The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-23
The SENATE.

Inc senate.
Mr. Galinger, of New Hampshire. offered
bill apprOpriating Sl5. 600 for the establishment
of u National SanItarium for the treatment OF
pulmonary diseases, and gave notice that he
should take an early opportunity to address
the Senate on the subject.
Mr. Faulkner. of West Virginia. asked the
Senate TO postpone the consideration of tie
West Virginia direct tax refund resolution
set down for to-day. till next Tuesday be-
cause of the illness Of Senator Morrill,. who.
ne hoped. would by that time be III his seat IN
the Senate. II was so ordered.
Mr.. Turpie of Indiana. rising 10 personal
matter. read dispatch from Indianapolis, at
tribUting to Judge Woods the remark that II
Mr. Turpie was properly reported he WAS play
ING the uart of a hvpocrite as he had always
professed himself to be his (Woods) personal
friend and had called upon him only recently
10 congratulate him upon the action OF the
Supreme Court IN sustaining his decision III
the Mccoy case.
To this Mr.. Turpie replied that he had
never had any personal or social relations
with Judge Woods and had never called upon
him except at his chambers IN the Federal
building. There has never been. he con-
tnued, the slightest personal difficulty be-
tween us or the least personal intimacy MY
attitude towards him has always been that OF
guarded courtesy, of due Difference and civili-
ty Of pronounced neutrality and of distinct
decided indifference
Because he had always treated the United
States district judge with professional kind
ness and courtesy, Mr.. Iurpe said. this was
no reason why he should not denOunce his
official malfeasance If opportunity offered
therefor II added that he did not congrat-
ulate Judge Woods on the sustaining of his"
construction Of the statute III the Mccoy case.
but upon our construction. for Judge
Woods had adopted his Mr.. Turpie's) con
struction, and. in rendering his opinion. had
used his Mr. Turpiesl own words. though
after that construction had been affirmed
Judge Woods had since abandoned 1t for
another
The bill laid over from yesterday for re-
funding 10 settlers in the vicinity of for
feited railroad grants the extra S1.25 an
acre. which had been charged them by the
| Government because Of such proximity, was
again taken up. The vote yesterday was 2l
to 20 against the bill, no quorum voting.
Mr. Hawley and Mr. Chandler who voted
against the bill yesterday because of want of
| information as TO the amount of approprla-
ton carried voted in its favor to-day.
Mr. Higgins who also voted against it yes
| terdav. abstained from voting to-day and the
| bill was passed by "a yeas to % nays, one
| more than quorum.
MIR. Hale was the only Republican who
voted with the Democratic senators in the
negative. 1t was stated that the bill carried
a refund OF about million or a million and a
| half of dollars.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
of Mr. Gbsons Mississippi River Improve
ment bill. appropriating s15,00O,OOO for the
building of levees etc. $40, 900. 900 to be eX-
pended by the Mississippi River Commission.
| and IS 600 900 by the Secretary of War-not
| more than 80 100000 TO be expended IN any
one year.
Mr. FRYE. chairman of the Committee on
| Commerce. strongly advocated the passage OF
the bill. He said there was no nation in the
world that expended money upon such a
| reckless Wasteful scale as the nlted States by
its ssvstem ofmaking insufficient annual appro-
priatons for great public works and allowing
these piece meal improvements TO be washed
away before they could be completed. There
fore he was in favor Of making the whole ap-
propriatiOn needed at once, TO be drawn upon
as necessity arose. He was in favor OF the
! immediate Appropriation OF the Slo'UOU.UUO
necessary at once.
Mr.. Morgan. of Alabama, strongly protest
| inc against the taxing of people on the lgn
lands TO protect plantations on the low lands.
offered several amendments 80 as TO conhne
the appropriation to legitimate purposes OF
navigation and not simply to the protection
of private property from overflow. Win
these notifications he would favor the bill.
| Mr. Allison moved an amendment 10 IN
crease the amount appropriated from slo.-
600 900 to SlS, $50, 600, 50 as TO carry It's pro-
visions TO the upper waters OF the Mississippi
|
mis- amendment was adopted and the bill
was passed by vote Of 4s TO 8. the negative
votes being cast by Messrs. Call, Kyle. Per
kins. Pugh and Vance: go,
The next special order was bill appropri-
ating :. .745. .816 for the completion OF the Ca
nal and locks at the cascades OF the Columbia
river. Oregon, to be expended under the dl-
rection of the Secretary of War. not more
than one-third of the amount appropriated to
be drawn from the Treasury IN any one year
This was adopted by a vote of 46 to A.
the negative votes being Messrs Berry
Kyle. Pugh and Vance. Another, river
Improvement BILL made special order for
70 dav. appropriated y, $50. 356. 50 for the con-
etrnction of a boat railway across the OBJ
structions to navigation at The Dales anc .1
Cello Falls and Ten Mile Rapids. on the
Columbia river. This appropriation is tC
cover the whole cost Of the proposed i'm
provement - 90 !. o
,faesra Rerry. Blodgett. Coke. Daniel, Nor
gan. Perkins. Pugh and Vance voting no.
At 400 the Senate adjourned.