The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-13
THE CONGRESS-.
DERATE ON JHE LEvEE nrlI IN
TEE SENATE
Debate In the House on n Restitution to
Investigate the Late Elections In New
York city ana pavenporc$ Actlon
Therein

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| WASHINGTON Dec l2-The Chair laid before
| the Seuue 81 letter from the kccrsarv pf Tho In
| terior covering an inventory of public build
ngs and property Ia uso hy the Department Of
| tho Interior.
Petitions were preaened and nled by aoun-
tors Dawes. Butler, Kellogg. David Davis Mnrey
! Mr.. Anthony reported bill from the Commit
lee on Printing authorizing the printing Of
| matter recommended by tho Gommltteo on
| Printing OF either house, Passed
ma, Mr, Ferry from the p93ta Committee. re-
| Mr.. Window called u the fortlncafious nppro.
pratlon bin, Tho bill, ~ il came from the
House. appropriated sl75. .aon. The Committee
on Appropriations recommend tho npproprie-
ton of $500 900 tho increnee being In lvo teus-
900 goo for repairs II Qualifications. and sl25ogo
for tho purchase .of armamona. Tho nmend-
Inants wore agreed 10 and IL" bin passed
n Mr. Elaine called ~ lho l!o springs IIouse
hll pr1yillhR tor THO appointment md pay-
some discussion, WIS passed..
Mr.. Eusls urged tho passage ~ his levee
the Improvement of the levsas. He fortified
his PROPOSITION By glance q tho length Of tho
utllty as channel Of transportation as com
pared with other riqers in Europe and South
America. He exhibited IN oIletal map show.
ing 10 what extent the lands Of louisiana.
| Misflesppi, Arkansas ard Missouri were
Hooded by tho Greyaases o. 1874, and asked what
| would ba done In the eyeuf of daluge fnsfend
Of a Hood a delugo that should utterly destroy
The crops along tho hunks of tho river. We
but could not got along without tho productions
Of tho Mississippi valley. Ife then depicted tho
tGrt"rs of hiesiasiru fIaahet which rtuaei
these creYasses. aud the destruction which they
laavo in their wake. 10 show that such
| overilpWs wore not Guly iprn bu' national
cllamttY. Fifteen millions E,r $ ~ l8nh Wara
l9odef by creVasses IN lsfi. Including tho best
corn, cotton and sugar nnae In tho ynley SIX
million aerss WEI liahl9 to nvefilow from Rcd
tiYof hlon9 In Louisiana in the event Of n
tfeRiot, even II the leveea wote constructed.
iha ~ haderal fogof4mo4, aione tn5 power to
efeeinally reclaim tho Hooded lands and to
| prevent further dpmapp
| Mr, Burn ide from tho Committed on Military
| AttAiis reported bflI for the reatEnnizli N of
| tho army. with n v0luuinnus rotatt aud aeoom-
panyng documents. which he asked to have
| urint9d. 80 ordered.
| mr. Window asked tho Sannfo n consider tho
Senatqrs would dofer j. until To- morrow.
Mr. BaYard 3btained tho noor on the electoral
| commission biz ut O'Clock Tomorrow
| M. burnside asked that the bill for tho reor-
ean,zation Of the army bo Ioa1o special order
| Tor January g. 1879 Agreed to.
Mr., Winfom called up tho Military Academy
appropriation bin, fwaniy seven hundred
a2,l.rs only hqs been gh1e1 by The Senate com
| times and passed
| The senate then Mt .. m. adjourned til TO-
| morrow
Mr.. GiddInes. Of Texas. introduced bin ro-
lating 10 the classification Of mai matter and
Mr Wood 81 NV YarR os to what be sea
was Question of privilege and offered n reRo-
luton authorizing m Investigation Of the con-
duct Of John |. Dagenporf Unltod states su-
nerysor oi elections. at he late election in New
York city, The resolution recites TINT It was
York on the NTH day Of NoVpmbsr. 1878, United
as "bief nnnr ysnr af u atins a eaclng
Jndicial Dis riet ~ Now YORK illegally nninstlg
md wthou' cause authorized ani directed tbs
prigeI tham 81 the sp i yoing md rnT nateG u9
| then lndignifies without warr..nf rr ia,g apd
which arrests have afnnn hseD declared iIieoai
hy tho udge of the Circuit Court III theaijpga-
movsd Ia and W pupishe % Tbarsar9 R o 80 @ f9
directs tho CyIumftce ON tffn Judfnlnrv Ia rro-
| coed without delay to Investigate tha e5nGn"s ~
said DavpnrOft ut the fi,nI, pforesaid ,gffb
p"ger ta sit In ba @jty I'm If NV YoTR h. Wfn snh
committee or otharwi4o: to Eena III pnrs9na
""d eS 10 Fapt g At eHy eny r" asf oea oa
ON thn resnjution n Who'd nal,ad tIat - api ,ati
Ian ~ eitiln - 'I N WV Eea n pei
Investigation. be reaI. '' ''''7
Mr. (arfleld. Of OEjy. cf,jeefnd 10 the roaolnL
Tho gr,eoker soid Mr. Wn,d oforo5 - a.
question of prfaiInea 40 ="
Mr. Garfield aon6isd whether II was auaa.
Tho SneakeE jrouired rvf,.tJ,o,.t H. r,.,,,~,.e-,
was confirmed by the s,nafe ',''''"pot'
aeinp Tn mon t grttnn n T % S i'I2a@to4 -
10 aonsiier H. '''"' "Ht9
Mi Wood was aururisod at Tho ohtaotion ~
o 4e the ESngoda @ 5ag lr2n Of @ g2 a Gs tt m sad
favor the invssgai5n u fra9ds % angwbsre ag HIa,a
nI[dg % af,,P% " ~. -, s,'7hiE ''' tlG h9 hop9d
had nrssenteJ tbo Inl,Ip'i,n ~, nco,.5d ~
a,,ae win the rnti,fnn ~ la,go n,,",tta.-
,f siz"nen tH " ~ r.! ~ N ~ lHtR9 munger
tia nenan from Gi shoaJ 10 nbile. 4lf X 't5s ,bs
investlgafion. 8 - ''2
mr. Eurchard. of Illinois s,id tbat nj that
vas asked on tho IsopilIiir eii.e rf fL6 trusn
was that theyshouli l44ya fifns t,, look INTO fbIs
resolution W." NV 1'''9
Mr. Garfield voun not otieot n tha largest
Hnd fullest InynstipIf hut no gyat,t.J tnsen
the resolution and Saa9rsIr q}ef I'll ~ ~
and he fhsref6re Gl,Iaotej nov Tei tagite3 wt3
and lie over - ''i'2N
MIR Wood oga1Id basn mr., ,Licot,,,,, 10 hath,
II a over If fhe r,eff,n M, ,r - aagtna
nlfJnvts c,uld he t,rj,,taI .gitE tb p,,, ylnk
ton. ~ " M WIN '"' f'7'iu-
That was objected - f,7 aeyaral toorobers
Mr. CGnper IF nIabipen ai,,osll'i ~, tI,f ,oso-
nFi5n' o'pt'' u ''''i'''' '1's'5' - '''' 1890
Tho grraker undarafaod TINT II ,r,,t. .a,,roo1
h4t Tho ree Iufffn sbttlid La at,.IItc, ~ '' ''"1
Nj GgrfjeiJ said hG .G,ild ~, ..f h1a,t,gotbt,
was not a question II tgi.Il4po ft IKE. 5cfin2