Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-07-13
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
senator Brown and BIr. Stephens
Coming HOme-The River and
HaTbOr Bill ROmuey Marsh
Election Contests Decided.

WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Brown
and Representative Stephens left tonight
for Georgia. They are both trustees of the
University at Athens, and go hence on bust
ness connected with that institution, but
will not neglect State politics.
The nomination OF Black as Postmaster at
Americus will be confirmed.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the Senate, Mr.. George presented tt e
credentials of his colleague, Mr.. Lamar, as
a Senator elect from Mississippi for t. e
term beginning March 4th, 1888, which were
read and filed.
The river and hsrbor bill was taken up,
and various suggestions were made with the
view to securing 1al vote on the bill to-
cay.
An arrangement was effected to allow
unlimited debate on the bill up to four
O'Clock, all debate to cease and voting to
begin at that hour on the bill and all amend
ments then pending. Those committee
amendments on which separate votes had
been reserved were voted on and agreed tc, 4,
and the remaining amendments made In
committee of the whole were adopted In
gross.
On motion of Mr.. Call, $12 600 of the $2O.-
600 appropriated for the Choctawhatchee
river In Florida and Alabama, was author
lied to be expended on the river above Ge-
neva, and $25 900 upon LaGrange bayou
from its mouth to Freeport, Florida.
An amendment by Mr.. Call, adding
$50, 900 to the appropriation for Cumberland
Sound in Georgia and Florida, making the
or oio Il,
a survey of the Florida ship canal.
The bill was then passeG-yeas, 80: nays,
% The following is the vote in detail:
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Allison, ANTHONY.
Brown, Butler, Camden, Cameron of Wis
consln, Cockrell, Coke, Conger, Davis OF
West Virginia, Dawes, Farley, Ferry,
George, Grover, Hampton, Hoar, Johnston,
Jonas, Jones Of Florida, Jones OF Nevada,
Lamar, McDnl, Mcmillan, Msxev, Miller of
California. Miller of New York, Pugh, Ram
som, Saunders, Sawyer, Sherman, Slater,
Vance. Vest, Walker, Williams and Win
dom-39
Nsys-Messrs. Bayard, Beck, Blair, Call,
Cameron of Pennsylvania, Davis Of Illinois.
Frye, Hale, Harris, Harrison, Hawley, Hill
Of Colorado. Jackson ,L9pham, Logan, Mitch
ell, Morrill,, Pendletou, Plat, Plumb,
Rollins, Salisbury, and Van Wyck-23.
The amendments made to the bill by the
day embrace the following items for South
ern improvements:
O'BeY's river, Tennessee, $1,000; Big
Black river, Mississippi, $4,000; Romney
Marsh, Georgia, S. 900 additional, making
$4,000; and the item for Pensacola harbor
was increased from $25, 900 to SIS 900, on
motion of Mr.. Jones, of Florida.
After an executive session the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
After the formal opening proceedings the
House Immediately went into committee of
the whole on the sundIy evil appropriation
bill.
The clause appropriating 5000 to paw Jas.
LaDdem for reporting the testimony before
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and
Public Buildings and Grounds, gave rise to
a discussion upon the subject of the recent
removal of the committee stenographers,
Messrs. Hayes and Devine. The debate was
confined to the consideration of the ques-
tion as to the construction OF the words
'for cause" in the rule, which authorizes
the Speaker to remove stenographers for
cause. Messrs Horr of Michigan, RoSeson
of New Jersey, and other Republicans,
took the round that It was within the
province of the Speak, 4r to determine the
cause without declaring that cause to the
House.
MT. w llSODs OF west virginia, look the
same ground, but held that the House
might call upon the Speaker to announce
his cause.
Messrs. Randall, Cox of New York, and
Springer of Illinois, maintained that the
ciuse must be stated TO the House, and for
an hour and a half the debate continued
with much emphasis on both sides.
The committee then rose, there being but
one page OF the hill to be completed in
pniff nd ha al
MORE ELECTION CONTESTS DISPOSED CT.
Alta meeting of the third subcommittee of
the House Committee on Elections to- day
report on the contested election case of
Buchanan VS.. Manning, from the Second
district Of Mississippi, heretofore men
toned as having been prepared by Chair
man Calkins III favor of the contestee, was
'ad and, after a brief discussion, adopted.
The vote in detail was as follows: Yeas,
Messrs. Calkins. Jacobs aud Atherton;
nays, Messrs. Pettibone and Jones.
The report gives an epitome of the testi-
mony of the United States Supervisors of
ELECTORS, who asserts that 1t is strenuously
contended there is some evidence which
tends to establish conspiracy among the
Democrats of the District.
In conclusion the report says: "We are
not satisfied that the evidence in this case
establishes such conspiracy. We, there
fore, recommend the adoption OF the follow
ing resolution:
ReSOlved, That the contestant have leave
to withdraw his papers without prejudice.
The subcommittee also disposed of the
Virginia contested election case Of Stovall
VS.. Cabell by the unanimous adoption Of a
resolution in favor of the contestee.
THE HENNEPIN CANAL AND THE LEvEEs.
The provision for securing land titles for
the right of way for the Hennepin canal
and for entering upon the work of construc-
tion have been eliminated from the river and
harbor bill, and a section inserted directing
a survey, and report upon the cost OF con
structing the canal and the annual cost of
it's maintenance when completed, aud also
a survey of the Illinois and Michigan canal
and estimates of the cost Of enlargiug the
same. For this paragraph 800 900, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, is ap-
pI o 1riated.
The item in relation to the Mississippi
River Commission is amended so as to pro-
vide that the Secretary OF War shall repair
and build the levees, If, in the Judgment of
the commission, this shall be done as part
of their plan to afford ease and safety to the
navigation aud commerce of the river, and