Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-09
AIN. CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, July s, 1886.

Senate.
The Senate met at ii a. NJ, and
after the presentation of the usual mum
Der Of petitions proceeded to business
on the calendar. The resolutions for
inquiry into the authority by which
so-called Stste Legislature had been
organized in the Territory of Dakota
were indefinitely postponed. The first
ten bills on the calendar were seYerally
objected to and were, therefore, passed
over. The first bill TO which no OBJ
lection was made was one for the relief
of sufferers by the wreck Of the United
States steamer Tallapoosa. 1t was
passed.
Mr.. IIoar stated in reference to the
bill to secure to the United States the
payment of the Indebtedness Of the Pa
cifc railroad companies that he under
stood that the bill dealing with the
same subject was likely to be con-
sidered within a few days elsewhere;
he therefore did not propose to ask
action on the bill under tho existing
order.
The Joint resolution for woman suf-
fragc was objected to by Mr.. Plat.
The resolution for open executive
sessions was, on motion Of MT. Plat,
made the special order for Wednesday,
December 9Th.
The bill TO authorize certain foreign
built steamships in the service OF the
international Navigation Company to be
registered as vessels Of the United States
was objected TO by Mr.. Conger.
House bill to provide for inquests un-
der national authority was objected to
by Mr.. Cockrell on the ground that 1t
could not be considered under the five
minute rule.
A bill to regulate the pay Of graduates
Of the Naval Academy was passed.
A bill TO establish agricultural ex-
periment siationsin connection with the
Agricultural College was postponed un-
til tomorrow morning.
The order in relation to the calendar
closed at half-past ~. Five pages had
been then gone through with.
The Senate resumed the considera-
ton Of the river and harbOr appropria-
ton bill, the pending amendment being
to reduce the appropriation for the Ken
lucky river from $3.50, 900 to SlUo,OoO'
The amendment was opposed by Mr..
Beck and advocated by MeSsrs. McMll-
len and Vest, and was finally rejected
ayes, 81 noes, 20.
The amendment striking out the para
graph appropristipg 100000 for i'm
proving the Muskingum river, ONO,
and accepting for the United States from
the State Of Ohio the Muskingum river
improvement, gave rise to an extended
debate and was then voted down-Ayes,
%; noes, %.
The merits Of the amendment appro-
pristing s350,00O for the purchase Of
the Portage Lake canal and the Lake
Superior ship-canal were presented by
Mr.. Conger, who submitted resolutions
of the Legislatures Of Illinois, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin urging
Congress TO make waterway COM
posed of these two canals free to the
commerce Of the country, and petitions
OF various chambers Of commerce and
boards Of trade TO tie same effect. The
amendment was adopted without diyi-
sion.
The Hennepin canal amendment was
strongly advocated by Mr.. Culiom, who
stated that the canal was the most inn
portsnt work Of canal Improvement now
pressing upon Congress for considers
ton.
at the conclusion OF Mr.. Cullom's
speech Mr.. Riddleberger offered the fol-
lowing
Whereas it is generally understood
that tomorrow, July 9th, is TO be de-
voted to objected Executive nomina-
tons therefore
ReSoleed, That the doors Of the SEN
ate shall not be closed during the time
the Executive nominations are pending,
discussed, or voted upon.
Dir. Frye objecting, the resolution
was laid over under the rules.
Mr.. Vest then took the floor Ia OPP
position TO the IIennepin clause. lie
did not intend to discuss the unconst-
tutionslity Of the proposition, but con-
tented himself with declaration OF his
belief that Congress- had no right to
construct canal within single State.
TWAS proposed to appropriate $500, 900
TO construct q canal, which, according
10 the estimates Of engineers, would cost