The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-16
The House.

Mr.. Singleton Mics ], from the Com
mittee on the Library, reported a
Senate bill accepting from Sulia ID.
Grant and William II. Vanderbilt GER
tain Objects Of art presented by for
etgn governments to the late U. s.
Grant. House calendar.
Also Senate bill establishing com-
mission 10 report to Congress on man
uscript5 belonging TO the government.
Committee Of the whole.
Mr.. Caldwell Tenn ], from the Com
mittee on the Presidential Count, re-
ported with amendments a Senate bill
to fix the day tor the meeting of elect
ors Of Pres q mt and Vice President,
and to regulate the counting OF the
votes House c'lerdsr.
Mr.. Tucker Val from ihs Com
mittee on the Judiciary, submitted an
adverse report on the memorial OF
John Moo, PEI kins for the imreach.
ment OF Thomas L Nelson, United
States District Judge for the State of
Massachusetts, and the memorial was
laid upon the table.
Mr.. McCreary Ky from the Com
mittee on Coinage, Weights and Meas
ures, reported bill to establish sub.
treasury at Louisville, KY. Commit
tee OF the whole.
Mr.. McCreary KY. ], from the Com
mittee on FoTt ign Affairs, reoorted a
bill authorizing the President to or
range a conference for the purpose
for promoting arbitration and en-
couraglng reciprocal commercial rela-
tons between the United States and
the Republics OF Mexico and Central
aud South America and the Empire of
Brazil. Committee OF the whole.
Mr.. Hill TO- from the Committee
on Territories, reported a bill for the
organization of the Territory of Okla
homa. House calendar.
Mr.. Richardson Tenn ], from the
Committee on Pacific Railroads, re-
ported resolution authorizing an in
vestigation of the books aud accounts
and system of accounts of the Pacific
railroads. Committee of the whole.
Mr.. Cobb Ind. ], from the Commit
tee Of Public Lands, reported bill
repeating the presumption, timber
culture and desert land laws. Calen-
daT.
On motion of Mr.. Breckenridge
I Ky, a bill was passed amending sec
ton 1896, Revised Statutes, 30 as to
provide that every brewer, on filing
notice OF his intention to commence
or continue business, shall execute a
bond to the United States in a sum
equal to three times the amount OF
the tax which the brewer shall be
liable to psy during any one month.
Pending the consideraliopaof a bill
to authorize the establishment of ex-
port tobacco manufacturers and for
drawback upon imported articles used
in manu'a curing export tobacco, the
morning hour expired.
| The House then went in committee
Of the whole (Mr. Wellborn TEX. in
! the chair on the river aud harbor APP
preparation bill, all general debate on
the bill being limited to two hours
and half.
Mr.. Willis [Ky.] briefly reviewed
and explained the provisions Of the
bill, which, he coatended, called for
10 appropriation which was not de-
mauded by the interests Of the coun-
try. The most critical scrutiny OF the
measure would show that the rivers
and harbors enumerated in it were
worthy Of Improvement and were OF
public importance.
Mr.. Anderson [Ka'. while favoring
the improvement OF rivers as one
means Of securing cheap transporta-
ton, criticised various items of the
bill as being extrsvsgsnt.
Mr.. Hepburn la, characterized
some OF the appropriations as prodi-
gal, wasteful throwing away OF the
peoples money. He especially op-
posed the Galveston harbor appropria-
ton on the ground that the plan for
the improvement OF that harbor had
been shown to be defective. He also
criticised the appropriation for the
lower Mississippi river. He would
like to see the navigation of that river
improved but he had no faith in the
pretense that it was for the improve
ment Of the navigation that these ex-