The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-07
THE NEWS.
The Lie Passes Between Robson and
WhitthOrne on the Floor of the
House Scandalous Pro-
ceedingS.
That Alleged Dispute Between Counsel
for the Government in the
Star.ROute Cases.
Another Question of Professional Eli
quette Annoying the Washing
ton Physicians.
France BEGINNING to get Squcamish- -
England Determined.
The War Dogs About to be Turned
Loose in Egypt.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty Seventh Congress.

Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty Seventh Congress.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-Mr. Morrill,, from
The finance committee, reported with
the house bill to reduce inter-
nal revenue taxation, Ordered printed.
The committee have made no changes in
the rate of taxation proposed by the house
bill reported or in the list of exempted ar
ticles, but strike out the proviso which al
lowed drawback on all unbroken packa-
ges of checks, Matches cigars, cheroots and
cigarettes, and amend the bill so as to pro
vide that reduction shall not take effect
till after the first day of May, 1888.
The senate took up the river and harbor
bill
Mr.. Mcmillan, chairman of the commit
tee on commerce, stated that rs it came
from the house the bill appropriates Sl7,-
367, ,S75. The senate committee added 81
096, 100, waking the total $l0,463, ,975. The
items of increase are $S77 600 for
the improvement of the Mississippi river
from the head of the passes to Cairo, and
$lOO, 600 in the item for the Missouri river.
The committee had inserted provision au-
thorizing the secretary ofwar to lay out
and construct canal from point on the
Illinois river at or near the town of Henne-
pin to the Mississippi river at or about
Rock Island, and had appropriated 100000
for the work.
The bill was then read and the amend,
ments of the committee concurred in as
reached.
Inquiries by Mcssrs. Butler and Beck
concerning the Hennepin canal project
ELECTED the statement by Mr.. Mcmillan
that the canal would be maintained at
government cost, free of tolls.
Mr.. Vest said the aggregate cost had
been estimated before the commerce COM
mittee at $S,000,0O0
Mr.. Allison asserted that careful esti-
mate by an engineer fixed the total outlay
at $3.50 1000.
Discussion of the proposed canal occupied
the remainder OF the day $ session. Without
action, the senate went into executive
session and adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion Of Singleton OF Mississippi,
senate bill was passed authorizing the New
Orleans and North Western railroad com
pany to construct bridges across the chan
mel of Pearl river and Lake Pontchartrain.
Belmont called up motion TO consider the
vote by which the house refused to order q
third reading Ci tho JOINT resolution author.
i2ing the president to call an international
conference to fix on and recommend for un-
iverSal adoption common prime meridian
to be used in the reckoning of longitude
and in the regulation of time throughout
the world. The vote was reconsidered and
the Joint resolution read n third time and
passed.
The house then resumed consideration OF
the naval appropriation bill and adopted in
the gross the amendments agreed to in
committee of the whole.
Robson took the floor to close debate on
the bill In the course of his speech in de-
fense ofhis administration of the navy de-
partment, Ruheson, referring to the investi-
cation carried on by the committee on nav
al affairs of the forty.tourth congress, and
without mentioning him by name alluded
in terms OF deepest contempt and insult to
Whtthornc, of Tennessee Speaking of the
man who headed the committee in that
congress, he said that if there was a man
who was accused of stealing school funds in
his own state, he should come to the front
At these words up started Whitthorne,
and, facing RObcson in the space in front OF
the speakers desk, exclaimed; That is q
lie whoever tells it or whoever repeats it ~
Robesou-"I have alluded to no man by
by the description let him step forward and
deny it,"
Members congregated around the gentle
men and there was good deal of excite.
ment in the hall.
At the conclusion of Robeson's speech
the naval appropriation bill passed-ycas,
ll9; nays 20,
Immediately after passing the bill Whit
horne was recognized on q question OF per.
sonal privileges, He proceeded to reply to
charges made by Robson against him,
characterized the statements made by the
gentleman as utterly untrue, and said in
making them that Robson stated to the
house and to the country what was abso-
lutely lie. He referred to the admins
tration of Robeson as secretary of the navy.
and charged him with sharing "swag''
with the firm OF Cattel Il Co. Sew.
eral points of order were raised
and motions that the improper language OF
the gentleman from Tennessee be taken,
were submitted but not insisted upon. In
conclusion he said, with all the respon.
sibiity which belongs to me, attach To
the forehead of that member (Robeson)
falsehood and perjury
Robeson replied briefly to the effect that
he would leave the country to Judge of the
man who recognized himself IN the portrait
which he (Robeson) had painted him. The
matter was then dropped.
The house went into committee of the
whole on the sundry civil appropriations
bill.
Hiscoek, of New York, proceeded TO
make an elaborate speech in explanation OF
the increase in appropriations made by the
present congress over those made in the
previous congress, and in praise of the ac-
ton of the republican majority In passing
the general Legislative bill demanded by
the country, instancng as such the anti
Mormon, the anti.Chinesc, the tariff CON-
mission and the internal revenue measures.
Blackburn, of Kentucky, briefly replied
and criticised the majority for not having
before this late day passed the general ap.
propriation bills and provided for the sup
port of the government.
Willis, Barnes and others attacked the
bill for its failure to properly recognize the
principles of civil service reform.
Without further action the committee
rose and the house adjourned.
Foreign.