Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-26
CONGRESSIONAL,
SENATE.

SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator
Plumb. from the committee Oh pub
lie lands, reported favorably the
bill to grant the right of way over
the public lands and military reser-
vation. to the Jacksonville, ST. Au-
cuisine and Halifax River Railroad
Company. 1t was placed on the
calendar.
Senator Jonas, of Louisiana, pre-
sented memorial from the steam>
boat owners, captains and pilots, for
an increased appropriation to the
hght- house board. Referred.
Senator Morgan, from the com
mittee ON public lands, reported
House bill allowing certain parties
to lay pipes and aqueducts under
Lake Ponchartrain, to connect It's
northern shores with New Orleans.
Passed.
The Senate indulged in an hours
debate without action, upon printing
the reports of the tenth census, when
the conference report on the river
and harbor bill was presented and
adopted. The appropriations for the
SURVEYS Of the Delaware and Chesa>
peake Canal and the Hennejing Ca
nal are reduced from $4,000 to
$4,000. and from 100000 to S30-
900, respectively, and provlso is
added III each instance, that the
government shall not thereby
be committed in favor of
proceeding to the construction I'M
l,rovement. The amount voted for
the Potomac improvement is re-
duced from S500,000 to 100000,
and the appropriation for the Mis-
sis.ippi River below Cairo from
S5.O00.OOO to S4,123,000, which is
the amount fixed by the House. lie
latter item is further amended SO as
to provide that the work of improv-
ing the river shall be prosecuted un-
der the direction of the Mississippi
River commission, as proposed by
the House, instead of by the Sec
retaly OF War, as provided by the
Senate. The total of the general
appropriation for the Mississippi
River Is So, 000 The total of
the bill, with these changes, is S18,~
1855.
Senator Hale presented the con
ference report on the deficiency
appropriation bill. The only item
upon which concurrence had not
been reached by the former confer~
ence was that in regard to the Sena>
torial mileage tor the extra session.
Upon tins point a disagreement had
AGAIN occurred. the report was
accepted
The Senate insisted upon its disa~
greement and ordered a new confer>
eDco
Consideration Of the revenue bill
WAS resumed. the question being
upon Senator Hale's amendment to
the SUGAR dntv section 10 strike ont
the requirement for the government
tests OF sac,hBnne str.tuGn of snoars
in determining the duties Tins
world leave the section to proyide
simply that sugor duty shall be what
il was before 81 Der cent. addition,
al duty was nut ON. The amend
ment was adopted yeas 81. nays 25.
Senator Harris moved TO substi-
tute for sections nrovision for q
reduction OF 10 per cent on all i'm
ports after January Ist. 1883, and
an additional 10 per cent. after
January 1st. 1884. This started a
fresh geneIal d. bate on the revenue
question. senator Vance. of North
Carolina. BEING the principaI sneaker
in opposition to the bill.
Pending discussion the Senate ad
journed.
HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 25.-The
Speaker announced that the regular
order of business would be the
further consideration of the bill
allowing a drawback upon imported
material used III connection with
domestic material in the construction
account. and the pendinp ouestion
to be the motion of Mr.. Kelley. Of