The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-05-18
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
SENATE AND HOUSE BOTH CON
SIDERING NPENDITURES.
4 spicy Debate Between Third Party
Members In the HOuse.-Notes
Of the DAY.

BY Telegraph to the State Chronicle.
WASHINGTON, May 17.-(Senate y
The Senate resumed consideration of
the naval appropriation bill, the ques.
ton being as to what amount should
be appropriated for the increase Of
the navy and what class of vessels
shoul be authorized to be contracted
for Mr.. Mcpherson, who on Friday
had moved to substitute three harbor
defence monitors for the vessels
recommended in the amended bill, now
modified his motion, so rs to simply
provide for striking out of the bill
those expensive ships which, he
thought would be of no u.e whatever.
Mr.. Higgins addressed the Senate in
favor of the amended bill, as reported
by the Senate committee; if we had to
borrow money and increase the
national debt to provide an adequate
navy, we would bejustifed in so doing.
Mr.. Villas said that no convincing
reason had been assigned to Just ify an
appropriation Of public money to the
large extent provided for by the Sen
ate bill. Mr.. Vest condemned the an
preparation as being intended merely
to foist upon the country spectacular
navy. Mr.. Butler said he believed he
could make a statement without vic
lating the confidence of the executive
session and that was that pending our
Chilian difficulties the fact was stated
and he supposed was substantiated
that if Chill succeeded in getting out
the vessel, then building in France,
the "Capitan Pratt" she could have
walked right into the harbor of San
Francisco without hindrance. Mr..
Allison said this bill, as he under
stood it, carried only an increase of
100000 over the amount appro-
priated by the House. The
committee had been led to insert
these provisions in the naval bill by
the statement of the secretary Of tie
navy that if these authorizations were
not given now they would probably not
be given by this Congress and they
would involve delay of two years in
making the necessary preparations. 1t
was evident from the statement of the
Senator from Maryland, Mr.. German,
that it was the policy Of the democratic
party TO change around and to show
that we are going to have another bill
lion dollar Congress because the re.
publican party when in control of
both houses of Congress put
upon the statute books appro-
priations which made it necessary,
He would like to hear from the gentle.
men on the other side who talked
about republican laws which made ex-
travagant appropriations necessary.
What law would they repeal if they
had the power? Mr.. Vest replied that
he, for one, would repeal mail subsidy
law and the sugar bounty bill. The
debate was continued by Messrs. Mills,
Hawley and Hiscock. The roll was
called on Mr.. McPherson's motion to
strike out both the armored cruiser pro-
vided by the House and the battle-ship
inserted by the Senate. The amend
ment was rejected by the following vote
Yeas: Berry, Blodgett, Carlisle, Cock
rell, Coke, Faulkner, Hill, Kyle, Nc.
Pherson, Mills, Palmer, Pasco, PETER,
Pettigrew, Pugh, Turpie. Villas and
Noorhees-l8. Nays: Allen, Ali.
son, Butler, Casey, Chandler, Davis,
Dawes, Dubois, FELTON,, Frye, Calm
ger, Hale, Hansbrough, Hawley, Hig.
gins, Hiscock, Manderson, Mitchell
Morgan, Paddock, Perkins, Proctor,
Quay, Ransom, Sanders, Sawyer
Shoup, Stanford, Teller and Wilson
80 Mr.. Morgan proposed an amend
ment, which was adopted, authorizing
the secretary of the treasury to add :
per cent. to the contract price of the
S3,000,000 harbor defense monitor, il
the contract should be awarded to Sar
francisco, to cover the extra cost O
transportation. Mr.. Cockrell com
menced to address the Senate in Cd
position to the increase reported by
the committee, but yielded to motion
to adjourn at 5 p. m.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
There was a small attendance thi
morning. and after the journal of yes
terday had been read Mr.. Walker O
Massachusetts, objected to its approval
A roll call disclosing the presence of {
quorum, Mr.. Walker withdrew his oh
lection. Mr.. Burrows of Michigan
moved that the Walker resolu
uon be re-committed to the commit
tee on rules, which was agreed to
lhe House then went into committe,
o the whole on the sundry civil ap
preparation bill. The debate wa
rendered somewhat spicy by the repl,
., MIR. Moses (alliance democrat
Gseorgia,) to the charge made by Mr.
simpson (alliance, Kansas.) yesterda,
nma Inat he MIR. Moses had voted $4,000,
wv OF the peoples money for tn
ueneht ,T, OF the Richmond and Danville
MS he said, was falsehood. H
had votaJ 90 -oo 900 -