The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-07-13
flF1IEIn CONGRESS-
FIRST SESSION.
ax6An.

Senate resumed confederation Of the river
and harbor bill.
The following amendments among others
were agreed TO.
Inserting an item of $4,000 for Mississippi
river above st. Anthony's falls.
Striking out the provision apprspriaung
$3.50, o for the examination aud surveycof the
Mississippi at Rock Island rapids for q canal
around them.
Ipscrting an item Of $4,000 for strengthen
ing the Sny island lcvec.
Inserting an lite OF 81, 100000 for the Mis-.
souri river at the mouth to Fort Benton.
inserting a provision in lieu Of the one
struck out for al examination and survey at
Rock island rapids for q canal around the
rapids, but making no appropriation, and a
provision for = like examination and survey
Of the Mississippi river at Clinton, To-, in re-
lation to the removal Ut sandbars.
Senator German favored the proposition
for a survey Of a canal from LaSalle to Lake
Michigan, but moved to strike out the words
''and capable Of carrying not less than Co.,
600 cubic feet of water per minute, flowing at
y rate OF two miles per hour"
The motion was agreed to aud the amend
mcnt 80 modified was agreed to. 1t reads:
For the purpose Of securing a continuous
navigable waterway between Lake Michigan
and the Mississippi river, having capacity and
facilities adequate for the passage of the
largest Mississippi river steamboats, anil of
naval vessels suitable for defense in time of
war, the secretary Of war is authorized and
directed to cause to be made proper surveys,
plans and estimate for channel improvements
and locks aad dams in the he'd of the Illinois
and Dcsplaincs rivers from I.aSalle to Lock
port, SO as to provide a navigable waterway
not less than lGO feet wide aud not less than
fourteen Ret deep, and to have surveyed and
located a channel from L.ockport to Lake
Michigan ut or near the city of Chicago, such
channel to he suitable for the purposes aforc-
said, the necessary expenses of such surveys,
estimates, plans and location to he paid gu,
OF the sum herein appropriated tor the i'm
provcment of the Illinois river.
An amendment directing the secretary O.
war to locate a canal from tho Illinois rive,
at Hcnncpin to the Mississippi river at tn.
mouth Of Rock river was then agreed to.
The last amendment to be acted on was tn,
Insertion of a provision a%bolishing the Mis-
agreed to.
The senate then proceeded to executive
business.
Several bills we're taken from the calcnda,
and passed and the senate adjourned.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The senate today
took up the river and harbor bill, some amend.
ments to which had been reserved on Satur.
day for separate votes. The demand for a
separate vote on the Henncpin canal amend.
mcnt was withdrawn by Senator Vest on the
suggestion that the question might be left ia
aconfercnce committee, but subsequently a
motion to reconsider was made by Senator
Sherman.
AS to the amendment abolishing the Mis-
souri, river commission, Senator Vest offered,
to withdraw 1t at the request of Senator Pad
dock, hut Senator Plumb insisted upon a vote
being taken and made an argument against
further continuance of the commission.
At the close Of a long discussion the amend
ment to abolish the Missouri river commission
was disagreed to.
The bill was then passed. 1t a%ppropriatcs
81, 411 Il, 77S3, having been increased by the SEN
ate s9l2.,COO.
On motion of Senator Hoar the fishery treaty
and Morgan's resolution thcrcupou were most.
poncd till Tuesday next.
Senator Turpic then proceeded to address
the senate on the presidents tariff message.
and at the close of his speech proceeded to
executive business and the senate adjourned
till Thursday.
WASHINGTON, July s.-scnate not in SEES.
sion.
WASHINGTON, June 3O.-The house ope ned
this morning with Speaker Carlisle in the
chair.
The bill for the payment of Fourth of July
claims was taken up and passed.
TIL house then went into committee of the
whole ON the tariff bill.
A motion to increase the rate of duty on
flax seed and linsecd oil from 10 to Is cents
per gallon was agreed to.
An amendment was rejected fixing the rate
at 90 cents per gallon after January, 1889.
An amendment Increasing the duty on
licorice paste or rolls from 4 to S cents per
pound was agreed to.
An amendment was adopted fixing the
duty on ~licoricc juice ut IS rcr cent. al val
orciM.
An amendment to reduce the duty on BIZ
cliromatc of potash from ois to cert per
pound was rejected.
An amendment increasing the rates of duty
on acetate of lead, white lead, orange mineral
AMI red lead was rejected.
A motion to increase the duty on ealsoda
from e to u cent per pound was lost.
A motion was lost to restore the present
rate of duty on hydrate Of caustic soda.
The china section was passed ever for the
present.
On motion the duty on glazed or enamelled
tiles was reduced from SO to IS per cent. ad
valorcm.
After dtsposing Of four pages Of the bill
the committee arose and the house adjourned.
W~AsnISeroS, July 2.-Among the bills In
trodaced aud referred was one by Mr.. Ander-
son of Iowa providing for the control and
regulation of railroads acquired by the United
States under judicial foreclosure or forfeit
ure. This is the bill introduced by Mr.. An
derson in April last. 1t is a very long meas.
ure and Mr.. Anderson demanded it's reading
in full in order to consume time and prevent
IS long as possible the Offering of a motion
for the passage of the Union Pacific funding
bill under suspension of the rules.