Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-16
THE WORK OF THE SENATE.
An Immediate Investigation of the I'm
ported Typhus ordered-Recommenda
tions to Urgent Deficiency Bills
River improvements Under WAY.

tions as to Urgent Deficiency Bills
River improvements Under Way.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 15.-The at.
tendance of Senators at the opening of to.
| days's session was more numerous than
usual. Senators Hill, Brice and Cullom,
however, were not in their seats Mr.. Man.
derson, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported back adversely four bills
for the increase of the infantry and artillery
branches of the army, and reported in lieu
of them a bill to reorganize the artillery
and infantry branches of the army and to
increase their efficiency, which was placed
on the calendar
Recommendations from the Treasury De.
partment for urgent deficiency appropria-
tions for the current fiscal year were pre-
sented by the Vice President and were re-
ferred to the Committee on Appropriations.
They were for $50, 600 to continue the re.
coinage of uncurrent and worn subsidiary
coin; $40, 900 for salaries and expenses of the
United States Circuit Court of Appeals, and
s., 600 for printing for the Department OF
Justice.
Improvement of the Mississippi.
Mr.. Gibson, of Louisiana, from the Com
priating SIS, 900, 900 for the improvement of
the Mississippi river, and it was placed on
the calendar. Ten millions of the amount
is for the river from the head of the Passes,
near its mouth, to the mouth of the Ohio
river Ono. more than $4,000, 900 to be ex-
pended n any one year,, and So, 600, 900 is
for the river from the mouth of the Ohio to
the mouth of the Illinois.
In reply to questions by Mr.. Allison,
Mr.. Gibson said the improvements for the
river above the mouth of the Illinois were
to be relegated to the river and harbor bill
while the improvements contemplated by
the bill reported were to be excluded from
the river and harbor bill.
Mr.. Allison said that he did not like the
idea of drawing the line of appropriations
at the mouth of the Illinois river.
Mr. Chandler introduced concurrent reso-
luton instructing the Senate Committee on
Immigration and the House Committee on
Immigration to investigate the working of
the various laws of the United States rela-
tive to immigration from foreign countries
and the importation of contract laborers-
especially in connection with the recent
admission of immigrants infected with
typhus fever into New York.
Mr.. Chandler said these immigrants had
been admitted in contradiction and dis.
obedience of law, and had been distributed
from one end of the Eastern States to the
other, perhaps to infect those communities
with typhus fever. They had, in his judg-
ment, been admitted when they should have
been excluded by the Immigrant Com
missioner in the performance of q strict
and imperative duty under the statute of
the United States. The resolution was
passed, and now goes to the House for its
action upon it.
A Dry Dock for Louisiana.
On motion of Mr. Gibson, of Louisiana,
q Senate bill appropriating S35O,O0O for a
dry dock on the Government reservation
near Algiers, La, (and limiting the entire
cost to $3.50, ,O00) was taken from the calen-
dar and passed.
The bill to authorize the construction of
bridges across the Missouri river, between
its mouth and the mouth of the Dakota or
James river, across the Mississippi river
between st. Paul, MINI, and Southport,
Ia, and across the Illinois river between its
mouth and Joliet, Ill. was also taken from
the calendar and passed.
The Senate then resumed consideration of
the bill providing for the public printing
and binding and the distribution of public
documents, the pending question being Mr..
Germans amendment to strike out the sec
tion creating the office of superintendent of
public documents. After a long discussion
the section was modified and the bill (Which
had been considered in committee of the
whole) was reported to the Senate and
passed. Yeas, Al; nays, 81.
House bill to amend the act authorizing
the construction of railroad, wagon and
foot bridge at Burlington, Ia, was reported
and placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Paddock's bill for preventing the
adulteration and misbranding of food and
drugs was then taken up as the special
order The bill was read in full, and por.
tions of the report which accompanied
like bill at the last Congress were also read.
The bill went over as unfinished business,
to come up at 2 o'clock each day. After a
brief executive session the Senate ad-
journed.