The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-20

v.u.v.roN. ID. c.. Nay la Special
e. N.lAcrsan Dem. N. j.. gave
ra or The Information OF senators
ts. soon o. the b.l known as the River
tatoor bi should bee brought before The
-..te ,.r consideration 70 was his purpose to
r. .a lecomm.t tho bih 90 tho Committee
r ..nacrce with instructions 90 report it
Nt. -oca amendments s would exclude
DIVISIONS rotating to contracts and Iro-
f..i reduce al tee items ao per cent.
elar of Tie blI establishing CONE
rtte p.otagc for coastwise vessels
ST. .e. Dem. $. g.. Mr. rascoe Dem.
3d. Corman IIem.. Md spoke
to t.N. protesting against TIE whole
.- .-.ter of an industry winch thoy re-
As essential 90 ,-o prosperity u. tie
.....-c trade.
D..aau conceded that there ought TO
fe revision of she rates. and Shat Chesa--
.lr aui possibly sOmo otler parts of
80 M.gll properly he laid over.
. Nost Nem., No. favored the oil be-
.a tt removed a burden from commerce,
... slid le would never vote 90 grant o. o.
..r..Ioste exclusive privileges go class.
Nr Butler said ln order 90 give his friend
t Missouri Mr. Vest % chance 90 advance
. views ior freedom ot commerce he would
.r additional section 20 the bill repeal
such parts ol tho navigation laws as pro-
a tle purchase ot forei -n-ouht ships Dy
.uorr citizens and giving them an Amor-
Du registry and right 20 ty the nlted
r-t.s .Ug
N-. Nls Dem. Tex said De supported
t.I. 40 the ground tn2t Do was step in the
lreet of the emancipation of commerce.
Inc be- would gO much further than this bill
fr Trro moved Co lay 8lr. Buffers freo-ship
amendment on the table. The yeas and nays
W.r. called or this mott u and 10 was car
rel 20 a.. Those voting in favor oil free
3Ie.srs. Berry. Coke. Harris. Jones (Ark).
Ieula. Morgan Palmer Pascoe. Iurple,
Ae-t Villas. Wa.thall aud White.
Mr. flougett ID en-, n. J.I, lugh ana
Le-srs. Kyle and perer Farmers Alliance
voted with the Republicans to table the mo-
ruu. The il- was then passed without %
division. The Uiyor and HarDor bal was
feXt taken mp.
Mr. Mcpherson addressed the Senate in
favor of his ame dmeut to recommt the oll.
l'e declared himself uualterab.y opposed 70
any action by one Congress which would pre-
Vent o reduction OF expenditures by the neAt
Congress.
Mr. Dolph moved o. lay this amendment on
the table and las motion was carrled-4 u o.
The SIX se at0rs who voted ln favor OF re
CO.. uniting the bill and reducing 10 one-halL
aud striking ont the clause authorizing con-
lr.cts were: Harris. Kyle. Mcin6rsOn, Pad
dock Palmer and Villas.
The reading of the bin Gs reported by tie
committee was rapidly proceeded with.
Among tie new amendu euts reported Dy
The committee ou the n0or of the Senate and
adopted We're the following Charleston har-
l0r. originally reduced by committee from
$500. .0DI. as passed by the House, % 100000.
increased t0 -225.0 %. Savannah. 1a., ln tue
House bill $780, N0i iu Senate lill -3JlUI0 in-
. Hf..I
Ala il House b.l rl00lOi. ln Senate bi-
r-1H0,J increased TO --iz,.oD
FOR the Improvement of the haroor no Hum
j0Ilf CaL czO1nU1 WAS originally unpr0pri-
ntel in both House and Senate BILL The
committee moved o. reduce it To- 100000.
l'r Ieton Cal. protested against the re-
Ductou charging the committee with uplair
Q-crMIna ton against California.
nB. VEST DITENDs rHE IuI.
Mr. Vest .No) repudiatod the suggestion
that the committee L.l made unfair dlsoriml-
nations and asserted with regard 10 the
pending lIver and Lar. or bill, that it was
tile most reasonable Qul the most fairly con-
structel oi any similar biI wtlin bis expert
erce lu Congress Ilo discussion which lO.-
lowed clcteI from members of the SsnGle
Committee on Commerce an interesting inter-
irctat.On # the scope and meaning of the
contract clauses of the bill. Ihere Was
provision attached 10 the Hume
toidt appropriation that the Secretary OF
war might make contracts To comp etc the
Improvement o. he paid Ior as appropriations
.lielt be made lom time 90 time 40 total
cost Of -l.lif. .9I.
Nr Frye. chairman of the committee. stated
tlat under this contract provision the whole
work could be comp etel iu two years, and 1t
really made very ltte difference what amount
WAS appropriated for this yeal Tie thought
tLe Senator from California was foolish 10
object
ffr I,lro,, .rfl . o. mann 1.or -f -f.o commit
Gee. spoke Of the contract provision as a Com
tuuluE approp prat0n.'
Ar Butler S. Co. called Mr.. Culloms at
te-t.ol 90 the language, winch was that the
Secretary ol War may contract, not that
Le shall.
Nr Calom replied that the Secretary OF
Mal bad llreadr construed the language to
.e nan story. He Mr.. CuIom hoped no
e-lat.r who bad one Of these appropriations
I'D t.e Dbl with % contract clause attached
would object 90 the reduction of - er cent. /
D. f.l, Jc4I s. appropriation proposed D} the /
committee. This reduction was simply made /
t0 START the contract. The work would ~ /
night 0n and tie next Sundry Civil bin would !
1Hoy contain an APPROPRIATION Of ~t- |
or 100000 Tor carrying on these /
c.hifact. TIE items would disappear from /
-.e tTrr and Haro0r uIl. but would appear /
M .ae ~ladry Civil bill. because the law re-
.iIe tue appropriations 70 be made
4.. .ol.lttees amendment WAS adopted /
iltI seaIug down amendments ln con- |
lr.t.l with the coutIAct clauses were /
pied as follows. the amount stricken of |
la e.cl instance being added to the aggregate /
o. tun contract authorized 10 be entered into |
arrtt halawha river " est irginia reduced |
.ru $1,000 to t2l5 0O0 lower Mississippi |
aei tr0m 5275O.OO0 q S2.25s.25O; st. |
lls tter Florida. reduced from $3.50. Geo |
..Ul.
..e reading and passage OF the eighty-two /
lie. pages forming the BILL and TIE adop- /
A.A o' tho coiImlttees amendments occupied /
senate little Ovor three hours.
".l9ut entering upon general amendments /
-o.4le az this t-at 00j +. A.-ad-
'- until tomorrow.
House of Representatives.
.r Watson Alliance. Ga.) asked unani-
o. consent for the consideration If a reso-
....l requesting the Committee on Ways
.- eaus o. report back tlesSuD-Ireasury /
@ but Mr. EeitzhOOyer Dem. Pa de-
.a.led the regular order and the matter
fe.l over. The House then went into Com
i.t.ee Of the Whole Oh the Sundry Civil bill
.li. Lo tor Of Georgia. IN the chair, the
len..ug amendment being that OF M DICK
sIs.u Dem. Ky TO eliminate the appfO-
ii -ton 0i 6 30 900 for topographic surveys |
oe made by tho United States Geological
survey. Lost