Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-23
IN THE SENATE.
Bills and Resolutions Introduced ant
Acted Upon at Tuesdays Session.

WASHINGTON, March I'm the Senate,
CameruA troducvd 3 bill for the reorgsu-
IL alton Of the active list Of line officers of the
navy. and establish . regular system OF pre-
mouons in the navy; also bill to feadjast
the pensions of those who lost limbs. And
they were referred to the approp :iste COM
mittees.
The resolution offered yesterday bv Bat
ler, for the examination by two expert ar
chitects as to the sanitary condition OF the
capitol and as to the work done on the
terraces. WAS taken up. After . short dis
cussion the resolution wss agreed TO, in
ssruciag the committee on public buli-
ipgs and grounds to take action in tae
matter.
A bill appropristirg $500, 900 for an
equestrian statue in Washington TO Gei.
u S. Grant WAS taken from the cslenisr.
Hosr offered an amendment to insert the
words "or other monument" aud spoke Of
the difficulty of obtaining creditsble "a ies
titan statues.
VOORHEES, suggested that the bill 60 over
for the present. Hosr assented and the
bill was laid aside without acton.
The bill for the relief Of settlers on pub
lie lands was taken up and passed, yeas,
~ UhSs' |" phity 'o'S sASs - N"h' As"NN
voted "No" with the Democrats.
The next bills on the calendar berg
three reported adversely from t1e finance
committee, for the free coinsge Of silver,
| fer the issue of treasury notes based On
| gold and silver coin and bullion, for the
retirement Of nationsl bank notes and free
coinage Of silver Gotroduced respe avely
| by Stewart, PETER and Plumb). they were
l 1. hatrt
| present
Bill to improve the navigation Of 'he
Mississippi river and prevent destructive
fiJods, taken up as special order.
| ! Committee amendments reducing total
Appropriation from SIG, 600 ,000 to Sl5 000,'
900; reducing sneu usl expenditure undei
bill from SO, 333, 900 to $4,000
reducing amount fixed for that pT'
Of the river from the mouth OF
the Illinois to the mouth Of the Ohil
| from So 600, coo to So 600 COO annual *
perditure therefrom So 600 COO to 81 900,
O90 were sll sgreed to. Afterwsrds tht
total sppropristio1 Increased from Sl5 0o5t
900 to SIS ,750 900 The words ''tor gen
eral Improvement Of river and for bulldlni
levees" were struck out.
Morgan ssii: "No nation ever entered
on such reckless and wsstsful expend'
ture as the Uoiisd States When the Eng
lish cover ment found the Manchester
canal would Cos, $50 900 600 it made ,ha
appropriation al once 10 be drawn on Al
needed.
| Frye, chairman Ct the committe on com
merye from which the bill was repoita
made an Argument in illustration of th'
good policy of msking appropriations suili
cient to cover tbe entire work, instesd OF
making annual appropriations. He points'
to the deepening of the canal at SAult ST
Marie, and to enlargng the harbor Of P6il
adeiphis bg removal Of islands there, as {
proof of the great saving in th'
entire cost, by the adoption Of the forme
policy. So, he said. if the Mississippi rive
is to be improved, the cheapeot and sutea
way WAS not to have the improvement de
: pend upon annual appropriations, whicl
, might fail one year, and be made next year
while it would not do perhaps, to make III
appropriation that would be Absoiutei
necessary for the completion Of the Miss
issppi river improvement (might frighte
the country and everybody he sssented
without hesitation, to the appropriation o
, SIS, ,00O 900 covering FIVE yesrs.
4 Amendment WAS agreed to. sssignin
SO, ,750, 900 total amount to improvement. o
! river betneen mouth Of Illinois and 81
Paul, MINI, Of which not more thsn $3.50
900 be expended during any one yesI
Amendment to insert words "of Davigs,io
Of Mississippi river" WAS also agreed te
Bill passed, yeas, 4s; nays 5. (Csll. Kyle
: Perkins, Pugh and Vance,
: The bill introduced by Dolph. appropr
atins 81, ,745, ,8l6 for securing 40 early CON
: pletion Of the canal sud for locks at ,h
cascades Of the Columbia river, was pssse
without discussion-46 to 4 (Berry, Kyis
Pugh and vance,. The bill introduce
: by Mitchell, sppropriatng S2.S60,35, TO
constructing boat railway and Decesssi
marine appsrstus and appliances at Dale
, ard Cellelo, Falls and ten miles rapids o
the Columbia river and the improvemel
, Of Three Mile Rspids, passed without di
cussion 98 to 8, Berry, Biodgett, COX
? Daniel, Morgan, Perkins, Push al
? Vance. Senate then adjourned.