The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-27

WASHINGTON, February 20, 1881. .
SENATE


referred:
! BY Mr.. Vance: For The purchase by tb
Secretary Of War of private papers Of tn
late Confederate Generals Bragg and Poll
relptiDg 10 the war OF the rebellion, and ap
propriating $4,000 Tor The same. To 10,
Committee on Military Affairs.
BY Mr.. Lamar Granting The right Of way
10 the New Orleans and Northeastern Rail-
road Company through the public land
along their route from New Orleans 10 Me
ridIar, Miss. To The Committee on RafI
| roads.
After debate the Senate, on potion OF
Mr.. harris, adopted IN order Of business.
to take effect Immediately, setting apart the
time from the conclusion Of the morning
business until half-past I O'Clock, and also
the evening session. for the consideration OF
House bills flvorably reported, which arc
TO be taken up In their order on the ealen-
dar.
Several bills were considered.
Mr.. Morgan, by direction Of the Commit.
tee on Rules, reported for reference TO the
committee on Appropriations the following
amendment 10 the sundry civil bill: To en-
able the Secretary OF the Senate to pay
Francis +. Sbober, chief clerk of the. Senate,
Tor preparing (under The resolution OF the
Senate Of June l6, 1877 a new edition Of
the Manual, $1,000. Referred.
Upon the expiration OF the time allotted
for the calendar
Mr.. Burnside briefly addressed the Senate
upon the resolution reported from the Com
milee on Foreign Relations and now on the
Ntce-PreSldents table. declaring that the
United States will insist that its consent i a
necessary condition precedent p the con-
strucliOn OF ship canal or other means Of
transportation across the lsthmuS.
Nr. Eaton said unless some Other senator
desired to discuss il he would ask that The
resolution be taken from the table Snd
pissed.
Mr. H0ar called attention 10 the absence
OF Mr.. Window, who. he understood. had
given notice IL his desire 10 speak on the
subject, and also Suegt sedfbat IN one par
ticuar expression the resolution might 10.
quire modification.
The subject was here drOpped.
The Senate took NJ, on motion II Mr..
Ransom. the river and harbor bill, and the
amendments OF The Senate committee we're
acIPd upon a. the bill was read.
When the items for North Carolina rivers
were reached Mr.. Thurman called attention
10 the increase in the appropriation for
Cape Fear river from $4,000 10 $40. OOO
He said be did not intend TO suggest any
thing like lO2rOling, but =, he ielt some
interest in tue Ohio improvement. which
was not provided for. he would now tx.
press the hope that the liberal .pirit ~ the
chairman Of Tie Commerce Committee Mr.
RANSOM, in taking care 81 his own STATE,
would induce that Senator - look across tie
Alleghauits in a kindly manner.
Mr. Ransom replied that a, North Caro-
lima bad probably more watcr.,urface than
any other State, and had h1rbOr OF refuge
at Wilmington for All wrecked and, Disabled
vessels OF the eastern coast. the ayprOpria.
lions for that STATE were neither large nor
iii, prOp0rliOnate, but were far below the
estimates.
Mr. Vance thought the general policy OF
improving streams d, Sirable one in foster
ing competition with railroads by cen.
ycnieHl channel, OF commerce, and thus
cheapcning Transportation To the stab0ard.
Mr.. Morgan denounced - "A device ;hC
lO9-rOling system by which particular
States had been benefited in the river and
harbOr bills, without regard 10 any benefit
to The commerce on the county.
Mr.. Tburmln mentioned number OF
small streams in North Carolina and Nir-
ginia provided for at from $1,000 10 $1,000.
the name, OF which, he said, could not be
found in any geography to be found in the
schools and libraries. Items for French
Broad. be said, had been inserted in every
river and harbor bill for years. The object
Of it was 10 improve stream in North
Carolina, so that catfish could navigate It,
and ~ long as there were any catfish there
h. supposed the appropriations would be
kept up.
Mr.. Morgan moved an Increase Of $40 00l
for the harbOr Of Mobile. Tabled-aye>, SO
noes, 10.
Mr.. Brown moved number OF amend
ments for improvements in Georgia. Re
jected.
Mr.. Groom moved an amendment, whicl
was adopted without objection, directing
the Secretary Of War 20 cause to be mad,
by some officer OF tie United states En-
gincer Corps an examination and surveys o
the lines for sbip.clnal across the PENN
sula between the Chesapeake and Delaware
bay, especially OF the SaS,atras and Chop
tank routes and approaches thereto, with
view Of asceriaining the most feasible r0ut,
for canal OF a depth al fully twenty-SN
feet at mean low tide, and II one hundred
feet Width at the bottom throughout lis en-
tire length, and 10 estimate the cost OF con
struciin2 a clna OF such depth and APP
prOaches thereto.
The session was proiracted 10 LATE noun
in order TO dispose OF the bill. H. opp0
nentS, small in number, presenllng an I'M
broken front upon every vote not"ith
standing that all amendments offered by
them were invariably laid on the table on
motion OF the Senator ia charge OF the BILL
Mr.. Ransom.
Mr. Thurman. rising to renew his protest
against the measure. provoked lau@n Dl
irQuiring Of the Chair whether Dir. Ron
som would he i'm order H. moving TO lay him
thurman on the table. He then Sald iha'
for one he rcpudiated the new dpctrlne maj
the Democracy must favor what was called
liberal policy IN appropriations, ana
charged that the bill was supported from
pcrsonal and interested motives a. means
Of securing the reelection Of members Of
the Senate and House.
Mr.. Vest advocated the bill because Of IT.
liberal appropriation Cor the improvement
OF the Mississippi.
Mr.. Hill, OF Georgia, spoke Of The mo-
nopoly Of power and Influence welded by
a few railway magnateS, and their capacity
to subject The puDilc 10 tneIT cAhctIouN III
freight trans pOTtatiOn. He thought the sy>'
TEN OF internal waterways would secure
some relief from these cXactionS.
The bin was passed, and the senate, about
IL L. NJ, adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House at 1885 went into Committee
Of the Wholc-Mr. Harris, OF Virginia, IN
the chair-on the sundry civil appropria
ton bill, all debate on the pendin. amend
ment apprOpriating 100000 for The es' ab'
lishment OF naval coalirg St'tious on ihC
Ishmus Of Panama being limited 10 twenty
minutes.
The amendment was adopted by vote Ct
50 to G.j. and Mr.. Blount gave notice thai h'
would call for the yeas aud nays ID tl'