The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-29

Springer in a twominutes speech. The latter
warned the friends of the bill tcat If they expected
topass the bill they must nor strike ont those i'm
portant items. Though the thermometer WAS up
In the ninetes, if these items were stricken ont
there would he frost in Washington before the bill
was passed LApplause.l
Mr.. Henderson, of Illinois, took the same
ground declaring that the Hennepin canal ques-
ton "would not down, because it was a question
of cheaper transportation and in the interest of the
people. Applause,
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, supported the resolu.
ton. He expressed his admiration for the persist,
ence with which the gentlemen fiom Illinois and
Iowa (Messrs. Henderson and Murphy in season
and ont of season, had urged the Henuepin canal
scheme. If the personal influence of these gentle
men was left ont of the question, there would not
be more than twenty-five votes in the house in ia.
vor of the scheme on its merits Every vote out.
side of those twenty-five was due to the eXertion OF
those two gentlemen.
The gentleman from Illinois (Mr Henderson
said this scheme would not do 1t would down
if members OF the house got rid of it to-day, and il
would he lost time. The proposition would come
time and again as an amendment to the river and
harbOr bill. 1t came in here as an intruder.
Mr.. Willis appealed to the friends of rivers and
harbors not to engraft canal proposition upon
the bill. To do so, and he spoke after a calm view
of the situation, might prove destructive to the
whole bill
A resolution was adopted, instructing conferees
to insist upon striking out the amendment making
an appropriation for the Sturgeon Bay and Lake
Michigan ship canal The house then further in.
sisted on its disagreement to the senate amend
ment
Mr. HiscGck, of New York, offered resolution
directing the conferees to insist upon striking out
the senate amendment providing fol
improvement of the Mississippi river
from the head of the passes to the mouth of the
Ohio. lie stated that the effect of this action
would leave the house provision still in confer
ence. The senate amendment which he proposed
to strike ont would establish Missis ippi river
commission, and contained some vicious legisla
ton in regard to building of levees.
The resolution was adopted; yeas, "A; nBys IS
MIR. Mcmillan, of Tennessee, offered a resolution
instructing confeTees to insist on striking out the
senate amendment appropriating $375, 900 for i'm
provement of the Potomac river Agreed to; 1Ui
to 75
Further conference was then ordered.
The house then resumed the consideration of the
North Pacific land forfeiture bill
Mr.. Payson, of Illinois, concluded his speech In
support of the house substitute, and then the pre-.
vious question was ordered. Yeas 1875; nays, 81.
The question then recurred upon the house sub
stitute for the senate bill, and It was agreed to-
yeas, ia; nays 65. The senate bill, as thus
amended, was passed-yeas, 1876; nays Az, and
request for a conference was made.
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, called up the inter STATE
commerce bill.
The speaker announced the question to be upor
the substitute reported by the committee on com
merce, being the Reagan bill for the senate bill
(The Cullom bill)
Mr.. Hiscock moved to substitute the senate bill
amended by the addition of a clause declaring tina
it shall 90 into effect January 1, 1887. MIR. His
cocks substitute was rejeCted-yeas 10l nays, 126
and the house then adjourned