The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-06-06
WASHINGTON.
Special to the Republican.


WASHINGTON, June AIN the house to-
day Mr.. Springer offered resolution refer
ring to the judiciary committee all the evil
dence taken in the last congress regarding
the stealings of Geo. F. Seward, minister to
China, with Instructions to take additional
evidence it necessary, and report to the
house articles Of impeachment if the evil
dence warranted. The Republicans raised
a point of order, but when overruled by the
chair made no further opposition. In fact
number of Republicans voted for the res
olution on a rising voted and all the other
Republicans refused to vote, thereby giving
passive support to the proposition. Sc
ward. it will be remembered, hung about
here quite while to see if he could safely
return to his post, which Evarts, in spite Of
the evidence, held open to him because Of
his relationship to Assistant secretary &c.
ward and William II. Seward, former Sec
rotary of state. A more pronounced rebuke
could hardly have been given the present
secretary by his party in congress than by
their action to-day in quietly endorsing a
proceeding looking to Geo. F. Stewards i'm
parchment.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
The senate on Mississippi river improve
ment was in favor Of changing the bill
which passed the house on Monday for an
Improvement commission, so that there
will be commissioners instead of 5. The
civil engineers Of the country are sending in
petitions to thisend. As the bill reads, three
are to be from the army engineer crops,
and two from civil life, not specifying that
the two shall be engineers. The proposed
change is to provide that there shall be
from the army engineer crops, two civil
engineers, one for the coast survey and one
person familiar with the navigation of the
river. Quite number of members Of the
house have been urging the senate commit
tee not to change the bill for fear of en-.
dangcring its passage at this session by
sending it back to the house to have the
amendments agreed to. There are others
who believe on the contrary that it should
be done and that it can be done at this ses-
sion If the change is made the army en-
gineer crops will oppose the bill, as the in
crease in the commission would prevent
that crops having entire control Of the
work
MORE DELAY
Ingalls, this morning begged for another
delay in the elections committee, asking
until Monday. The committee told him
that they would gi'e him till Saturday, but
that this must be the last time lac could ex.
pcct the courtesy of the committee. 1t was
intimated that he had exhausted the cour-
tesy of the committee by remaining men,
Der of it while his case was up. When the
resolution goes to the senate for power to
conduct the investigation, the Republicans
will offer no minority report. As one Re-
publican senator on the committee said,
ingalls, can not expect his party friends to
do more than keep silent.
HARDoR OF REFUGE.
In the house to-day Mr.. Frost introduced
bill appropriating $4,000 for prclimin-
airy survey for the purpose Of constructing
a harbor OF refuge at or near the city OF St.
Louis, especially TO protect the commerce
of the city against ice.aoes. Mr.. Frost is
compiling information showing the neccs-
sity of such harbor to be presented to the
committee on commerce, where the bill
was referred.
HOW THEY VOTED.
In the. caucus yesterday, when vote
was had asto whether thcD errocrats should