Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-04-18

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recommendations upon the profound
importance" of an improvement
OF this great national highway,
and remarked that the proposed ap-
preparation was only about half the
amount annually imposed upon the
commerce of the Mississippi for in>
creased rates of insurance The ap-
preparation was predicated solely
upon the estimates and report of the
commission, was supported by the
careful estimate of a responsible
corps of engineers. 1t was less by
S123,O00 than the estimate of the
commission.
After specifying many of the ex-
penditures of the government upon
improvements such as railroads, riv>
ers and harbors, to show the author
ity and Justification for improving
the great inland sea commerce, and
the trade Of which exceeds our en-
foreign commerce Senator
Kellogg proceeded to dis
cuss the different systems of i'm
provement considered by the com
mission; one apparently regarded
as the most feasible. It contem-
plates securing out of the channel
through shadows and bars where
the width of the river is excessive,
with the view to establishing uniform
velocity at all stages of the river.
Senator Cameron, of Wisconsin,
favored the bill, but doubted the
propriety of confning the entire ex-
penditure for Mississippi improves
ments below New Madrid, as was
contemplated by the plans of the
commission. Senator Mcmillan
complained that the commission had
given too much attention to the low~
er portion of the river, to the preiu-
dice of the survey above st. Louis.
Senator Congor made like critis
cism.
Senator Kellogg argued to show
the urgency of the improvements be-
low the mouth of the Ohio, and that
these, like the Jetty system, would
be of general utility to the commerce
of all the States. He suggested a
comparison of the amount of the exA
penditure now proposed, for the
benefit of the national highway, with
probable aggregate of from seven
to nine millions, to be voted in the
river and harbor bill, for the inn
provements which are comparatively
of local or trivial Importance.
Senator Vest, in elaboration of
Senator Kellogg's argument, quoted
from official records to show that up
to 1873 the States represented by
Senators Cameron and Conger, Wis
consin and Michigan, received for
rivers and harbors, exclusive of light
houses and other public works, S3,s
457, 900, while the total of appro-
priation to the Mississippi Valley
States, including amounts for the
Mississippi River improvements, was
81, ,4S1, ,464.
Senator Jonas, of Louisiana and
Senator Cockrell briefly defended the
work of the Mississippi River Cons
mission.
Pending q motion for an executive
session, the bill went over until to-
morrow.
After executive session the Senate
adjourned.
On motion of Mr.. Robeson, of New
Jersey, a resolution was adoped pro-
viding that on and after April 19 the
daily hour of meeting of the Honse
shall be IL a. m.
Under the call of States the fol-
lowing bills, etc, were introduced
and referred:
By Mr.. Gibson, of Louisiana : Ap-
propriating 100000 for the pur-
chase of seed cane and for the dis
tribution of the same by the Com
missioner of Agriculture.
The elections committee reported
in favor Of the contestant, Bisbee, in
the case of the second Florida dis =
trict.
MIR. Cross, of Massachusetts, under
instructions from the committee on
banking and currency, moved to sus-
pend the rules, and adopt resolutions
making the bill to enable the national
banking associations to extend their
corporate existence the special order
for the 25th of April.
looo. rofo
taken and the motion was defeated.
Yeas, 14S; nays SO, not the necessa-
+ ry two thirds in the affirmative.
MIR. Fisher, of Pennsylvania, under
instructions from the committee on
coinage, weights and measures,
moved to suspend rules and pass the
bill authorizing the receipt of United
States gold coin in exchange for gold
bars, Agreed to.
Mr.. Harris, of Massachusetts,, un-
der instructions from the com mittee
on naval affairs, moved to suspend
the rules and adopt resolution pro-
viding for night sessions, until fur>
ther notice, on Mondays and We'd
nesdays.
Mr.. Page, of California, under in-
structions from the committee on
education and labor, moved to sus
pend rules and put upon its passage
the anti Chinese bill, with the ten
year period of suspension of immi-
grafton.
The bill having been read, Mr..
Bragg, of Wisconsin, rising to a par
liamentary question, inquired how it
was that the bill to execute the trea-
ty stipulations to regulate immgra-
ton and affecting the naturalization
laws came to be reported by the
committee on education and labor.
Speaker Because the subject
was referred to it. --..~,
Mr.. Bragg: l suppose under the
chair that whatever goes in mus