Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-21
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate To-day.

Mr. Miller {N " reported in the Senate to-doy
fayorabiy from the commerce committee, without
amendment, the House bill to regulate fmmigra-
tion. He gave notice that he would call it up at
an early day.
Mr.. Garland reported from the judiciary com.
mtteee the House bill to fix the times for holding
the terms OF circuit and district courts OF the
United States in the northern district OF Ohio.
Passed.
a proposition from the printing committee to
print 1900 copies OF the report OF the commits
soner OF education, instead OF 10000 as originally
proposed by the resolution referred to them, was
strenously opposed by Mr.. Blair, who urged the
exceptional value and importance of the work.
The reduction proposed by the committee was sup
ported upon economical grounds and finally pre-
vailed, 32 o 30.
The House post route bill was reported from the
post Office committee by Mr.. Ferry. Ordered
printed and recommitted.
Mr. Rollins presented an explanatory statement,
which. he said, had been rendered necessary by a
table set forth in the recent speech OF Mr.. Beck,
and which showed clearly that there had been no
herease & OF pay by reason promotions on the re-
accompanying letter from the Secretary OF the
Navy, was ordered printed in the Record
QUESTION OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
Mr. Butler, rising to a question OF personal priv
lege, remarked that he observed In the Record Of
this morning that person, in another place, in
discussing contested election case had made a
wanton attack upon his (Mr. Buters) character and
committed breach OF parliamentary privilege,
not, at this late day, be betrayed into contro-
versy With this Individual, whose acUuaintance he
had never had the misfortune to make, but would
rather leave him to the judgment and contempt of
all honorable men for attacking another in q
forum in which he could not be answered, and,
ing to allow a. correction OF the falsehoods he was
uttering Or his garblng OF the evidence, perver-
sion OF the truth and Justification Of the Record
lie (Mr. Butlef) had WithStoOd the maSttffS of the
republican party In the past and could afford to
dismiss wth this brief notice the yelpings of this
cur OF low degree. The name OF this creature, he
believed, Samuel III. Miller.
Mr.. Cockrell offered a resolution calling on the
0l the IN for report upon the
70 June 30 1882, for rivers and harbOrS and public
buildings. Laid over
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
Mr. Mcmillan submitted the conference report
diate consideration.
Mr. Allison opposed concurrence in the report,
saying he was Unwilling to have all the creeks and
little streams In the country provided for and the
sipp1 river appropriation, Hennepin and Delaware
and Chesapeake canals and Potomac flats amend
mentl affecting M aterial!y the commercial inter-
estS or the country, stricken out.
Mr. Logan entered upon discussion of the bill,
but was interrupted by Mr. Cameron OF Wis, who
told him he was out of order.
Mr.. Logan retorted that when the Senator from
Iowa and a Senator from Massachusetts, discussed
the bin twas al right; but when he proposed to
talk about 1t, IL was not right. because he had
voted against The bill. He said he did not want to
get into q wrangle with Mr.. Cameron. but he would
not pe called 10 order by anybody but the Presi-
dent Of the Senate.
Mr.. Cameron then appealed to the chair to know
what was the question before the Senate.
The chair decided that debate OF the bill was not
In order.
Mr.. Ingalls, said there were singular, extraordi-
nary ana even sinister provisions in the bill He
thought the members OF the committee had taken
good care OF their own states.
There was some confusion, several Senators
seeking recognition at the same time; some want
ing to non-concur in the entire report, and some
advising to adopt it so far as the conferees had
agreed.
The question which arose was as to whether the
senate should agree to the report OF the confer
ence committee leaving four provisions Of the bill
unsettled, or to reject it.
Mr. Ferry maintained that the report must be
adopted as whole or rejected; it could not be
amended.
provisions In the bill to which the Senator from
Minnesota (McMlian) had taken exception. He
said he would proceed to substantiate his asser-
tiOn
Mr. McMillan.-Ar. President, the record will
not sustain the truth of the allegation.
which had been given away were those which be.
longed to states In which the members Of the COM
mfttee did not reside, while the states In which
the members OF the committee on commerce and
the committee on conference did reside had been
note lily, ,conspicuously and ShameeSsIy taken care
Of; He said the Senator from North Carolina (Mr.
and he read list OF North Carolina appropria-
tions, and asked. "Will they stretch out to the
crack of doom ?" He next began to read increases
for Michigan, calling attention to the fact that
Mr.. Conger was member OF the commerce com
mittee.
Mr: Ferry made point on him by expressing
the fact that MI. ingalls, had made a mistake in
reading $4,000 for $4,000; and after some words
Mr.. Ferry asked Mr.. Ingalls,, sarcastically, sto
read the amendments correctly"
Mr. Ingalls, created considerable amusement by
selecting the Senator'S who were members Of the
commerce committee, before reading the increases
for those states.
Mr.. Mcmillan said Mr. Ingalls, had admitted that
he was not informed as to the repOrt Mr. InpaIIs
md
think I've ELECTED some Of an interesting char
acter."
all know that the Senator from Kansas Qngalls),
IS paragon OF perfection in everything that per-
tains to integrity, and that nothing he would do
could be questioned. He has attacked this report
In terms ungentlemanly, unjust and without par
tcle OF foundation" He then went on to point
out alleged mistakes made by Mr. Ingalls, Mr. Nc
MILAN accused MT Slater, who had pointed out
reduction made in conference OF an appropria-
tion for Oregon. OF attempting to said the Senator
fse Mr. Mcmillan said ali the money for snad veas
and harbors had been expended by the Secretary
OF War and chief OF engineers and he defied Mr..
ingalls, to point out any scandal that had ever
arisen from the expenditure.
MI ingalls, lwalking up and down back OF the
SeatS)--The whole bill is scandal enough.
Mr. Mcmillan. in an excited manner, said there
were no star route scandals or other scandals in
the expenditure OF the river and harbor appropri-
atoms He said Mr.. Ingalls, had charged that II
the report was agreed to the conferees Intended to
abandon the appropriation for the flats and for
false; that assertion was without foundation en-
tirely. He would not allow the Senator to impugn
the motives OF committee Of which he was q
member
Mr. Kellogg declared that it was the duty of the
Representative from the Mississippi valley to
stand by the appropriation in the river and har.
Dor bill for the Mississippi river, II every other
provision OF the bill should fail
Mr.. Mcmillan said the Mississippi river appro-
priation had not been left OUT it was disagreed to
by the House conferees, but the Senate conferees
had insisted upon 1t.
Mr.. Ransom declared that no man had deeper
interest in the Potomac flats than he. 1t could
not reasonably be supposed that after what had
occurred In the Senate during the last ten days
that he would assent to plan that would even
contemplate the abandonment OF the flats appro-
priatlon The assertion was without any founda-
tion, he said. He condemned the criticisms that
had been made upon the commerce committee
and conferees as unjust and unfounded.
Nominations To-day.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
Charles w: Pavey, collector internal revenue
18th District Illinois.
POstmasters-Peter Shroyer, at Chatsworth
Ill; William E. Letcher, at Central City, Neb.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Blackburn, from the committee on rules, re-
ported a resolution providing that during the re-
mainder OF the session the hour after the reading
Of the journal shall be devoted to the considera-