Telegram-herald., 1890-05-25
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the House.
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wAssrSe-oS, Nay "a la tbe House
Frlsay Mr ilsWer N. y introduce
bIl sab5ecuug oieomargArlns 10 the
provisions q tie la~s 4 tie several
states Referred.
MI McCre&ry Ky introduced = bill
e. provide for the survey of al interoon-
tinentAl railway 70 connect North and
soath America
The House then went into com nittee
Of the whole, Sir burrows Mich IN
tie chair on the river and Earbor bill
Nr Post tlLl offered IA amendment
appropriating $3.50 900 Tor the purpose
Of securing Z continuous nayigable
waterway between Lake Michigan and
tie Mississippi rYer. adeQu u4te tor the
t.assage of the largest AlsslsSippi river
steam boats and naval vessels ana for
the continuation OF the survey OF the
Illinois river.
Mr. Henderson QlL) said that the
committee on rivers and hSrbors had
not considered the proposition, and u
should not be included u the bill with
out s1ch consideration.
Mr. HIT Qll) explained that the
Honnepin canal Was entirely independ-
ent Of the pending proposition.
Mr. Catchings Miss moved 70 amend
the amendment ~ fixing the sppropria-
tion al sl25.0oo. This was acoe pied by
Mr. Post, but the entire proposition as
amended was rejected by the House.
When the paragraph sppropriating
$500. 600 FOR the construction OF the
Illinois and Mississippi Hennepinl
canal Was reached Mr Turner Ca
made the point of order that the com
mittee ON rivers and harbors had no
jurisdiction over canals.
Pending 4 decision the committee
rose.
The House at its evening session, Mr..
Perkins Kan acting as Speaker pro
tenn, passed forty-two private pension
bills and AZ 1880 adjourned.
WAsHlNGToN, May 24 The House to-
day went into committee Of the whole
upon the river and harbor sppropris-
tion bill Immediately after the reading
Of the journal The pending question
was the point Of order against the Hen
nepin canal proposition, which was
I ovcrruled by the chairman.
/ MI. Turner ga moved TO strike out
the provision for the canal, claimiI :
/ thatit was unconstitutional
/ Mr.. Henderson Ia said that.the ques-
tion of the power OF the Government to
l build canals mad been settled.
SENATE.
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/ Friday Senator Faulkner CV. Va
gave notice of an amendment 20 the bill
/ relating to liquors imported into pro-
( hibitory States providing that such
liquors shall be considered as incorpOr-
ated as part Of the common mass Of
property within the State and subject
/ 10 regulation, control or taxation in the
exercise Of the States police powers.
The Senate bill for public building
! at Canton, O, the cost not TO exceed
500 600, was passed. The tariff bill
was received from the House and re-
ferred 10 the committ..o on finance.
The Senate bill for public building al
Racine, Wis, the cost not TO exceed
500, 600, was reported and placed on the
calendar.
Senator Paddock (Neb) introduced a
bill providing for the inspection of cat
/ tie. hogs and their products intended for
transportation from one State or Terri
tory into any other State or Territory,
and post-mortem examination Of
all cattle and hogs 10 be trans
ported and sold for human con-
sumption in any other State or
Territory. The bill makes provision
for Government inspectors at slsuC hter
houses, canning. sailing. packing and
rendering establishments in States and
Territories, who shall have authority to
kill all such animals which are
found TO be unfit for human food,
and to issue certificates Of the
healthfulness o. products which COM
ply with the regulations This bill
is intended 20 assist IN the enlargement
Of the foreign market for Western farm
ers by removing tho objections made by
Germany and France against American
products Of this character. on the
ground that they are not inspected and
that there is no authorized evidence of
their heelthfulncss.
Senator Stamford (Cal.) addressed the
Senate in advocacy Of the bill intro
duced by him providing for loans by he
Government on agricultural lands.
After bis speech was finished the bill
was. on bis moti.n, referred 20 the com
mittee on finance.
The naval appropriation bill was again
taken uD. but went over without .ctlon.
Tho conference report on the bill for a
public building a. Aurora, IL. was
agreed 70 The limit Of cost is fixed al