The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-02
Tennessee bonds, and whether Tennessee has
made any proposition looking to their settlement
n afarred
Evening Session.

Mr.. Hiscock, OF New York, moved to suspend
the rules and pass the deficiency appropriation
bill, The motion was agreed TO, and the bill
passed with amendments. The only amendment
of any Importance is one authorizing the an
praisal Of all naval vessels stricken from tina
navy register, under the provisions OF the last
naval appropriation bill, and also authorizing
the Secretary of the Navy, If he shall deem it
for the best interests OF the United States to sell
such vessels, and to advertise for proposals. for
the purchase OF the same.
The House then resumed, in committee NJ tho
whole, consideration of the river and harbor
bill. "0-
Mr.. Anderson moved to increase the appro-
prlatlOn Tor removing snags, etc, from the Mis-
souri, river from $4,000 to 500 600 INT ali
motions were voted down by overwhelming ma
jorities
For proceedings incident to Mr. Van VOORHEES,
insult 20 Mr.. Page, see first pagel
=, lhe House tnen again went into committee or
the whole, and Mr. Van Voorhis withdrew his
amendment, stating lie had said all he desired to
say before the committee rose
The following amendments were made:
ON motion of Mr.. Hoge appropratng $25 900
Ior the Improvement of the MonOngahea river.
On motion of Mr.. Bayne, directing the Secre-
tary OF war to make such regulations as were
necessary TO protect the channels of rivers and
naroors from injury by deposits of refuse or
other matter.
On motion of Mr.. Lynch providing that no
convict labor shall be employed upon the i'm
provenent authorized.
large number of amendments were lost The
GQmmlttee then rose and reported the bill to the
House.
Mr. Anderson moved to recommit the bill, with
instructions, to the committee on commerce. to
report back the bill appropriating So, 900 900 to
be expended under direction of the Secretary of
War. Lost.
The bill then passed-yeas l12 nays 90.
Ihe affirmative vote as follows:
Yeas = Messrs. Aiken, Aldrich, Atkins
Bayne, Bisbee, Blackburn, Blanchard,
Brewer Buchanan, Burrows of Michigan
Calkins, Candler, Cannon, Carpenter, Chap
man, Clardy, Clark jr, Clements, Cook,
Covington, Grape, Cravens. Cuibertson
Darvall, Davis, of Missouri Dawes, Dezendorf
Dlorell, Dunnel Dunn, Ellis, Errett, Evins, Far
we'll OF Illinois; Farwel, of Iowa; Ford, Forney,
Frost, Fnlkerson, George. Gibson, Guenther,
Harris, of Massachusetts; HazelIne. Hatch.
Hazelton, Herbert, Hewitt, of Alabama; Ho-
6litzell, Hoge, Hooker, Horr, Houk, House,
Huboel, Hubbs, Humphrey, Jones, OF
Texas; Jones' of Arkansas; Jorgensen,
Kenna, King, Lewis, Lord. Lynch, Manning
Martin. Mason, Mclean of Missouri, Mcmillan
Mills, Money, Moore, Muldrow, Oates, O'Neill,
Page, Paul, Pierce, Pettib0ne. Pound, Reece,
Rice OF Ohio, Rich, Richardson OF
south Carolina, Ritchie Robertson, Robson,
Bosecrans, Ross, Simonton, Singleton of Mssis-
sppi. Small Spooner, Stone, Strait, Talbot,
Thomas, Thompson of Kentucky, Townsend of
Ohio, Epson, Urner, Vance, vanhorn, Ward,
Mashburn, Weber, Wellborn, Wheeler, Willis,
Wise of Virginia, Wise of Pennsylvania