The state chronicle., 1893-02-17
PUGILISM IN CONGRESS.
Two MEMBERS START TO FIGHT
BUT ARE HELD APART.
Cutting Down Appropriations by
the Wholesale In the Senate
Other Congregational Matters
Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The senate |
has again taken up the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill, pending the question re
lating to the Philadelphia harbor i'm
provement. The amendment reducing
the Philadelphia harbor item from
$4,000 to 100000 was de-
feated. The amendment reducing in
like proportion the Hudson river New
York item was also rejected.
The senate, incidental to the sundry
civil bill, discussed in open session the
Hawaiian treaty. Mr.. Vest vigorously
attacked the proposed annexation. He
adopted without question an interpola
ted statement by Mr.. Mills of Texas,
that the sugar bounty was included in
the treaty and continued his attack upon
it on that ground. The discussion re
verting to the sundry civil bill, the com
mittee amendment to reduce items for
the improving of the Mississippi river
from 1858 900 to $85S, 900 (from the
mouth of the Ohio to the mouth of the
MissourO. and from 1866 600 to $780,
900 (from the mouth of the Missouri to
Minneapolis) was rejected 21,
nays "a
The amendments were agreed to- re-
ducing the items as follows: Hsylske
channel, st. Mary's river, Michigan, from
500 900 to 1886. 900; ST.. Mary's river,
Michigan from 81, 900 900 TO $l23 600,
and the appropriation for the channel
connectining the waters of the great
lakes between Chicago, Duluth and Buf
Ifalo from 81, 900, 900 to$875, 900.
The next contested amendment was
one reducing the appropriation for the
canal at Cascade, of the Columbia river,
Oregon. from 81, 419, 900 to 1860, 900.
Mr.. Mitchell moved to amend the
amendment by making the amount 81,
239, 900. Agreed to; yeas "a, nays 20.
The following amendments proposing
reductions of the appropriations were
disagreed to without division: Fol
Charleston harbor, s. c., from S770, 600
to 1863, 900; for Savannah. Ca, from
, ST., 600 600 to $3.50, 900; for Mobile, Ala.
, from 5000, 900 to $3.50, 900; for the Mis-
sissippi river, from the head of the passe
, to the mouth of the Ohio river
b from So 665, 900 to $4,000, 900; TO
o the Missouri river, from $3.50, O0'
to $3.50, 900 the amendment providing
s that not more than three fourths of tn
b appropriations for internal improve
+ m nts shall be extended during tho rex
d fiscal year except as to the Mississipu
n and Missouri rivers and Hay lake chan
}. mel was agreed to. This being the las
l. of the amendments, relative to thes
It works. the next reserved amendment wa
.e one striking out of the provision that n
d money shall be used for warrants or al
% rests or prosecutions under the intern,
3. revenue laws, or laws relating to the ele'
,e ton of members of congress, TIL
re brought on political debate with Joh
s. I. Dsverport as the principal topic. Hi
cock took up The cudget in D1voL pcl t
n. defense from an attack by Voorhcs
0; The bill opposed the amendmelt AID r
Il piied TO Hiscock's remarks.
In consequence of the very seri
illness of one of the late Senator Ken 2
$. children, the memorial services f
K3nna were postponed from next Sa
h. u,day till Monday the 27th of Februsr
st 3 p. m.
TIE senate at 610 adjourned.