The Globe-republican., 1892-05-23
FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS

The naval bill. as it reached the senate from
cost not more than ss.OOO.OOO. The senate com
mittee on appropriations reported amendments
which provide. in addition, for one sea-golng
cost not exceeding 81. OOOOCO: one harbor defense
uoub.e-turreted ship of the Monitor type, OF
about $50 tons, ard to cost not to exceed 81,
UOuU: light draft gun-boat of 300 tons dis
placement and to cost not tn exceed $1,000. anc
SIX torpedo boats at cost not to exceed ST. w
each
Senator German spoke in favor of liberal ex
penditures In building up a navy. He recognized
the demand by his party for economy and re
trenchment but believed the people would no
De satisfied to stop the work of creating a navy
opening harbors, deepening rivers and making
guns for the army and navy.
Senator Frye. cha rInan of the river and har
Dor COMMITTEES. submitted detailed report
showing the wisdom and necessity of the expen
dltures for river and haI Dor improvements. The
report states that the total, expenditures fol
water improyem. MT of lakes amounted to so,
0o,0Oo: and that Improvements of those water
ways has decreased frelghts On corn from l5s
cents per bushel in 1889 to 19 cents per bushe il
NJ The report then speaks OF the value of tn
meIce. The efforts of the government to i'm
prove dangerous and DISTRACTED channels, as vel
az the achievements Of Captain Eads at the
mouth, are spoken o in a laudatOry manner.
The funeral of Senator Barbour. of Virginia
was attended by both houses in the senate
chamber,
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the house Immediately went into committee If
the whole on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Mr.: CulbertsOn moved to strike out an appro-
priation of S5.U TO- detecting persons guilty of
violation of internal revenue laws. Agreed to.
desultory debate arOsa on "KetIenchment
and Reform in which Simpson ana Davis. of
the majority OF the house by charging them OF
haggling over small items after passing the I'M
mense river and harbor bill.
MIR. LAWS talked of h ansaS mortgages.
j. ID. Taylor did not think that the condition
OF the farmers was bad pictured. He had
recently purchased farm in Kansas for which
he had paid 100 per cent more than it had been
purchased for eight years before. The trouble
with the people of ansas was that they did not
have the strap of the people of New England.
They should talk less about mortgages and more
about business
Simpson said the people of Kansas had snap.
and they set the pace for other states. They had
shaken off the bal nacles which had SO long been
fastened upon them. and the people of other
states would Sc on follow their example.
The senate again took up the naval appropria-
ton bill amendn ents being uncer consideration
which change the house provision for one new
war ship to a number of new ones
S'nator Vest referred to statements that they
were confronted with deficit and said that he
would vote against any proposed increase of the
navy. In reply to Allison he said the sugar
bounty law and the postal subsidy law should be
repealed.
henatOr Allison chairman of the committee on
appropriations. referred to the condition of the
treasury, and said hat at tie end of the fiscal
year, instead of being in bankruptcy the
United States would have surplus of
Senator Cockrell opposed it on the grounds
that there was no need of the vessels contem-
plated. and thai the condition of the treasury
did not justify such expenditures.
bill was reported and placed on the house
calendar to provide for another associate justice
OF the supreme court o. Oklahoma
The Louise appropriations committee reported
back to the house the resolution al proprIatIng
$1,000 for relief of flood sufi g in Warren
county,. Mississippi. with an adverse recon-
would gladly favor the resolution if there were
no other questions involved than giving succOr
to persons in distress but they do not think that
the case Is one which would justify congress in
making the appropriation asked.
Adverse action was taken by the house judi
clarp committee n the nate bill to ex tend the
jurisdiction of the supreme court of the United
States to include the judgments and DEGREES of
the highest courts of the Seminole, Choctaw and
Chlckasaw tribes of Indians.
The senate agreed to amendments reported by
its committee to the naval appropriation bill
and passed the bill.
In the house committee of the whole the
amount to be appropriated to continue the sur
vey of pubic lands was fixed at S2OO.OOO.
Mr.. Hand offered an amendment to the civil
sundry bill providing for the coinage of all silver
bullion purchased and now in the treasury into
standard silver dollars. the cost TO be paid ont
OF the se!gnOirage arising from the coinage of
the bullion, the remainder of the seignoirage to
be covered into the treasury rs valuable money.
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Mr. Simpson, OF Kansas offered an amendment
providing that $4,000 of the appropriation for
the Topographic surveys to be expended in North
and South Dakota Nebraska, Kansas and Okla
bona, for the purpose of developing the water
supply of these states. subsequently, after de-
the words Il or the purpose of developing the
water SUI ply of these st4tes and as modified
the amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Hayes, of Iowa. proposed an amendment
a fnfIn of a nit nH
that no pension or any pay or emOlument that
Ices not with actual service shall hereafter
2e granted, allowed or paid to or on account of
my soldier sailor, except under provisions of
aw existing at the time of enlistment. nor I'M |
ess claimed within two years from the time tho |
light 10 the same accrues under the law.
Senator Mcpherson moved to- Ie-cOmmit the
liver and harbor bill to the committee on COM |
nerce with instructions to report it back with |
UGH amendments as will exclude from it all |
for new contracts Tor material and |
work. and as will also propOrtionately reduce |
~ 20 per cent the entire amount appropriated.
This was laid on the table, after which the sem
10Th increasing and decreasing specific apprO- |
,riations. Among the amendments was one to |
hange the amount for work on the Missouri |
iver from 5000 to $4,000.
The senate adoiped resolution to abolish the |
fhce Of principal executive clerk, now vacant. |
y the dismissal of the old executive clerk, and |
he control of the secretary of the senate.
In the house Mr.. Watson asked unanimous
onsent to consider resolution instructing the
on ways and means to report the sub
rcasury bill, but demand for the regular order
revented.
Speaker Crisp ruled Mr.. BANDS amendments
D the sundry civil bill, providing for an in
reased coinage of silver. as not in order. being
OF germape to the clause which the amend
rents sought to change. The silver men were
realty disappointed in this ruling, yet the ue- |
sion was sustained on appeal by a vote OF 40
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Mr.. Coggswell. of Massachusetts, offered an
appropriating 81 .0l6.445 for continu-
X the work of the eleventh census, and it was
efeated.
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