Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-17
House Of Representatives.


WASHINGTON, Jan. l6.-The speaker an
nounced the regular order to be the considera-
ton of the bill reported last night from the
committee on ways and means to facilitate the
refunding of the national debt and the pending
question to be on the passage OF the bill
Mr.. Mills asked MIR. Wood to yield for an
amendment subjecting all bonds hereafter is
sued to taxation MIR. Wood declined to yield
for the purpose, and the bill passed without a
division.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENT.
The House then went into committee of the
whole. Mr.. Carlisle in the chair, on the bill Or
ganizing the Mississippi River Improvement
commission and providing for the i'm prove
ment OF that river and the protection of its
allnval lands. An appropriation of $3.50, 900
Is made for the payment Of salaries, and tue
com mittee which repor ed the bill has, as an
amendment, added section approprlating
So, 87l 900 for Strengthening the Mississippi
levees.
Mr. Gibson gave notice he would, if he had
an opportunity, offer as a subs ltute an amend
ment appropriating 80, $40, 900 for the i'm prove
nent of the Mississippi from the head passes
OF that river to the mouth of the Illinois river.
MIR. Reagan gave notice he would offer an
amendment directing the commission to take
into consideration the practicability of i'm p ov-
Ing the Mississippi by opening additional out
lets for the flow Of that river into the gulf.
MIR. Robertson, La, spoke in favor of the
bill Ihe origin OF the late scourge which had
traversed the South might be traced to the
overflow of the Mississippi followed by a hot
summer.
MIR. Ellis submitted an amendment as a sub
stitute, appropriating $4,S5u,Uu0 for the pur-
pose Vt repairing the levees of tue Mississippi,
and improving The avigation of that river,
such money to be expended under the direc-
ton of the chief engineer of tine army.
Mr. Ghalnprs wit no -,
| improved the South could supply the whole
union with sugar and the world with cotton.
He hoped Congress would come to the rescue
of commerce.
MIR. Robertson proposed that debate shall be
coatinuei next Wednesday evening.
The previous question then seconded
and the committee and the order asked by
Robertson Was made by the House.
TAXATION ON LEGAL TENDERS.
Mr.. Cobb introduced ii bill to authorize local
taxation of legal tender notes.
Senate amendments to the House bill for
the division of the western judicial district of
Missouri, were taken up and concurred in.
Recess till 7:45.
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Upon reassembling the memorial services in
honor of the late Prof. Joseph Henry were held
| in the presence OF vast audience, the Presi-
dent and his cabinet, chief justice and associ-
ate judges of the supreme court, the United
States Senate, the Alumni of the Princeton
'liege, and members of various societies,
with which Prof Henry had been associated,
occupied seats on the floor, as did also num-
Der Of ladies. After the opening prayer by
DIR. McCosh. of Princeton, addresses were de-
liver d by Vice President Wheeler reading ad.
dress of Senator Hamlin, VINO was unable to
be present. Senator Withers, Profs. Gray, of
Harvard, and Rogers, OF BOston Repre .e.nta-
tives Garfield an Cox, Of New York, and Gen.
Sherman. Prayer then offered by Rev
Byron Sunderland, and the invited guests hay
ing retired the Huuse adjourned.