The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-11
AAi ~ 4. W ~.
\ Short Session of 10th Houses and
No Great Dispatch OF Bust.
ness Yesterday, but Har.
mOny Prevails.
The S;ar.ROute Grand Jury Recon.
yene, but Adjourn for Want of d
Working Quorum.
War in Egypt Almost Inevitable
Admiral SeymOur's Deter.
lined Position.
Europeans Hastily Leaving the Now
Fated City.
The Bombardment Said to Have
Commenced!
Otser Foreign and Domestic News.
Otger Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty Seventh Congress.

AshINuTONi July lU.-Mr, Morrill,, from
the finance committee, reported amend
mcnts to the house bill reducing internal
revenue taxation and advocating the re-
peal, after October LIST, 1882, of the addi-
tional duty imposed in 1875 of % per cent.
on all molasses and on sugar according to
the Dutch STANDARD in color, imported from
foreign countries, fixing the duty on steel
rails at $50 per ton, and making duties upon
manufactures from hoop-band or hoop iron
the same rs those imposed upon material
from which they are made.
Mr.. Bayard remarked that the amend
ments' had not been reported by
q unanimous vote. The bill with
amendments was ordered reprinted.
House bills providing for a building in
brooklyn, New York, for the accommodation
OF the post office, internal revenue and 9TH
er government offices, at cost for site and
building q $500, 900, and for like building
at oXlord, Mississippi, at a cost of $4,000.
were reported without amendments and
passed.
The senate then resumed consideration of
the river and harbor bill, the question be-
ing upon the amendments reported from
the special committee on the subject, APP
propriating $4,000 for the improvement of
the Potomac flats. 1t was passed-52 to
latter long debate.
Mr.. Allison presented the conference re-
port on the bank charter extension bill
which was ordered printed and laid over
until tomorrow.
Mr.. Butler moved an increase of $200, 900,
making total of $500O00, for Charleston
harbor. He had read at the clerks desk a
recommendation for the increase by Gen.
eral Gilmore,
Mr.. Conger, Of the commerce committee,
which reported the bill deprecated an APP
parent disposition in congress to give nm
due weight to recommendation which
did not come through the proper
committee; said if the committee
had followed the suggestions
for an increase which had been made to
them through other than official channels,
the bill woul ~ swollen to $4,000 900.
lie could = 'u'tilication for the pend
ing motion.
MIR. Butler intimated that South Carolina
was entitled 10 the committees liberality
and called MIR. CCnger's attention to sun.
dry items Tor Michigan rivers IN which an
increase had been allowed
Mr.. Congersaid that when his own state had
received hundreds other states had been
given millions for rivers. He had even
been driven to wonder ut his own modera-
ton when he heard the demands that were
made bv other senator's. Ii was better,
however, to be grand than insignificant in
such matters. lie supposed Senator Butler
would deem it unworthy of him
self to ask for less than n
couple of hundred thousands increase but
would the senator reflect that there must
be limit to the size ofthe bill some where?
lie then argued that South Carolina had
been among the foremost Of the states in
former years in asking internal improve
ments by the general government, and
That this, was hardly consistent with her
present demands.
gers remarks as a speech for home con-
sumption, and said the scolding
and sneer for the inoniry
he had addressed to that senator furnished
neither justification nor proteXt. lie chal.
llenged ITS correctness in various particu-
lars and asserted that the Misrepresentation
into which the senator had fallen concern.
ing the idea Of South Carolina upon inter.
nal improvements was on a par with his
miSstatements generally as TO Charleston
harbor expenditures.
Mr.. Buffers amendment was rejected.
Mr., Harrison from the committee on
transportation routes to the seaboard, offer
ed an amendment authorizing the expendi-
ture under the direction of the secretary of
war OF $4,000, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, in completing survey of a
snip canal to connect Chesapeake and Del
aware bays, and directing report to con.
gress as to which OF the various routes sur.
veyed afford the greatest protection in case
OF war, and most effectively cheapen
the cost of transportation from
Baltimore to the Atlantic ocean,
together with the cost of improve.
ment, of its approaches and the annual
cost OF maintaining and operating the ca
nal when completed. Adopted on a viva
voce vote.
Mr.. Morgan said he would demand a sep.
arate vote upon the amendment when tho
bill was reported to the senate.
AT this point repeated efforts were made
to adjourn, but Mr.. Mcmillan. in charge of
the bill, insisted upon having il disposed of
before the close Of the day, but without
dlsposing. Of the pending bill the senate,
after voting to continue the session. re.
versed its action, amid some confusion, and
adjourned.
HOUSE.
Crapo, Of Massachusetts, submitted n
conference report on the bill to enable na
tional banking associations to extend their
corporate existence.
In the course ofa brief explanatory dis
eussion Randall, of Pennsylvania, criticised
the provision that the secretary of tho
treasury shall suspend the'issue Of gold GER
tiiicates whenever the amount of gold coin
and gold bullion in the treasury reserved for
redemption of United States notes shall fail
below Sl0O, 100000. He was not sure but that
the. provisions Disseminated against silver,
and he asked that the bill be recommitted
to the conference committee with view 10
having it drafted in better form.
Crapo declined to yield for that purpose,
and the conference report was agreed to-
yeas, 10S; nays, rs.
Neal submitted the conference report on
the bill to increase the water supply of the
District of Columbia. Agreed TO-
The house Mt las went into committee of
bill.
After completing consideration of fifty.
nine Of the eighty-tive pages of the bill the
committee rose and the house adjourned.