The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-07-11


| Board over the Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri
Rivers. which was disagreed to-. The River
and Harbor Appropriation on o was tsfn Son
mittee, submitted an amendment proVloing IoI d
| board of five engineers, to be appointed by tne
| President, to make survey of the mouth OF tne
Mississippi River with view to determine the
| hest method of obtaining ana malntaining the
depth of water sufficient forthe purposes Oh CON- m
waters of the gulf, or by deepening one or more
| of the natural outlets of said river. Agreed TO-
Mr. Sherman called up the House Till 10 re.
peal the act under which the Sanborn contract
was awarded. Passed. .-Honse.-Mr Poiano,
/ from the Committee on Arkansas Anilfs, pre-
/ sented the testimony already taken, which was
ordered printed. resolution to continue the
mower of the committee during vacation was Of
rtTed aSd IN ia adepeeea committee on the Cur
reney bill, and proceeded to explain It, AFTER
some discussion the report was agreed to-ayes,
pol: noes 49, The report of the Conference |
/ COMMITTEES on the Indian Appropriation bill was
presented and rejected, and new conference
g6ts 5 rese0g og as
ayes l40: noes, 9l--not the reqnl- /
site 'two-thirds The following Republicans
rison, Hyde, LowRdes Phelps, Ray, Smith OF
Virginia, Stanard, st. John, Thomas OF VIZ
ginfa, and ThorDburgh. No Democrats Voteo
for iD The House adjourned at ii a p. N.
JUNE 22.-Senate.-The Tariff bill was
taken up and finally disposed Of. The report OF
the Conference Committee on the Post-ofice Ap-
propriation bill was presented. Itfxed the post
age on newspapers at one and half cents per
T pound, and on public documents at ten Gems
per pound. Mr. Sherman opposed the PHI as re-
: ported, and favored an amendment fixing the
rate of newspapers at three cents per pound.
The report was rejected and new cotnmls.es
such Committee, Messrs Window, Allison and
Davis. The House bill granting the right OF
way to the Arkansas Valley Railroad COM
q pany was taken up and passed. The confer
i ence report on the Geneva Award bill was
agreed 70 MI Ghandler from the SonieIenee ranris
/, tion bill made report. 1t reduces the number
:. of persons to compose the board TO make survey
of the mouth oil the Mississippi River from seven
to FIVE, to consist of two army engineers, two OF
| the coast survey, and one from civil life. MI
West denounced the Conference CommtIee Iof
sweeping away all the action taken By the Trans
n Dortation Committee. The committee, he said,
= had dropped the civil engineers from the board,
u and left it with the army and coast survey The
Chief of Engineers of the Army has always reius-
u ed to allow any civil engineers to approach MIN
who differed from him in regard to this improve
W ment For twenty-five years the army had been
le able to do nothing for the improvement
" of the mouth of the Mississippi. The re,
port of the board provided ior by SongLess WoH1 M
- improvement be left in the hands of army en-
ie gineers the mouth of the Mississippi would be
k obstructed twenty five years more. Mr.: ochuIz
"A said it was great scandal to the American ma
ton that great water route like the mississippi
y had been left unimproved for quarter OF cen
! neers but did not believe that all the engineer
s' ing skill of the country was buttoned up IN 6int
ana DfaES. MT. oOSy edlu AOtun& V
done If the work be left to the contrel of army
engineers. There was but one member IRON
the West on the Conference Commlttee ana @ a
he hoped new one would be appointed, upol
OF to appoint. some, Western Senators, Afte
nj g m9ss9a e e R the conff
nd tee Mr. Windoln. from the Conference Com
mittee on the Post office Appropriation DILL nao
,pi a report He said the report was just the sam
he as the one made by the former committee, wit
ID two exceptions, one of which changed the post
he age on newspapers from one and half to Nv
q cents per pound and the other provided that tn
,ar daily Conversational Record might be sent throug
ill the mails by payment OF one cent postage
ties each COPY. the report was agreed TO WltEou
ent discussion. Mr.. Sargent called up the Hous
m bill to protect persons of foreign birth agalnf
lso torcible restraint and involuntary servitudt
Passed Mr.. Chandler, from the ConferenC
ent Committee on the River and Harbor Approprla
ION ton bill, made a report, fixing the number
ent of the mouth of the Mississippi River at sevel
Up, three of whom shall be from the army, thr'
1d from civil life and one IRON tne coast al
Sc also reducing the appropriation for the snrst
npt from 0,0O1 to $25 900. The report was agret
ZEN to without debate The resolution OF the Hou
nen extending the session Of the present Congre
ON until 4 O'Clock p. M. Tuesday, 2 INST, ~
led agreed to, and at 40 a. m. on Friday morniI
to the Senate adjourned until 10 no. mousse -,
ns | report of the Conference Committee on the Gen
la va Award bill was after long discussion agre'
The to- . Mr. Orth, from the Committee on Foreil
:, rendering the thanks of Congress TO Sir Lambtf
Ills Lorraine for his interposItion IN protectil
red the lives of the survivors Oh tne Virgin ~ !
.op, expedition The report shows that tn1s Omc
- expressly confined his inter position IN favor
Ter British subjects and one French subject ana
all in behalf nal Of Bare
was clesnency. The committee gives great credit
1es, Captain Cushing, United states Navy, anu as
dis to be discharged from further consideration
APP the subiect The report was ordered printed. .
on The concurrent resolution, fixing the hour
e final adjournment at p m; on Iuas;suay a;y -, 20
was was passed The House did not adJourn un
s0D-. 7:15 q. m.
11ns ons JrJNE 23.-Senate.-A resolution W
per agreed to authorizing the Committee on App
pers priations of each House of Congress tosit at
gis Capitol during the recess, to inquire as TO WI
e as reforms can be made in the several DTanches
heir the Civil Service. The House gave notice OF
aad nom in the report OF the ConleTef
roa Committee on the Tariff bill, and asked fol
.tit new conference MIR. Sherman said it was ms
v ~. f ar that Congress could not agree upon the
Mr. puted points of the bill at this stage OF the
inti sion. He, therefore, moved 1t be postponed
tbar without discussion. Bills were passed-auth
hlIc izipg and requiring the issuance of patent
nent rtain lands to the county Oi Scout, Nilsson
and Usage Indian lands IN Kansas; authorizing
own | coinage of twenty cent piece of silver a.
Cd mints of the United States; relieviDgJ l.. Put
onts of Alabama of his political disabilities; TO c'
ates firm the agreement made with the Shosnone In
tons ans, eastern band, for the purchase OF port
Than of their reservation in Wyoming Territory
each committee having been appointed TO walt VI
pnb- the President and notify him of the proposed
pro- 1ouTnment q ConsIess, uu.S soi,tior
rs or O'CLOCK, alteE the paosSase "a NJ r
light thanks 70 ths presioins a olnoei' sins
in a penter, Ihe Sehale aoJoulLeu JG ortoncs
hyt the Speakers table taken up and passed
shall Mr.. sawyer, from tne CohleIenSe: Vii ~
these the River ana harpor AppfoPfI Ia1ion piiA1 -
lend- report, Whlcn was sgEeeu ~. ~. AZ b
to go nom the conference Guinlnle,Sse on nart
con- once Appropriation onl o5 Mau5 a . eer.
,ound proceeded 70 explain u, ne salo tle 70 -
ed by report PROVIDED mat tne Isy pl
con- on newspapers snoulu COiiilienoe VI -,
ath of 1873, and that tne rate OF postsse On n. ~
liica- pers should De Two Genus pouno on =. an ~ W
ge OF aud daily newspapers, anu SnIee ~ SehOo 90 g -
lst of on all publicauVns less frequent tnan VIZ
mend. The report was adopted. Mr. Dawes, IN
age on sequence OF tne posIponemsnt ol tns 'ea az
cents until next DecemDer, moSeu 10 saAe ~ ssu III
the Senate Dill 10 e1teno gne time Ior she lst
pgthy ton OF certain Ianus ior olIeet taxes; 80