The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-23
FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE RIV-
ERS AND HARBORS.
The Bill Further Considered In the
HOnse Bills and Resolutions
Senate Proceedings.

WAaHIEdToE, April 22;-Sendfe.-A
large number OF petitions were pre-
s-nted from local assemblies OF the
Knights OF Labor in opposition TO
what il known as the Stree ship bill"
Tomorrow being Good Friday the
Ser ate, on motion OF Senator Ed.
munds, agreed that when it ad journed
10 day it be till Monday. -.
A bill appropriating $4,000 in aid |
OF a national monument at Plymouth,
Mass, was passed.
Senator Morgan reported from the
FOREIGN Relations Committee bill to
indemnify the Chinese who suffered
by the recent outbreak at Rock
Springs, Wy. T. Senator Morgan said
he would call the bill up for consider
alton at an early date.
Senator Clnger, from the Committee
On Commerce, reported fav5Iably a
bill to establish light house at Sault
Croix, Mich. 1t was passed.
Ser ator Mcmillan, from the Com
mittee on Commerce, reported favor.
ably bills which have already passed
the House TO authorize the construc-
ton OF bridges, as follows: Across the
Mississippi at Red Wing, MIMI, Wi
mona, MINI, and at Keithsburg, H.;
across the illinois river, al Lacon, Ill,
and the Desmoines river at any point
in Iowa that the New York and Coun-
ell Bluffs Railway Company may de-
sire; across the Missouri river at
Pierre, Oak, and at a point in the
vicinity of Chamberlain, Oak. across
the St. Croix river at point between
J Prescott, Wis, and Taylor's Falls,
Mimi. across the Tennessee river a.
, point in the counties Of Perry and De-
, catur, in Tennessee, and across the
Yellowstone river near Nils City,
, Mont.
The bill to provide for the taxation
of raj road grant lands was taken up:
Senator Van Wyck said the people
had given deep consideration 10 this
, subject, and there was much mystery
, among them as to why railroad com
: panies should hold undisputed title 70
: millions OF acres of lands and yet be
; exempted from Sta'e and local taxa
, ton. Not only, indeed, were the
roads not subject to taxation for thest
= lands. but the fact that the exemption
was TO continue for some years wal
I used by the companies in selling landi
: to secure 10 themselves better price
= The bill would overcome the difficulty
= involved in States, counties and com
munities by the exemption complained
q Of. 1t was only applying the same
= rule to corporate property that wa
q applied to the property OF private citi
Gems.
:, Senator Blair would like to know
" how many, or how much, land spscu
/, lators would find it to their advantag
!, ~ 10 see this bill passed. The bill woul'
70 not be for the interest OF the peopl
y at large unless il was materiall
n amended,
. The bill went over and the inter
! state commerce bill was placed befor
Al the Senate.
- Senator Sewell offered an amend
~ ment covering q number OF point
=. one Of which was to subject to tn
Ia provisions OF the bill the Canada
~ roads having through traffic iroI
a poin's in the United States to the sef
~ board; also roads running throug
10 only one State in competition wit
y roads that run through several State
n. 10 the same points; that persons
n. corporations engaging in inter5tal
. commerce shall first get license froI
~ the Rsiroad Commissioners, the
= cense to be revoCable for breach
no conditions.
40 During the debate on the amenC
ment a message from the President n
- lating to the labor trouble was laid b
40 fore the Senate. When 1t had bee
be read a question arose as to the con
10 mittee to which 1t could most Apr
40 priately be referred to, whether Il
I Judiciary Committee or the Commi
IN tee on Education and Labor. 1t wi
~ finally ordered printed, and the que
nv ton of reference allowed to remain
In allegiance.
" The Senate then went into exec
On tive session, and, when the doors 7
or. opened, adjourned until Monday.