Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
TIE TARIFF FIGHT AGAIN RESUMED
IL THE HOUSE.
The River aud Harbor Bill Under Consider
alton in the senste-Both Hsuses
Earnestly az Work.
NASBtNGToN. June q, 1883.
AenafD

senate.
House bills were reported and placed on
The calendar Authorizing the construction OF
raiIroad bridges across the OcOnce river,
Georgia, aud Flint river. Georgia; Tonnes
,cc river nj Lambs Ferry, Ala. Warrior
.nd Tombigbee rivers, Alabama, aud
Ormulccc river m Georgia.
me ~cnste then took up the river and
hsIboT appropriation hin. The item for
Philadelphia hWbor wss the first to provoke
Discussion. but 10 WAS agreed 10. The
.mendmcut increases the appropriation from
s1lU.HH0 90 500 600, and preyi les that $780,
pnI ~ inst amount may be expended for the
purchase q smiths Island. Windmill Island,
s-l TcfiN~ Island. in the harbor.
IheamcndmcUt striking ont Item OF $780,
o or improving Winyaw bay. George
rvn.>. g.. and inserting In lieu Of IL a pro-
vision ior board u army engineers 10 cx-
anime Iautmn BiXhy's plan for The improve
r.ri was discussed at some length. Tho re-
...t rAs thli She appropriation was retained
... zoe provision was also inserted.
Among other amendments agreed TO were
.t following Increasing he appropriation
fr savannah harhor. Ga, from 100000 10
.uY.. aui Inserting the words "On the
.I..t for securing q channel twcniy-eght
.I.. deep a. mean hixh water from saYaD-
... to fhe sea- llhc latter part OF The
.uIm-ut was opposed by Mr.. Edmunds
.. fir Ground that IL woui0 commit the
..Y.Umeu, 20 INST project, which was esti.
.t.a fo cost SfGl0.OOO. and n was advo-
....l b., N'ssrs. Brown and Iryc; lncreas.
fhe incorporation for Tampa DAY, Fla.
uu $4,000 to $4,000 (amendod on motion
dr t1L and against The opposition OF
N. Irft. SGD as 10 make it include the chan
.' lHlurlI.
|.r amendment striking out the appropri.
.t.. ol $50. 200 for san Augustine, Fla aud
...lf u- iu lieu " % q provision for the APP
.t.ruf OF board oi army engineer Off
... .rNamiOc Lieutenant Blacks plan Of
.rlfrmcnf was opposed by Senators Call,
"..... AVID Reagan, and the 10 suIt was, az IN
.a-c oi Ninysw Bay. The retention o. the
a.lisr0u and the adoption Of the addi-
..I PROVISION. The same course was
I.rtea 100 regard 10 The item Of $4,000 for
..r WD-i harror. Florida.
N...r amendments were agreed 10 as fol-
a~: Increasing The apprOpr alton 20 coln-
iIe Improvement ~ Cape ear
.t.r Do jog Wilmington, y. G., from $780,
f1 -ct5. 1000; increasing the apprOpria-
- nt rlmbco and Tsr rivers from tho
.r.h fo tnr to1e 81 Rocky Mount. \. G.,
I.u $1,000 o. $4,000, aud ~ Roanoke river,
.. g., soon b., mouth % ClUksylilc, Va,
.m .HUU TO $4,000; inserting an item OF
Tor Lumber river, y. 4.
tr .r..uimoRt inscrtin. AN item Of SlO,-
nr111kiu river, y. c., Wa, the subject
No ..n- discussion. The amendment being
.rl sd ly NJ. Edmunds and advocated BY
II. Ransom.
Nr Edmund. compared ladkin 10 that
ot..r stream boz Nor'h Carolina " hich 1t was
.l.. proposed to improve. aud as to which
. ARMY engineer reported That % could Zoe
... ufyieabe if water were pumped into
l.nl another river behind the mountain.
SIG. Ransom remarked that that was
piece ~ imagination on Nr Ldmund,'s
.sr'. lui SAID JocuIar,) that il the senator
.Y \Urmlnt were Go see ladkin river he
r.. change his mind ls De Dad done in
-I. cI-, ~ tape-iesr river. and would
..iu. t'lt million 0r two OF dollar, ought
t. l. spent on 30. There was more whi-hcy
.a.. 900 th3t country than the senator from
Vermont supposed there was water 10 the
Nr. Edmuuds read and commented upon
.., report of Captain BiVby, am army en9I-
...r ou fhc laGNiu river, Stating that II va,
.' worthy of Improvement, aud that the
...pl- there were more anxious iO have a
..-,a-e-Vay cul through The h>h-dam- so as
.t I,' thc u>h eci up the river than they were
IHhyo 10 improved for navigation purposes.
fur amendment $50. voted ON and The re-
el' va,- Yeas, %; nays. G-no quorum.
Il. senate then, go 1913, adjourned.
House Of Representative.
THE House rc.umod the consideration OF
t.. uubuo-iand biIl, the ayes and noes being
taken on Bulman's amendment retaining the
.IIe If The Government TO coIrmncs found
.- public lands, huf allowing The cntrymen
.o mine ucn colldcp0>its until Congress
.rt- further iu TIE matcr. The amendment
1870, adopted and tho blll was then passed.
ou motion Of Nr. scott. 81 Pennsy wanna.
D. resolution wa, passed granting leave To
Government employee who participated IN
enc ha,'e OF Gettysburg TO attend the annie
Ntrsary II that battle.
~. Mills called mp the tarih hi'L Then
Mr.. Kelley los. and SAID that be- had apropo-
.rf1n to make which hc thought would be-
.r.clia1l, 10 both TIE HOdse and the couu-
irf. Neither Chltty's ploadines, he said.
nor ans Other book indicating methods of
f.a.liu. au issue. could lead to fairer or
more direct issue than existed between The
$50 great parties of thc country. FIr>t, The
Pres dent bad sent Congress message. The
D.mu,nuD Convention bad endorsed ana
approved 90 without qualification. The Re
lullcIu Convention bad not found iu u any
f.il- w,rihv of communication aud The issue
tlDrc WIS perfectly clear. The Mills bill l1s
70 VA. o.IleJl had received the approval u
.- cordial of tbe Chicago Convention. The
p..ou off the majority II the House In urging
.Ut n.|l forward had been approved M -.
Irri, ana the course which bad seemed fit
nu..a~a matter ~ duty toa Republican
minority. of c0utcs,iug every modification
witch ii- judgment could not approve, had
been cordially approved st Chicago.
There was % mn, point Of Mfr. Kelley SEE
marks SOME manifestation of some sarcastic
..u.hfcr from the Democrats, which led MI.
h.I,9 t1expaiu that he spoke but for him.
ST. uo other person being responsible Tor
.e proposition.
continuing, Mfr. Kelley suggested that the
VI.bHl should Dee laid over until next ses-
..u. uilh the understanding that If a. the
November election 10 should Dee approved hy
t. r,Ynle, the Republicans would withdraw
rupro.iuOu: and 81, ON the other hand,
.-t...I De condemned Enthusiastically, the
would De- no further pressed. That
...4 leave the question OF the surplus;
.ut.u that subject -lsO be bad q suggos>
r t1 maht--th,t as concession 10 the
.itou That cOntrouts liz ' The other side
.fr House would allow The entire internal
.I fuou tobacco tp Doe repealed, Instead o'
..rp two bites Of g Cherry and repeating
....t sis. goo. OO) of t3l.O00ooO Of the rcNe-
... derived from tobacco. lie thought that
.. proposition should he accepted, and that
.rler. should not swcicr out Their liNes
.r Washington until the end of september.
Ni. Nil. said chat 70 was irue, as the gem
..nau said, thal the Democratic Convention
endorsed the measure which was now
.or. tbr House fos reduction OF taxation
.. fHe necessities Of life. II Wa, also true
f..fIae issue wa. square!y aud fairy made,
..I tl.tlt must be- met Iu the coming cam
y.sr. and DO must bee decided 10 November
tI..u.r Gee people proposed TO reduce the
surplus IS ihc reduction Of taxation on The
a....ssrlr, az liic or by the reduction OF the
tlx on 0hiskey These things being true, II
1870. -1mcwla. remark abe that proposition
.Hol.d h- submitted from the minority slde
.I zoe majority side when that majority side
tl r,eu instructed togo forward and press
rY. h.H u1t only 90 consideration, but to "A
.nI pa.-a.c The majority, which was
responsible 10 The people Tor Inc
.dmu. ,tlsfion 0f the Government must
-a c1 forward In the path OF duty.
.Anpru.e on the Democratic side.l That
.4t1 ua. plain one, and II was to press
... h,iiu sesson and out OF season until un-
necessary and uniust taxation on The neces-
.Ir,s If lie wa reduced and The surplus IN
.... r,..-ttrv caifeged fAuUlutlst.l lie