The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-01-17

affairs. reported IA bill authorizing the presl
uru, 20 a,,,-r,,t ,,r,. retire Alfred PleaSantoI
as maiOr-genersll.
| Mr. Steele. OF the same committee, submit
| ted the views of the minority on the Fitz John
! Porter bill Ordered printed,
1 Mr. King. chairman of the committee on
Mississippi ieYeeS, reported q Bill To close tile
| gaps ii tie ievees onGbg Mississippi fiter aud
approprlates 81 coo 0OO 10 be used IL accordance
| with the recommendation OF the MISSISSIPPI
| river commission. Referred TO the committee
| of the whole
Mr.. Money. chairman iQf the COMMITTEES Oh
pOstOlices and post roads, reported Il bill max
| ing all public roads and highways post route.
Mr.. Lamar; from the committee on military
| affairs, reported q solution calling ON the
| secretary Of war to name the rank and Tegi-
| ment or corps OF every oiilcer OF inc army re-
| ported unable q perform fail duty from Janu-
| AIRY l. 1876. To December 81, 1888, or recon-
| mended for + tirement i'll the same period.
| Adopted
Mr. Mills offered a resolution directing the
| committee on judiciary to report whether the
| president, by and with the consent Of the
Senate, can negotiate treaties with foreign gov
ernmentS bV which duties levied ivy Congress
can be changed or abrCgatod.
MIR. Green offered 4 resolution authorizing
| the committee on public health TO inquire INTO
| the truth of the allegations OF authorizations
of food and if Srch practice exists, TO suggest
| legislation necessary to correct the wrong {;
| giving the comm ttce authority to employ
chemical and medical expo IS. Referred.
MIR. Mills. from the committee on ways and
| means, reported. rs a substitute for the reSO-
| lutiOns offered by Messrs. Hewitt and0Bel-
mont, a resolution requesting the presiI ent to
| his possession concerning the under-valu-
alton, false claSSlfic tiOn anu Otner IT.
| regular practices in the importation
| and lndisrrction prior theretoi further re
| guessing him to recommend legislation needed
to prevent frauds in the revenue resulting in
| causes specified. Adopted.
Mr.. TOwnshend introduced bill authorizing
| the president, during recess OF Congress. to
| prohibit any imports INJURIOUS 10 puDnc
| health from those countries which, the same
| ground prohibit impOrlatiOn of American
| goods. Referred.
/ Mr. Curran offered a resolution requesting
| the president TO furnish copies OF correspond
! ence in regard TO the reported arrest III Rus
| sian Poland of Reinhardt Wagner, citizen OF
| the United States. Adopted.
mittee on naval affairs, reported back the res
the navy for information whether aiefs any
presents from any prince or foreign state with
| out the consent OF Congress- also, VII Their the
| United States officers or sailors rendered
any service to the British navy at the recent
| bombarGment of Alexandria.
| Mr.. Cox said he had investigated the reSou
| tons and found there was basis for them
His collea ue,, Mr. Robinson, was advised O
one officer of The navy who boosted Of receiv
| ing presents from other OYernmentS. II wa!
| within his own knowledge that one officer re
| ceived very valuable present from the gov
l eIllIltlL OF CWeUCn anu NOTWdS. 40 " III
second resolution, there were some officers Wit
! did great good at the bombardment o
| Alexandria,. and he had no doubt that the
| answer TO the resolution would rebound to tn
| honor of some men in the navy " any on
| had been assisting Great Britain against tn
rules OF neutrality he should be known.
MI Robinson, of New York, said it wa
| charged that some Hr our naval officers mad
themselves SO conspicuous and ObSequiouS i
aiding England THAI he hoped there would b.
no objection to the resolutions and that the.
would be adopted.
Mr.. Springer offered resolution calling Of
the postmaster general for copies of the col
reSpondence between the department OF Justlc
and the poStOifice department, touching IN
connection with the Star Route service. Ais
an itemiZed statement of the expenditures G
the postoffice department from March 4, SS1
to January ]. 1884, HiScock objected to til
present consideration. Referred.
Mr.. Shelby offered a resolution directing tn
committee oil rivers and harDorS to lnqur
into the necessity of immediate appropriation
for continuing the work on important rive
and harbOr improvements, where the work ia
been or is about to be suspended for want {
| appropriation. Referred.
I Mr.. Hatch, Of Missouri, presented mem'
rial from tn. committee of the national liY
| stock CONVEX. ton. Ordered printed.
Mr.. Wills, chairman OF the committee Q
, rivers and harborS, reported bill appropria
, ing S1O1.OO0 for continuing the improvements
the Mississippi river. Referred to commute
OF the whole.
The House went into committee OF the who
Cox, of New York, in the chair, for col
Sideratinn.
} Mr.. Mills made a brief statement of the pu
port of the bill, stating that an appropriate
was necessary to prevent injury to the yam
BILE plant OF the government and 10 enable u
, commission to proceed with the work OF II
l proyement.
Mir. Beltord, referring to the debate tn
l took place some days ago on the question
reference TO the report on the MiSsiss ppi riy
commission, said he wished to call the ate
ton of the country to the fact that while Il
3 | Republican party was willing to make liber
G | AUTHORIZATIONS for Improvement of the Miss
sippi, the gentleman on the Democratic 81
: was higgling about the committee ON 1urlsd
{ ton.
!. A1r. King denied there was any conflict i
tween the Mississippi levees committee al
S the river and uarbor COMMITTEES.
Mr. BelfOrd went on to point out TO Il
d House its line OF duty. which he declared W
. | to unlock the vaults OF the national treasul
d Laughter There are $l0OOOo coo in the tres
8 ury Kept out OF the channel OF business a
u trade; business firms are failing al over :
Il country because money is kept out OF emplC
, ment. Suppose $50, 900 900 were appr9prlaI
n Tor the Mississippi river. where would II 8
- the horny handed srn' OF toll IN u
z country. 1t was tn duty oil
6 majority of the House t. compel the cover !y
u ment to execute and enforce broad, libel
II policy in regard 10 the great water courses
order that it might overcome the men W
S controlled the raiirD corporation OF l
e Mr.. blanchard criticised the remarks
s. BelfOrd having under the guiSe of support
. the measure injected into the dlscnSslon
& noxious dose OF politics. The gentleman m
II | stated the position of the Democratic 81
when he said they were not harmonious IN [
re support of the Mississippi river improVeme
vote cast for the measure by NepuOllc;l
p Two would be cast by Democrats.
=, Mr.. Gibson said the committee on rivers
al harbOrs did wish 20 depreciate the lmportal
N of their improvements by asking lmmedl
;k consideration of the pending measure.
a 1t was brought forward out OF RESPECT 10
7d message of the president and pressing rec(
es mendation of the committee.
lie Mr.. Hunt argued that it was not only nee
Sary for an immediate appropriation OF mol
nc for the continuing OF the work OF lmproVeiht
Il | but il would accomplish large economy To
US government.
Mr.. Bayne said while he would not '
1ee against the bill, he did not ike 10 near OF
al passage advocated at the expense OF OF
al streams in this country. The improvement
OF the Mississippi was an EXPERIMENT. Whlcn
10 not been demonstrated successful one: II,
Se were demands on Congress Just as import
ny as the demands of the Mississippi
Gil Mr.. Miller, of Pennsylvania, opposed
en- bill. He ventured to say there MAD not D
Dy an appropriation for the Improvement OF II,
zee for navigation from which there mas Deel
os, muca filching as from the appropriation OF
nd Mississippi river. Mutterinv s had come up l
as that river that private corporations ana pTll
rs Individuals were being wonderfully DeneI
ID by these immense appropriations: he wa
on favor of fair appropriations, but was no
he | favor of rushing through the House q Dill
OF propriating $1,000, COO when not one-1ourtl
III the members knew for WHAT oDJecI II WIS l
Id used. 80
to Mr.. Hepburn opposed the bill. He wa
mi favor of improving the navigation OF the n
OF; but not the banks and plantations on eacn
nal of the stream, and he believed IL was the
, III pose of certain gentlemen IN the House 70
Ter cure the imprOveme It of their OWE prop
and that of their constituents, and this s.
Pm glA was to secure the plantations OF the !,
yes Mississippi river from overflow, "a
It'll than to protect the navigation OF the sur
He criticised the disbursements OF the
ice mission for clerical and mental services
| claring these services had eaten up nj
One-half of the S4,10O,000 which was appr
ated. He heard gentleman say he was
ing to vote 5000 'G LOT tne putrRTrs of t W
proving the Mississippi river, put tnaI &c
It'll MANS ideas were insignificant compared
itu- tho ideas of the commission, as S3O,OC
10 a | would not begin to reach the estimate o
linz commission. He believed the system Of
ont | commission included the building OF 500
lisn levee along the Mississippi and Its tribute
and the expenditure OF this vast sum was
eed the beginning. ~,
Sla- MeS,rS. HOrr ana henuerSon, VI III
clu- favored the bill.
les The commission arose for the purpo
| limiting the debate, but several motions I
NIB, | lourn interiected and yeas and nays wei
ent, dered.
. to The result was-Yeas so, nays 100.
nee 1t was agreed when the House AGAIN
tate into the commission the general depat
the limited to thirty minutes.
ties, Adjourned.
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