, 1881-02-11
IDLE TALK,
The Day in the House SOL
diered" Away on the
River Bill.
No Point of tho Vast List
Touched to Any Real
Purpose.
Il Sensc1css Quarrel Between
Representatives Cox
and Reagan.
Cox, in Desperation, Threatens to
Harpoon Reagan if It Comes
to q Dual.
This 0ut1,urst Captures n Great
Guf1nw, and Cox II Well
Pleased to Apologize.
Robeson Drags In the Question
of Bu1ldoziug in Mis-
sissippi.
Cox Vainiy Calls for the Reading OF The
Schedule Of Appropriations by
Sections.
The House, 1Iarfng Thus I" Debated tho
Bill Another Day." AIjourns
III Satisfaction.
Cox Vainiy Calls for the Reading Of The
Schedule Of Appropriations by
Sections.
Tho House, Harfng Thus =" Dclatcl tltc
Bill Another Day," Aljourus
III Satisfaction.
Rcagan'a Leadership Understood to Have
Compromised the Bill, If Such a
Thing Is Possible.


Mus wAnp's FORTY MINUTES ~ Ar1EicA.
spfe'at Dd'pafth to The chsean' Tribune.
"AaHiS0roS, ID. T., feb 1o. Chairman
hcnsan lo'uay nos ohly ai't not secure luz
t"i'nE t1"t alc !t''ef anu la1uor ol'l hced
wv y" iea't Iii tu"'alttee III tle ilole ny
sectiohs. n'lt' on ils "lpehl from 1Ie aee1slol'
" s,o e'l't 's'at .Ae ot'l 1'"st ~ rea'' 1I1's
aec'sloh WIS sustained Ny M oser"he'n'nE
maJofals' l.ehgal1 oeInE ahlo 70 scenfe only
SIX so3eS III 1asor OF HIS pronosl'"''' INC
cncct u Ae'Ealfs h'a'lo'f'' II II had trc'a''e'l,
"n',ia nave pceh 10 lasc destroyed tue COLI
s.!iai'o''"i cEffacler ol 1so committee VI tte
"no'e, "1lu !" naSe lntroaueeaa Rae-'aw
mo tl'o ael1pcFat'ofs OF the Committee
where every n!e'lpef lihs tle rlgiit 10 repre-
sent MS constituents ~ithoi. being oScrrlt-
"en ps tlae lofee o. llttY ma1oTltY'
MI .A1h1Ns.
chairman or the tNp1!f f}ptlnllohs committee,
t",s''" t"o w'"'''t's sotee lsh't' IL t't
"e'"'o C""4" Hh " sloppcu an
extra SESSION WonM ne lllevitnp'e. Tile
"''r1n WIS 1lot "lt'solt cal'sc. Ii!o st1pport-
cts "l .!'o '!c'1s"1e st''l s"y lhat laoso WHO
n1c !''',A'le lIu co"'cHt "salnst IL hre RoFc-
ne""eu orpos'tpn'' l''11' "nateser t11oar mo-
!'cs, t.os ta'eaealt lm"tll"! nlo"s aEallist
LII !tio olli' "''1 lase h'atle ts iatc utlcertail'.
-T @''' "-''
gfoaii'l liat tlo eoll!'a11tce t'ad not tI'nds II
talr distribution or tho money appropriated
W t'e o'l'. ..........--.
PA"E. oF CALIFORNIA.
INT instance. llslsted tEht tlle Committee lind
hot feeos"t"ea ttlo HUI tlaI tile ohltet othtes
e*1eh'tea Wcst OF tne MISSISSIPPI Ntver, anil
naa oh'y gwen sl:U,"o 1"r tho l,'@' miles Of
lAc!'le coasl, Win us ercat rivers 1laylgahlc
H'l ""'ute''ao VI !!tl'cs' M,lle s-onouo ilau
ogoh @ 'lsSlsllea 10 t'le t'teat ha'a"ha ~ West
'Isttnt'-A e9Hlctsln WHICH seemed very
!Ast. 11l! tiso inoro faa1eal oo)cct'ons "ero
~ tho eheet 1 ilal , tle p'oposcl approprla-
ttoN oi sl,@n'ooo tof lilo Improvement
., uo MISSISSIPPI lit'er oetwecm CAIRO ntnl
~" orleans was hot peol'eFIy llsnltcd. md
.h"t' al'ttet H. IL "o''!'l he Sery probablu
lhat the enilre amount would 10 appr"prf-
ntcu ior lltl'f1- me CUPS ~ tio !uvces, instead
o. lor tle Improvement VI lf1o c'sannol for
ha'lgatloh PURPOSES.
Mls. 1n1hSsoS.
OIL AlaSSactl'selts' was she leader OF this
movement Il's opposIt'an cteated ttlshlny
among INC REPRESENTATIVES ot thu Lower Mis-
s'sslpr'. Ar. Nonl''soil Clearly Showed tho
daeers oi tslo olll' nut. whllo declarns, Hint
so'l III inror of appropriations which should
Improve tfo navigation vi tint river, lid prt-.
test that 1t was not Within the author
ity of Congress to appropriate niUney
to build leyecs to prevent alluvEnl laMls
from overflow, but that this should be tl0nu
Jersey,
INTRODUCED 4 POLITICAL FEATURE
illt0 tho discussion by suggesting to tLe Hep.
resestatlvcs Of tho Lower Mississippi States
tlnt It WIS we'll for thgn to constlur tint
tliErG WIS something lIurg III tho Natl0EI tuun