Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-18
Tie Senate,

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE creden tial;
OF Chilicot, of Colorado, were presented ani
he qualified and took his seat.
Senator ingalls,, from the judiciary commit
tee, reported with amendments the bill intro
duced by Plumb in December last to declare
certain lands granted to Pacific railroads sub
jeet to taxation. The bill as amended pro
vides that all lands granted by the act OF 1867
and 1864 shall be subject to state taxation.
Bills were introduced by McDill to essab.
lsh board of railway commissioners to regu-
late Interstate commerce and for other purpo-
ses. Tailed temporarily.
The bill relating to the claim for damages by
the collision between United States vessel
and ferry boat at Memphis in 1879, passed.
The bill provides for its adjudication by the
United States district court at Memphis.
Allison and Beck, were upon their own re-
quest, excused from service as conferees on
the Indian appropriation bill.
The bill recently reported by Kellogg i'm
proving the navigation of the Mississippi and
Missouri rivers then came up as regular or
der The bill provides that work is TO be car
RED on by the secretary of war upon the plans
of the Mississippi river commission and ap.
propriates S5,000,00 for the Mississippi and
100000 for the Missouririver. 1t prohi b.
its the use of any portion of the money in the
construction or repair of levees. The amend
Inent to the bill intended to be proposed by
Jones (Louisiana) applies so much of the ap-
preparation as the secretary of war may deem
necessary upon the advice of the Mississippi
river commission, in immediate repair or
construction of such legees as will assist in
deepening The channel and improving nayiga-
ton but not for the purpose of preventing in
Jury to lands by the overflow. The amend
I.
preparation to l5,000,0 GOO (Sl3, DOC, COO to the
Mississippi and 100000 to the Missouri
Iivers), to be expended in the construction,
completion, repairing and preservation of
such works as in the judgment of the COM
mission, will best locate and deepen the river
channels and protect the banks, improve and
give safety and ease to navigation, prevent
destructive floods, facilitate trade and postal
service.
Kellogg said the overflow covered highly
cultivated area inhabited by farmers and
planters, of nearly 900 miles in length, and
from thirty to fifty miles in width. He SAID
the states in the valley had expended millions
in fruitless preventive measures, that corpora
lions had been alike unsuccessful and that now
all were compelled to look to the government
for some effective plan for protection. The
Mississippi was the property Of the United
States, having been acquired by purchase, and
iItc AdNlHS USSu pIOFluCu lOI III tBC
treaty with France. He quoted from Garfield's
lGtter of acceptance and presidential recon-
mendations upon the profound importance
of the Improvement of this great national
highway, and remarked that the proposed ap-
preparation was only about one-half the
amount annually imposed upon the commerce
of the Mississippi for increased rates of insur-
aDce.
Cameron. Wis. favored the bill but doubt
ed If the propriety of combining the entire ex-
perditure for Mississippi improvements below
New Madrid was contemplated by the plans
of the commission.
Mcmillan complained that the commission
had given too much attention to the lower
portion of the river to the prejudice of the
river above st. Louis.
Conger made like criticism.
Senator Vest, in elaboration of Kellogg's
argument, quoted from the official records to
show that up to 1878 Wisconsin and Michi-
gan had received for rivers and harbors, ex-
elusive of light houses aud other public
works, $3,457,000, while the total appropria-
lion to Mississippi river improvement was
Sl,4Sl, 4G4.
Jones, (La and Cockreil briefly defended
The work of the Mississippi river commits
sion. The bill went over without action and
after an executive session the senate ad-
iOurned.