The National tribune., 1883-03-01
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
4 Dismal Record Of Disasters by Sea
and Land.
OUTBREAK OF CONVICTS.
Events at the Capitol and in
the Departments.


river within narrow channel, not exceeding
$500 feet and second. 90 so restrain the flood
waters of. the river within defined boundaries
as to maxi them conform substantially with
the low water channel. BY concentrating the
low waters it Is expected to increase their
depth. ard by cgnfnjng the fo1a-watcrs ii is
expected t. increase the securing capacity of
the stream at high water and thereby aid in
improving the Iow-watcr navigation. The
whole thing turns on the possibility of accom-
pliShjn" tbs undertaking. and the committee
j. not satisfied that il can be done. The Un-
stable banks render their protection difficult
and works oi q similar character, constructed
al different times and at various points ou the
river have Got been sufficient to stand the
force of the high water period and arrest the
erasion OF ;he banks. The probable cost of the
proposed channel improvements is y"rIou~Iy
estimated iron. 50 5.eGA.nGo 20 ~95,G0U,Go8. Al
though Congress has already appropriated
$5,l23c)a for the proposed Improvement, all
of which. except. perhaps SI,o0p0G0 viii have
been expended by thc close OF the fiscal wear
vet the work Of the channel Improvement had
not been inferred upon 10 any considerable eN-
tent, eXc.p. at two places namely, Plum Point
reach ana Lake Providence reach: and at hcSe
points ha work Can be regarded rs but fairly
inaugurlted. Regarding the proposed system Of
levegS 70 c3uiiuc tiOod-water the estimates vary
from fifty t0 ONE hundred millions. The commit
tee discusses the problematio usefulness Of the
lcyces and the outlet system! aud in CoI-
clusi0n JAe report states tha. the work of i'm
proving navigation by thC plan of The com
mission has not been sufficiently proven sue
cess Rs TO warrant the continuation, except the
two points, Plum Point and Lake Providence
reach, where the work is now going forward.
The President has nominated the following
to be Ciyi. Service Commissioners: Dormau Is.
Eaton of New York: John v. Gregory. Of Hi
mis- r-.s,- ID -Tngrrsrs Of Ohio Mr. 3l,rTnsp
B. Eaton is well known as a writer upon the
subject oi civil service reform. DIR. Gregory Is
= native of New York and was graduated at
Union College I'm l~iG az the head of his class.
In ISIS be was elected by he Republicans Of
Michigan STATE superintendent Of public IN
struction, and served thr,- terms. lie also
served taree Ec5rs rs president of Kalamazoo
College. Fora long time he has been president
of the Illinois State IndUsrria. University. Tie
served as q Judge ar lhe Centennial Exposition
In PhiIaaeinhia. He Is ROW president Of the
Illinois State board Of health. Mr.. Thoman. of
Touugst p. ONO. Is a lawyer in active practice.
and IS tli:i~-aight or forty years of age. For
many years he was probate judge OF Mahoning
county, ONO and was formerly editor Of the
Youngstown IHidic0isr. In politics he has been
an active Democrat and in ISL he was before
the convention rs candidate fer governor Of
Ohio
The vote by which the tariff bill finally
passed the Senate, on the 2Gth Glt., was as fol-
lows:
Yoas-NIcezr= Allison. Anthony. barrow. Rayarl.
Blair, Brown, Camden. Cameron, wis., Cong,r,
Davis, Ill., Davis. tW. Va Dawes E,3muuds.
Frye, Gor,IaIi, Harrison. Hawley. Hiii, ioar IN
gals JacS-on, Jones, Fla Jones. lNcv.,l KELLOGG,
Logan. McA3aa. Alc!hCU~on Miller. Gal. Miller.
u. Y. Morrill,. Piau. Plumb. Rollins. Sawyer.
Seweli Sherman, Slater, Tabor, Van NycE, and
Nays-AIs.srs Peck CaII. Cocl.roIl. Coke Farley.
Garland, George, Hampton. Harris. MaNoy, N!itcl-
ff..H
bees. Walker and Wiam>-lg
The title Of the bill was made 10 read: " An
act to reduce internal revenue taxation and ior
other purpases."
in the Senate, on the 2oth ult.. Senator
Plumb presented q concurrent resolution of thc
Legislature 90 Kansas la favor Of the passage
OF law granting reasonable pension 10 all
soldiers of the late war who were confined Ior
q period of three months or more in Libby,
AnderSonV.lie, or any other military prison Of
the late GmtadeTacy: which was referred to
the Committee on Pensions. He also presented
several petitions signed by a very large number
of soldiers Of the Union Army, now residing
IL the State OF Kansas both IL their individual
capacity and through the medium Of the Crgani-
Zation knoNn as the Grand Army of the lie
public praying for the establishment Of
soldiers home in Kansas Referred to the
Committee on Pensions.
Lieutenant Commander II. r. Goriuge,
who moved the Egyptian obrlisy from Alex
andria 10 New York hes rendered his rcsigna-
hon 10 President Arthur. This action WIS
the result o. a controversy between Socretarv
Chandler and himself The trouble grew out
OF Mr. to-E.a-e's connection with Il irca-trtlg
meeting iu Ntw York sometime ago. when he
Vig0rga-.E advocated free ships. Tho Secretary
having be,l Informed that nr. GoFringe lad
become iUt stcd III n foreign steamship com
pany, addr-sed him letter asking for intor-
nation, w..h a view of learning whether his
views wer. Influenced by reason Of a personal
or pccHn.lry nature. IN au interview. Mr..
Corning said that lie was not associated with
any English capitalists IN any enterprise lie
had lsas u he Reading -hyrard IN puialel-
phia iuli -t.Uatlv, and ihc money T. operate 1t
i 10 be- iljra a.d By "a f.lg personal friends in
New o-k. He spoke of tae action Of Secretary
Chanai with much bitterness, and said that
be would H-a.Esl the CORES, Ondence after he
had re'iI-a from the navy. In response 10 a
question as TO whether there was any truth in
the rn.a@r that he had advocate: free ships Nr.
Gorri8-. said: i pronounce She rFn0r UnGi' Ii
fedly false. i bears ou its face the evidences
Of ial5-aoo3 from the fact that ! myself am
about -a engage. with the assistance oE Ala.ri
can capital IN the buildE@o. American ships
Ills resignation has been accepted.
Tho President sent 10 TIE Senate o.. 5atur-
day the nomination Of John ". Foster, of In
diana tO DE Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipol an'ialy Of the United States 10 Spain.
. Mr Foster has been engaged log some time past
IN law practice in Indiana. The nomination
Is understood 10 have been made at tH- i'-
stance ei Secretary trsliEsaGysen with special
retercncs 10 tIe natnE-iiZ sl50n ana other quss-
tons peadHZ between spain aud the United
SJatcs. wta which Mr. Fosters experience IS
siuisr-r g. IeE.e8 and ~. Petersburg have
made him familiar.
The coll rctioa If b,rori. marbles IN he hall
Of s1,.Ua-w 4 tile Capitol was enriched By the
addition %. .-e statue of one OF Pauusv vivHuia's
Iepre,an atirgs. the late i2an.rr Fulton. The
new arrival VIII DE assigned tac position ca taa
l.lt of H.. main isle approaching th" sDuth
wing %. te' iul4.u- on tho site formerly oc-
cuHiei Us -.ia ca.osl figure ot t.aau Allen,
and be base af IrGness.a marble was so ar
rann.i T-c.Ltlv. .Ir Howard Eohcr,e. thn
scuiato~ SGp.ugjeu... fNr -yi, If .rmova,
Of the --.tU. l,on Ll east front uI the Da.5.g,
70 n ;fag place d. tla l.li ol s.alIarE.
4 auah q ot prominent L-.h.lan -'l-y-
men ul .I- .i.' New a.i. si.E and Baltimore
have i5g.a au appeal T. tla people IF their
deuOuiI- ieas tarau4l.eHa tie c8gu,rg Gur
funds t3 otlct ia Wa IiuGiou q colossal bronze
statue ~ Martin LHtaa". If Is proposed ID
pUTeAa"a 10y tpi5 p.rP7-- duplicate ~ tae
Ggurl %. i.e gr-a- r.E0~GrT which 1aUt- iH
the cru.-- 81 taa celebrated group "a, Worms,
and t3 Greet ID lg front "a. tHa Lgl.taTla Memo
rial Shuarr og the Thomas Circle. between
Fourteel-a ,raet aud Vermont avenue.
Tie PRESIDENT. on Monday. sal the FOLLOW
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