Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-02
FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS-.
Second SESSION.
The Senate.

The Senate.
WASHINGTON, June l.-Senator Vance, from
the committee on exodus of negroes from the
Southern TO the Northern States, submitted
the report of the majority. Ordered printed.
with the testimony taken. Senator Sanborn
announced that he would hereafter submit the
views of the minority.
Senator Ransom, as per previous notice,
moved to postpone all prior orders and take mp
the river and harbOr appropriation bill. Agreed
to, yeas As, nays Z. Senator Ransom stated
the amount appropriated by the House was
1882, 500, TO which the Senate committee add
ed 1852 900. After making some reduction in
the amounts in the House bill, it was read for
action on the committee amendments.
The suudry civil appropriation bill was re-
ceived from the House and referred to the
committee on appropriations. The Senate in
sisted on its amendments TO the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial and agricultural apprO-
priation bills, aud committees of conference
with the House were appointed.
The morning hour having expired, lbe uu-
finished business, being the Eaton tariff bill,
was, on motion of Senator Ransom, informally
laid aside, and the river and harbpr bill pro-
ceeded with. On motion of Senator Thurman,
the Appropriation for continuing operations on
the ice harbor at the mouth of the Muskingum
river, Ohio, was increased to $40 900.
An amendment increasing from $4,000 to
$50, 900 the appropriation for improving the
hai Dor at Toledo, aud inserting the words ''To
a depth of sixteen feet" was concurred in.
The amendment apprOpriating $4,000 for
improving the river harbOr Of Michigan City,
Indiana, was concurred in.
The amendment increasing from $4,000 to
S25. 900 the appropriations for improving the
harbor of Columet, ILL.,, was concurred IN.
The amendment increasing from $4,000 to
$50, 900 the appropriation for improving the
harbor of Grand Haven, Mich, was concurred
in.
The amendment reducing from 5000, 900 TO
300 900 the appropriation for improving the
Kentucky river from its mouth to Three Forks,
was concurred in.
The amendment reducing from 100000 to
SS5, OC0 the appropriation for Improvement of
the Illinois river was opposed by Senator Davis,
Ill, who spoke of the great national advan-
tage to result from the improvement of that
river. The amendment was cOncurred in.
The amendment reducing from $4,000 to
800, 600 the appropriation for improving the
Mississippi river between the mouths of the
Ohio and Illinois rivers was opposed by Sena-
tors Davis, of ILL.,, and Vest. The amendment
was rejected.
The amendment increasing from $500 to
So, 600 the appropriation for removing the bar
in the Mississippi river opposite Dubuque, was
concurred in.
The amendment increasing from 100000 to
$50, 900 the appropriation for improving the
Missouri river at Council Bluffs Omaha, was
concur ed In.
The amendment increasing from $4,000 to
$40, 900 the appropriation for improving the
Missouri river at Eastport, Iowa, and Nebraska
City, Nebraska, was concurred in.
The amendment increasing from $4,000 to
$4,000 the appropriation for improving the
Saginaw river, Michigan, was concurred in.
The amendment inserting prOviso to the
clause authorizing transfer from the State of
Michigan to the United States of st. Mary's
canal aud the public works thereon, was con-
Cured in.
The amendment striking out the appropria-
ton of S25, 600 for improving the Mississippi
river at Hannibal, Mo-, was opposed by Senator'S
Vest and Cockrel and rejected.
The appropriation OF $4,000 for the Ten
nessee river, between knoxville and deadlock,
was opposed by Senator Bailey, and it was re-
jected.
The amendment striking out the appropria-
tion of S35, 00e for improving the falls OF the
Cumberland river, KY, according to the plan
recommended by ". b. King, major of engi-
neers, was adopted.
The amendment striking out the appropria-
ton of $50, 900 for an ice harbOr at st. Louis
was opposed by Senators Vest and Oockrell and
rejected.
The amendment inserting an appropriation
of S75, 900 for reservoirs st the head waters of
the Mississippi river to be used in the construc
ton of dam at Winnebagoshish was adopted.
The amendment striking out the clause d.
recting the secretary of war to let by contract,
to the lowest responsible bidder, all public
works authorized under this act, except for sur
veys and estimates was adopted, and the
amendment to insert clause authorizing the
secretary of war to let the work out by con-
tracts where he deems it advantageous to the
government was also adopted.
The amendment striking ont the clause
amending the Joint resolution authorizing the
construction of bridge at Rock Island, so as
to require the Chicago. Rock Island d Pacific
railroad company to charge 55 for loaded and
90 for empty cars other than its own, crossing
the bridge, one-half of said sum to go to the
United States treasury, was adopted.
The amendments inserting an appropriation
of $4,000 for the Missouri river at Brownsville
and $4,000 for the Missouri river at Platts-
mouth, were adopted.
The bill having been read through, Senator
Allison moved to insert an appropriation OF
$33. 900 for dredging the western channel of
Mississippi at or near Guttenburg, Iowa
Adopted.
MIR. Butler moved to insert provision for a
survey to determine whether the headwaters of
the Savannah river can be connected by canal
with the Tennessee and Hawassee rivers.
Adopted.
Senator Voorhees, submitted an amendment
providing for a survey to ascertain the prac-
ticability and cost of the construction of aship
canal from Lake Erie, by the Maumee and
Wabash valleys in the bed of the old Wabash
and Erie canal, or with any variation there
from that may prove feasible to the nayigable
waters of the Wabash river. Also for survey
and estimate of the cost of similar canal
from Junction City on the Wabash and Erie
canal to the Ohio river, by way of the Miami
and Erie canal, or any variation in the route
which will produce the most practical and least
expensive ship canal from Lake Erie to
the navigable waters of the Ohio river by the
above routes. The estimates in theslast case to
be for water channel and locks the same size
and capacity as those of the present enlarged
Erie canal In New York. Adopted.
Mr. Brown moved to increase the appropria-
ton for the improvement of the Savannah har-
Dor from S65, 600 to 500, 600.
Senator Blaine advocated the amendment.
Senator Beck was not prepared to say he would
vote against Browns amendment. He was in
favor of improving the great harbors of the
country, but the damage of loading down this
bill with all sorts of amendments was very
great. Pending debate adjourned.
The House.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The House went into