Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-25
pnsr.orr1cE APPOINTMENTS.
CONGRESS.
The Question of Navy-Yards, Again-The
Hennepin Canal.
10y telegraph 20 the plspstch.l


WASHINGTON, May 24.-Mr. Wilson, Of
Iowa, asked and obtained unanimous con
sent that on Tuesday next, after routine
morning business, the bill subjecting i'm
ported liquors to the provisions of taxa
tion Of the several States shall be taken
up and consideration continued until dis
posed of.
Mr.. Stewart at first objected to the dis
placement of the silver bill, remarking
that he did not think that the country was
suffering so much from the liquor business
as 1t was from lack of currency. He
thought that the people of Iowa could
get along better if they had money to pay
their debts.
Mr.. Wilson resented Mr.. Stewards re-
mark, and said that the people of Iowa
were prepared TO pay their debts, and were
in every respect, in as good condition as
the people Of Nevada.
Mr.. Stewart: Very well; interpose no
objection, but hereafter / shall object to
anything but appropriation bills until the
silver bill is disposed Of
of Hon. John q. Carlisle as senator from
the State of Kentucky for Mr.. Beck's I'M
expired term, which commenced on March
4. 1889. Read and placed on file.
The naval appropriation bill was taken
up, the pending question being on an
amendment reported from the Committee
on Appropriations to strike out the item OF
$4,000 for Improvement of the plant at the
Portsmouth. IN. h. navy yard. MIR. Cor
man called for the yeas and nays.
A long discussion followed, in which all
tho New England senators opposed the
proposition to strike out. Messrs. Allison
and German championed the amendment,
hut II vas disagreed to-yeas, 1888; NAYS,
900. So the item remained in tho bill,
amended, however. by striking out the
words building and" before tho words
repairing iron and steel ships" so that re-
pairs only are contemplated at that yard.
The question was then taken on the item
for the Boston navy-yard (simllarly
amended and the amendment was con-
tinued in the bill. the vote to strike out
being-yeas, Is; nays, 20.
On motion of Mr.. Cameron n like item OF
$50 900 was inserted for the League-lsland
yard, with the additional words which
yard is hereby reOpened for the repair OF
vessels of the navy"
An item was inserted for the appoint
ment of a naval commission TO select site
for drv-dock on the Pacific Coast.
Mr.. Cockrell moved to strike out the
provision for three sea-going coast-line bat
tle-ships not to cost more than four mil
lions each.
The debate on this amendment consumed
the remainder of the afternoon. and with
out action upon 1t, or the bill Itself. the
Senate adjourned.
House of Representatives.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole (Mr. Burrows in the chair on the
river and harbOr bill. The pending ques-
Hennepin Canal proposition. After argu-
ment by Mr.. Rogers, of Arkansas, in oppo-
sition TO the point of order. the Chair
man rendered decision everything the
point of order.
Mr.. Turner. of Georgia, then moved to
strike out the provision for the canal. He
contended that the digging of canals by
the Federal Government was contrary to
the Constitution.
Messrs. Hayes. Henderson. and Gear. of
Iowa. and Mr.. Blanchard, of LOUISIANA, OPP
posed the motion, and spoke in favor of
the Hennepin canal.
Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri, warned the gen.
tlemen who represented the Mississippi
river that an appropriation for the Henne-
pin canal would be the death-knell TO ap-
preparations for the Mississippi river in fu-
ture.
The motion to strike out was lost--5O to
100.
An amendment was adopted reducing
from $1,000, 600 10 ~ COO, 900 the approprla-
ton for the improvement of the Missis-
sippi river from the head of the passes to
the mouth of the Ohio river.
MIR. Blanchard explained that this
amendment was due TO the fact that Con-
gress had a few weeks ago made an urgent
appropriation of Sl,0O0OO0 for the inn
proyement of the river on the understand
ing that reduction TO that amount would
be made in the river and harbor bill.
Pending further action the committee
rose.
Public business was suspended at
O'clock. and the House proceeded TO pay q
tribute 20 the memory of the late David
nounced by Messrs. Tracy, Sherman. and
Farquhar, of New York, Mccormick of
Pennsylvania. Russell of Connecticut, and
McRae Of Arkansas.
Adjourned.