The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-04-20
WASHINGTON.
Con, Chalmers Asks fos an Increase of the
Approximation for the Harbm
of Viclssburg.

WAsHrNeroN. April 10 Gen, Chalmers, ~
Mississippi, u,sde an ARGUMENT friday before
the House Commerce Committee urging tn-
creased approximation In the river ami birtor
htl for VnRshura, The amount RECON- ineudsd
by the cub -co,n nittee is 100000 Gen. Ohal-
mpra pointed out TO the numnlttee that IT
would be wholly inadpuu ate tn meet the re
unitemenls at that important point on the
M,ssiaslup'
RIytR APPROPRIATIONS URGED.
Senators Bailey aud Pryor aud the Rnpre-
sentaivps from Tpnnessse and Alabama ap
ppared before the House Committee Oh Gom-
mpree this IN rnipg aud urged an appFopria-
tlun for the MHHsel Shoal Canal.
Mr. Singleton, uf Mississippi, urged an ap-
prortlat'on for Pearl river. and Mr.. Chalmers
on. for Flrkehurg, Natchg and Grand Gulf
THE pExAa AND PACIFIC RAIbpoAp.
The Senate COMMITTEES 81, Railroads to-day
hy a ,usiptity vote decided to report back TO
the Senate. to he placed on the calendar with
out recommendation eH her In SAVIOR Df pr
against H. passage the bill tu extend the time
for the cntnpie,ipn If the Texas Pacific Rail.
rnst aiE wears. II Ia understood that during
the day tho COMMITTEES will change its action
and recommend the pssssge III the bill
arIr, TO DEEPEN TWO FLORIDA RIVERS.
Mr. Gall, Of Florida, introduced IN the sem
ate to-day bill authorizing the survey, ak
| animation and tn report by the United States
| engineers on the esilmatet cost of the i'm
prnvements required tp deepen the channels
! of Wapssa and Oaolla rivers In the State OF
| Florida.
NEW MINT 30 RE LOCATED IN THE M1ssIs-
| stprI VALLEY.
Tho House COMMITTEES on Coinage. Weights
and Nj Measlrps decided to-day to prepare bill
for the establishment Of United States mint
somewhere In the Mississippi valley. t'
which will he removed the machinery Of the
Carson Oity mint. which ia soon to he ahen-
| lnneh The COMMITTEES will. on Saturday.
| hear arguments from representatives OF the
various Mississippi valley cities. whose peo'
pie wish to have the new mint located therein
ArpoINTMEFTs.
VIM q. Bowman has been appointed Inter
nsl revenue atorekeepsr and gaugsr for the
Sixth District of North Carolina
KtNe's LAND APPROPRIATION BILL,
The bill introduced In The House to-day by
Mr. King, OF Louisiana. authorizing the gov
arnmant to appropriate lands for the Improve
ment Of the Mississippi river, provides thai
wherever It is necessary For the government
J To take possession Of land Tor improvement
PURPOSES. and the owners cannot bs found. ot
where the owners are found, and an agree
ment cannot be reached as to the price tht
! Judges Of the distriet courts are authorized
fo appoint board Of appraisers to assess th'
value of the land. The bill also provides tina
where the owners cannot he found. or th'
| Titles to the lands are not clear, the amount
of assessed valuation or price agreed upon l.
10 be held in trust by the courts.
rHn CLAIM or THE STATE NATIONAL DAM
or LOUISIANA.
The bill for the relief of the State Natlonh
Bank of Louisiana, which was reportsd nd
versely from the Judiciary Committee to-day
was intended to give that bank the right Il
, sue In the Court Of Claims for cotton belong
ing to the bank and taken by the agents %
the United States Treasury Department u
the States OF Louisiana aud Arkansas afteI
June 30. 1863
REPORT or THE WALLACE COMMITTEE.
; Senator Walace's select COMMITTEES to In
uuire into the alleged frauds In tho late eleo
! tion submitted n long report to the Senate to
tlay to the effect that n widespread ayatem @
what is called civilized bulldozlng' is prac
, ticed In Massachusetts, and Rhode Island by
which the employees of the large corporation
are by open or covert threats OF dleGharg
!, from employment. Coereed into votipglas thei
employera desire. This was conspicuous II
, the recent efforts to defeat Butler and Iildel
by making the employees vote the Republcal
ticket. The committee find that the remed
must be by State and not congressional legif
Iation The Federal government has n
voters of ita own creation. 1t can punish 10
crimes rs to the manner of voting, but ol
fences against the right itsalf must be pun
ished by State law.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS.
The Senate Committee on Railroads thl
, morning decided, bya vote of TOD, to recon
mend the paeeBge of bill to extend the tim
4 for the completion of tho Texas Paclti
! Railroad six years.