Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
House Makes Appropriation for Aid Of
Destitute Persons in Oklahoma.
The Senate Amends the River and Harbot
Appropriation Bill to Provide for Deep
Water at Galveston.
SENATE

SENATE
WAsHiNGroS, Aug. 1.-THE senate met at 10
O'Clock and, after the transaction of routine
business, took up the river and harbor bill
Senators Edmunds and Hoar desired to have
consideration of the t7rf bill resumed and
voted against motion to take up the river and
harbor bill.
Among the amendmen ts reported by the COM
mittee on appropriations and agreed to by the
senate was the following: Inserting an item OF
81 500 900 for the improvement OF the entrance
to Galveston harDor, Texas. ,
An amendment to insert provision Tor the
purchase of the two canals from keweenaw Day
to Portage lake and to Lake Superior, and the
works lands and franchises connected there
with for $3.50 900, was the hrSt item that gave
rise to discussion Messrs- Vest ana -o ApI q
Among the other amendments reported by the
committee on appropriations and agreed to oy
the senate were the following: increasing the
aDnropriation for Kanawha river, West
Virginia from 5000, 600 to $500, 600; inserting an
itar, ~ So 600 for the MonongaheIa river, West
Virginia above Morgantown, increasing the
appropriation for Little kanawha river from
SIS, 900 to So, 900 and make it read to complete
preparation for the ARKANSAS FTeE
in Arkansas, Kansas and the IN
dian Territory from $50, 600 to szoO,UyD,
from Sl25 600 to $500, 900; increasing the appro-
priat ions for continuing operations upon the
reservoirs at the headwaters OF the Mississippi
river from $40. coo to $4,000; amending
the item of 500, 900 for the improve
ment of the Mississippi river from minne-
provision that 50, 900 of that amount shal! De
expended between the Chicago and st. PauI
railroad bridge at st. Paul, and the Washing
ton avenue bridge at Minneapolis; striking out
several provisions for improvement OF the
Mississippi river from the passes 70 the mouth
Of the Ohio river and substituting for them
fine foIlowing-improving the Mississippi river
from the head OF the pas ses to the mouth OF the
Ohio river: continuing the Improvement So
SO6 0O1 ia appropriated, which sum shall be ex-
pended under direction of the secretary OF war
in accordance with plans and speclhcatlohs ana
~ ha MfEGf
mission for general Improvement OF the river, for
the building of levees, for surveys, for work az
the harbors at Hickman, KY ana New Madr or,i
Mo-. Helena, Ark, Greenvllle, Tlcksourg anu
Natchez Miss, New Orleans, at mead OF Atch-
afalaya and the mouth of Red river and at other
localities in such manner, TO such extent AM
in such proportion as in their opinion shaIl pest
promote the interests of commerce and
ppavigation: striking out the provision for the
MISSOURI river and substituting for 1t the fol
lowing; Improving the Missouri river from It's
mouth to Sioux City, Iowa, SglO,OOO sha!l Dc
avnended by the secretary of war IN sys-
lama tic Improvement OF the river from It's mouth
mn TO Sioux City, inclusive, according TO
plans and specifications OF the nlsSOuI n t he,
commission, such portion OF said sum as tney
NAV deem proper shall be expended in protec-
ton of harbors and localities on any part OF the
river within said limits; inserting tine item OF
S350 o6n for improving the Missouri river between
| Fort Benton and Sioux City with provision ioF
| two ice harbors. ,. "a
war authority 10 require the alteration of rail-
roed bridges over nsvigabe waters when they
ara
reached discussion of the section was entered
| mon. Finally, after some modification, the
| provision was agreed TO-
| Adjourned
| WASHINGTON, Aug. l5.-The house proceeded
to cousi deration of the conference report on the
| indian appropriation bill. Cannon of Illinois
| criticised the report as reported from the con,
| ference coumittee. Said Mr.. Cannon; tne Dill
| was unwise. extraordinary, unexampleu, e4IFaf
| agant and ought not to be passed.
| Mr. Peel of Arkansas, one of the conferees.
| said it was amusing to sec the gentleman from
| Illinois criticising the senate amendments. II
| the committee on rules, OF which the gentleman
! was member, had given the commiItee on IN
| dian affairs day in court nearly all the pro-
| visions raised in the senate amendment you'd
| pave been passed in separate bills. The gente-
| man as a member of the committee on rules, mad
| dacIined To rive time to the committee on In
| dian affairs and now he found that ne had
| sawed the limb between himself and the tree.
| Now he found himself confronted by the senate
| amendments. - ,,.
| IN ade haste to agree to-
The conference report was agreed to and the
| house resumed the Consideration OF the Mckay
| bill, the question being on It's reference 70 tns
| Committee on claims. This rejected, yeas,
| IS; nays. IU2; the speaker counting quorum
| PENDING further consideration of the Mckay
| hill Mr Cannon of Illinois, BY unanimous con-
sent called mp the senate joint resolution pro-
| yiding that the incorporated balance OF the ap-
| nropriation for the aid of the Mississippi Hood
sufferers shall be used to aid destitute persons IN
Oklahoma. Alter the adoption OF an Amendments
| prOyilinZ tn at money nail Dc uIHouNbS1 SANI-
the direction of the secretary Of war the Joint
resolution was passed
a vote was then taken on the passage OF the
Mckay bill whirb resulted. yeas a, nay 30, no
| quorum and a call Of the house was ordered,
but failed to develop quorum. .,,.,o, Al
! recting the serge ant-at-arms to arrest the 3D.
Baker OF New York created some little excite
| meut by Offering as a substitute therefor reso-
| luton reciting an editorial appearing IN the
New York Sun Of this morning upon the decIa-
ration of Roger @ Mills OF Texas that "a ASH
ington is no place for me- The campaign Is on,
Scarcely had the clerk began to raed the pre-
| amble when he was Interrupted by protests from
Decker Of Missouri was the first to put in his
earnest protest again the reading Of me presm -.
| had better withdraw it. This Ar, BAKER de-
clined TO do, insisting that the resolution ac-
| compa nying the preamble was in order and that
! the preamble was perfectly germane TO the reso-
| luton.
the geutleman from New York that Mr.. Mills
| was paired with Mr.. Mckinley. and Mr.. Sayers
of Texas, with much indignation, suggested
to the gentleman the proprlety OF taxing care OF
Baker submitted that his resolution was in
order and ought TO be read and the preamble
sayers-Why not criticiss the New York
members who are absent?
The speaker again So ggested TO Mr.. Baker the
prorpiety of Withdrawing his preamble
\ Baker said that IL the speaker desired ~ ne
would Withdraw his preamble with pleasure, but
| the resolution was in order.
The clerk then proceeded TO read tne resoiu-
, ton, which revokes all leaves OF absence excsps
those granted for sickness or TO Roger g MILL
, and Others employed like him, in an educa-
! tional ampaign."
The speaker, disregarding entirely Mr..
. Bakers resolution, put the question on M
Thomas resolution and dIatory tactics were
a recess, the evening session 10 be FOR consider
alton OF private pension bills