St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-01
IN THE HOUSE.
The Naval Appropriation Bill Dis
cuSSed and Sent to Conference

Inc NaFai appropriation Bill Dis
cussed and Sent to Conference.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-The house
to-day agreed to the establishment of a
geological park in the District of Col
umbla. Most Of the day was devoted
to discussion of the naval appropri-
att on bill as amended by the senate.
The house passed the senate bill for
the protection of the salmon fisheries
In Alaska. with an amendment direct
ing the president to cause one or more
United States vessels to cruise in Behr-
ing sea and other Alaskan waters, and
seize all vessels found to be unlawfully
engaged in seal hunting. Also the bill
providing for a $4,000 public building
at Kalamazoo, Mich. The house then
proceeded to the consideration of a
motion submitted by Mr.. Dibble, of
South Carolina, directing the
house conferreeS on the District
of Columbia appropriation bill
to recede from their disagreement to
the senate amendments providing for
ZOO" in the District of Columbia.
After debate, the house agreed to Mr..
Dibble's motion and ordered further
conference on the bill. The conference
report on the agricultural appropria-
ton bill was agreed to; also the confer
ence report on the bill to change the
Eastern and Northern judicial districts
of Texas. Mr.. Herbert, of Alabama,
from the committee on naval affairs, re-
ported the naval appropriation bill.
with senate amendments thereto. Mr..
Boutelle, of Maine. said that it is not
true that the administration which was
now about coming to close had sue
ceeded III placing the navy of the
tnd tot A.
of other nations, enthusiastic state
ments to the contrary Notwithstanding.
1t was not true that the administration
had manifested and developed such an
exceptional degree Of ability in regard
to the construction of the navy as to
humiliate by contrast the administra-
ton of the Republican party in the
past, aud he charged the Democratic
party in the house with refusing to ap-
propriate money to enable former
Republican administrations to proceed
with the reconstruction of the navy.
Mr.. Herbert, Of Alabama, admitted that
the Democratic party had shown an in
disposition to trust Republican ad-
ministratien with money necessary to
build up a navy; but the Democrats
had sufficient cause to distrust those in
power. Senate amendments to the bill
NVIO Cllll OlfG dDDTO-
pTiating 100000 for a naval torpedo
station ON Goat island was concurred
i'll. The other recommendations of the
committee were agreed to. and the bill
was sent to conference. The confer
ence report on the bill to divide the
Sioux Indian reservation i'll Dakota
was agreed to. Mr.. Holmes, of Iowa,
called up as privileged question the
vetoed Des Moines river land bill. Mr..
Crisp raised the question Of considera-
ton. Without deciding this the house
at $50 took recess until 7:30 p. m. At
the evening session NJ. Ermentrout, of
Pennsylvania, offered resolution,
which was adopted without any ad-
dresses being delivered, accepting in
the name of the nation the statues of
Gen. Muhlenberg and Robert Fulton,
presented by the state of Pennsylvania.
MIR. Chapman. of Michigan, presented
a similar resolution accepting the
statue of Lewis Cass, the gift of the
state of Michigan. After addresses by
Messrs. Chipman, Randall, O'Donnell,
Cutcheon, Seymour and Allen. of
Michigan. the resolution was agreed to.
A number of bills relating to the Dis
trict of Columbia were passed. The
house then, at 10:15. adjourned.