Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate Kills the Fort st.
Philip Canal Bill.
A Proposal to Surves tile Delta
Introduced.
The House Opens In Utter Con-
fusion.
1t Rejects the Conference Ff=
nance Bili.
A New Conference Committee
Appointed.
SENATE

n new SOliicrcuCc OOllulittcc
Appointed.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-Mr. West, from
the Ccminittee on Transportation, reported
adversely on House bill providing for the
construction of the Fort st. Philip canal,
and the committee was discharged from its
further consideration.
Rigamops
Mr.. Morton; frUm The Committee OH
Privileges and Elections, reported back sew
eral memorials containing charges against
Jno. III. Mitchell, the Senator from Oregon,
and asked that the committee be discharged
from further consideration of the subject.
Ii was so ordered.
Mr.. Morton said it affored him great
pleasure to state that the committee was
unanimous in the opinion that the charges
contained nothing against Mr.. Mitchell re-
quiring the action of the Senate.
Survey of the MississIPpi's Mouth.
Mr.. West reported an amendment to the
river and harbor appropriation bill. which
provides for the appointment by the Presi-
dent of Board of Engineers to be COM
posed of two from the army, two from the
coast survey and three from civil life,whieh
board shall make survey of the mouth of
the Mississippi river with view to deter
mine the best method of obtaining and
maintaining depth of water sufficient for
the purposes of commerce either by a canal
from said river to the waters of the Gulf.
or by deepening one or more Of the natural
outlets of said river; aud said board shall
make full and detailed estimate of the
cost of each of said plans and shall report
the same, together with their opinion there
on, showing which of all said plans they
deem preferable, giving their reason there
fo- to the Secretary of War, t. be presented
at the commencement of the second session
of the Forty-third Congress. The amend
ment proposes TO appropriate $4,000, or so
much thereof as may be necessary to defray
the expenses of said survey. Placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Sherman, frOmtthe Committee on
Finance, reported adversely on House bill
amendatory of the act of May u. 1872,
providing for the abatement of repayment
of taxes on distilled spirits in bond de-
stroyed by casualty, and the committee was
discharged from its further consideration.
The Pacific PecuIatOrs.
Mr.. Wright. from the Judiciary Commit
tee, called up House bill providing for the
collection Of moneys due the United States
from the Pacific Railroad Co.'S.
Mr.. Allison submitted an amendment
providing that the Union Pacific Railroad
Co. shall operate its entire line as a cOntin-
uous line, and providing a method by
which suits brought against that road may
be heard and determined.
Mr.. Conkling said the amendment was
not germane to the bill, being question as
| TO whether the terminus of the Union Pa
ciffc Railroad was in Nebraska or Iowa.
He knew it was an important question and
thought it had better be offered as an indie
| pendent measure.
Mr.. Allison said that when suits were
brought against the Union Pacific Railroad
| in Iowa and Nebraska, it was impossible
| 20 find the proper officers on whom 10 serve
processes. They were in Boston or else
where He would, however, withdraw the
amendment for the present and submit it
10 some other bill. The amendments re-
ported by the Judiciary Committee were
agreed to and the bill was passed.
The Freedman's Bank.
Mr.. Scott, from the Committee on FL
nance submitted a report from the Confer
ence Committee on the bill to amend the
| charter of the Freedman's Saving and Trust
! Co. Agreed to.
| Mr. Martin from the Committee on privi-
| leges and elections reported favOrably on
House bill to provide for the election of a
| Congressman at large for Alabama. Placed
On the calendar.
| The Chair laid before the Senate the res
Olution of the House diSagreeing to the
report of the Conference Committee on
Finance Bill
and asking for a new Conference.
| Mr.. Edmunds moved that the subject bt
referred 10 the Finance Committee; further
conference being useless.
Mr.. Sherman said it would be rather I'm.
usual TO refuse 4 request of the House fol
| a new conference. He would vote for {
new conference though he did not thinl
| anything wOuld result from it.
Mr.. Thurman SAID that for some year
tn re has been complaint from the Wes
tn L certain Eastern States had an undue
| y. oportion of national bank currency. Al
opportunity had been presented here for til,
redistribution Of forty millions, and he ap
pealed to the Senators from the West to &C
cept that. Why waste the remaining six Ol
seven days of the session in fruitless dis
cussion? This question could not he set
tied by Congress, but
Must 60 Before the People.
Ultimately il would be reduced to TIN
question of whether we should have
sound currency or an irredeemable pape
currency. He favored the motion of Mr.
Edmunds, to refer the subject to the Fl
nance Committee. as he had no hope for
good result from a new Conference Com
mittee.
Mr.. Scott favored new conference anC
said he
Had Not Lost all Hope.
There was bill on the calendar to prOyid
for a redistribution of the currency whic
could be taken up at any time. lie di
not think the country was pledged to re
turn to specie payment at the earliest praC
ticable moment. The plege was to adOp
measures TO return to specie payment, an
the report perfected by the late COnferenc
Committee presented a measure in that di
rection though it was not as good one a
he would lise to have. He would vote fO
new conference as long as there was an
hope of agreement upon anything.
Mr.. Morton thought it was the duty {
the Senate to grant conference.
After further discussion a vote taken o
the motion of Edmunds to refer the sui
iect to the committee on finance. RI
, jected.
The question then being on Wrights me-
ton that the Senate insist upon its amend
, ment and grant a committee of conferenc,
it was agreed to yeas IS nays II, COol
er voting nay.
The Chair announced that he would al
point the committee Monday, but subs
=, | quently reconsidered that intention an
announced the committee TO he Wrigh
, Terry of Mich, and Stevenson.
q MOieties.
D The Chair laid before the Senate res
luton of the House, diSagreeing to I'll
Senate amendments TO the moiety bill, an
asking for conference.
Mr.. Sherman moved that the Senate il
sist upon its amendments and grant Il
committee. Agreed to.
The resolution instIucting the Commi
tee on Appropriations To report ament
Il ments to the river and harbOr appropri
tion bill for the survey of routes recon
; mended by the Committee on Transport
4 l.