National Republican., 1884-01-18
The Appropriation for Mississippi River I'M
prOvement Finally Passed.
Ex-senator Kellogg Denies Imputatons
and Demands Investigation,
The Senate Deals with Public Health, Temperance,
and the Currency
Tho House Discusses tho Patent Law, but
Defcrs Action.
THE SENATE.

The chair laid before the senate a message from
the President transmitting letter from the secre
tary u state of Pennsylvania, incloslng copy of
nn act providing for the preservation and dispo-
sition Of the marine hospital at Erie, and teuder-
tug the hospital to the United States government
as a soldiers and sailors home.
Also, a message transmitting a communication
from the secretary Of the interior suggesting fur
ther action by congress relating to the granting of
leases OF bath houses ut tho Hot Springs rcserya-
tion, Arkansas.
Also, the following memorials;
From the American Public Health association
relating to health in the United States.
From William +. Kellogg now member OF the
house Of representatives, relating to statements
contained in papers accompanying report from
the secretary OF the interior, dated Dec. 49, 1888
the subject OF tho transfer by the Texas Pacific
Nallroad company, OF It's land grant TO the south.
srn Pacific Railroad company In the memorial,
Mr.. Kellogg referring to some OF the papers con-
ieced with the transaction, denles all imputa-
tions on himself therein contained. and asks that
an.iuvestgatlon be had. The matter was referred
to the committee on public lsnds
The following petitions were presented:
o. A;toria. Greg, PRAYING for az Appropriation of
$4,000 for the Improvement Of The entrance to
the Columbia river Mr.. Dolph stated that this
river Is tho second In Importance in the United
states. 1t draius, with its tributaries area of
$4,000 square miles and Is iavigable for 725
miles. Its navgable waters reach to within 450
miles OF the navigable waters of the Missouri.
The petition states that the commerce OF the river
is increasing at the rate Of % per cent per annum
with Prospects oil still greater increase.
By Mr Blair: From the Womans Christian Tenn
perance union OF New Hampshire praying for
latng to the liquor traffic. Also. from the No.
tonal Temperance society, praying for con-
sHlitutional am amendment ~ % PIohloiting the manu-.
in the United States.
similar petitions were presented by Miss Nor
rel from the woman's Christian Temperance
union of Vermont. DV Mr. HAyard. from the aa
orGanizaion in Delaware; by Mr.. Miller, OF New
York, from the same organization I'm that state,
Templars of Maine, representing 10000 members.
The following bills were introduced-
By Mr.. Butler: Authorizing the secretary Of the
treasury to restore To the rightful owners the
;ents of certain boxes deposited for safe keeping
IN tho treasury vaults by the secretary Of war.
&c, OF no value 10 anybody but the owner
By Mr.. Van Wyck 10 secure reasonable rates
o. transportation to the people over railroads
public lands. This BILL MIR. Van Wyck said, he
desired TO Introduce as substitute for the bill of
similar character introduced by him few days
ago. The first bill was limited in Its scope to the
Union and Central Pacific railroads. The present
bill extends the regulating provisions therein
contained 10 all railroads in the United States
which had received government lands. When
the people of the United States gave enormous
grants for the building of three railroad lines to
.he Pacific 1t was on the supposition that there
would be natural competition between these
lines, but the wise purposes Of the people and OF
coustess nho pcen ueIehieu Dy INC ,corporatlons,
which are "parttioning" as they call 1t, or dvid-
jng up between them the great empire stretching
Rcross the continent az eectually AZ the partition
Of Poland had been effected.
BY Mr. McPherson: To provide for the issue OF
circulating notes to national banking associations
. 1t provides that upon deposit OF United States
bonds bearing interest III the manner required by
law any national banking association making the
same shall be entitled to receive from the comp
troller of the currency circulating notes not OK
ceeding I'm amount the par value OF the bonds de.
posted Pr0Uid.d That at no time shall the total
amount issued to such association exceed the
amount at such time actually paid in OF It's capi.
tai stock.
on the conclusion of the morning business. Mr..
Garland called up the bill making an appropria-
United States court awarding compensation for
The seizures by the United States government in
1861 of the Spanish ferry boat Suesta Sonora de
Regla. The bill was read q third time and passed
The senate ut y. m. went into executive ses-
sion. Whrn the doors were reopened the senate,
at 5i5 p. NJ, adjourned.