Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
The River and Harbor Appropriation
Bin the Subject OF Debate In the
Senate Yesterday.
The House Discusses tho Resolution 60 APP
ply the rrea ury surplus on the
Public Debt.
KILN Congress.
TUE SENATE.

TUE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July l3.--The chair laid
before the senate the resolution of the
Republican editors OF Ohio, urging the
investigation OF the charges as to the
election Of Senator Payne, which was re-
ferred TO the committee on privileges and
elections.
The senate resumed consideration of
the river and harbor appropriation bill,
the pending amendments being 20 strike
out the provisions TO prevent the dump
ing Of debris from hydraulic mining into
the Sacramento or Feather river, Califor-
mia.
on motion OF Mr.. Hoar the words "to
the substantial injury of navigation"
were inserted in the section. The amend
ment of the committee restricting the APP
pllcation of the section TO hydraulic
mining was agreed to.
Hale's motion TO strike out the second
section was postponed Il after all the
committee amendments were dis
posed Of. Most of the remaining
amendments proposed by the COM
mittees were mere corrections
of phraseology or additions OF the names
OF rivers to be surveyed Tney were ali
agreed to.
Mr.. Hale renewed his motion TO strike
out section 2, and it was agreed
to, yeas 81, nays IA. Mr. Hale
made like motion TO strike
out sections 3, 4, 8, G, Z and section IL,
to tie same general effect as section .,
and they were all stricken out.
On notion Of Mr.. Conger, provision
was inserted authorizing the secretary
of war 10 establish harbor lines
In places where they have not
been established, and also to establish
lines within which deposits of material
may be made without injury TO nayiga-
ton.
The bin being completed as In commit
tee of the whole was reported to the sen
ate, but without acting on the amend
ments the senate at midnight adjourned.
THE HOUSE,.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-Mr. Lowry of
Indiana, from the committee on eXpendi-
lures In the treasury department, re-
ported back the resolution calling tor in
formation from the secretary OF the treas
ury as to the reason of the failure to in
vestigate the charges of fraud against r..
ID. Lancaster, at present surveyor of the
port of ST. Louis.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on the Joint resolution direct
ing the payment of the surplus in the
treasury on the public debt. The follow
ingIis the text of the resolutions "That
whenever the surplus or balance in the
treasury, including the amount held for
the redemption OF United States notes,
shall exceed the sum of 500 0GN, 900, it
shall be and Is hereby made the duty Of
the secretary Of the treasury to APP
ply such excess In sums of not
less than item millions per month
during the existence of such surplus on
| the excess payment Of the interest-bearlng
/ Indebtedness of the United States pay
able at the option of the government"
Mr.. Morrison said that counting the
reserve at $l00,000,000, there was still o
surplus In the treasury OF 500, 100000
OF this about 100000 was unavail-
able, being made up of fractional coin, sc
that ali OF this money that would be
reached under this resolution would be
about S70,000,000, 1t would make pro
ductive that which was now unproduc
tive, and unless 1t would do something
towards making money little cheaper 4
would save the government something II
interests, and more than that
IL would take away some Of The
temptation which led men to vote large
appropriations and make improvlden
expenditures. He criticized the report
of the minority and denied the statement
therein made that the effect of the reso
luton would be TO shake public conf
dence. Mr.. Morrison admitted he could
conceive that 1t might be that for very
short time 100000 might possibly
be touched upon. Suppose call were
made to-day when there was $4,000,
900 in the treasury, and tomorrow the
500, 900, 600 OF receipts was not enough tC
meet to-morrow's obligations, the $780,,
900, 900 redemption fund might have &c
be intrenched upon, only for very small
amount and for very short time. liz
argued that 500, 600, 900 was a sufficient
), redemption fund, and pointed out th,
fact that only $4,000, 900 was helC
in the treasury to enable thu
government to redeem nationa
, bank notes In case OF the failure of banks
/, and In conclusion he denied that the pur
: pose or effort OF the resolution was 4
place the country on a silver basis.
/, MIR. Hiscock OF New York offered a
: amendment providing that nothing In tn
resolution shall authorize the reductio
\ OF or the payment Of any part OF tn
q Sl00,000,000 reserve set apart for tn
4 payment of United States notes or tn
a interest bearing Indebtedness of tn
:. United States. He then proceeded to sui
q NIT an argument in opposition, declarin
;. that It had been enough before the hous
by action of the Democratic speaker, II
Democratic,c chairman OF the ways an
means committee and the Democrat
chairman Of the annronriationa COMM