The examiner., 1882-04-01

R;Ils were introduced: By Mr. Kellogg, to incorporate the Atlantic and Mississippi River Canal company, with capital Of s2O, oOo.ooO. the route to be from the St. Mary's river, ID Georgia. through the Okefenoke swamps west ward to St Marks, Florida. and along tne gaa. coasts by Mr. Anthony, to establish the omce of assistant secretary of the navy. IDe con- sular and diplomatic appropriation Dln "as passed.
 The committee on agriculture, through Mr. George reported, as a substitute for several measures before the committee, an orlglhaI bill 10 constitute the department of agrlculeu.e an executive department, and 70 enlarge Hs powers and duties Mir. Frye introduced hill to provide for the formation and admission into the Union of the State of Washington. MT. Dawes from the appropriation committee, reported the Indian appropriation oiii Witn amendments.
 MT Kellogg, from the committee on Missis- sippi river improvements, reported thas the committee had unanimously agreed upon substitute for two bills referI cd 10 It rela,IVe 70 the improvement of the Mississippi an Mis- souri rivers and the repairing of the Mississippi levees The substitute went to the cal ndar, as did the other two bills. It provides that the secretary of war, under the direction ot tne Mssi -sippi river com mission, shall De em- powered to exptn tnl S6 900, 0D0-S5, O0O, OOO OF the Mississippi river and $l. GOO. .009 on the Mis- souri river-in deepening the channels and inl- proving the ia :I:sation. The secretary of war
 s directed to report annually the progress or the work.
 Resolutions of the New York legislature ln favor of pensions for Union soldiers who were confined in Confederate prisons. and me, morial frnm the New Yo. k board of trade ana transportation in favor. Of the Lowell Dsnk- ruptcy bill, were submitted by the chairman. ..-. After debate the bill to admit Dakota as State was recommitted to the committee on territories
 Tho anti -Cbinese hill came up and was dis cr7s-ed. The amendment of MT. Kassor, ot I.wa, reducing the period of suspensl'n or Chinese emigration to ten years, was relectedE yeas, 100; nays, 131. All other amendments
 were voted d1wn without division, and the
 bill wss passed by 8 vote of 167 to 65.
 Mir. Thomas, from the committee on Missis- sippi levees. reported a bill appropriatfng Sd, S63, 900 to be expended according to the plans of the Mississippi river commission for the improvement of navigation and commerce of the Mississippi river and for the con- struction or works of improvement -S4, SIS 900 to be applied below the mouth of the Ohio; s1, 000, 900 between the mouth of the Ohio and
 the Illinois rivers; $500 900 between he Illinois and the Des Moines Rapids, and s750,0 be- tween the Des Moines Rapids and St. Paul. Re- ferred to the committee of he whole.
 Under the call of States 169 bills and resolu- sions were introduced in the House. Among
 he public bil s were the following: By MT. Phelps, to establish department of industry 4t the national capital, with secretary of in- lnstIy, who shall be a cabinet officer. It pro Yides for bureau fagricnlture, fishery, mining, manufactures commerce, statistics and educa- ion; the head Of each bureau to be known by the tiil- of commissioner and to be appointed by the President, by and with the consent of the Seuate; by MT. Haskell (by request), author
 izing the department of justice to audit the claims of the medical experts at the Guiteau
 trial Lit provides that the experts shall not be
 paid in excess of $25 day for each day of actual attendance; by Mir. King, for the ap-
 point ment of a joint committee of five Sen ators an1 ten Representatives to proceed forth wilh to the Mississippi valley to inyesti- gato tie present disastrous floods, and to re- port what measures should be taken to pre- izipg tine sale of the Charlestown (Mass.) navy yard !; by Mir. Caswell, authorizing the issue of $25 O0O 900 of fractional currency, in denom- nations of twenty-five and fifty cents, in ex- change for like amount of United States legal tenders, which shall then be cancelled.