The record-union., 1892-05-20
The River and Harbor Bill 0ccu-
pies the Senate'S Time.
MANY REDUCTIONS MADE IN THE
APPROPRIATIONS.
Judge Blodgett of the United States
District Court for Illinois rendered
the Position of Assistant Counsel to
Appear on Behalf of the United
States Before the : tration Com
mie'ion in the Be- u Sea Dispute.
70 the REcoRD-UN, \.

mie.ion in the Be- sea dispute.
S. 20 the RECoRD-UNrD y.
NAsL -EGToN, Masp The Senate,
after routine business ana some matters
ofminor nature, tool, up the bill exempt
ing American coastwise vessels, piloted
by licensed masters or by United States
pilots, from the obligation to pay State
pilots for services not rendered.
Butler offered an amendment repeating
such parts of the navigation laws as pre-
vent the purchase by citizens of the
United States of ships in foreign coun-
tries, and the right to registry and fly the
American flag.
Frye moved to lay the amendment on
the table, and Butler asked for the ayes
and nays. The motion was agreed to-
yeas 81. nays IL. The motion was party
one, except that Messrs, Kyle, Blodgett
and Pugh voted with the Republicans to
lay the amendment on the table.
The bill then passed without division.
The conference report on the bill to
provide for the disposal and sale Of the
klamath River Indian Reservation was
presented and agreed to.
The river and harhOr appropriation bin
was taken up, and Mcpherson made q
motion to exclude from the bill all au-
thoriZatiOn for new contracts, and reduce
by % per cent. The entire amount appro-
priated.
Dolph moved to table the motion,
which was agreed to-ayes II, noes q.
Amendments were reported from the
Committee on Commerce, and the follow
ing agreed to, among others: Increasing
the appropriation Tor a harbor at Will
mington, Cal, from $4,000 TO sol COO; in
sorting an item OF S200,0 eco for a survey for
deep-Water harbOr at San Pedro, Cal:
increasing the appropriations for Yaqui-
IA Bay, Oregon, from $4,000 to $50, GOO;
Tor Gray's HarbOr, Washington, from
So, 900 to $4,000, and for Olympic Harbor,
Washington, from SO, 900 to $50, eco; in
sorting an item Of S2OO,000tOr n ship canal
to connect the waters of Lakes Union
and Washington with Puget Sound, by
the Smiths Cove route; increasing the
appropriation for the San Joaquin River,
California, from $4,000 to 100000; reduc-
ing the appropriation for a canal at the
cascades of the Columbia River, Oregon,
from Si35,00O to S326, $50; inserting an item
of SlS5, 100 for the Columbia River at the
Three-Mile Rapids; increasing the APP
preparation for the mouth Ofthe Columbia
River from $3.50, 900 to S350,000; increasing
the appropriations for the lower Will
annette and Columbia Rivers in front of
and below Portland, Or, from $4,000 to
SIS, coo; for the mouth of Siuslaw River
Or, from 100000 to 100000; for Puget
Sound and its tributaries, from $4,000 to
So. 800, and Tor SWinomish slough, State
of Washington, from $4,000 to S25 600.
Inserting an item of $50, 900 for the CO.
lumbla River between the mouth of the
Willamette River and the city of Van
cOuver; SIS ,0O0 for the Nillapa River and
harbor, and $4,000 for a survey OF the
upper Columbia River.
Frye lin charge of the bill moved to
reduce the appropriation for harbor and
bay at humboldt, Cal, from 500, 600 TO
$l50,G0) this being one of the % per cent.
reductiOns).
elton opposed the amendment.
Trye'S amendment was agreed to.
Also reducing the appropriation for the
Mississippi from the mouth Of the Ohio
to Minneapolis from 81 100000 to SI,l5O,-
600; reducing the appropriation for the
Mississippi Rivor from the head passes to
the mouth OF the Ohio from 81, 800 600 to
S2,G0S, 80 The amount first recommended
by the committee was 81, 100000; reduc-
ing the appropriation for ship canal be-
tween Chicago, Duluth and Buffalo from
$500, 900 to $3l5, 600; reducing the apprO-
priation for the Missouri from it's mouth
to Sioux City, Iowa, from $SO0,000 TO
$4,000.
All the committees amendments hav-
ing been disposed of, the bill went on lille
till tomorrow. when it will be open to
general amendment, and the Senate adj
JOurned.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, May l9.-After a fruit
less call for committee reports the House
went into Committee of the Whole Les
ter OfGeOrgia in the chair on the sundry
civil bill.
The Chair delivered decision on the
point of order made against BANDS
amendment yesterday. 1T is conceded"
said the Chair, that the amendment
changed the existing law, and therefore
1t would not be in order unless, being
germane. it reduced the amount covered
by the bill" The Chair was unable to see
how the amendment was germane and it
did not reduce the amounts covered by
the bill, as 1t appropriated seigniorage
which might amount to two million. He
therefore sustained the point of order, and
ruled out the amendment.
Bland then reoifered the amendment
with proviso that the cost OF this coin
age shall not exceed $4,000, 5000 of
which shall be for coinage of subsidiary
silver, and the remainder for standard
silver dollars" Bland said he attached the
proviso in order to remove the Chairs
objection. The amendment did not re-
Considerable discussion followed, and
finally the chair said he heard nothing to
change his opinion that the amendment
was not germane and therefore ruled it, as
modified, out OF order.
Bland appealed from the decision, but
the committee sustained the decision of
the Chair by vote OF 40 to 10.
Johnson of Indiana ridicuIed the Dem
ocratic party for it's action on the silver
question. He said they let pass four
occasions on which they might have re-
deemed their free silver pledge.
Coggsweil of Massachusetts offered an
amendment appropriating 81 ,0l6,445 for
continuing the work OF the eleventh
census.
The Chair overruled a point of order
which was raised against the appropria-
ton, but on standing vote the amend
ment was defeated by a large majority.
Iellers were ordered, and the Republic
ans having retraiued from voting, the
committee was left without a quorum.
The roll was called, and Isl member re
sponded; when the tellers resumed their
places the quorum vanished, and another
roll-call was ordered, but before il was
completed an amicabie arrangement was
Effected, and further call dispensed
with.
The amendment was rejected.
The committee rose and the House adj
journed.