Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-10

eracy, MT. Beck said, had sat at the other end of the Capitol. and many other persons distinguished in the confederacy had had their disabilities removed. It was twenty years since the war closed and here we were still peddlinR out the removal of disabilities to persons whe were boys when they entered the confederate army.
 MT. Garland said the only reason why 8 general bill was not reported was because 8 majority of the committee was opposed to such measure.
 Mr. Beck ironically replied that that was ia very good reason" MT. Beck then sub mitted resolution directing the Judiciary committee to report back with its opinion thereon, the bill referred to that committee in December, 1883, providing for general removal of political disabilities.
 On MT. Ingalls, objection the resolution went over one day.
 The Mexican pension bill was taken up. the pending question being the amendment of MT. HoHr extending it's provisions to Union Boldiers. MT. Williams moved to lay the amendment on the table, which vas agreed to; 25 yeas, 15 nays.
 MT. Wilson spoke against recognising pen- sions for service and offered a proviso to the first section that no officer enlisted man or widow shall be entitled to the benefits of the act who is not sixty-four years of age or who is not subject to some mental, physical or pecuniary disability.
 After some debate in which Messrs. Con- ger, Blair, Slater and Wilson participated this was also laid on the table.
 MT. Conger moved to postpone the further consideration of the bill until tomorrow on the ground that many absent Senators un- derstood that it would not be taken up until their return from Chicago.
 message was read from the President submitting letter and estimates from the board charged with the preparation of the governmental exhibition at the New Orleans exposition. An immediate appropriation of $5S8, ,O00 was asked for. It was referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
 On motion of MT. Allison the Senate at tive session and shortly afterwards adjourn ed.
 HoUsE-Ths seats of the Republicans who were absent last week were but partially fill ed, one-half not yet apparently having re- turned from Chicago, but enough were in their seats to insure working quorum. MT. Robinson, of New York, introduced joint resolution with long preamble rehecting upon the resolution of Congress, authorizing Ensign Reynolds to accept the decoration from the Emperor of Austria of knight of the royal and imperial order of Francis Je- seph for saving the lives of the crew of an Austrian bark, and declaring that American lives had been saved by Ameri-
 cans with equal or superior hero ism. The preamble then recited news- paper accounts of hsroism and life-saving by
 some twenty 1ongsheremen, fremen, police
 men, newsboys and bootbIacks. The resolu- ton declares that these several individuals
 be decorated with the order of the thanks of Congress which are hereby rendered, and
 that any member of Congress who refuses to vote for the resolution is disgrace to him.
 self and his country. MT. Robinson sug
 gested that the resolution be referred to the having reported the Reynolds resolution. Mir. Durham, H., derisively moved that ii be referred to the Committee on Public Health; adopted almost unanimously.
 The House went into Committee of the Whole on the river and harbor appropriation bill. MT. Willis of Kentucky, chairman of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors, gave an analysis of the provisions of the bill as follows: 1855 rivers, $7 684, 900; 104 harbors, $3,S12, 100; 12 channels and inlets, $139,- GOO; five ice harbors, $61, ,O0O four break waters, $165 ,000; one canal, $500, 900; four special surveys, S57, 900; examinations, surveys
 and contingencies, $125, 900; total amount recommended, SIP, ,619, 100. The amount ap-
 propriated was 335 per cent. of the estimate submitted to Congress. To show that the appropriations were for objects of national importance he asserted that of the $7, ,6S4- 900 appropriated for 135 rivers, $6, 205, 800 was given to IT great rivers, the smaller ones receiving only from So, ,000 to $50. .O00 each.
 MT. James. of Wisconsin, vigorously op. posed the appropriation for the Hennepin canal, declaring it but the beginning of an enterprise that would cost many millions. Messrs. Blanchard, of Louisiana, and Henderson, of Illinois, advocated the Henne- pin canal appropriation.
 Messrs. Gibson of West Virginia, Belford of Colorado and White, of Kentucky, de tended the general system of internal i'm provenents.
 MT. Porter, of New York, opposed the Hennepin canal as new departure from the purchases and theory of internal improve ments.
 MT. Murphy, of Iowa, made 8 strong and earnest speech in favor of the Hennepin canal clause.
 Mir. Hoblitzell, of Maryland, favored an amendment providing for the construction of the Delaware and Maryland canal. MT. Turner, of Kentucky, attacked the Hennepin canal as matter foreign to the
 bill and insisted that it should be stricken out and allowed on it's merits as distinct proposition.
 At 2:45 D. m. the ooHamittee rose in accor- dance with the understanding this morning
 that the District of Columbia should have the remainder of the day. A recess from 5
 to o'clock waa, on motion of MT. Willis, ordered for to-day, the river and harbor bill to be considered at the evening session. The chair laid before the House message from the President enclosing and rseommend- ing an appropriation of S5aa, 600 for the preparation of department exhibits aI the New Orleans cotton exposition. Numerous efforts were made to obtain 1 unanimous consent for the passage of bills, but in almost every case objection was made l and at 5 o'clock the House took recess until 8 p. m.
 The House reesssnbied at 8 D. m. and re stunned coEsideration of the river and harbol bill in the Committee of the Whole. Al that portion of the bill relating to harbor improvements was agreed to without amend nent and at 1925 the House adjourned.