Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-02-28
HOUSE.

FEB. 18.-ln the House Yesterday the Sen
att's amendments TO the Army Appropria-
ton bill were n"on-concurred in and CON
ference, committee was appointed. Mr..
pass the bill placing Gen. Grant on the re-
tired list was lost by a vote OF 15S yeas to
lob nays, the necessary two-thirdS not being
obtained: A Dill appropriating $500, 600 for
the erection In Washington of a building
for the army medical library was passed.
FEE. 1.-THE House passed the Legisla-
tive Appropriation bill. Mr.. DorsIeimer
introduced a bill to regulate the coinage,
providing, for the issue OF circulating notes
redeemable In silver dollars of 4S0 grains.
A bill was passed for the erection of a pub
! G building at Wichita, Kansas, at a cost Of
$500 oO.
FEB. ls.-The House passed the Senate
public building tn cost 800, 0C0. While in
Committee Of the Whole on the RIVER and
Harbor Dill, Mr. Potter said Illinois alone
would be benefited by tic Hennepin canal,
agreed to set aside $500. 600 for the improve
ment OF Galveston %llarpor, and to authorize
the bridging OF the Portland canal at Louis-
Vile.
FEE. Reconsideration of the River and
Har. or bill being resumed in the House, an
amendment was adopted increasing the APP
preparation for the improvement of the
Mississippi r yer, between the Illinois and
Ohio Rivers, from $500, 900 to 5000, 600. An
amendment was also agreed 10 providing
that no portion of the Mississippi appropri-
alton shall be expended in repairing or
building ~levees, unless for the purpose of
benefiting navigation. The item making an
appropriation for the Calumet River i'm
proyement was so amended az to permit the
work 10 be begun, al once. This will make
available III" $4,000 appropriated last year,
II will allow lne use after June 80 of this
years appropriation, Speaker Carlisle
took the cliail for the first time since his re-
cent sickness: He was welcomed back with
Whole the Naval bill was rad by para
graphs for amendment. Mr.. Curtin offered
M amendment. which was adopted, appro.
priating $4,000 for testing American arno1
1or vessels. lie spoke strongly In favor OF
sstrengtlening the navy. Nj. Cannon moved
70 S,r noo out the paragraph .appropriating
$400 goo for the completion of the wooden
ship New York. Mr.. Hewitt thought il
was q pity to spend so much money on a
wooden ship when we had thirty for which
we had no use: Mr.. Thomas said it was alb
which to construct a vessel of war. Mr.Cox
OF New York. said that wooden ships were
frequently potential in war. 1t was a wood
en- ship that sunk the Tallapoosa. The mo-
ton to strike out the paragraph was lost,
and further consideration Of the bill was
deferred.
FEB; 2o.-The House passed three bills
for pubic buildings. apnrupr .ating 500, 900
for Council B utfs: $4,000 for C arKsDurg,
and Sl;0S0,0CO Tor L ~n,isvill". Consideration
OF the River and Harbor Li.lbtiny resumed,
matters, Welded to the Miss ssippi River
G ause. The C.lair ruled tina, tue hcnnepip
Cana! paragraph should b. str c Ken from
the Dill on the ground that the subj ct came
prol erly within the Jurisdiction OF tie
Committee OIL R always and Cmals. Mr..
cision. Tie Naval biihI was discussed at
le 9Th: Mr.. l. ing called the navy IAN al
phabet OF woo."n waslllb>," and said that
scarcely a II. ton was so poor rs TO do it
reverence. People, he said. mu.hed at the
poosa BY acoal-bIrge rs II F.,>tilnln bur
lesQue.