The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-08-10
senate EUSTIs.
yvsaAT NM DEp HOR Tssss rFcAuiRsFhss
yrUraFEa, THE sasNT AND fsHsAzah
STEAMSHIP LIME.
,ssssses TalA about the Levees and Tmep
Condition

Condition
s,ha political fight being on tho eve OF waxing
a,intse. soms idea Of what our Senators ana hep.
9sasartatives lii Congress have been uoihg' VIII
sao doubt be Of interestto our readers. III was
Thought that when Senator ilossis a~tiAsee ~
among Ills constituents he would proYeaeouEoe
aginfnrrHtton On The subject well worth IN
s,aslIgatina Owing to the necessity of his going
II Ina fsatt,n Rouge convention, ii has been Inn
,,nta,hla for the reporters to 800 him long
s,ta,,ph to derive any information, but yestet-
sas,v nFstopnAT reporter was fortunate enough
fn ma him lin bis office, where he met repre-
ssautassys from the lFtruB,tte bent on the Same
nrta4ati The DEMOCRAT reporter, after salullhs
4ita panator said. A great many bills were pre-
sssnfAd in Congress last session, some OF Whten
we're passed, antl, II YOU have no op1eeaoh' 4
would like you to tell me something OF thelf
x,n,,,sa. and the manner and means taken 70
Druaare their passage.
ka,,Atnr I5tsstis--T have no objection to telling
~ VIII ali h - hia naaHad through
xyenRrsss Ill the interest Of Louisiana. Whieh
3.iil would you suggest as beghningY
Eseps-Suppose YOU commence Wieh the
Nj ss'AfEsTEH BILL
gauptar TFnslis-I was not u otiied OF any bill
having passed the House for tho relief Oh
fs,a faYnilisH of the survivors Of the Me-
Alastar until / received dispatch the
ssight before the adjournment of Congress.
sfnun inquiry ascertHined that the bill
asud hsan referred to the Committee on
4 sa,,nfnercs. but had never been reported as 1t
syaa very etnsual to discharge committee from
Asst consideration OF d bill. II was still more
saif1ae,ilt lii this case, because the bill had been
autfuateti to n subcommittee Of one Senator,
s1,ti Hid was absent from Washington and had
I Rl1s papere in his charge. The motion to dis
sat,arsya the committee was made and carried 80
s Il, bring the bill before the Senate. in the face
III eanaiderable opposition. The other diff
usity was. that the bill being before the Senate,
although the committee wns discharged under
fhe order of the Senate. the single objection to
tIla consideration Of the bill then defeated the
s,assage OF the bill for
THAT SESSION.
rho first objection was made by Senator Me-
MILAN. OF Minnesota; he Anally withdrew It
after some discussion. 1t was renewed by Ben.
alpr Goekrell, of Missouri. the reason being
kIlIf at that late day Of the session every min.
saaIa 81 time was valuable for general legista-
ton. Upon NY urgent appeal to senator nock-
glan Injustice that would be done to these poor
Isenple, be withdrew his objection, and the con-
siaaratien of the bill came UP on ita merits. 1t
van Will refer to the record YOU will find that
aNopenei very general and earnest debate.
saraent Of Oalit9,tnia. l, and l.. ooekrell. q Of
Allafr arguments were answered. and as the re-
X gt1It shows
a,e Raiusa Gordon and myself. The point made
+ Til the opponents Of the bill was that the McAl-
eater WAS not a naval craft and the preoedents
Df the Huron and other naval VESSELS lost could
not ApplV TO the MuAlester.
HeD.-- Now. Senator viii YOU be kind enough
1oIaIl mo about the Introduction Of the Mint bill
and give mea slight history Of 1t during tts pas
s'sesess THE MINT.
Senator Eustis.=T considered II OF very great
n Importance to reopen our Mint. believing chat
remain permanently In operation: to that end
Iinfrodleed Il early In the session. and it was
slaa firat bill
Z III the senate--a bill appropriating money to
repair the Mint and to place u in condition TO
Hid worked There Was considerable effort made
Chicago and Cincinnati. 4 day was fixed by the
NInance Committee to determine the question
whether ..s.g.-
g,r# #sns of those other cities would be selected
appeared before the Finance COMMITTEES, and
delegations from those other cities represented
1hafr Interests. The relative advantages were
y fully discussed by them and myself. and was
much gEaiihsd to learn that the committee had
rapogted II favor OF New Orleans. The anpro-
matte Hi the Senate, and in the general appro-
prfation bill originamting "A IL II the House provision
WITHOUT DIFFICULTY .:
y ssfsar the report oil the committee, was incor-
Uorated In the general appropriation bill.
Rep.-The subject Of the Brazilian steamship
subsidy has created q great deal Of interest in
the community, suppose you tell me some-
slalng about that2
SENATOR Eusfis--The subject of establishing
sss1ll1mereial relations between the Mississippi
Valley and South America had always engaged
ms most serious attention, but had no con. q
sghoIe question, the incalculable adyantag es TO
i he derived. and the facility with which we could
MoNopolrzE THAT TRADE.
l,v proper efforts. Before introducing the bill
so establish q steamship line between New Or.
fanns mud Rio. / discovered, upon consultation
a alispositon very favorable to that measure. Al
The sametime was aware that such a bill would
ssalarlers. First from those who oppose all sub.
RiHies; end. secondly, from those representing
snsttt9ensIes which would be be ii, ,Ipjnlionsy I,
kroduced and which was put on as an amend.
snent to this
PosToFFreE APPROPRIATION BILL,
sgss defeated by point of order made by Sena.
Ear Edmunds, which in my iudgment was not
friends l 81 the Bill. The very next day intro.
Iuced another bill substantially the ,eame as
1ael one defeated, with view of tacking IL or
nense poims All ' Tie friends q the b we're of III
opinion, In order TO gain time, that II was nee
sasary to tuck 1t on as an amendment to q
HOUSE BILL. @~
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ssnlsrse clearly justified by numerous pre-
sedpnta established in the last twenty five years
which has in no instance been successful!
questioned. I'm the preparation of the bill b!
which the New Orleans line was to receive
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
s,ar annum, and In the passage Of the bill. 1t 4
lssts ip Senator Maxey OF Texas. to say that hi
services la corporation with myself were YER
valuable. 1t was enc of the most earnest and
DETERMINED FIGHTS
Il fhse Il have witnessed In the Senate. Thurman
Edsnunds, Bayard, Beck, Salisbury and Whyte
al Maryland, spoke against its passage. AM
threw the weight OF their great talents and In
S5nence against its passage.
Iswould not have seemed possible, In the fac
s,f ssrl an array of opposition, to pass such
laiI through the Senate, but its friends wer
yragIANT, ACTIVE AND DETERMINED.
and you may we'll imagine that 1t was censid
cred q great triumph.
Biaine made powerful speech on our side
and the Senators from the grain. growing
states of the&S
NORTHWEST
rallied to our side, The amendment that TIL