Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-23
AFFAIRS OF STATE.

Senator Turpie Rises to . Personal Explains
tion and Scores Judge woods-The Sem
ate Increases tho Mississippi River AP-
| propriation-Lord Salisbury's Unsatis-
factory Reply.
| WASHINGTON, D. c., March 22.-Mr.
Turpie, rising to q personal explanation,
| sent to the clerks desk and had read the
newspaper report o. an interview with
Judge Woods, Of indianapolis, in which
| Judge Woods spoke of AIR. Turpie, in his op
position to his confirmation, as playing the
part Of q hypocrite he INT. Turpie) having
| always conducted himself toward him as q
personal friend, and having congratulated
him on the Supreme Court decision in the
| "tally sheet" case.
Mr.. Turpie said that he had seen that inter-
view only yesterday. 1t was misstatement
of the relations between himself and Judge
social relations with Judge Woods. He had
never called upon him socially or personal
| ly. He had never called upon him formally,
building in the course of business in his
| court. There had never been the slightest
personal difficulty. between them or the
ward Judge woods had always been that Of
guarded courtesy, of due Difference and
civility. OF pronounced neutrality ana
/
District Judge Woods with the utmost pro-
| fesslonal Kindness, courtesy ana decorum-
was no reason why he should have sup,
to promotion or failed to denounce his Off.
cial malfeasance, if opportunity offered
therefor. As to that part of the article re-
have casual Conversation with Judge
| Woods, being at his chamber on other SUBJ
tects. He had not congratulated Judge
| Woods on ''his' ruling or construction in
that case. He had congratulated him on
| "our" construction of the statute. which had
been upheld by the Supreme Court of the
United States; he (Mr. Turpie) had made
| Gov case in two arguments. and 1t was his
| construction which Judge Woods had fol-
| lowed. The Judge had even borrowed his
(Mr. Turpfe's) language and made 1t part OF
his opinion. After that opinion had been
| confirmed by the Supreme Court Judge
Woods had abandoned this construction for
another.
Millions for Mississippi improvements.
The bill to improve the navigation and
to AFFORD ease and safety to the trade and
commerce of the Mississippi river and to
prevent destructive floods was then taken
up as a special order. The committee
amendments reducing the total appropria-
ton from $16, ,000.0 900 to SIS, 900 900; reducing
the annual expenditure under the bill from
So, sss, 900 to $1,000, 900; reducing the amount
fixed for that part of the river from the
mouth of the Illinois to the mouth of the Ohio
from s6,OOO.o 900 to s., 5,0oo, 900: and the annual
were all agreed to. Afterward, on motion
of Mr.. Allison, the total appropriation was
increased from sl5.O0o,o0O to SIS, 75O. 600. On
motion of Mr.. Morgan the words 'for the
general improvement of the river and for
the building of levees'' were struck out.
An amendment was agreed to assigning
ss, 75o, ,ooo Of the total amount to the improve
Illinois and st. Paul, Mimi, of which not
more than $3.50 900 shall be expended dur
ing any one year. An amendment by Mr..
cation of the Mississippi river was also
agreed TO.
The bill was then passed-yeas. 4s: nays, s
Vance). 1t appropriates SIS, 80 600 for the i'm
provement Of the Mississippi river; whereof
$40 0O0, 900 is to be expended under the direc-
tion Of the Secretary Of War in accordance
mission, from the head of the passes to the
mouth of the Ohio; $3, 750, ,000 from the mouth
of the Illinois river to St. Paul, Mimi, and
S., 600 600 from the mouth of the Ohio to the
mouth of the Illinois. Not more than g O00,-
900 year is to be expended on the first part,
$3.50, 900 or the second part, and $1,000, 900 on
the third part.
Dodging the Columbia River Rapids.
The next bill taken up as special order
was the one introduced by Mr.. Dolph appro-
priating $l,7l5,sl6 for the purpose of secur-
ing the early completion Of the canal and
bia river. 1t was passed without anv dis
cussion-yeas, 46: nays, (Messrs. Berry.
Ktle, Pugh and Vance).
The next bill taken up as special order
was the one introduced by Mr.. Mitchell ap-
propriating s., $50 1856 for the construction of
q boat railway and of the necessary marine
apparatus and appliances at the Dalles and
Cello Falls and Ten-Mile rapids on the Co
lumbia river and in the improvement of
Three-Mile rapids. 1t was also passed with
out discussion-3S to (Messrs Berry, Blodg-
EFT, Coke. Daniel, Morgan, Perkins, Pugh
and Vance).
The entire session of the Cabinet to-day
was consumed in consideration of the
Bering Sea question. Lord Salisbury's reply
to Mr.. Wharton's note Of the 9Th inst, in
sisting upon a renewal of the modus vivendi
the basis of the discussion. The utmost
reticence is maintained by the members of
the Cabinet as to the contents of Lord Sails
that is unsatisfactory to this Government.
The position announced in Mr.. Wharton's
note Of the Sth inst. is not, in the opinion Of
the President or of the Cabinet, successfully
controverted. Lord Salisbury's reply as to
the main point is said to be lndecisive. and
although he contends against the renewal,
he does not commit himself so far as to de-
also reason to believe that Lord Sails
bury suggests a condition prece-
dent to any modus vivendi that might
Governments, that the United States should
opligate itself to in demnify Can adian vessel
owners for any losses sustain ed by them in
the event that 1t Is decided by the Commits
sioners of Arbitration that the United
STATES has no right to prevent pelasic seal
ing.
pared in which the Government will in no
sense recede from its former position, but
on the contrary, will stand firmly by it.
Lord Salisbury's note was received by cable,
and was not of great length.
IT is possible that the silver question
may detain for q short time the sub-commit-
tee of the House, which intends to visit
Chicago and investigate the Worlds Fair
expen ditures. Unless filibustering tactics
subcommittee will leave here Friday on
the Limited Express for Chicago, but Chair
man Dockery, of the subcommittee, feels
that II flibustering be INDUCED in 1t will be
necessary for him to remain in Washington
and vote until the matter is settled.
REPRESENTATIVE PARRErT, of Indiana,
to-day introduced in the House a bill pro-
viding for the appointment of an Ohio River
Commission of five persons to consider plans
for the Improvement Of the river from Pitts
burg to Cairo. -
REPRESENTATIVE BUTTER, of Iowa. to-
tee on Invalid Pensions a bill granting
pension of s12 per month to women who
served IN the war as army nurses. The
benefits conferred by the bill are to apply
only to such nurses as are without adequate
means OF support than their own daily labor.
CAPTAIN HENRY ERBEN, Commandant