, 1874-04-22

the payment Of tho bonds Of tho Louisville and
Portland Canal Company, tho question being OIL
amondod by tho 8onhto.
nE11EF NIL.
.1r. wooDLEidI, from the oomm1tto on
Military A1alrp, reported without amendment
ing by tho overflow Of tho 11iBalssippi Rlvor, and
asking itH present confederation.
Mr. EDMUNDS submitted All amendment pro-
vid!ng that tho provisions Of the act shall expire
OH the lat Of September, 1874. agreed to- aud
the bill WAS then pasao1.
LOUISVILLE CANAL AGAIN.
After considerable dieuusBi0n, Mr.. OONK-
LING moved to reconsider tho voto by!whioh
tie House bill wore agreed to several days ago.
antl eaid tlloBo amendments were oonourred iii
carly utter tho mcoting Of tho Senate. Rnd bo-
foro number Of Senators wero Ia thoir aeata.
then REQUIRED upon tho amendment Of tho FL
nance Co1nutittoo, to strllss out tho amendment
In tho House bill, that tho oanal ahould not 20
taken possession Of. nor any money DO paid TIL
batos the jurigdlction ovor the aan1e, together
with all right to tax tho property, and 1t was
adopted BY yeas 40; nays, T..
Tho bill now gdhs back to tho House for con-
ot1rronco III by tint body.
LOUISIANA BILL.
Tho Senate resumed consideration Of tho
Houisana ;ts bil1 upon which Mr. Stockton was on
tit'fa sS + tg S9f a,,s hs o,vo no,,oo
few days ago Tint l,e would call up tue Civil
RightB' bill to-day. Ho now gayo notice that ho
would call IT up aB soon aB tho pondiny bill
should bo disposed Of So
nEno1sM RECOGNIZED.
Mr.. CAMERON reported favorably on the
Joint resolution extending the thanks Of Con-
gresB to Capt Benjamin e. Gloadill aud tho
o1lcors and crew Of tho steamer Atlantic, Of the
White Star Limo, for roscuing the ofiuers and
crew Of the brigantino scotiand, of Portland,
No., In mid-ocoan. Passed.
MILITARY HILL. -
Mr. LOGAN, from tho Committee on Military
izo tue. promotion in tho Inspector Generals
department Of tho army. Placed on tho calen-
dur =
1Ir. STOCKTON yielded for executive seBsion,
and the Senate Boon adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
DISTRICT BILL.
Mr. RANDALL intIoanced bill directing the
temporary suspension of tho Legislature Of the
District OF Columbia, Roforred. i
= COMMITTEE nEroRTg. -
Mr. LOWE, from tho Committee on Indian
Affairs, reported bill extending for ono year
from the passage OF this act the ttmo for COM
plotting the entries OF .Osage IndInn lands In
Mr. HURLBUT, from the Committee on 1snil-
waya and Canal6, submitted a long written ro-
port on the bill to charter double-traok freight
railway company from tide-water On the Atlantic
+ to Council Bluffs on tho Missouri River, ind to
limit tho rates of freight thereon. Ordered
printed md recommitted.
h1r. COBB, from tho Committee on Post-0f-
t1ces aud post-Roads, offered resolution for
tho printing Of tho testimony takon before that
Committee and tho Committee on Appropria-
tions on tho question Of additional mail service
to Ohins and Japan. Adopted.
Mr. MOREY, from the Committee on MlaBia-
slppl Lovoea, reported bill to provide for tho
appointment OF commission Of engineers to
report a permanent plan for tho reclamation OF
the alluvial baHn Of tho MissisHlpri River 8u6-
teot to inundntfon, and he proceeded to address
the Houao in explanation and advocacy OF it.
After discussion, fn which Mr. WILLARD,
Of Vt., opposed tho bill for proposing to tux the
whole people for.tho advantage OF tho owners
Of these alluvial lands, tho bill went over till to-
morrow.
THE MISSISSIPPI FLOODS.
Tho Senate amendment to the bill for tho ro-
lief Of suilorers by tho inundation Of the Lower
MiBaiBBippi Rivor, was conourrod in.
GENERAL APPROPRIATION DILL.
Of the Whole Mr. W0oDFOnD in tho chair, on
tho Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Appro-
About an hour and half was spent in discuss.
ing the question of pay Of gaugers under the III
tofnal revonue laws. THO bill contained q pro-
wise thst the maximum pay shnll be s5 per day.
vfso, and on this tho discussion proceeded, the
most nntablo things said being tho assertion by
Mr. FOSTER TINT while tho members wero worry
rea1y to practice economy agaipst clerks in do
to do it against oltlccholdors in their
respective districts, and tho statement Of Mr..
Sypher that tile influence Of Cincinnati distillers
was exercised periodically for the porposo OF
closing up New Orleans diBtllories, 30 as to get
control Of tho whisky market. Finally, tho
motion to strike out wna lost, but d motion to
substitute 81 for % day (mado by Mr. Ward)
WAS carried.
An amendment offered by Mr, DUNNELL, to
substitute for an item OF 100000 for postage
etamps for the Treasury Department. nn item OF
Cd, 600 for tho cost OF furnishing official postage
stamps, WAS ruled out of order by the Chairnal,
on tue ground that tho amendment con1ictad
with the law abolishing tho fra1,king privilege,
and, IN appeal having boen taken, tho decision
VAS Bubtalnod-110 to SO.
Atthispolnt. after having got through only one
paEo OF tho bill, the Committee roBe.
Tile slow ratio Of progress made on the bill
thuH lar has been chiefly owing to tho difficulty
Of gdtttug quorum to vote Oh any proposition.
Much time has been wasted in tlis way, and iu
the resulting necessity OF having tho roll called
Tho bill contains seventy printed pages, and
although it was reported oyor two months ago
and has boon undor consideration four or hye
woeks, only the twonty-socond pago has boo1
reached.
The House, at quarter-past s. adjourned, the
last roll call having shown that tlore was uc
quorum preHeut.
WALL STREET..