The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-04

information as to whether the Clear
lng-house association, of New York. or
any national bank refuses to receive sill
Yer dollars or certificates in settlement
OF their balances, and whether any Off
clai OF inc government accedes to such
practlce; also, what amount of gold
came INTO the treasury in exchange, at
par, 1or silver dollars or certificates
curing January, 1885, and what amount
OF silver coin was in the treasury on the
ISL of January, 1879, and every wear
thereafter, not held for the redemption
Oh silver certificates; also, what amount
OF the receipts of the government has
peen received in silver coin or certifi-
cafes since the LIST of January, 1879.
Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. EATON, senate
amendment TO the house concurrent
resolution, making arrangements for
counting the electoral vote, was agreed
to.
Mr.. COX, Of New York, from the com.
mittee on naval affairs, reported back
the resolution calling on the secretary
Oh the navy for information as to what
amount OF money has been eXpelded bv
the naval advisory board and what
changes have been made from the orici-
MAJ plans OF hulls, boilers, etc., for the
Chlcago, the Boston, the Atlanta and
Inc Dolphin, and the cost of such
changes. Adopted s
MIR. STEWART, Of Texas, from the
committee on foreign affairs, reported
resolution requesting the president to
lake All necessary aud proper measures
TO assure to Jules K. Santos, an Ameri-
can citizen, imprisoned in Ecuador, a
speedy and impartial trial, and protect
MN IN his life and property.
The SPEAKER pro tenn Mr. Rlacly
Durn) announced the regular order to
be consideration of the resolution pro-
Vldlng that for the remainder of the
session one hour every morning be dc.
voted TO the disposal OF measures called
up. by individual members, unless five
oblectious are made thereto.
MIR. hElFER moved to amend bv
striking out the word give" and insert
ing ten" Agreed to, and the resolu.
non as amended was adopted.
/ The house then went into committee
Of the whole on the ri ,er and harbor
bill, general debate being limited to
! three hours.
Mr.. BRECkENRIDGE criticized the
Dill, IN that it did not make sufficient
! appropriation for the Improvement Of
the more important harbOrs along the
Mississippi river below Cairo, which he
regarded as so many links in the long
chain OF river navigation. He then
passed on to review the work of inn
proYement of Galveston harbor by the
engineer corps, denouncing it as a cotu-
plele failure, and severely comment
ing upon the action of the officer in
charge, In submitting reports to congress
which ne declared false and misleading.
lie had no hopes Of the ultimate sue
cess OF the work, unless the submerged
Jetty plan was abandoned. He de-
Tended the action of the committee on
recommending the appointment OF
Capt. Eads as advisory engineer to the
| Mississippi river commission, on the
ground that the commission had in
many instances departed from the or
lginal plans and always with unsatis-
factory results.
Mr.. PRICE said careful reading OF
the bill must lead TO the irresistible con
cluslon that 1t WAS marred and Scared
with sectional inequalities, and acts
injustice in leaving out appropriation
for the improvement of the Mississippi
the Missouri and the Ohio rivers, the
Mississippi reservoir plan and the Hen
nepen canal. The southern states men.
toned III the bill get an average each OF
1000, while the northern states men
TONED only get Sl2i 900 each. The states
represented in the committee get M
average appropriation of $23S, 200, while
those not represented receive only Sli9,
900.
Mr.. WILLIS stated that the commit
tee on rivers and harbOrs had never
been divided on political grounds. lie
called attention TO the fact that of n
members, II were northern men,, Wis
consin had received 100000 in the past
Mr.. PRICE said if the bills were
evened up and oqualzed sectioually, as
far as 1t could be done, he would sup.
port IL.
Mr.. WASHBURN, addressing him,
self to the general question of internal
improvements, favored the belief in d
liberal appropriation, and repudiated
any sympathy with that false economy
which had sought 10 restrict appropri-
atoms TO beggarly proportions
but he found provision in the
pending bill which he could
neither approve nor support. The bill
was neither fair nor a Just one. He
opposed the provision for the improve
ment Of Galveston harbor and thought
that for the government to enter upon
a work which would ultimately require
the expenditure Of SS,0O0,0O0, without
plans or recommendations was little
short of midsummer madness.
. Mr.. HEPBURN suggested that II
might be more economical
for the United States to move
Galveston to a harbor than to try to
move harbor to Galveston. After
speaking good word for the Hennepin
canal, he oy posed the appropriation for
the Mississippi river. He did not think
1t advisable for the government to
adopt IL.
After speech by
Mr.. FUNSTON In support Of the bill
general debate closed, and the first sec.
ton of the bill was read.
Mr.. O'NEIL, of Missouri, criticized
the appropriation for the Mississippi
river, In that only 100000 was appro-
priated for its Improvement between
tho source and the Ohio river. That
was not fair share of the pork
Laughter If the Mississippi river
had got to carry through the
gigantic scheme, the committee should
have been a little more liberal. Unless
the river and harbor committee would
agree to proper divide when Il came
to appropriations for the Mississippi
river he, in the language of the poet
would "kick,"
Pending further action, tho commit
tee rose and the house adjourned.
Unsuitable Resolutions.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 3.-Represent tn
. tiyes Eaton, Lamb and Rice, n sub