The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-09

couid be accomplished. He d;Ssa mors
however, from the views of the co,,,..s,.
zee on transportation that the comnetitie,,
J;d ous constructed by private parties
ulu I cheapen transportation. He donhfaJ
the Feasibility Of some of thesa ,,ia,s ~ =
.nougnt the improvements would cos NO..
snsn nad been estimated. He did NOT saaI
nsei suthorized to vote millions ~
money from the national treasury which
mIuiu % required TO carry out an these
slo,00o,000 for a canal at a. W ro.e
OF the mississippi river if il wers
| SHOWN that such canal o,siS
stand. But he would not vote one r,iS,;n,,
i9r ~ anti IL were shown by Competent en-
s,H Se ina. the plan was feasible one. He
Ieierreu 70 the Dill Introduced by himself
some time ago for congress to chsraar q
oonpany 10 construct a railroad from the
east 70 the west. He hoped th,t before the
aolournment the bill would be passed
ionuIng the discussion on the transporta-
49,. . .os1lu''on the Senate went into exccu-
'''e Sess'on' ana soon amer adjourned.
HOUSE.
THE BELGIAN TREATY-ARMY APPRoPp1.-
fIoNs-PENSIoNs AND WAR CLAIMs-rzE
PROPOSED CANADIAN TRRATY-RAps' PLAN
FOR IMPROVING THE MISSISSIPPI.
Mr.. Orth, Of indians, chairman of thu
COMMITTEES on foreign affairs, reported Joint
resolution, providing for the termination
of the treaty OF the 18th OF July. 1866. be-
tween the United States and Belgium.
which proves detrimental to American com.
merce. Passed.
Mr.. wheeler, Of New York, from the
committee on appropriations. reported back
the Senate amendments to the army appro-
priation bill, and the House proceeded 20
take action thereon. The first amendment
was to add provision limiting the number
of enlisted men to 5000, the words Gin
GLIDING Indian scouts" were coneurred in.
with the addition that "this pro-
to diminish the signal service and
that the signal corps shall be maintained as
now organized under the authority of the
secretary of war. The next important
amendment was to insert in the paragraph
which forbids the payment of money for
transportation to railroads which received
grants on the condition that they should be
a public highway for the use Of the govern
ment, free fIom toll or other charge, the
words "or upon any other conditions for the
use of such road" the object being
to avoid any technical limitation that might
be put on the definition. The amendment
was eoncurred in without objection. All the
affecting the decision by vari-
QUA bureaus of war, the department of claims
for quartermasteis stores, etc., were non
ooncurred in. The billwas then sent TO the
conference committee.
Mr.. Hall, of Maine, presented confer
ence report on the navy appropriation bill.
Agreed to.
On the motion of Mr.. Rusk, of Wisconsin.
the Senate amendments to che House bills TO
amend the pension acts and to increase the
pensions of totally disabled men, were taken
from the speakers table and sent to the
committee of conference. Messrs. Rusk,
Small and Holman, of Indiana, were an.
pointed such committee.
Mr.. Lawrence, of Ohio, from the commit
tee on war claims, reported a bill extending
to the Sd of March, 1915, the time for pre-
senting petitions for the allowance of claims
to the commissioner of claims in all cases
where sufficient reason is shown for their nom
within the time prescribed
by law. After a speech in explanation Of
the DILL by Mr.. Lawrence, an amendment
offered by him for the appointment of two
additional commissioners was adopted, and
an amendment offered by Mr.. Cobb, of North
Carolina, to allow claims for buildings and
grounds occupied by the army or navy in
The Southern states was rejected, yeas III,
nays Ill. Another amendment offered by
Mr.. Cobb, of North Carolina, providing that
The submission to a de facto authority of q
state in rebellion, or service in the enrolled
militia or in the confederate army shall not
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was rejected without the yeas and nays.
Mr.. Maynard, of Tennessee, moved to lay
he bill on the table. Lost yeas S. nays 1873.
Mr.. Maynard then moved to reoommit
he bill to the committee on
WAR CLAIMS.
Agreed TO and the bill was recommitted.
Mr.. Kelly, of Pennsylvania, asked leave to
'ffer the following:
WHEREAS, by section Z, article LIST. of the
of the United States it is pro-
'ided that all bills for raisinga revenue shall
originate in the House of Representatives,
md by section of the said article 1t is fur
her provided that congress shall have power
o levy and collect taxes, duties, in posts and
xcises, TO regulate commerce with foreign
lations; therefore be it
Resolved, That the president of the United
states be, and he is hereby requested to in
1artment of the government is at this time
engaged in considering the terms of a treaty
" which commerce between the United
states and the British Provinces of North
America is to be regulated, and by which
congress will be deprived Of its constitution
Il right to control these important subjects
w tuc OApfocs
erms of the constitution.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, objected, saying
hat the resolution was reflection on the
and that he would rather
the administration in the
natter. He wanted reciprocity.
The resolution was not received.
Mr. Hurlbut, of illinois, from the commit
ee on railways and canals, called up the
bill for the Improvement of the mouth OF
he Mississippiriyer, and proceeded to explain
md advocated 1t. The bill authorizes James
B. Eads and his associates to proceed in the
work of deepening the channels ofone Of the
outlets or passes of the Mississippi into the
sthf Mexico, to. be selected
" himself by permanent jetties. etc. The
of the bill are 10 be revoked UNI
ess within 80 months 20 feet of water is Sc
ured, and they may subsequently be re-
,oked unless two additional feet of water
re secured each succeeding year until 26
Get of water is secured and two additional
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