The Dickinson press., 1885-03-07

cofliAittccs. This proposed rule was intended
to give opportunity TO ..ct ut the presumption
bill. The committee refused to report the de-
sired amendment, aud hence the desperate at
Tempt to suspend the rules and pass the pro-
emption bill.
SENATE Mr.. Morrill,, who has persisted in
the effort to secure the passage of amendments
to tho trade dollar bill Of the house providing
for the suspension Of silver coinage, attempt
cd to call up that measure. He admitted that
in view Of the recent action there was
no chance to secure tho suspension of
silver coinage, and appealed to the senate to
house bill to retire the trade dollar. This
was met by q motion to proceed with the bill
limiting the time for the presentation Of
claims against the government, which was car
ried by q vote of34 to 81. Subsequently the
very bill which displaced the silver bill was
that the senate has at last been brought to
realize that it is a useless waste of time to fur
Their debate the silver question.
Tho house substitute for the river and har-
Dor bill appropriatlng s5,WO,00o was laid be-
fore tho senate, and having boon read once, Mr..
Cameron (Wis) objected to its second reading;
so the bill lies on the table, not having been re-
ferrcd to a committee.
The unanimous consent to take up the bill
for the relief of Lolita Tyler Semple, daughter
VI SAo Adtc 44Colllclt lS4eT. liz Oil WOulu
give her q pension Of $50 q month. The lady
named was now blind and dependent on charity
in the city of Washington.
Mr.. Riddlebergcr objected. He saw no raa-
son for pensioning presidents daughters.
Mr.. Cockrel! also objected. He thought it a
crime against the people to pass such bills. 1t
was the beginning of a civil pension list.
A vote on tho bill resulted, yeas II, nays II.
HousE.-Mr. Willis presented the river and
harbor matter and succeeded in passing it I'M
der suspension Of the rules.
The bill appropriates 81, zoe, 600, to be expcnd-
ed under the direction and with the approval of
the secretary of war for the continuation and
completion of works designated in the last river
and harbor law. Tho bill contains the follow
ing provisions: That the work at Galveston
harbor shall be treated as if the sum
of 2250,0OO had been appropriated by
the bill last year. Any money which
shall be allotted under this act for the
improvement of the Mississippi river below
Cairo Except 30 much thereof as shall be nee
essary to prevent works in progress from
waste and injury shall be expended in contin-
uation and completion of the works at tho
Plum Point and Lake Providence reaches, to
the end that the plan of the commission for
the improvement of tho river may be fully
tested; and money allotted to the Mississippi
river shall be expended by tho secretary of war
and in accordance with plans approved by Linn.
Thero are thirty-six public buildings in the
various parts of the Union that have been pro-
vided for in the sundry civil bill that went
over to the senate.
The bill fixes the limit in four cases. The
Dallas, Tex, building is MOTTO cost over $780,
WO; Jefferson City, Mo-, not over Sl33, OO0;
st. Joseph, Mo-, not over $500, 900; and that Of
Minneapolis not over 100000.