The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-30
NATIONAL NEWS NOTES.
The River and HarbOr Bill in the
House, and
GALvEsToN'S SECTION VIEWED,
Mr.. Springer BOunces Square on TO the
Wharf Company.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ITEM
The National Board of Trade Hold an I'm
portant Session, and Call ON the
President - The Nicaragua
Treaty Was Defeated.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ITEM
GENERAL WASHINGTON REPORTS
XLVIII Congress.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-Mr. PENDLE-l I'll
TON presided over the senate to-day. OF
Mr.. HARRISON, from the committed rt
on military affairs, reported adversely W
on the bill introduced by Mr. Colluml y
to facilitate promotions throughout thel .,
army by retiring from active service, on " "
their own application, officers who had "
served in the war of the rebellion. Placed u
on the calander. >
Mr.. SHERMAN, from the committee p
on library, reported resolution approv- u u
ing the order of exercises prepared by
the Washington Monument commission
and charging officers of the senate with .
the duty of carrying such duty into !
effect Agreed to.
The senate then went into executive
session.
When the doors roopened the senate
adjourned. .
The senate went into exsoutive ses- Z
sion at 1870 to-day and the suspended 4
vote Of last night, upon Senator Vance's |
motion to postpone action upon the Nj !
caragua treaty, was continued, result
ing III the defeat of the motion-22 to 25.
Senator Sherman's amendment look
ing to the abrogation OF modification Y
of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty was
then discussed some hours and 4
coming to vote in conlmittee of the 4
whole was defeated without division |
The treaty was then reported to the sem
ate, and the vote upon tAe Sherman
amendment relating to tie CLAYTON |
Bulwer treaty was again ta1en up, re-
: sulting III it's adoption-30 to D. A vote
o was then taken ON tho bill ihelf and 30
voted for its ratification, whio % voted
against it, the Affirmative vGe being
/ less than two-thirds the wholeuumber
G voting, and the treaty was notAtihed.
HOUSE.
A I'D a N1,.a.a
olution, objected TO yesterday, reAtiug
to the assembling of the two hOuseNfor
the purpose of counting the electSal
votes. Agreed to.
The SPEAKER laid before the houe
memorial from the National Monh
1 ment association of Dakota, asking COM
~ gress to appropriate land or money In
building a monument at Mitchell, tc
commemorate the homestead law. Re
ferred.
MIR, DEUSTER, from tho committee
- on foreign affairs, reported bill to pre-
vent and punish the prosecution unde
a the United States laws for fraudulen
a claims against foreign governments
u Placed on the calendar.
a MIR. ROSECRANS, from the commit
a tee on military affairs, reported q bill I
D establish branch OF the soldiers hom
in California. Referred to the commit
tee on appropriations.
Mr.. COBB, from the committee o
public lands, reported bill TO donat
Short Creek lake to the state OF Missouri
Referred to the committee Of Oh
whole.
Mr.. KELLEY, from the committC
on ways and means, reported the joir
resolution providing for the admissio
tree of duty of articles from foreig
countries, TO be placed on exhibition
the Worlds exposition Of arts of II
colored race, To be held in Chicago. Il
ferred TO the committee of the whole.
Mr.. WILLIS moved that the house
- into committee of the whole for the pu
~ pose of considering the river and harb
appropriation bill. Agreed to-yea
100; navs, l02.
Mr.. HEWITT raised the point of ord
that the revenue and general appropri
tion bills must he taken up in the ord
in which they appeared ON the calenda
u-,. and the chair sustained TIRE point.
- The first of this class OF bulls was OIL
4 amending the act 20 prevent tho impo
n tation of adulterated tea.
4 Mr.. WILLIS objected TO its cOnsid'
y alton, and IL was postponed, and sin
! lar fate awaited the bill to abolish
" discriminating duty on works of a
and the next bill ON the calendar W
the bill TO carry into effect the trea
WIN AINAANNf anu tAlN huAAhtt Ul "
V"' l0i, nays li7, declined TO instruct
committee TO consider this bill and tn
the committee began the cOnsiderati
of the river and harbor appropriate
bill.
Mr.. WILLIS addressed the commit
with briet explanation of the lead
features of the bill and a statement
the larger items of the appropriate
OF the items recommended by the {
ta,.k Of haxrA ratnni
The largest appropriation in the
was for the Improvement of the Mis-
slppi river, for which $3,S55,0O0 '
given, or about 10 per cent. of the @
mates, The committee had no desirl
put anything in the bill that ought
TO be there. II there were any 81
thing in II, he wished it to be stricl
n out.
v Mr.. PRICE pointed out as one of
incongruities of the bill, that 500
more was appropriated for tho Mis-
I sippi river below Cairo than above.
Q was opposed TO this itom, contend
that the system must prove, instead
q permanent benefit, lasting dan
TO the commerce of the Mississippi.
Il. B. TAYLOR, Of Ohio, favored
bill.
Mr.. SPRINGER gave notice of
amendment which ho proposed 10 o
providing that no money shall be |
q TO for the Improvement of Galveston
OAE Dor until the person or corporation Q
ONA ing or controlling the wharf in that
sale Dor shall file with the secretary of
an agreement in writing TO the Q
that only such sums .will bo chargot
wharfage, etc., as may be just
reasonable.
w Mr.. GIBSON opposed that porto
u tho bill which creates tho office of
visory engineer OF the Mississippi !
ms commission and recommends the
appointment of James b. Eads.
looked upon tho provision as an III
stitutional encroachment upon tn,
pointing power of the president, NJ
private provisions which would II
an executive veto of the whole
Besides, the adoption of this prov
would be virtually to set aside the
,5 mission, turn its work over 10 the
oAA troll of one man, aud that a man v
plan for the improvement Of the Nj
sippi river required an estimated a
pristion OF Sl0O,000,0O0.
Mr.. REAGAN earnestly supp
the appropriation for the improve
OF Galveston harbor, arguing u
would prove great benefit TO tho
country.
. -, Pending further debate, the col
N toe rose and the house adjourned.
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