St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-07-29
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

THE river and harbor bill was further
considered in the Senate on the sth, the ques-
ton being upon the amendment providing
Tor an additional survey and report on the
cost and construction, annual maintenance,
and use of the Hennepin Canal. Mr.. Logan
advo ., the project, Mr.. Williams ridicul-
ed the idea of little canal with twenty
one feet wide locks, such as was
now contended for, being sufficient. Mr.
WINDOW said that the New York
and Erie Canal had been a success,
though its width was but eighteen feet
lie could not understand why twenty one
foot canal should not be equally successful in
Illinois. Mr.. Hawley maintained the made
statement of the engineer who had measured
the water power of the Rock River to sub
stantlate the accuracy of his previous asser-
tons On that point Mr.. Buffers amendment
ton of Mr.. Logan n provision was added
FOR the survey OF the Illinois and Mchi-
gan Canal and estimates of the cost of en-
largfng the same, etc. The committee amend
ment as modified, was adopted. report is
to be made next session. The bill progressed
smoothly until the Potomac flats doomed up,
pr1ating 300 600 for improvements in the vi
entity OF Washington. In the House the
conference report on the bank charter
.;n was presented, but Withdrawn for correc.
ton. The snndry civil bill was taken up and
the amendment adopted striking out the pro-
vlso that the National Board of Health shall
nave power only in yellow fever and cholera.
The powers of the board were further dis
cnssed, and the bill was about half finished
when the House adjourned.
THE finance committee amendments to
the revenue reduction bill were reported In
the Senate, Julyl0. They change the duties on
sugar. steel bars and hoop iron. The river and
hafDor Dlii came up IAN amendment appropri-
atlng 900, 600 to reclaim the Potomac flats
was adopted. An amendment to increase
the appropriation for defense Of Charleston
harbor 5000 900 was rejected. 49,. In the House
the conference report on the bank charter
bill to increase the water supply of the dis
trict. Nh. White introduced Joint resolu-
ton for suffrage amendment to the Con-
stitution. On motion of Nj. Schultz, of Ohio,
tDe provision was struck from the sundry
civil bill which provides the managers Of
the National Home for Disabled Volunteers
shall apply the excess above five dollars
monthly pensions of ali inmates of a home to
support said home.
IN the Senate, July II, the conference re-
port on the bank charter bill was adopted
and the river and harbor bill proceeded with,
An amendment to strike out the $500. 900 ap-
propi1ated tor reservoirs st the headwaters
OF the Mississippi was rejected. number
OF appropriations were increased, and Mr.
Vest finally called attention to the fact
that the bill was being loaded down to such an
extent as to endanger it. After a long debate
an amendment to increase by $4,000 the APP
pl'PildIlOi lOf Cumberland SOUND was de-
feated. The bill was reported from the com
nlttee OF the whole, but went over without
action. -. In the House a few more pages of
the sundry civil bin were disposed of.
THE river and harbor bill passed the Sem
ate on the loth-39 to 23. The amendment
$50 600 for surveys of the Della
ware ship canal was concurred in, as were
the other amendments of the committee |
The Pembina Territory bill was laid over as
DuS1npSS.,,In the H0nsa die.
cusslon OF the sundry civil bill was resumed |
The item of S2,400G0o for public printing
caused debate, and it was voted that the Su. |
preme Court reports should be published at |
the public printing Office and sold at ten per /
cent. above cost.
THE bill to establish a bureau of animal |
industry was reported in the Senate on the |
18th. resolution to inquire into the expe. |
diency of publishing certain papers of An
drew jackson was adopted; also a resolu. |
ton appropriatng $4,000 for represen- |
Iatlon at the fisheries exhibition in Nav. |
1883 The Republican leaders moved to |
set aside the business of the morning hour
10 take up the tax-reduction bill. |
The Democrats, on opposing this, were &C. |
cused OF opposing reduction of taxation, |
and the result was an all day debate over the |
matter, with some tariff talk thrown in.
In the House the sundry civil bill was taken |
up and the sum of $4,000 voted to thirty five |
tor seats. A wrangle arose over |
an item of $4,000 for civil service reform |
measures, MIR. Horn declaring competitive ex- |
amlnatlons humbug. The bill passed-l3S t
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