The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-08-03
Inc House Passes the River and lI,r.
Dor Bill Over the Presidents
Veto, and the Senate
Sees Fit TO
foilow In Its Footsteps-Other Legis-
ia'ion at the National Capital
Yesterday.
Inc finances OF an Early Adjournment
Ar'Not Very Bright, aud 1t is
More Than Likely
ihat the Session will be Prolonged
Indefinitely.
tonsummation Not TO be "Deyoutl,
Wished.o
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
forty-seSenth Congress.
SENATE

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, August 2.-Mr. Geor,e IN.
troduced bill approprating 500 600 TO be
expended under direction OF the Mississinni
river commission in the restoration and i'm.
proVement OF the harbor at Vicksburg. He
complained that the Mississippi river was
daily receding from the city, and in View
oil the urgency of tie case, asked the bin be
reported back either iavorably or uniayora-
bly,, not later than tomorrow. The bill
went TO the committee.
Mr.. Morgan called up his resolution for
the appointment of a committee of five to
consist of the chairman of the military and
naval committees, and three other men,
pers OF those committees to be appointed
by the chair, TO consider the subject of or
dinance and proiectiles for armament of
navy and sea-coast defences, the committee
10 slt during vacation, to send for persons
anu papers, ana to report at the next
session. Adopted without debate.
Consideration ofthe sundry civil bin was
resumed.
:, Az 100 p. m. message was received from
the mouse informing the senate of the ac-
tion Oh tnat body in passing the river and
harpor bill over the PRESIDENT veto. Pend
inB business was suspended and the veto
message was read. A vote was immedi.
ately taken on the question-shall the bill
pass, objections of the president to con-
trary notwithstanding? Following is the
vote in detail: '''
p Yeas-Aldricn, Allison, Anthony,
CcpDwn, CAMERON boiler' u, wi.oOaI,, Gail, Camden,
Coke, Conger, Davis of West Vir,'
& mia, Dawes, Farley, Ferry, German, Ioar i,
jackson, Jones of Louisiana, Jones of Ne
yida, Kellogg, .McDill. Mcmillan, Miller of
California, Miller of New York. Pugh.
Saunders, Sawyer, Sherman, Slater, Vest
voorhees,, Walker, Williams and Window
Nays-Bayard, Blair, Cameron of Penn.
sylvania, Davis OF illinois, Frye, Hale, Har-
rison, Hawley, ingalls,, Logan, Merrill, Zen
9ietoh, i.att, Rollins, Salisbury and Van
Several pairs were announced
The sundry civil bill was again taken nm.
Mr.. Hoar, from the library committees.
reported an appropriation OF $4,000 for the
purchase OF manuscript papers of Ben.
Jamln FRANKLIN and the books of the Frank
IN collection, belonging to Henry Stevens.
Oh London. lie spoke of his being pos
SCISSOR OF an interesting construction and
naval history of the revolution, and that the
property should form part of the archives OF
our government Among them was petit
tlon to the king, signed by all the signers
oi the Declaration of Independence, which
was sent to DR.. Franklin, then agent of
pennsylvania, to be presented in l77i and
which the king refused to receive.
The item was agreed to.
Mr. Voorhees, from the samp pomp,i,too
reported an item of $50 600 ior the purchase
OF original letters, books and military maps
OF Count dc Rochambeau, dating 1880 to
l70i. He stated that they included 1852 LET.
ters from Washington written during the
period III which the count commanded the
french troops cooperating with the Amer.
leans In the revolution; that they related
to the conduct of the war, and that very
lew oil them had ever been published. II
was agreed TO.
The appropriation committee le-
ported appropriating $4,000 10 meet
The expenditure by the bill recently
passed reorganizing the letter-carrier sys-
tem Tor promotion from the $500 to the
SlUOO grade, etc. A communication was
read ut the clerks desk, showing the esti-
mated cost of the change to be $4,000.
Agreed to.
An amendment was offered empowering
the governor OF Utah territory to appoint
officers to fill vacancies caused by the fail
nre to elect successors to present incum-
bents.
A communication from judges of tho ter.
rltory was next read setting forth that the
registration officer having been vacated
under the Edmunds law, no registration has
Deen made this year, and consequently
the election fixed for tha present
month could not be held. trouble
was apprehended from the failure
to elect, especially rs many incum-
bents are understood, to be polygamists and
disqualified for holding office by the Ed
nuns law.
The amendment prevailed without OBJ
lection.
Mr., Butler moved an appropriation Of
Sd,ooo, establishing dock and naval store
house at Port Royal, South Carolina.
Mr.. Jones, of Florida, moved an appro.
prlation of 100000 for completing four
sections OF the dry dock at Pensacola navy
yard. Agreed to-yeas, %; nays, q,
On motion of Mr., Brown, an item was
inserted to facilitate the lighting Of Sayan-
nah river from the bar at Tybee to savan-
Mr.. Hawley advocated an increase Of
$4,000 In the item for signal service, max
ing $4,000. He said smaller sum
was predicated upon two daily
weather observations instead Of three,
us heretofore, and that the latter
number was essential TO the efficiency of
the bureau office vf the service, believing
that It's usefulness would be impaired un,
less the additional sum was granted.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Anthony moved to insert IN the item
10 pay for printing reports of
tne proceedings In tho congressional
Record the words "as actually delivered
and nothing else." He said his object was
TO stop the practice of publishing In Tho
Record speeches that were never made.
and spoke of the extent to which this abuse
had been carried. Agreed 70.
A large number Of the proposed amend.
ments were ruled out on points Of order.
The celerity with which they were disposed
ofcaused some amusement.
Upon bills being reported 70 the senate ali
amendments were concured In with the ex-
was sreservcd. - '~''
M. Hosr'o omeudment sukho,,s,,,. a..