The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-17
The Senate.

The Senate has again taken up The
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. pending
tho ques, ION relating To the Philadelphia
harbor improvement.
The amendment reducing the Philadel-
phia harbor item from $5OO00O TO S]OO.oOO
was defeated. 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 intcrpolated
statement by Mr. Mills that sugar bounty
was included in the treaty, and continued
his attack upon IL on that ground.
The discussion reverting TO the Suldry
Civil bill, the committee amendment to
reduce the items for improving the Mis-
sissippi river from s75S.OOO to S65S, 900 (from
the mouth Of the Ohio to the mouth Of
the Missouri, and from sS65600 % 500, COO
Grom the mouth of the Missouri 90 Min
| neapoiis), was rejeeted-ayes Il, nays "a
| Amendments were agreed TO reducing
| items as follows:
| Hay Lake channel, ST. Mary's river,
Mich, from 100000 TO s225.OOo; st. Marys
river. Mich. from 81, 600 to S1.23O 900, and
| appropriation fer the channel connecting
| the waters Of the Great Lakes between
| Chicago Duluth and Buffalo from 81 900
| 900 TO $S75, 900. The next contested amend
ment was one reducing the appropriation
| for the canal at the cascade Of the Co
| lumbia river. Oregon. from $4,000 TO
| $4,000. Mr.. Mitchell moved to amend the
amendment by making the amount ST.
$4,000. Agreed to-ayes a. nays %.
| The following amendments prosposng
| reductions of appropriations were dis
| agreed to without division: For Charles
| ton harbor, S. c., from $3.50 900 to S6j0.000;
| for Savannah Ga. from Sl0C0,00 10 $780,
| 600; for Mobile. Ala. from 100000 to $i5O
| 600; for the Mississippi river. from the
head Of the passes to the mouth of the
Ohio river from 81, 66j, 900 to s., 900 900; for
the Missouri river from S750.0OO to SGjO,OOO
The amendment providing that not more
than three-fourths of the appropriations
for internal improvements shall be eX-
pended during the next fiscal year. except
as to the Mississippi and Missouri rivers
and Hay Lake Channel. was agreed TO.
this being the last Of the amendments in
relation TO these works
The next reserved amendment was Cne
striking out Of the provision that no
money shall be used for warrants or
arrests or prosecutions under the internal
revenue laws the words "or the laws re-
1ating 10 the election of members OF Con-
gress"
This brought on political debate with
John !. Davenport as the principal topic
Mr. Hiscoek took W the cudgel in Daven-
rorts defeEse from an attack by Mr.
Voorhees,.
Mr.. Hill opposed the amendment and
replied to Mr.. Hiscock's remarks. II was
rather late day. Mr.. Hill said tc en-
deavor to whitewash Mr. Davenport. and
IL had pl CNed TO be very difficult task
on the part Of his colleague. II was in
The interests of tho Democrats Of New
York city 10 have fair and honest cleo
tons In the election of 1876. which his
colleague rad shown to be a fair election.
the city Of New York had given a ma
Jority OF $1,000 to Tilden. He stood 10
defend the people Of his State against
the charge Of his colleague. lie defended
the authorities Of tie State and Of the |
city or New York. and wished TO see TO |
II that they were not Obliged 10 submit |
year after year to the dictation Of that |
man, Davenport protected as he had |
been by Federal law. His colleague had |
spoken of the arrests OF Illegal voters |
by Davenport in the brothels Of New |
York. He CMr HID did not know about |
mat, as he Tad not investigated The |
prothels OF the city Of New York as much |
dS his colleague had Qaughter) lie
referred TO testimony taken last summer.
showing that Mr.. Davenport had received
money Tor the purpose Of aiding justice
and said that he would not offend his col
league by calling 1t bribery. He believed
that that was sufficient cause for Dayeu-
port removal. His colleague had asked
why the charges were not brought in tbe
courts against Davenport The reason
was that when the county had u President
VINO would do his duty (as he knew Mr.
cleveland would do his), Davenport would
be got rid of by wiping out of the statute
book the Infamous law under which those
infamous proceedings had been COM
mltted, Mr.. Hill referred 10 a case where
judicial officers had been removed for
taking money as Mr.. Davenport had done
ana the man who removed him" said
ne was Grover Cleveland the President
oI the united States" This sentence was
app'auoed by some Democratic senator's
q a,iH,o ~ ~ persons In the gallery, and the
appiause was reproved by the presiding
olhcer tMr. Dolphin). Mr. Hiscock took
up MI Hills allusiOn to the brotheIs of
the city OF New York, saving that ba |
could not let that remark pass. The Son
ate OF the United States was not the nIare
FOR his colleague or himself TO indufgc IN
charges asalESt each other as 10 fheir
psTsOnai hablts' Personal observations
OF that KIND were entirely out of place |
SO Tar as personal character was CON
cerned the question was TO be tried in |
)ther tribunals. Mr.. Hill Withdrew any |
personal application of the remark and |
iisclairned intending anything offensive
NO action was taken on the amendment
MIR. Faulkner gave notice that in CON
sequence Of the very serious ilincss of
me of the late Senator Kcnna's children
he memorial services for Mr.. Kcnna
we're postponed from next Saturday ttIl
Monday, February 9th. at r. M The
Senate at 6l0 adjourned
House Of ofI.cprcscntatiyes.
The House resumed consideration 81
The Pension Appropriation bill. and the
Speaker has oyerruled the points of order
made against the amendments proposed
~ the committee. except in the case of
he amendment relative 10 the detail of ,
medical examiners as examining sur :
icons. The decision was appealed from
,ut was sustained-l03 10 63. After n de-
ultory debate the amendment for the =
ransfer OF the Pension Bureau 10 the D
Var Department was disagreed to-53 10 |
g. The other amendments relative 10
equiring pensioners under the act OF
500 10 show that they are disabled for D
manual labor and have no annual income +
4 $500. and providing that no widow b
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