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CONGRESSIONAL.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL IN THE HOUSE
IN THE SENATE.

THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL IN THE HOUSE
I'm THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, February 2S.-House
mediately after the reading OF the journal,
Mr.. Randall rose, and, in a briet speech,
asked 10 be excused as one OF the cOuterees
90 the part OF the House en- the differences
between the two houses in reference to tax
and tariff legislation. The Chair excused
Mr.. Randall, add appointed Mr.. Morrison
snd Mr.. Tucker, in the order named, TO fill
the vacancy. Both declined, and Mr.. Speer
was finally appointed, and accepted the po-
sition.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole on the state OF the Uniou, and
alter brief contest in regard 10 the re-
spective claims for precedence OF the de-
6cieucy aud river and harbor bills, consider
alton Of the latter measure was resumed.
Before it was 6oally taken up Mr.. Spring
err made the psint of order thai the tariff bill
was 6fst in order. The friends OF that meas
ure, il seemed, had left it in the committee TO
die, but he thought that consideration should
bs proceeded with. The Chair, however,
ruled otherwise, and the river apd harbor
bill was taken up.
Commenting on the last years veto mes,
sage, Mr.. Mclean expressed his opinion hat
il was inexcussble in high executive Officer
20 speak in terms of disrespect of the Lsgis-
lature VIII CHI he was sdvising, the impropii
ETY. being much more offensive when accom-
panied with q great display of ignorance
he had never known an executive TO be so
grossly led. Not only was great injustice
done the Legislature, but every little psnny-
liner had high authority for denouncing.
He cared not what newspapers said OF this
bill. They had fallen INTO loose style, aod
editors daily called each other liars and
thieves ard vsgabonds, but he was not in
dfferent 10 what was said on this floor, and
be would never permit a man 10 denounce \
vote OF his as unworthy of respect without
calling upon him to prove il, aud be thanked
God that he could brand such man, il not
as a calumniator, as a man ignorant Of facts.
Mr.. Barrows Mich chairman OF the Sc
Iscs Committee on the Improvement of the
Mississippi River, quoted from the report of
| the commute, and defended it.
Mr.. Robinson Mrs thought the bill
should be guarded so that the commssion
| could not expend another dollar for repair
of levees.
Mr.. Thomas iii. |, membsr OF the sci, OF
committee, asserted that the Mississippi
River Commission had in no wise exceeded
its authority, and placed himself on record
here aud now in favor of the plan of the
Commission, and that, too, includiog the
levees Eight members OF the House, after
floating down the Mississippi by night and
in fog on freighisoat loaded with empty
kerosene barrels and agricultural pie
menis, came back, and in face OF all the ex-
perience OF the best scientists, had said,
"You should not use the money for this or
that purpose, because, forsooth, we have
bsen down the Mississippi river and know
| more about it than you or the Commission"
The friends of the pooling companies OF rail-
| roads proposed TO limit this great national
work aud strange it to death.
Mr.. Butterworth expressed his disbelief in
the idea that the waters Of the Mississippi
could be confined by mud walls without a
compromise with muskrats or a truce with
| moles. He had no hostility to the levee
| system, but he did not think there should be
| any large expenditures of money for the
construction OF levees until further expert
ments were made. He defended the general
plan of sppropriatiug money fer river and
narbor Improvements, and asserted that the
| man from the West who voted against
such an appropriation would have
80 few voters at the ntxL election that it
would not pay him 10 count them. Let not
New York, which had sucked the oranges,
and now wanted to chew the pulp, fDrget
| that westward the star Of empire takes its
course, and in the course Of that empire the
necessary improvement would follow.
| Mr. Ellis spoke in favor Of the leYee
| system.
Mr.. White opposed the passage of the
river and harbor bill this session.
The bill was then read BY paragraphs for
amendments.
Several amendments were offered and re.
| iected, when the committee rose, aud Mr..
Page said he would ask the House 10 sit the
bill out tonight.
Mr.. Bingham, chairman of the Commit
| tee on Posiotfices and Postroads, reported a
bill to adjust the salaries of postmasters.
House calendar. Recess.
The night session wSs very d sorderly.
| The river bill was not disposed of at adjourn
meht.
SENATE.
Senator Edmuuds, from the COMMITTEES on
Judiciary, reported adversely the House bill
| to provide for the restoration Of toe citizsn-
| ship of such citizens of the United S aies an
| have become naturalized citizens Of Great
| Britsin.
Senator Tabor offered a j1int resolu ion
| providing for participation by the govern
ment IN the National Mining and Industrial
Exposition, TO be held al Denver.
The message was received announcing the
names of the House conferees on the inter-
nal revenue and tariff bill.
At Senator Garlsnd's request the message
was read, and Senator Garland then asked to
have resd from The Congressional Record the
resolution of the House iDs rueting lite cen
ferees 10 consider fully the constitutional OBJ.
| lection 10 the internal revenue bill as amend
| ed BY the Senate, ard TO bring the same, to-
gether with the opinion of the House in
regard thereto, before the Committee of Con-
ference, etc, and moved 10 reconsider the