The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-16

Mr.. Maxey Makes a Speech In the Sen.
atc-The Bonded Spirits Bill
Is Considered Win.
dom Crates.
HOrr, Of Michigan. Makes an Admirable
and Eloquent Appeal In BE.
half Of the
River and Harbor Appropriations BIZ -
A Magnanim0us Sentiment To.
ward the South.
The Star Route Trials Draw Their Slow
Length Along.
Flipper's Sentence Approved by the
President.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty-Sevcnth Congress.

Forty-Sevcnth Congress.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 15.-The bill author
izing the New Orleans & Northwestern rail-
road to construct bridges over Pearl river
and Lake Pontchartrain was reported favor
bly,.
| Mr.. Jones, of Florida, introduced a bill
appropriating $3.50 900 and $4,000, respect
lively, for the improvement of the harbors of
Fernandina, ,on the Atlantic, aud Pensacola,
on the gulf.
He explained at some length the neces-
sity for this Improvement, and his col
league (Mr. CALI made a like explanation.
The Legislative appropriation bill was re-
celved from the house, and referred to the
appropriation committee.
Senate joint resolution to reapproprate
S375,0O0 to pay mail contractors for service
in the Southern States prior to these states
going into rebellion, again occupied the
time reserved for the calendar.
., Mr. oSlax Maxey' VII, who ehampioned
he denied that the resolutions Of ISL
which authorized the payment of contrac.
tors, was rushed through congress as as.
serted by Mr.. Conger, and referred TO the
official record to show that 1t underwent a
protracted discussion in both houses. Pay
ment was not made, because of the ruling
of the postmaster. general that all claims OF
this class should be presented before
any were paid. He argued that
the structures of Mr.. Conger were
unwarranted, as the resolution prohibited
payment by the United States Of any con-
tractor who had been paddy the state or by
GnnfpHarata nr
ment beyond that date at which mail car
riage ceased. In these and other respects
which he enumerated, he contended that the
rights OF the government were more closely
guarded than they were in the prior reso-
luton. and disproved the charge made
against them that government property
in their possession had been turned over by
these contractors TO the enemies of the
United States after the opening of the
rebellion. Mr.. Maxey said the postmasters,
not the mail contractors, were the custo-
dians OF the property, and the demand OF
the Confederate government for its surren.
der was addressed to the postmasters He
contended that these claimants continued
to perform their contracts with the United
States until stopped by its order
through the postmaster general, and tina,
the court of claims had in a recent case held
that the claimants were entitled TO sue fo,
the money appropriated in 1877 for theiI
benefit. The bill went over at the expira
tion of the morning hour.
Messrs. Harris Ingalls, and German wer,
appointed conference committee on tn,
District of Columbia water supply bill.
Mr.. Morgan submitted n resolution
which was laid over temporarily, for inves
tigation during vacation by II select com
mittee into labor strikes, their cause ant
remedy, the committee to examine person
under oath, etc.
The house bill relating to the bonded
period upon distilled spirits again came III
as unfinished business. The question re
Cured upon the pending substitute of tn,
the senate committee.
The burden of the debate on the whisk,
bill was borne by Mr.. Window in opposi
tion and Mr. Beck as the champion of tn,
bill, with occasional brief remarks by othe
senators.
Mr.. Window made q long speech, whicl
J he concluded by saying that il had beer
admitted that the substitute of the senat,
committee for the house bill
would produce no permanent re
lief would only postpone the evil; there
fore II was equally Objectionable as the ori
ginal,
A number of amendments were oiTere,
and rejected
|
! and amendments be postponed indefinitely
and the motion passed,
HOUSE.
The morning hour having been disposed
ofthe house at ll:20 went into committee 0
the whole, Burrows, of Michigan. in th
chair on the river and harbor appropriation
bill. -
Page, of California, chairman of the com
mittee ON commerce, made general cxpla
nation OF the bill and presented reason
why he had induced the committee /,
recommend an appropriation so far In OK
e.ss OF the appropriations Of former years
This was the first river and harbor bill tina
had contained any appropriation commen
4 surate with the great work of Improvement
ont,mplated by the Mississippi river com
mission. He compared the pending bill
with that Of the current year TO show tha
while the latter appropriated 81, 900, 90
upon IN estimate Of $25 Co., 900 the forme
appropriated only Sl7,OO0,0OO on an esti
mate OF S37, 10000. The bill had receive,
the careful consideration Of the committee
ard he trusted that II would pass withou
any amendment.
|. Horr, Of Michigan, member OF the com
Ime-ee committee, followed Page In favor O
the bill as reported from the Committee
In the course ofhis speech he gave an inter
ssting description Of the plan Of improve
n ent contemplated by the Mississippi rive
commission, and contended that
would not only result In rendering th
river navisable, but II would also rreven
the recurrence OF the terrible floods whlcl
had recently laid waste large ex
tent of country. The government
owed this work to future generations, an,
II owed II to the present. There was moth
ing that more securely and surely cemente,
together great people than communit,
of commercial interest; nothing would NOR,
completely drown the groans and NUT
terings Of the past than the clang of bus,
hammers and the hum Of running ma
chimes, and II he could he would build M
the waste places OF the south. open hcl
vast mineral wealth, put smelling furnace.
on her hill.sides, set her rivers TO turniny
spindles ami running buzz saws, and erecl
free schools In each Of her scattered planta
tons. In conclusion he said "Let Il here
amer be said that the crowning glory Of IN,
forty seventh congress was this. That 4
fully ipaugurated the plan that finally sue
ceeded In tanning the overfowing waters O
the great Mississippi and chained II between
banks that compelled its rushing flood tt
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