Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-07-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, June SIN the Sen
ate Senator Beck said that as the
several amendments to House bill
regulating internal revenue, had
been reported this morning from the
Republican caucus of last night, he
gave notice of All amendment sub
jecting duties on imports from
abroad, after January 1st, 1883, to
d discount OF ten per cent, and after
July 1st, 1888, to ten per cent. ad-
dIuonai discount. Referred TO the
finance committee.
The river and harbor bill was
taken up and Henepin canal pro ect
further discussed, the question beng
upon Senator Buttlers amendment
providing for an additional survey
nnd report upon the cost of construc
lIon, annual maintenance, snd use OF
the canal After Il long discussion
Senator Buttlers amendment was
carried, ayes 20, nays 21. Various
modl1lcatlons OF It's phraseology
We're suggested by Senators Logan
and Allison. 1t then prevailed with
out further object oIs.
On motion of Senator Logan, a
provision was added for the survey
of the Illinois and Michigan canal,
and estimates of the cost Of en-
larging the same, etc. The question
recurring upon the committee
amer dment, as amended, the yeas
and nays were orde- ID
Pending the vote the discussion
was resumed.
Senator Pendleton moved to strike
out the words authority to the
Secretary OF War to demine and 10
cate the route of the canal" so as
to avoid possibility of the con
structlon that the government was
committed to work. Carried.
Of the 29 vo s for Seuator But
Ter S amendment, % came from the
Democratic side. Senators Davis
of Illinois, German of Pennsylvania,
Ransom and Walker voted no, and
the other negative responses were
Republicans.
The committee amendment, as
modified, was adopted. It provides
for the survey of the Hennepin canal
route, with estimates of the cost OF
Its construction and the annual cost
OF the maintenance and use, when
completed, and for the survey of the
limos and Michigan canal, and es-
Inmates of the cost of enlargipg it,
&c, 50 as to make It's dimensions
correspond with the Hennepin con>
nectlon, and approprates 100000
for this purpose. A report is to be
made at the next session. The re-
naming committee amendments
were opened, and a discussion fol
lowed upon an amendment offered
and advocated by Senator Ferry pro
hlbiting the expenditure of any part
OF the S5,O00,O00 appropriated for
the Mississippi River, for levees, in
retaining or protecting lands, or
otherwise than in deepening the
channel or improving navigation.
Senator Jonas quoted the preyi-
sous bill to show that it expressly
prohibited the building of levees,
except where, in the judgment of the
river commission, the same is neces-
sary, as a part of its plan, to afford
ease and safety to the commerce OF
the river and to deepen the channel
He regarded the amendment as sub
stantially identical but less desira-
BILE.
Senator Kellogg argued that the
amendment would unnecessarily re-
strict and handicuff the commission
and retard them III closing the gaps.
The amendment was rejected, 16 to
80.
Senator Ransom, from the special
committee on the Potomac flats, re-
ported IN amendment appropriating
$4,000 for the improvement of the
Potomac River, in the vicinity o.
Washington, with reference to the
navigation and establishment o
harbor lines and the raising of th'
fats.
After long discussion upon it
relevancy, under the rules, th'
amendment was held TO be in order
upon a 8tcd UOce vote. No further
acton upon the subject was taken
and the bill went over until Monday
Adjourned.
HOUSE
WASHINGTON, July S.-Mr. Crapo
Of Massachusetts, submitted the ra
port of the conference committee q,
the bill to enable national banks +.
+apd their corporate existence.
1nAde bpaenIdall, of Pennsylvania
port>vas not Of d order that the re
etihIlplanateey tiIl stateemmppanled with th !
taindJ sap adies' and the point tre9alfed gun .
tan .aned. The conference CONF eommit9 s4s l
report was Withdrawn, ltniiaf but NJ