New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-23
RIraINEcS IN THE SENATE.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BILL PASSED ~ ~
VFSTIGATE TIE VENTILATION or
THE CHAMBER.


TIE CHAMBER
| vosh,ro,op Norch oc.-In the Senate to day the
LII 20 improve the navigation and To afford ease ana
safety 10 the trade and commerce OF the MISSISSIPPI
river and 10 prevent destructive Hoods was taheh up
as special order. a., .,., an
| Tho committee amendments reducing the total ap
,,,ton from - G 100000 to $4,000, 900, reducing
the annual expenditure under the bill rom f''o'ooo
| Ia 81 900 900, and Others were all agrcen W'
Arerward on motion OF Mr.. Allison the 'o'al dp
prlaiou, was Increased from sl50O0Ooo to Sio'''o'
600.
on motion Of Mr.. Morgan the words Tor the genera.
,mnrovcment Of the river and for the building OF
leveesr were stricken ont.
The hill passcd-yeas As nays 5-Messrs. Call Kyle,
| Perkins. Pugh and Vance voting in the negative.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Butler lor
an examination by two expert architects as 10 'ho
sanitary condition of the Capitol and as TO the wor'
done on the terraces. taken mp.
Mr. Vest remarked that the result OF all previous
Investigations into the subject had been to the eect
that the defects in the ventilation OF the se"a.o
chamber would always continue until there was i'"i
cal change In the structure of the chamber nScn'
Mr. Butler spoke OF the terrace rooms as being uh'
inabtablc. =,
Mr. Blackburn asserted that there were no rooms IN
be C,nioI better lighted better ventilated pircr
than the terrace rooms.
Further discussion was participated in by Messrs.
Hale Chandler Call and voorhees,, when the resoh'-
ton was agreed TO instructIng the Committee on
Public buildings and Grolnds TO take action
on motion Of Mr. Faulkner the West Virginia
Direct Tax bill further postponed.
The calendar was taken up and blls were disposed
Of follows
Approprlating 5000 900 for IN equestrian statue IN
Washington TO General Y. 5. Grant
Mr. IIoar offered amendment n insert the words
or other monument and spoke OF the difficulty OF
obtaining crcdltablc equestrian statues.
Mr. Voorhees, opposed the amendment. The bill
was laid aside
Mr. Turplc rising 10 personal explanation, hnd
read the newspaper report OF interview with Judge
Woods Of Indianapolis In which Judge Woods spoke
of Mr. Turpe On his opposition TO his confirmaon) ms
playing the part of hypocritehc Nir Turpie having
always borne himself toward him as q personal friend
and having congratulated him on the Supreme Court
decision IN the "tay sheet case. Mr. Turpie said
that he had had any personal or social relations
with Judge Woods. There never had been the slight
est personal difficulty between them or the least
personal intimacy. lie had congratulated him on
our" construction being upheld.
The bill for the relief of settlers on public lands
(which had been discussed ard voted on Yesterday
again taken mp, and 1t was pa>sed-y"as a. nays
ga party vote except that MIR. Hale voted 3" NO
with the Democrats.
vorclv reported from the Finance Committee for the
free coinage Of silver for the issue II Treasury notes
based gold and silver coin and bullion and Tor The
retirement National bank and The free coinage
Of silver dntrhuccd respectively by Mrssrs stewart
PETER and Plumb laid aside without gcOn, Mr..
stewart not being present.