The daily critic., 1890-08-04
MR. ROGERS AGAIN BITTERLY
ATTACKS THE SPEAKER.
REED HAS MORE GALL THAN BRAIN.
Necessity for Passing the River and
HaTbOr Bill Emphasized.
SENATORS COMPLAIN OF HOUSE DELAYS.
Mr. Morgan's Personal Explanation
Kittery Navy-Yard 10 Be Invssti-
gated Members Absent

There were about thirty Senators
present when the Senate was called to
order at 10 o'clock this morning, but.
by the time the journal was read and
morning business fairly begun, there
were more than a quorum present
Mr. Davis offered resolution, calling
on the Secretary Of War for informa-
iion respecting the accident to the lock
in Sault Ste Marie Canal last Friday.
Mr. Davis said this was a serious
calamity to the great commerce Of the
lakes; inflicting damage to the com.
merce between the upper and lower
lakes Of perhaps half a million a day.
incidentally he referred TO the failure
of the House 10 act on q bill passed
by the Senate several months ago, pro
viding for a second and larger lock.
Mr.. Cockrell expressed surprise that
the business branch Of Congress paid
no attention to the matter
Mr.. Payne said the matter was one of
general interest to the whole country.
The bill TO provide for the second lock
passed the Senate unanimously and had
gone to the House. He did not know
how delicate Senator should be In
talking about the other House. but he
was informed that the bill had been ap-
proved by the River and Harbor Com.
mittee Of the House, and that for sew
eral months past the committee had
been unable 10 set Il before the House.
The damage to the broken lock, he
said, was being repaired rapidly and
would be completed to morrow or next
day, but the main object now was to
secure the second lock
Mr. Frye, in order TO emphasize the
necessity for the two locks at the canal,
said that more commerce passed through
II in eight months than passed through
the Suez Canal in a year.
Mr.. Gibson said this accident TO the
canal lock also emphasized the neCes-
sity for taking up aud passing the River
and Hmbor bill. lie had no doubt that
the failure 10 pass the bill for improv.
ing the Mississippi River was equal to
a tax Of $50, 600 900 a year on the pro.
ducers Of the Mississippi Valley The
resolution was agreed to.
The presiding officer lMr. Ingalls,
said that he had observed with regret
the growing tendency to allude In terms
Of severity and disparagement 70 the
proceedings Of the other House Of Con-
gress. II was a violation Of the funda.
mental principles Of parliamentary law
10 refer In one House TO what was done
or said In the other House He hoped
that the Senate, IN the preservation of
its own dignity and In the protection Of
It's own immunity from recTimination.
would observe those rules and refrain
from such illusions IN future.
The resolution offered on Saturday
last by Mr. Plumb, as to the reinter-
ment Of the remains Of General Grant
in the Arlington National Cemetery,
was, at the suggestion Of Mr. Plumb,
allowed to remain on the table, 10 be
called up al some other time. Mr..
MoFgan's resolution for half hour recess
daily also went over until tomorrow.
Al l0:45 the Tariff bill was taken up,
the pending question being on Mr..
Vests amendment 10 the ehinaware
paragraph, reducing the duty on deco
rated ware 10 80 per cent ad yal0rem
and on plain ware 20 40 per cent In
stead Of 50 and 80, as recommended by
the Finance Committee, and instead Of
60 and 50 In the House bill.
After debate, in which several SEN
atoTs took part, the amendment was
rejected, yeas 10, nays 20.