, 1874-06-14
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.
EENATE

WASHINGTON, D. C., June Is.
ST. PHILIP CANAL B11L.
| N1r. WEST, from tho Committee on Transpor
tatiou. reported adversely on the House bill pro
viding for the construction Of the Fort St! Philil
C1nol, ind tue Committee WAS discharged from
| it's further consideration.
| M1TcHELLs CASE.
Mr.. MORTON. fom tho Committee On Priyi
1eges and Elections, reported back several ME
MORALS containing charges against John H
| Mitchell, Senator from Oregon, aud asked thai
tho Committee bo discharged from tho further
| consideration Of the subject. It YVES SO ordered
Dir. MORTON eoid it afforded him great pleas.
u1e to state that the Committee Was unanimous
in the opinion that tho charges contained moth.
ing against Mr. Mitchell requiring the action o1
the Senate.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
Mr. WEST reported, from tue Committee
River and Harbor Appropriation bill which
President, OF the Bon1d Of Enginee1s,-to
be composed Of TWO from the army, two from
the coastnurvey, and three from civillife, which
Bonrd shall mako survey Of the mouth of the
Mississippi River, with view to determine tho
best method Of obtaining md maintaining 4
depth Of water sufficient for the purposes OF
commerce, either by canal from eaid river to
the waters OF tho Cult, OF by deepening one or
more Of the natural outlets Of said river; and
said Board shall make q full and detailed esti-
mate and statement OF the cost OF each Of said
plans, and Ehall report the eamc, together with
their opinion thereon, showing which OF all
said plans they deem preferable, giving their
reasons therefor, to the Secretary OF War, to be
presented at the commencement of the second
session Of the Forty-third Congress.
Tho amendment proposes to appropriate $780,
600, OF 30 much thereof rs may DO necessary to
dcfrav the expenses Of said survey. Placed On
the calendar.
INSANE PRISONERS.
Mr.. FRELlNGHUYSEN, from the judiciary
Committee, reported favo1ably On the House
bill to provide for the caro- and custody of per-
sons convicted in courts Of the United States
who have or may become insane while in prison.
Passed.
TAX ON SPIRITS N BOND.
Mr. SHERMAN, from the Committee On
Finance, reported adversely On the House bill
amendatory Of the act Of May 81, 1872. to pro-
On distilled spirits in bond destroyed by casualty,
md the Committee Was discharged from its
further consideration.
PACIFIC RAILROAD DUES.
Alr. WRIGHT, from the judiciary Committee,
called up the House bill providing for the collec-
Pacific Railroad Companies.
Mr. ALLISON submitted an amendment, pro-
viding that the Union Pacific Railroad Company
shall operate its entire line as continuous line,
md providing method by which suits brought
against that road may be heard aud deter
mined.
Nr. CONkLING said tho amendment Was not
Eermane to the bill, being a question as to
whether tho terminus Of the road WAS in Ne
braskn or Iowa, He knew it Was m important
question, but thought it had better be offered as
an independent measure.
Mr.. ALLISON said that when suits were
brought against the Union Pacific Railroad in
Iowa aud Nebraska it Was impossible to find the
proper officers on whom to serve processes
They were in Boston or somewhere else He
would, however, withdraw the amendment for
the present, and submit it to some other bill.
The amendments reported by tho Judiciary
Committee we're agreed to, and the bill ras
passed.
The bill, Is passed, is as follows:
That the Secretary Of the Treasury be, and ia hereby,
their SUCCESSORS and assigns, successors Or as
signs Of any ei!her Of said CoIpanie5 Of a sums
of money due, to become due, to tho United SEtca
for the per cent Of the net earnings provided to
by the act entitled An act to aid In construction OF
raiiro1d and telegraph line from tie Missouri rer to
the Pacific Ocean, and to to the Government
the OF tie for postal. military, And otnes
approved July l, 1862, or BY sny othes
act or acts in relation to tho COM
paniea therein named, OF sny other euc1
road companies shall neglect OF rc1nte to pay the sarno
within sixty days after the demand therefor made
upon tho Treasurer Of ead railroad company, he Sec
ret=ry Of the Treasury shall certify that 1aet TO tho
necee.arr suits and proceedings to collect and othc7
vic obtain redress in respect Of the in the prupe.
C;rrut Court ct United States, and 17ofccu:c the
sare. with al convenient dispatch TO final terntna-
tiou-
1REKpAES's TRUsr COMPANY.
Afr, SCOTT, from tho Committee On Finance,
report from tds Conference Com