National Republican., 1882-07-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH HOUSES.
The Pension Appropriation Blll Passed-The River
and Harbor Bll-Thc Payment OF the Gar
leld Illness Bills Agreed to-RaIl.
way Mail Service Salaries.

A proposition from the Printing Committee to
print 1900 copies Of the report of the Commits
sloner of Education, instead Of 10000, as originally
proposed by tho resolution referred to them, was
strcnuously opposed by Mr.. Blair, who urged the
exceptional value and importance Of the work.
The reduction proposed by the committe was sup
ported upon economical grounds, and finally pre-
vaied--32 TO 80.
The House post-rou bill was reported from the
Post ONCE Committee by Mr.. Ferry. Ordered 10
be printed and recommitted.
Mr.. Rollins presented an explanatory statement
which, he said, had been rendered necessary by
table set forth in tho recent speech OF Mr.. Beck,
aud which showed clearly that there had been no,
increase of pay by reason of promotions on the re-
tired list of the Navy. The statement, with an
accompanying letter from the Secretary Of the
Navy, was ordered to be printed in the Record.
Mr.. Mcmillan submitted the conference rcnort
on the river and harbor bill, and stated that
agreements had been reached upon all the Items
except those relating to the Potomac tats, the
Hennepin and Chesapeake Canals, ana lhe MIS-.
the latter being MS to the amount. lie sald the
conferces recommended concurrence as to all
ionls ugreed upon that the Senate insist upon its
amendments in tho four items named, and mp
point new conference.
Mr. Ingalls, charged that the Senate conferees
had taken special care of all amendments for the
benefit of their own States, and ignored all those
for oher States, which were of greater necessity
and Importance. lie commented upon the show
ling that the items which, he stated it, had been
| given away" were for States which hud been SO
unfortunate MS not to be represented either in the
| conference or upon the Commerce Committee.
Tho correctness Of this statement being chnl-
| lcnged by Mr.. Mcmillan, n long controversy be-
tween the two Senators followed, the former quot
ing the action of the conference III favor of sun
| dry items OF increase for rivers, &c, in North
| Cal, lima, Texas, and Michigan, represented by
| MIR. Ransom, OF the conlcrres, and Mcssrs. Coke
| and CUngpr, Of the Commerce Committee, respect
| ively, and Mr.. Mcmillan denOuncing the arrngn-
ment ns unjustiiabln and ungentlemanly.
AMER remarks by Mr.. Kellogg in favor of reject
| ing the report. with view 10 maintaining the
Mississippi River approprlation ana by MGssrs'
Beck Dave, Plumb and saunders 3 Messrs ;,d Ran, an
necessity of the appropriations proposed ~ be re-
tanned in the bill for improvements already in;
auguratcd in their States, and which were OF
national as well as of local Importance.
The conference report was adOpted-i1 yeas to
| IL nays, and Messrs. Mcmillan, Jones, of Nevada,
and Ransom were appointed conierees on the part
of the Senate.
Mr.. Logan said the vote just taken was to ratify
the agreement Of the conference rs TO all the uii-
disputed amendments He suggested that the
new conierees be specially instructed to adhere to
the remaining amendments made by the Senate.
| Several Senators suggested that this instruction
had been given by the vote just taken, aud MI
Logan finally concurred in the view that n sp cal
vote was unnecessary.
! to the Senate amendment to the pension nppro-
priation bill was concurred III. The bill now
goes TO the President.
The Senate, soon after A O'clock resumed con-
siderntiOn of the House revenue tax bill.
Snuff was included in the provision already
adopted fixing the rate on manufactured tobacco
ut twelve cents per pound.
After colloqly ON the subject the amendment
of Mr.. Bayard was defeated-ayes s; noes, 40
and, without dispusing of the first section, an ad
journment was ordered, by yeas. %; nays 26-a
party vote, except that MIR. Kellogg with Mr. Davis
of Illinois, voted aye with the Democrats.
Mr.. Bayard Thy requesD introduced bill NIL.
thorizng Samuel l.. NJ. Barlow and Ornzio Lugo
of New York. Albert G. Bugby, and William NJ
McAllister Of Pennsylvania and their associates
to lay submarine cable between the United
States aud Europe. Referred.
The Senate (at oc!ock) adjourned until Satur-
| 1gy