The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-22
Other Foreign aud Domestic News.
Forty-seyenth Congress-

SENATE. %
J WARRINGTON, d. C.,'April sl.--NIr Blair
from the committee on education and
labor reported back the bill to aid In the
establishment and in the temporary sun.
port OF common schools The committee
make no recommendations as to the sinner.
mtendence of expenditure and other Debts
OF the bill, but their report states that tba
majority of the committee favor recon-.
mending an appropriation from the treas.
ury to aid in the support of common
schools, the same to be distributed IN Tho
several states and territories for Iimitcd
period Of time and upon the basis of illiter.
ucy. Placed ON the calendar.
The discussion of the regular order the
Mississippi river bill, was resumed and Mr.
Mcpherson advocated an increase of apnro.
prlation to Sl5,000,0j0. He was prenared
to vote all the money required TO make the
Mlssisslppi that great artery of commerce
and bond between north and south which
nature intended II should be. He discussed
the Value OF the levees IN connection with
channel Improvement to show their neces.
sity and enumerated commercial. military
and postal advantages resulting from al,
efficient system of improvements and the
effect OF this IN oheapenlng transportation.
Mr., Harrison replied TO the arguments In
the discussion in behalf of the use of part
OF the proposed appropriation for reclaimine
the lands by means of levees, and he
noted the question put by Mr. Garland.
whether an appropriation for this purpose
was not MS deienabie on constitutional
grounds as was voting for the sufferers by
tho overflow, aS party measure, only In
the latter case the urgency was such that
the members voted without stopping 10
CONSIDER The question. In neither Instance.
III the oplhlon OF the speaker, was there any
constitutional warrant for the expendltures
lie said the claim that the levees should
be maintained by the government because
the river commission had recommended
their construction, was not supported by
facts The extent of authority vested IN
that body was simply to survey the streams
ana report upon The cost of a lcvec system.
that the members were not agreed MS 10
the system. The information they had
acquired concerning IL did not
warrant n conclusion upon its value. He
denied being actuated by any personal or
sectional consideration in his position and
! proceeded further to refute the claims upon
which an appropriation Tor land reclama.
/ tion was based.
Mr.. Vest maintained that it is the consti.
tuV'onui uuty OF tne government to protect
the owners on the Mississippi from the
enects ol nm overflow, on the ground that
[ the government was the owner of the
stream and was obliged to see tha, its prop-
ertv dld no. 'niure the property of others.
! Mr. Harrison asked whether, upon this
principle, the government woulu not be
compelled to leyce the Ohio and other nayi
gable streams liable to overflow.
Mr. Vest replied that work belonged TO
the states individually, when they had re-
sources for the performance; but that
when, by reason of the mmensity OF area
devastated, the states could not do the work,
consiltutionai requirement upon congress TO
! provide for the general welfare, whether
i that welfare consists In the preservation of
one or more streams, became applicable.
lie asserted II to be the duty Of the govern.
ment, not only upon constitutional
| grounas, but on every consideration of
craftsmanship and patriotism, not only 10
lcvee the Mississippi, but TO keep the levees
IN repair Tor the benefit Of the commerce OF
the nation.
MIR. Morgan favored restriction, applying
the money solely in deepening the channel
OF tnc rivcr, and against its use for the pro.
teclon ol private property
! MIR. Kellogg made an Intellectual effort TO
obtain unanimous consent to an agreement
Tor vote on the bill on Monday.
MIR, Pendleton obiocting, the bill was laid
/ over, on orders, as unfinished business.
fending consideration of u bill TO extend
a patent, personal controversy, briet but
animated, occurred between President pro
TEN. Davis aud Mr.. Hoar. The
latter rose to respond to an inquiry
addressed TO Mr.. Platt who was
occupying the iloor, when the chairman in
lerrupted him, saying: "The senator from
Massachusetts is not in order.i
Mr.. Hoar quickly retortcd al don't
thlnk II iSthe function of the chair 10 inter
! pose such an objection, IL the senator who
has the iloor does not see fit to do it,
The chair asserted that II was his f,nc-
ton to maintain order and that in his ef.
forts TO administer the rules he was treat.
ing all members alike.
NJ Platt expressed his willingness 10
yield to Mr. Hoar but the chair
iueu mat the former having
taken his seat had forfeited the right Ia
the iloor, and that Mr.. Hoar could not pro.
coed except by unanimous consent.
After few words rs to the power of the
CHAIR 10 call n senator 10 order, Mr.. Hoar
moved to amend the bill by striking out
tue last words, and being entitled TO speak
on the motion said if In his iinpa-
thence he had made any dsrespcctnil
remarks to the chair he regretted II. The
usual decorum OF the senate was restored
and discussion proceeded.
The pending resolution Of Mr.. Vance for
the appointment by the president of the
senate OF three senator's TO investigate
charges and complaints against internal
revenue officials In the 10th collectors dis
trict Of North Carolina, with power TO COM
pei the attendance Of witnesses. etc., was
adopted. ~ ~ -
Aner. an executive session the senate ad.,
journcd until Monday.
norsE.
.Calkins, chairman Of the COMMITTEES ON
elections said he would not call up any
contested election cases to-day, but would
doso during the early part OF next week.
On motion OF keAna, OF West Virginia.
the bill was. .pasA ,ixing the second Tues,
day IN October "a time for the election
OF congressman troiS bat state. l'. !.
The house proceed TO consideration of
the special order. ng the bill ID nfiarS
assistance and relJ cong. .ss and ill.,
executive departni ! In then ,sisatiov
OF the claims andf lands again. -r,.
ernment. II 81 ,Wcra eiihcr Nm. -