The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-23
MILLIONS FOR RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
The Senate Votes . Big Appropriation for
the Mississippi.

The Senate Votes y Mig Appropriation for
the Mississippi.
WASHINGTON. March 22-The first special
order that came up in the Senate to-day was
Mr.. Gibsons Mississippi River Improvement
bill approprlating s15O00,000 for the building
of levees. &C.. SIC. 100000 to be expended by
the Mississippi River Com m ission and 49, OO.-
600 by the Secretary OF War. not more than
$4,000 to be expended in any one year.
Mr. Allison moved an amendment to In
crease the amount Appropriated from Slo.Ooo.-
900 to S1S,750 00O So as to carry tho pro-
visions OF the bill to the upper waters OF the
Mississippi River above the mouth OF the
Illinois River. The bill as introduced re-
strlcted tho expenditure Of $1O.OOO.0O0 OF tho
appropriation. ut the rate OF $2.0OO.OOO year.
to the waters below the mouth OF the ONO
River. and OF S5OO0.OoO. at the rate of 81 .OOO.-
600 a year. to the waters between tho Ohio ana
Illinois rivers. Mr.. Allison moved that the
extra $3.75O0OO provided by his amendment
should be expended at the rate of SI5o.ooo
n year. under the direction OF the Secretary OF
War. on the waters Of tho upper Mississippi
from tho mouth OF the Illinois River TO st. Paul.
This amendment was adopted and the Dill
was passed by vote OF AZ to 8. the negative
votes being cast by Messrs. Call. Kyle. Perkins.
Pugh and Vance.
The next special order was a bill appropri-
ating Sl.145SlG for the completion OF the
canal and locks at the cascades of the Column
bin River. Oregon. to be expended under the
direction Of the Secretary of War. not more
than bne-thrd OF the amount appropriated to
be drawn from the Treasury in any one year.
This was adopted by u vote OF ~ to 4, the neg
alive votes being those OF Messrs. Berry Kyle
Anoths5 river Improvement bill appr,opr.ia at;
Nl,utra 20
ut the Dalles and Cello Falls and Ten Mile
Rapids IN the olumba River, was passed bv
q vote of 81 to .. Messrs. Berry. BodEctt, Coke.
Daniel. Morgan. Perkins. Tnsh, and Vance
Nj. Butler resolution about the ventilation
OF the Senate chamber and the terrace com
mittee rooms was called up and brought on y
discussion as to the defective construction OF
Mr.. Vest said it was obvious that the Senate
chamber was mere box. dependent for air
% vi up e
way to improve the ventilation was to tear
down the walls and give access to the outside
Mr.. Hale asked why the air must be impure.
and MIR. Vest replied because it came from the
Sralaee Ehe r;t thG air WAS more or Tess IN
Mr.. Butler added that he had been down into
the tunnel through which air was pumped aud
had found the walls dripping with moisture
tunnel.
Unexpected. warmth was developed 10y the
discussion. Mr.. Blackburn declared that u
wigwam with windows made with saw would
be preferable to the unventilated iron box in
which the Senate sat. but thu responsibility
for II rested with the architect, who was dead.
Mr.. Voorhees, contendedthat the inside room
was a necessity. and that no Legislative body
in the world sat with windows opening to the
outside. ie also defended the reputation Of
Thomas Hugh Walters. the architect. accord
ing to whose designs the Senate chamber anu
tho terrace rooms were built.
fleet on anybody. declared that q frog. ould
not live in some OF the terrace rooms. Finally
his resolution to appoint two expert architects
to investigate the matter was adopted.
The bill laid over from Yesterday for refund
ing to settlers In the vicinity Of forfeited rail-
road grants the extra 81. % an acre which had
been charged them by the Government be-
cause, Of such proximity. was passed by "a
yeas to % nays. 1t was said that the bill
carried refund OF about a million or million
and half
Mr. Cameron introduced bill to reorganizo
the navy by establishing the system OF line
promotions.
Mr. Hawley announced that the contest be-
tween the Senate and the House over the num-
Der OF eulogies Of deceased members 10 be
printed had been ended. A compromise had
been effected by which the Senate reduction
WAS adopted with the amendment that fifty
copies Of each eulogy should be bound in full
morocco for presentation to the family OF the
deceased member.