Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-18
The NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Mr.. CockreII Speaks Against Any
More New Ships.
THE SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Its Consideration Further Occu-
pies the Attention Of the House.
THE SENATE.

Vice President Morton having accompanied
his family to their home on the Hudson, the
chair was occupied today by Mr.. Manderson,
president pro tenn. of the Senate.
Mr.. Pettigrew, chairman of the quadro-cen-
tennial committee, rising to . personal expla-
nation, sent to the clerks desk and had read
Washington dispatch to the Chicago Times Of
April 20, charging that he wanted a
1000 public building at Deadwood. s. d.,
and had told Representative Newberry of nli-
nois in the House that if he (Mr Newberry)
did not report that bill favorably In the House
he (Mr. Pettigrew) would not report the
worlds fair bill in the Senate. The statement.
Mr.. Pettigrew said, was untrue in every part;
and. IN proof of its falsehood he had read
letter from Nr. Newberry stating that Mr.. Pet
tigrew had never made improper efforts TO OBJ
tain favorable action on the Deadwood public
building bill and had never at any time, in con-
versation with him. referred to the fact that he
was chairman of the quadro-centennial COM
mittee.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The consideration OF the naval appropriation
bill was resumed, and Mr.. Cockreu continued
his argument against the amendment reported
BY the Senate committee on appropriations for
the construction of one sea-going coast-line
battle ship, one harbor defense double-tur-
ret ship Of the monitor type, four
light draft gun boats and gix torpedo
boats.
Mr.. BUTLER's REPLH.
Mr.. Butler replied to Mr.. Cockren. He at
tributed the exhausted condition Of the treasury
to the enormous appropriations for pensions,
and said that, on account OF those enormous
appropriations. every other department Of the
government had to be pruned and trimmed and
cut down. He confessed that he did not know
how that was to be corrected. He could
understand perfectly well how Senators
| on the other side, representing northern states,
would hesitate to antagonize the pension sys-
tenn. He could understand how they always
had hanging over their heads what was known
as the soldier vote, and he could there
fore appreciate their hesitancy in approaching
the reduction Of those enormous appropriations
for pensions even if they could be properly
and Justly and fairly reduced. Still he Was in
clined to leave the settlement of that question
to Senators on the other eide. Replying TO Mr..
Cockrell's remark about seizing Canada, Mr..
Butler remarked that that undertaking would
not be so easy as some people supposed Eng
land today had the coastwise trade Of the
American people at her mercy. She had almost
line Of fire along the coast Of the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans and could within the shortest
space of time turn her cruisers on the coast
wise trade Of the American people and destroy
it, inficting loss beyond computation in dol
lars and cents. 1t was, therefore, folly for this
country to glorify itself in its power and
THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Bowers (Cal.), rising to Q question Of
privilege, said that yesterday the gentleman
from Kansas Mr.. Otis) had sen. to the clerks
desk and had read an affidavit of the board of
supervisors Of Tulare county. Cal, to the
effect that there was a determined con-
spiracy to crush colonists and rob
them Of their lands. This he
considered to be a reflection on his representa-
tive capacity. But the Speaker did not think
SO, and Mr.. Bynum (Ind.) making the point
that no question of privilege was presented Mr..
Bowers was not permitted to proceed.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL
The House then went into committee Of the
whole (Mr. Lester Of Georgia in the chair on
the sundry civil bill.
The chair today sustained the point Of order
raised against the free coinage amendment pro-
posed to the sundry civil bill by Mr.. Bartine
New The latter appealed from the decision.
The ruling of the chair against the free coin
age amendment was sustained-l37-35
Mr.. Bland offered an amendment for the COIN
age of all silver bullion purchased and now in
the treasury into standard silver dollars. A
point Of order is pending.