The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-26
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Foriy-seyenth Congress.



forty-seventh Congress.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-Mr. Plumb, from
the committee on public lands, reported
fayorably the bill to grant the ight.of.way
over public lands and through the military
reservation to the Jacksonville & Halifax
River railroad company. Placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Jonas, of Louisiana, presented a
memorial from steamboat owners, captains
and pilots for an increased appropriation to
the lighthouse board. Referred.
Mr.. Morgan, from the committee on pub
lie lands, reported house bill allowing GER
tain parties to lay pipes and aqueducts
under lake Pontchartrain to connect its
northern shores with New Orleans
Passed.
The senate INDUCED in an hours debate
without action upon printing the report of
the tenth census, when the conference re-
port on the river and harbor bill was pre-
sented and adopted.
The appropriation for surveys of the
Delaware and Chesapeake canal and the
Hennepin canal are reduced from $50, 900
TO $1,000 and from 100000 to $4,000 re-
spectlvely, and proviso is added that in
each instance that the government shall
not thereby be committed in favor of pro-
ceeding to the construction ofthe improve
ment. The amount voted for the Potomac
flats improvement is reduced from $500, 900
to 100000, and the appropriation for the
Mississippi river below Cairo from 5000
900 to $4.3l2 900, which is the amount fixed
is further amended so as to provide that the
work of improving the river shall be prose-
cnted under the direction of the Missis-
slppi river commission, as proposed by the
house, instead of by the secretary of war,
as provided by the senate. The total OF
the general appropriation for the Alissis-
sippi river is S5,4S3,000. The total of the
bill with these changes is SIS, 1855.
Mr., Hale presented the conference re-
port on the deficiency appropriation bill
The only item upon which concurrence
had not been reached by the conference
WAS that in regard to senatorial
mileage for the extra session.
Upon this point disagreement
by the house. The latter item
had again occurred. The report was ac.
cepted. The senate insisted upon its disa.
greement, and ordered new conference.
Consideration of the revenue bill was
resumed, the question being on Mr.. Hale's
amendment to the sugar duty section to
strike out the requirement for government
tests OF the saccharine strength of sugars
undermining duties. This would leave
the section to providesimpl that the sugar
duty shall be what it was before the % per
cent. additional duty was put on. The
amendment was adopted yeas, 81
nays, %.
Mr.. Harris moved to substitute for the
section provision tor the reduction of lC
per cent. on all imports after January /
1883, and an additional 10 per cent. after
January /, 1854. This started fresh de.
bate on the revenue question, Mr., Vance
Of North Carolina, being the principal
speaker in opposition to the bill. Pending
discussion the senate Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The speaker announced the order of bust.
ness to be the further consideration of the
bill allowing drawbacks on imported ma.
terial used in connection with imported ma.
terals in the construction of steamers and
sail vessels for foreign account, and the
pending question to the motion of Kelley, OF
Pennsylvania, to recommit the bill to the
committee on ways and means.
Tucker made another effort to amend but
failed and Kelley's motion to recommit was
agreed to-yeas, 100; Nays s.
a concurrent resolution was adopted for
printing 100000 copies of the agricultural
report.
The report of the conference committee
on the river and harbor bill was presented
and after a short debate rejected-yeas, 2S
nays, 81.
Strait, Of Minnesota, moved to reconsider
and Cox, of New York, moved to lay that
motion on the table, pending which the
friends ofthe bill as it now stands mus
tered their force and at $40 carried an ad.
iournment. The conference report will
come up tomorrow on the motion to re-
consider.
NOMINATED.
The president to-day nominated w. S
Joslyn, of Illinois, to be assistant secretary
OF the inteior, vice Alonzo Bell.