Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-01
FIFTIErm cosaREss.
WASHINGTON, June 90. 1888.

senate.
The Senate met at II A. NJ. With less than
A dozen senator's present, aud resumed The
consideration OF the river and harbor bill.
Among the amendments agreed TO were
those adding $500 900 20 the Mississippi river
appropriation and inserting 81. 100, 600 for the
Missouri river; inserting a provision I'm
lieu OF the one struck ouD for an exainina-
tion aud survey OF the Cape Fear river.
North Carolina, from Wilmington to the
ocean. with a view OF msking a navigab'e
channel twenty feet deep at mean low water.
The amendment 10 reduce the appropriation
I for dredging Chincoteague bay, Virginia,
from S;fQ, goo 10 $4,000 was, on the recon-
mendstion Of the committee, disagreed to.
The amendment directing a survey for The
ship canal from La Sale, H., TO Lake Michl.
gan, near Chicago. PROVOKED good deal OF
discussion along with the Hennepin.csna
amendment, which was linked with II In The
debate. 1t was finally amended, and then
/ agreed 20 a. adopted.
The amendment directing the SecretarT OF
| War to locate cana. from the illpOis river
OF Hcnnepin TO the Mississippi river NJ toe
mouth OF Rock river was then agreed 10,
after a protest bv Mr.. Vest that II would
commit the Government absolutely TO the
construction Of the caral; Senators German
and Beck denying that Il did so. ana Mr.
Allison declining 10 commit himself one way
| or the other.
The last amendment to be acted upon was
the insertion OF a provision s0oishing Tue
| Missouri River Commission. IL was agieeu
Ia. The bill and amendments we're then re-
ported from the Committee OF the Whole 70
the Senate, aud the amendments on which
4 81 az cd agreed 10.
Separate votes were demanded on the Hen
nepin.cqnal amendment, the amendment
abolisbing the Missouri River Commission,
aud the amendment for the purchase OF the
Green aud Barren river Improvement IN
Kentucky, but, there being no quorum pres
out, no further progress was made Win the
| bill. and the senate proceeded 10 executive
| business.
After the doors were ro0pened (at $500 the
conference report on The diplomatic and con-
snar appropriation Till was presented aud
agreed 10. Tee only question a. issue-tbe
special commissioner TO the Copgo region
has been adjusted bv an agreement to pro-
vide instead for a United States Consul al
Bona at salary OF $4,000, who IL expected
to develop United States commercial inte-
rests in that region.
A number OF bills on the calendar were
then passed. There were sl'o thirty-eigbt
private pension bills taken from the calendar
and passed--all Of them House bills except
one senate bin increasing the pension Of the
widow OF Major General u. Ii. Warren to
500 a month.
Adjourned to Monday.
House OF Representatives.
Speaker Carlisle was in the chair when the
House met this morning.
On motion OF Mr. stone, 81 Kentucky,
the bill for the payment Of the An OF July
claims was taken up and passed. The House
then went INTO Committee OF the Whole
(Mr. Springer In thc chair) on the tarih bill.
On motion Of Mr.. Breckenridge, OF Arkan-
sas, the duty On flxseed and lnseed-oil was
increased from 10 to - cents per gallon, on
licorce paste or folls from 10 3 cents per
pound, and on iicOrlce Juice at - per cent.
al U0iOreh.
Several amendments offered by Republican
members increasing the tariff on sundTy
chemicals were rejected. The China section
va. passed over informally to be hereafter
reverted 10.
On motion Of Mr.. Bynum, OF Indiana, Tho
duty on glazed or euamecd tiles was re-
duced from 80 10 - per cent. I'D Udiorem
Notwithstanding the earnest protest oil
Messrs. Buchanan and LehlbAch OF New Jer-
sey.
After 6isposlng Of four pages OF the bill
thecommittee rose and the House, OF 3 O'Clock,
adjourned.