Wichita eagle., 1888-08-02

bill, the pending motion being that made
by Mr. TOWNSEND, OF Illinois, TO non-con
cur in the amendment appropriating $3.50
for repairs to the sea wall and warf al
| Wiilotts Point, n. Y.
Mr.. Burnes, of Missouri. addressed him
self to the policy which the house should
follow in acting upon senate amendments
which, if offered in the house would be
out of order. He desired to lift the house
from its knees before the sanhedrin and
place it on its feet as king for it's rights.
Mr.. Bnrnes then proceeded to oppose the
establishment of a gun factory at Water
vliet arsenal.
Mr.. Hooker, of Mississippi, could see in
| the amendment no disposition on the part
OF the senate to infringe on the powers of
the house. The purpose of the opposition
| TO the senate amendments seemed to be to
obstruct any legislation on the subject OF
the public defense because it would not be
possib to pass the fertilization bill at the
present session.
| Mr. Butterworth did not insist that the
senate desired to disregard the rights OF
the house. but thought that it acted under
the apprehension that Notifications bill
would not be reported and deemed it wise
to provide for the public defense on the
army bill. But the Notifications bill mad
been TT ported and the necessity for the
amendments did not exist. tie then adj
vocated the fort lfications bill as reported
from the committee on appropriations
as against the plan provided in
the senate amendments n that the
former invited competition in the building
&c did fpy. ord TO sc
Upon their merits. In doing SO ne had one
or two heated colloquys with Mr.. Reed, of
Maiue, which were much reiished by the
Democratic side. On one occasion when
Mr.. Reed in an interruption, said that he
WAS able to meet any emergency, he was
himself interrupted by Mr.. Butterwerth
with the sarcastic remark that in the esti-
nation of his friends it was never safe to
yield to him.
Mr.. Reed Indignantly said that his
friend had accused him of too much pride
He had cut him off in the middle OF sen.
tence anr made it appear that he had
given utterance to an idle boast. He
(Reed) had said that he was equal to any
emergency. He had meant that he was
equal to any emergency which he volun-
tarily affronted himself to.
Again Mr.. Butt .rwOrth broke in with
the declaration that he never knew the
emergency which the gentleman would
not atfront and atfront himself, too.
Mr. Reed retorted that he would be able
to meet any emergency raised by the gen
tleman.
Fools rush in where angels fear to
tread" quoted Mr.. Butterworth in reply.
Mr.. Reed attempted to reply, but Mr..
Butterworth declined to yield, and upon
Mr. Reeds persisting, suggested that if
the gentleman would have the politeness
to ask him to yield when he wanted to
rush in he would build himself up in the
estimation of his friends.
Mr. Rogers, of Arkansas, protested
against the action Of the senate and would
protest against it in every parliamentary
way if he had to stay here until the 4th OF
March
Mr.. Laird, of Nebraska, spoke in support
of the senate amendments as the only way
OF securing the protection which the coun-
try needed If left to the committee on
appropriations inaction would be taken
until the One Hundred and Eorty-siXth
congress
Mr.. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, said that he
would support the senate amendments,
though with some reluctance, because he
thought that the Allegheny arsenal should
have been selected as a site for the gun
factory instead of the Watervlet arsenal.
The pending amendment was then non
concurred in without division, as were
the amendments appropriating $1,000 tor
repairs to the works on old Fort Barracus
Pensacola Bay, Fla, and appropriating
$780, 600 for the manufacture and purchase
of cannon and carriages. Mr.. Bayne
moved to substitute Allegheny arsenal for
Watervleit arsenal as the sta of the pro-
posed gun factory. Rejected
Mr.. Townshend moved to non-concur in
the amendment providing for the estab-
lishment of the gun factory and for
the purchase of steel agreed to, and the
committee rose and reported its action
to the house. The recommendation of the
committee as to the minor amendments
war carried out and the amendments were
-concurred in.
Mr.. Savers, of Texas, offered resolution
declaring that the house will insist upon
its disagreement 20 the senaUe amendments
numbers 26. 81 80 and IS relating to fort-
fication and ordnance) and that the house
requests conference thereon, and further
declaring that it is the judgment of the
house that the managers on the part Of the
house should insist on the disagreement
and should not consent that the appropri,
atoms for Notifications should be placed
on the army bill as that subject has been
referred to the committee on appropra-
tions and all such appropriations should
be placed on the Notifications bill.
Mr.. Townsend raised a point of order
against the resolution and pending de-
cision the house adjourned.