The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-07-13

GERS remarks as a speech for homo co
and sneer for the maui
he had addressed TO that senator furnish'
neither justification nor pretext. He chs
lenged its correctness In various partic
lars and asserted that the misreDresentatiC
into which the senator had fallen conceri
ing the idea of South Carolina upon inte
nal Improvements was on a par with b
misstatements generally us 10 Charlesto
harbor expenditures.
Mr.. Buffers amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Harrison from the committee o
transportation routes to the seaboard Oiiel
ed an amendment authorizing the expendi
ture under the direction Of the secretary o
war of $40, 900, or so much thereof as ma,
be necessary, in completing survey of
snip canal TO connect Chesapeake and Del
aware bays, and directing report to con
gress as to which of the various routes sur
yeyed afford the greatest protection in case
of war, and most effectively cheaper
| the cost of transportation from
| Baltimore to the Atlantic ocean
together with the cost of improve
menr, of its approaches and the annual
cost OF maintaining and operating the ca
nal when completed. Adopted on viva
yoce vote
Mr.. Morgan said he would demand sep
arate vote upon the amendment when the
bill was reported to the senate.
At this point repeated efforts were made
to adjourn, but Mr.. Mcmillan, in charge OF
the bill, insisted upon having it disposed OF
before the close OF the day, but without
disposing cf the pending bill the senate,
after voting to continue the ses ION, re-
yersed its action, amid some confusion, and
adjourned.
Crapo, of Massachusetts, submitted o
conference report on the bill to enable ma
tional banking associations to extend their
corporate existence.
In the course of a brief explanatory dis
cussion Randall, of Pennsylvania, criticised
the provision that the secretary OF the
treasury shall suspend the issue of gold GER
tifcates whenever the amount of gold coin
and gold bullion in the treasury reserved for
redemption of United States notes shall fall
below S1OO, 600, 600. He was not sure but that
the provisions Disseminated against silver,
and he asked that the bill be recommitted
to the conference committee with view to
having it drafted in better form.
CrQoo declined to yield for that purpose,
and the conference report was agreed to
yeas, 10S nays, IS.
Neal submitted the conference report on
the bill to increase the water supply OF the
District Of Columbia. Agreed to.
The house at 1:i5 went into committee OF
the whole on the sundry civil appropriation
bill.
After completing consideration of fifty
nine of the eighty-tive pages OF the bill the
committee rose and the house adjourned.
SENATE.
WALHINGToN, July ll.-Mr. Morrill,, from
the finance committee, reported flvorably
senate bill repeating so much OF section
33S5 of the Revised Statutes as imposed
charge upon export stamps on TOBACCO.
Placed on the calendar.
The conference report on the bank char
ter extension bill was presented and agreed
to. The consideration Of the river and
harbor bill was resumed.
A large number OF amendments de-
creasing or wholly emitting Items
of the appropriation were lost.
The consideration of the amendment in
creaNng sundry items occupied the re-
mainder of the day, and they were almost
invariably successful and the proportions
of the bill were gradually swollen. Finally
Mr.. Vest, in opposing an increase OF S5O,OOO
for the Cumberland sound in Georgia ana
Florida, appealed TO the instincts OF self
preservation of senators generally to pre-
vent the loading down of the bill to such
an extent as to make its defeat inevitable.
Mr.. Van Wyck replied that the commerce
committee had loaded down the bill before
they reported it. and that the loading down
had been for the benefit of the country, and
the effort in the senate had been to equal
ize them.
Mr.. Vest further protested against en-
dangering the material objects of the meas
ures, and among which was the Missouri
river improvement scheme, by charging it
with innumeraole smaller expenditures.
Mr.. Butler in moving an adjournment,
said the fact seemed to be appareAt that the
senate did not expect to get away from
Washington before late in August. The
motion was voted down, and debate on the
pending amendment then proceeded under
the five minute rule, and was subsequently
continued upon a motion to postpone the
bill indefinitely, which was made to afford
the Florida senator an opportunity for fur
ther remarks. \ contr Jyersy then arose
AS TO an alleged understanding
which some senator asserted had
had been had, that the five minute rule
was 10 apply to the pending motion, and in
order to settle the question the official
stenographers reports were referred to,
aud being read were accepted without
question as to their accuracy and as settle
Inent of the controversy,
An increase for the Cumberland sound
Improvement was rejected. After dispos-
ing of additional amendments the bill was
referred to the senate from the committee of
the whole, and separate votes requested
upon amendments. Mr.. ingalls, thought
channels had been so numerous that no
member could tell the exact statute OF the
bill, and he would therefore ask that all
amendments be reported 10 the senate sep
arately. He denounced the measure as an
annual shame, scandal and disgrace OF
American legislation.
McMillan-"Upon that there is differ
ence of opinion"
Ingalls-(contemp usly)-"None, what
eyer.h-[ [Laughter.l
Mr.. Mcmillan then stated that the pres
ent amount of the bill was $50, ,2i7 ,575, and
that the total of items added by the COM
mittce Of the whole was S163,GJO. lie in
sisted upon proceeding with tue bill, but
at 7.0j, without further action, an adjourn
ment prevailed-2S to ~, and the senate
adjourned until tomorrow.
HOUSE.
Immediately after the reading Of the
journal the house went into committee OF
the whole, kasson, of Iowa, in the chair,
on the sundry civil appropriation bill.
After completing consideration Of sixty
pages of the eighty-hye pages Of thebill,
the committee rose and the house adj
iurned.
NoMIvATIoys.
The president to-day nominated Edwin
Hipgins collector OF customs for the dis
trict OF 81. Johns, Florida, Aluedy Adee,
Of the District Of Columbia, third assistant
secretary Of state.
Washington Brevities
CONTESTED CASES.
wAsHrNGros, July 1l.-There is a grow
ing sentiment among the members Of the
house I'm favor Of considering at their ses-
sion the contested election cas,s Of Small