The state chronicle., 1892-05-14
CALLING A HALT.
,TTENTIO> CALLED TO THE
I>OKuOUs APPROPRIATION
Mr. ucPhcrson's Amendment voted
Dowu-FiIibustering in the House
aud How 10 Was stopped.

EV Ittt-iHpu W the Sldle Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 13-
senate. AT the opening of the Sen
ate, the river and harbor bill was re.
ported back by Mr.. Frye, chairman Of
TIE committee on commerce accom-.
panied by report explaining every
item in the bill. Mr.. Frye CAV,
noJiee that he should call it up for ac.
ton on next Tuesday. Mr.. QUAY. to
offset the action of the House in str,k.
ing out from the sundry civil bill the
appropriation of $3.50, 900 for the Phil
adephia mint, introduced an original
bill appropriating $l,OoO,OOO for the
purpose. Consideration of the naval
appropriation bill was resumed Mr..
McPherson, acting for Mr.. Gibson
Of Louisiana who was absent
offered an amendment reinstating the
appropriation of $25O,OOO for a dry
dock at Algiers, New Orleans. which
had been stricken out by the House
This brought up brief but pointed
debate as to the condition of the treas.
ury. Mr.. Cockrell said: 1--WE NAV
Just as well face this matter honestly.
fairly and frankly. If the increase
contained in the bill, and the estimates
provided by the House are sustained.
there will not be enough money in the
treasury to meet these appropriations
and We must provide means of raising
increased revenues. The Algiers dry
dock Is not q matter of absolute i'm.
portance. 1t is a matter which will do
Just as well two or three years hence"
Mr. Sherman: II want to say
also, as a matter of caution, that
We are not able to spend
more money in appropriations. When a
law requires an appropriation or
treaty requires it, l think we ought to
carry it out. l am disposed myself
not to vote for any appropriation not
regularly estimated for or required by
law or treaty" Mr.. McPherson's
amen lment was voted down without
division. The discussion then pro
ceded upon the proposed increase of
the navy. Mr.. Cockrell declared him
self opposed to the armoured cruiser
authorized by the House and the sea.
going battleship and harbor defence
iurret ship reported by the Senate
committee. MIR. Mcpherson op.
posed the battle ships. Mr..
Chandler addressed the Senate at
great length dating back the policy of
rebuilding the navy to the administra-
tom Of President Arthur. Mr.. Cor.
man favored the appropriation. Mr..
McPherson asserted that the demand
for these monster ships came only from
naval officers and private ship yards.
Mr.. Mcpherson put construction
upon Mr.. Gorman's remarks to which
Mr.. German warmly took exception.
The demscratic party was powerless to
reduce expenditures, and powerless to
change unjust taxation until the peo-
PIE made change of government. Mr..
Hale said that the total cost of vessels
under construction would be about $59,
100000 and from 500, 600, 900 10 $25,.
100000 remained to be appropriated
Mr.. Villas asked if it was correct that
after the vessels should have been
completed, which were now under con-
tract, We should have 80 wsr vessels,
some OF them of very fine character
and most of them of modern construc.
uon Mr.. Hale: "Yes. We shall
have little more than that" Mr..
las: There is no immediate war
anticipated, | believe" Mr.. Hale
said he need hardly remind the dis
tlngulshed Senator from Wisconsin
mat most wars were not anticipated
until they came. In our recent diff
Guilty with Chill, if that little country
had only possessed the navy she once
owned she would have had the United
states by the throat. The United
States could not expect to maintain
longer its isolation from the rest O
the world. Without action on tn
1lll, at 5 o'clock the Senate adjourne'
until Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Just after the House was called t,
order to-day basket of handsom
Hower5 sent by workingmen in tokel
OF their pleasure at his speech of tn
lo'h, was brought in and placed on tn
desk OF representative Enloe, of Ter
nessee This being private bill day
MIR. Stone of Kentucky called up tn
ololey claim bill, which has been ur
uer consideration several Fridays, an
'ue previous question was OF
uered on the bill and amend
ments' The republicans filibu.
'ered against the passage
tne bill and at 2:5O Mr.. Ston
- charge of the bill, said it VIZ
e'ldent that the other side of the Hous
u'u not intend to permit any legislatio
oh The bill under consideration, an
moved that the House anjourn. The yes
ana nays We're demanded and ordered
Inaiiy, at o'clock, the Speaker (M
"oh'gomery Of Kentucky in the chair
ueclared the House ad;ourned after II