the amendments no
disposition on the part of the senate to in.
fringe on the powers of the house. He pro.
ceeded to argue that the amendment with
the exception of that providing for the
purchase of submarine torpedoes) were ger1
name to tue bill and related to subjects
over which the military committee had full
the opposition to the senate amendments,
he said, seemed to be to obstruct any legis
lation on the subject of public defense be-
cause it would not be possible to pass the
fortihcation bill at the present session.
THE sENATE's MIsAPPREuENsIoN.
Mr. Butterworth did not insist that the
senate desired to disregard the rights of the
house, but thought it acted under the APP
prehension that the fortification bill would
M Ia fa1 and xKysc 10
vide for public defense in the army bill.
But the Notifications bill had been
reported and the necessity for the
amendment did not exist. He then advo-
Gated the fortiticatlon bill as reported from
the committee or appropriations as against
the plan provided in the senate amend
ments. In doing so he had one or two
heated colloquies with Mr.. Reed of Maine,
which were much reliahed by the demo-
cratic side.
The pending amendment was non-con-
Cured in without division as were also the
amendments appropriating $1,000 for re1
pairs to the works on old Fort Barrancas
and Pensacola bay, Florida, and appro-
priating 100000 for the manufacture OF
purchase of cannon and carriages.
NO GUN FACTORY WANTED.
Mr.. Townshend moved to non-concur in
the amendment providing for the establish
ment Of a gun factory and for the purchase
of steel The motion was agreed to and
the committee rose and reported its action
to the house. The recommendations Of the
committee as to the minor amendments
were carried out. and the amendments
we're non-concurred in.
Mr. Sayres of Texas offered resolution
declaring that the house will insist on its
disagreement 10 senate amendments Nos.
26 q, SO and 50, relating to fortifications
and ordnance and that tho house
requests conference thereon;
and further declaring that it is the judg-
ment Of the house that the managers on the
part of the house should insist on the disa-
greement, and should not consent that ap-
preparations for Notifications should be
placed on..the army bill, as that subject has
been referred to the committee on appro-
priations, and all such appropliationsshould
be placed on the Notifications bill.