Morris tribune., 1882-06-29
CONGRESSIONAL.
SATURDAY JUNE IL.
in session


ing out of the river and barber bill the $780,,
600 appropriation for upper Mississippi re-
servoirs was rejected After the various
amendments the bill was reported to the
house and passed-119 to At. The bill as
passed appropriates SIT, 347, S75, and no OPP
position is anticipated when it reaches the
senate. Ihere was a lengthy
debate on the appropriation for reservoirs II
Representative Washburn and Dunnel ably
defended the scheme. Mr.. Washburne
called attention to the reports of the secre-
tary of war and the chief of engineers to
show the benefits of the system. He said
the war department had taken up the reser-
voir system some ten years ago. Gen.
Warren, when he was in charge of that sec
ton of the country, noticed the immense
flood of water running to waste in the
spring and the low water
which succeeded, and it occurred to
him that it might be utilized for the purpose
of navigation during low water seasons. He
made the recommendation and from that
time surveys have gone on for five or six
years. He showed that by these natural
reservoirs this entire water can be held for
six months in the year. 1t can be held dur
ing high water and saved from rushing down
and causing great obstruction to property
and distributed during the seasons of low
water when more is required for navigation
Provision was made in the bill for paying
Indians and others who may suffer damages
MONDAY, JUNE 49,
SENArB.-The judiciary committee report.
ed the bill providing for the presidential
succession in cases where the president and
vice president are removed, dead, have re.
| signed or are otherwise incapacitated The
| joint resolution apprOpriating 1915, 900 for
| the pay of southern mail contractors f0l
| services before the war passed. The national
| bank charter extension bill was considered,
| but without final action.
HoUsE.-Bills We're introduced to abolish
| the internal revenue tax on tobacco and ci-
| gars and to establish an international peace
| commission. The rules Were suspended
and the bill passed authorizing the secretary
| of the treasury to receive trade dollars in
exchange for silver dollars and repeating the
| trade dollar coinage laT; diso the pension
| appropriation bill, calling foI 100000, OOO
A motion by Mr.. Dunnell, from the ways
| and means committee, to suspend the rules
and pass az bill limiting the terms
| of internal revenue collectors to four
years was lost, after a debate in which
Mr.. Bayne, a Republican member from Penn
ton i'll connection with removals from office.
The vote was 70 Republicans and Demo-
Gratis in the affirmative and SO
Gncludns Including Washburn) t in ipu'irussas the ncsa,
tive The bills passed imposing duty of
80 cents on each foreign passenger arriving
at United States ports; establishing bureau
of animal industry and preventing thespread
of cattle diseases.
TUESDAY, JUNE 20.
SENArE.-The presiding officer (N1r. Davis)
in presenting the credentials of Henry B.
Anthony, reelected senator from Rhode Is
land, said for the second time in the history
| of the government member of this body
had been chosen for the fifteenth consecutive
time, and expressed the hope that Mr.. An
thonv would be blessed by providence with
good health and happiness during his re-
manning years.
The bill appropriating $3,OOO,OOO for the
| extension of the executive mansion passed.
| The national bank charter bill was debated
and an amendment offered providing that
silver certificates as well as gold certificates
may be counted as part of the lawful reserve
of banks.
The president sent TO the senate the fol-
| lowing nominations:
Indians agents: Henry C. Linn of Kan
sas at Pottowattomie and Great Neineha
agency, Kansas; VIM. H. Parkhurst Rhode
Island, at Crow Creek, and Lower Brule agen-
CIV, Dakota; VIM. H. H. Liewellyn, Nebras-
ka, at Mescalero and Jescareti agency, New
Mexico; Edwin Ellis, Washington Territory,
at Nisquiuy Kokomis Washington Terri
tory; Oliver Wood, Ohio, at Neah Bay and
Quinislt agency.
The Senate confirmed: Tariff commission.
ers Jas. J. Hayes, Mass, chairman; Henry
w. Oliver Penn; Jacob A. Amble, Ohio
Robert P. Porter, District of Columbia; John
| w. Underwood, Ga; Duncan +. Kenner, La.
Alex B. Boteler, W. Va, and William H
McMahon, N. Y. The final vote on confr
nation was 81 years, 81 nays. Four or five
| Democrats voted with the body of the Re
publicans in the affirmative, and one Repub
fican ivan Wyck) voted in the negative.
The senate bill passed authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to examine and re
port to congress the amount of claims of va
| rious western states and territories for eX
penses of suppressing Indian hostilities. A
bill was introduced taxing distilled spirit!
so cehts gallon, and beer, ETC., so cents
barrel, and allowing reduction of Z! pc
cent, on stamps sold to brewers. Mr.. Upde
graft of Iowa reported an(
the house discussed substitut,
for the same bill regarding presidential
electors and the settlement of contests owe
the presidential title. 1t was rejected afte
debate, and the house refused to order tn
senate bill on the same subject to thirt
| reading, the bill being recommitted to tn
committee.
Mr.. Washburn's bill to authorize the con.
struction of a railroad bridge across tn
Salt Ste Marie river was reported favorabl,
to the house. The bill to permit Canad
farmers to bring their grain to be ground a
mills in the United States under direction O
the secretary of the treasury also peportet
favorably to the house.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 81.
SENATE.-A discussion arose over ne1
public buildings in Virginia, and Mahon
finally succeeded in having bill passed fo
$4,000 structure for Abingdon, and one a
Harrisonburg at similar cost. The nation
al bank charter extension bill was agai
taken up and an amendment adopted mal
ing silver certificates, as we'll as gold certif
Gates, part of the banks reserve fund, and t
; be used in settling clearing hous
balances; also-by 90 yeas
20 nays-one requiring the secretary t
suspend the issue of gold certificates when
ever the amount of gold in the treasury rt
served for the redemption of United State
notes falls below 800, ,OOO, 900. In executiv
session, the following nominations wer
confirmed: Utah Commission-Alexande
, Ramsey, Minnesota; Algernon 8. Paddock
{ Nebraska; George L. Godfrey, lowe
James r. Pettigrew, Arkansas; Ambrose
Carleton, Indiana.
Isiaih Lightner of Indiana, agent at th
Santee agency, Neb.
Among the postmasters confirmed wer
. G. s. Marsh, Depere, Wis; Henry StronI
Beloit, Wis; J. II. Brinkerhoff; Waupui
!, Wis; Frank d. Harding, Hudson, wis
: Orio M. Laraway, Minneapolis, MINI.
: HoUsE.-During debate on the bill 70
g the erection of a congressional library bull,
ing, great uproar was caused by M
: Townshend of Illinois charging that Il
F measure was job of eastern parties inte
: ested in the proposed site of Capitol Hal
q The bill; after an angry debate, was pos
. poned until December. The bill reducu
!. internal revenue taxation $23, 900, 900 W,
! considered and Mr.. Kelly explained it in
long speech. An immense number
J amendments were offered. Mr.. Kell
y !, said in his speech: The bill in questic
J proposed to make reduction in the reyen,
! of less than $17, 5000 to take effect imm
diately, and less than $4,000, 900 to take {
!, feet the first of May, 1883. Last year Il
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