The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
Senate.

Senate.
July 1.-THE senate resumed considera-
ton of amendments to the river and harbOr
bill, the pending question being on the
amendment appropriating $l50,0O0 for the
purchase of the Sturgeon bay and Lake
Michigan ship canal and harbOr of refuge.
Other amendments. appropriatlng money
were agreed to as follows: For the I'M
provement of Big Black river, Mississippi,
$4,000; Red river, Arkansas, $1,000; Little
Red river, Arkansas, $1,000; White river,
Arkansas, SIS, 900; Cumberland river, above
Nashville Tenn, S100,000; Cumberland
river, south fork, $4,000.
July 8.-After the presentation of the
usual number of petitions to-day the senate
proceeded to the business on the calendar
The resolutions for inquiry into the au-
thorty under which so-caled state leglS-
lature had been organized in the territory
of Dakota were indefinitely postponed. -,
Mr. HOar stated, in reference to the bill
to secure to the United States the payment
of the indebtedness of the Pacific railroad
companies, that he understood that bill
dealing with the same subject was likely to
be considered within few days 'else-
where" He therefore did not propose to
ask action on the bill under the existing
order.
The Joint resolution for woman suffrage
was objected to by Mr.. Platt.
The oils to accept and ratify agreements
with Indians in Washington territory for
by the Northern Pacific ran 6ad, and for a
right of way to the Carson and Colorado
Railroad company through the walker
River reservation in Nebraska were passed.
The resolution for open executive SEES
sions was, on motion of Mr.. Platt made the
special order for Wednesday, Dec. 8.
The bill to establish forest reservation
on the head waters of the Missouri river
and on the head waters of Clark's fork of
the Columbia river was passed.
In hnn MI or
of the river and harbor bill, and in the
course of the discussion Senators Cullom
and Logan made appeals In behalf of the
Hennepn Canal amendment. No definite
action was taken on the question, but the
speech made by Mr. Cullom is considered
big lift to the Hennepin scheme. He said
the canal was the most important work OF
canal Improvement now pressing for con-
sderation. Mr.. CullOm argued to show the
value and necessity Of the Improvement
from every point.
Mr. Vest then took the floor i'm opposition
to the Hennepin clause He did not intend
to discuss the unconstitutiOnality of the
proposition put contented himself with the
declaration of his belief that congress had
no right to construct canal within single
state. TWAS proposed to appropriate $780,
600 to construct canal, which, according
to the estimates of the engineers, would
cost $1,000, 900, while many able engineers
had doubts whether that amount would be
anything ike SullCienI 10 uelIdy tho cOoI
| of construction. If the benefits to be- de-
| rived from the canal were as great as as
serted, the proposition should have been
brought in fairly and squarely in separate
| bill.
Mr.. Logan suggested that he had known
| the senator to be very earnest for appro-
priations for the Mississippi river, though
railroads ran on either side of it, lie hoped
the time would come when the people,
whenever there was necessity 10 give
cheap transportation, would provide for 1t
| by canal or otherwise; and he could not see
why the pending proposition was not as
| proper OH q river and harbor bill as In q
separate measure.
July Ex-senator Hoar to-day offered a
resolution calling Oh the president for in
formation'as to the. seizure or detention In
any foreign ports of any American vessels,
the preteXts or alleged causes therefor, and
| what efforts have been made to provide
| redress for such seizures ana TO prevent
their recurrence. The resolution went
over. -,
Mr. Call offered resolution calling or
the president to direct the American repre-
| sentative i'm Mexico to investigate the truth
| of statements made in the newspapers that
citizens of the United States are confined
i'm Mexican dungeons without trial Tor
alleged offenses againstthe laws OF Mexico,
and that their final trial has been post
pOned without cause; and requiring the
United States government Cf such state
ments are found to be true) TO demand the
trial of such persons and their humane
treatment.
The bill to incorporate the Atlantic and
Pacific Ship Railway company (the Eads
| bil) and Mr.. Hoar's bill concerning federal
elections, were severally objected to and
went over.
The senate then went into executive SEES
sion.
July 1O.-The chair to-day lald before
the senate communication from the sec
rotary of war with the report of the board
of army officers OH the subject OF site or
Lake Michigan near Chicago rendered by
the Commercial club of that city, as a site
for military purposes, and requesting legis
lation authorizing the government to &C
cept the same. Referred.
Mr.. Mcmillan, from the committee OF
commerce, reported back the house Dill au