Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-19
the shortest period to run. Opinion
by Justice Field.)
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, D. G., April l8.-The
chair submitted message from the
President transmitting recommen-
dation of the Mississippi River Com
mission for an appropriation of S10.>
O0O,OOO for closing existing gaps in
the levees, in addition to like sum
already appropria' ed for that pur>
pose. The President urges early
and favorable consideration of the
recommendation, and calls special
attention to the Importance of the
subject. Ordered to be tabled and
printed, bill ON the subject being
now before the Senate.
The Senate resumed consideration
of the Mississippi Missouri
Rivers improvement bills.
Senator Harrison, who was enti-
tied to the floor, yielded temporarily
to Senator Frye, a member of the
committee from which the bill was
reported, who said, thatthe Northern
and Eastern members of the COM
mittee, while appreciating the
importance of improving navigation,
were opposed to allowing
any part of the appropriation
to De used for the reclamation of
lands in river States. They regard
ed the existing sentiment. caused by
the recent overflow, as dangerous
one upon which to base legislation.
The unanimous favorable report
upon the measure was due to the
proviso which prevents the use OF
the money for the rebuilding OF
levees, and this had been in
serted without objection. He
said he made this statement in view
of the intimation thrown out yester-
day by Senator Kellogg, that an
amendment removing this restric>
ton upon the expenditure of money
would not be objected to by the
committee, and also in view of Sena-
tor Jonas amendment applying 9
part of the appropriation to levees
Senator Harrison, a member of the
committee on the Mississippi Rive,
improvements, then addressed the
Senate at some length.
Senator Harrison remarked that
upon the obstruction bars being
cleared away, land the uniform low
water depth of 10 feet below st.
Louis being attained, the shores OF
the Mississippi would practically be
at tide water That grain will GO
West and South, as well LAST to the
River, whenever railroad charges
are oppressive.
Senators Kellogg and Jones.
members of the committee which re.
ported the bill, replied to Senator
Frye to the effect that the UNDER
standing in the committee was that
the question as to the levee system
was to be left to the Senate, and that
they had reserved the right to offer
amendments to the bill The bill
was then laid aside informally until
to morrow, and Davis, of West Vir
ginia, called up the agricultural ap
preparation bill. He stated that the
total of the bill as reporsed was
S414,7S0, being $19,1 100 less thar
the aggregate as passed by the
House. The bill pasted.
A message from the President was
read on the subject of the circular
invitation extended to all independ
ent countries of North and South
America to participate in a genera
congress to be held in Washington
D. c., the 22nd of November next
for the purpose of considering ant
discessing methods of preventing
war between the nations OF America
Referred to the committee on foreign
relations and ordered printed.
Adjourned.