Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-17

permit Antonio B0frlO Oh Suataifidl1,
and Jose Seavala of Nicaragua, to re-
ceive instructions at West Point mill
tary academy without expense to the
United States, and suspending in their
case the provision of law requiring
military service. Passed.
Nutting introduced n bill authoriz-
ing the construction OF n ship canal
around Niagara Falls. Referred.
Durshcimer introduced bill to place
lutte and jute butts, wuen imported in
raw, crude state, on the free list.
Senate bill passed, authorizing the
First National bank of Fort Worth to
increase its capital stock.
rhrockmorton offered a resolution
instruciing the committee on ways
and means to inquire into the expedi-
ercy of abolishng or consolidating
any customs or internal revenue dis
tri,"ts Referred.
Co-grove, from the committee on post
iii ces, reported the bill To provide for
he more speedy delivery ot letters NJ
delivery offices. Placed on the house
calendar.
The house went into committee OF
the whole with Cox of New York in
the chair, to consider the senate bill
tppropriating 81 900 600 for continuing
the work of Improvement OF the Mis-
-issippi river.
Skinner of New York opposed the
bill. declaring that broadly and fairly
stat q the pro ositiOn was toappropr'-
a 81 90 - o for the purl ose o b 'ilai 6
a. tue ievees of the Mississippi Nnr
,her, any assurance the money would
be expended honestly?
Warner of Oiio spoke in the same
STRAIN as skinner
" hite of kentucky stated thai his
objection TO the bill vas that the house
lid not have before it the report of the
commission. This measure was re-
commended by the president in hi-
special message, aud for that reason
the house wa. asked 10 pass the bill
During II, last con res- the president
vetoed the riv anu harbor blll, ana
tn. veto was not IN the interest III
cheap transportation, but i'll the inter
st OF ruilr ads. II he expected 10 con
troll the Chic 20 convention on the 81
of Jlu 10y idding for Southern votes
by recon- mending The Mississippi JOB,
he had better ok little sharp.
Brown ot Indiana opp stu the bill,
pred cnng it would be demonstrated
tnat this Mississippi commission plan
rance of the age. He favored the out
let :, stem of improvement.
Brock n idgc asked if the house
mea TO set its judg ag inst the
scientific investigation OF engineers.
| If the commission Is lift with rmpty
hands, the Mississippi river, from the
character OF the soil ana nature OF the
stream. could destroy in a lew hours an
Outluy of Years OF toll and millions OF
money
The time for general debate having
expired, Holman offered an amend :
mrnt providinp for money except 50
much rs is necessary to protect works
in ogress in Other portions of th-
river from W .ste or injury, to he tX-
pended in conIinuanc OF the compile
! lion OF works on some one reach, ana
not in process of Improvement. He
n ivocated tn Amendmen contending
that n the work of Improvement was
experinn ntai, the experiment should
he confined to one reach say Plum
Point reach, aud Mt to extent the
whole length OF the river.
Wilson of IVA opposed the amend.
ment OF the latter, ieIiarking that
since the beginning of the improve
ment of the Mssi' sinpi, New Orleans
had become the second export city OF
The country 10 show the Importance
of the improvement, he stated that II
was the wora already done that hnd
compelled the Canadians Ia improve
tina Weiland canal, thereby compelling
New York Ia take the tolls or OF lie
canals, having the ELECT ol Drug
ing down the cnst OF transportation.
White Of KENTUCKY moved that the
committee rise, report the biil back 10
the house, and ask reference To th'
committee on rivers and haroors, win
instructions not 20 report 1t back un,i'
the seer etary Of war do furnish w.
house an tie riZed account al exprndi-
lures for INN rovenents of the M,ssis.
sippi river rom July /, 1879 IL January
l6, 1851. l. ST.
ii ,lmtn's am .ndment was also LOST
BY 100 To 1872.
Hiscock offered an amendment pro-
viding that the money appropria ed
be expended on Plum Paint and Lake
Providence reaches, except what wa
necessary To preserve properly OF The
United States and other works al cad.
commenced, but not further TO e%tend
the same.
| Bedford offered an amendment. aud
in the course of his reinark'
asserted that 05 per cent
OF the appropriations her tAfnr'
made by congress had gone TO thu
benefit of Pennsylvania. New Torl
aud New England, and called ON hi
: Southern and Western friends u de
mand in the distribution of mopes
thai which they contributed ia Pipe
i'm he treasury, and thaT they have
their Just AND hottest share.