The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07
F0ETY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
SENATE
WASHINGTON, July q, 1870.

Brazil STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.
Mr. PRATT, dep) OF Ind, called up the bill for the
rehef OF the United States and Brazil steam NayIga
ton Company. Passed.
REMOVAL OF DIS ABILITIES FROM KENTUCKIANs
Mr.. MCCagERY, (dem) of Ky, asked unanimous
consent TO take up the bill for the relief seventy.
five Kentuckians irom Their political disabilities.
Mr.. DRAKE (rep.) OF Mo-, objected, because the
bill contained the names o. persons who had per.
sisted III holding Office III defiance ol the fourteenth
amendment
AMERICAN LINCOLN ASSOCIATION
Mr.. SUMNER, trep) OF Mass, presented petition
Tor the incorpOralun OF certain coOred people OF
Memphis under the name of The American Lincoln
Association.
UNITED STATES FREEHOLD ASSOCIATION.
The bill 10 incorporate the United States Freehold
Land and Immigration Company and 10 confirm ccr
tain proceedings in the Territory OF Colorado wa $
taken up, on motion lMr. ANTHONY, and discussed
'ntl the exiilation Of the morning hour.
SOUTHERN TRANSCONTlNENTAl. RAILROAD
Mr.. ABBOTT, (rep.) OF N c., from the Committee on
Pacinc Railroads, reported with an amendment The
brl incorporating the contemplated Southern rams
continental railroad Company under the name OF
The western North Carolina Extension Railroad
Company. The bill authorizes the Western North
carolina Railroad Company the Wilmington, Char
ote and Rutherford Railroad and the Spartanbdyg
Union Railroad Companies to consolidate for the
purpose OF constructing and completing continuous
railroad communication VIA Ashville, n. Co. and
Ducktown, Tenn, to Cleveland, Tenn, or Dalton,
and Charleston with San Diego. Cal, ny way or the
contemplated Southern IranscOntinental Railroad.
THE ARMY BILL.
Mr. WILSON, Tep) OF Mass moved To set apart
Thursday evenings session for the consideration OF
the conference report on The Army blll. He could
not agree that railroads and land companies should
further mOnopoze the time OF the senate.
After discussion the motion was agreed to-.
AT a quarter past Twelve the Senate rook up the
House
RIVER AND HARBog APPROPRIATION ELL.
Mr.. CHANDLER, trepl OF Mich, chairman OF the
Committee on Commerce, stated that many mer.to-
rious amendments had been Suggested, bur the com.
mittee had reported back the House bill without any
amendment lie hoped The Scnaye would stand by
the committee.
Mr.. SAWYER, trep.) OF $. G.. moved TO amend by
appropriating $4,000 for The removal Of obstruc-
tons In the town creek, near Charleston = a. Ue
sad that while 5000 600 appropriated for harbor
and RIVER improvements In The North and 1000 600
IN The West, the South had scace.y pittance.
Mr.. ROBERTSON. (rep.) OF 5. c., demanded the yeas
and nays He wanted 10 sea The mcu VINO would
con1nc appropriations of the pubic money to one
section
The amendment was agreed to-yeas d. nays 80
all the southern Senator's except The two from vr-
ginla voting ave
Mir. ABBOTT moved an amendment apprOpriating
one hundred thousand dOas for the inlprOy eneIit
or the channel AT The mouth OF the Cape Fear river
OF North Carolina. lie said the cianDel was now 20
shallow TO seriously annoy the merchants of VIII
mngton, and proc ,eded to show the impartial and
unjust distribution OF appropriations contemplated
by the BILL only f.ty-nve thousand dollars beIng
allowed for the whole ne of sea coast Il ON Whining
ton to the Mexican line and not "A d lar for Ihr great
ports OF Norfolk and Baltimore.
MIR. CHANDLER said that the Instructions were
placed IN the Southern harbor+ duriug the war and
mace unu new surveys OF moe harbors We're
made. Those surveys were provided Tor in The bill.
In The discussion which followed several Senators
opposed the amendment as loadlng down The bill
and f0rcshadowing It's ultimate defeat.
Mr.. ADbott's amendment was then adopted-yeas
Mr.. JOHNSTON, (lem.) OF Va offered an amend.
ment approprlaling 5000 Tor the Improvement OF
the James river, In Virginia and the removal OF
bars and distractions from Richmond 10 and IN
Guiding Harrison's bar.
Mr.. CHANDLER suggested to Mr.. Johnston no, to
n n1 nfinsr Ia
tMr. Chandler would not now oppose any amend
ment which might be presented
Mr.. JohnstolPs amendment was then reected-lS
to Is.
Mr. vTCKERs, idem.) of Nd moved appropriations
of $4,000 Tor widening and deepening the snip
channel OF the Paiapsco river and Chesapeake bay,
Leading toward the harbOr OF Baltimore and or
$1,000 to deepen the snsquehanna river at its
engineers estimates Agreed TO.
Mr.. CAssERLY, (dem.) OF Cal, moved an appro
priarion of 500 600 for breakwater and harbor
improvement at wilmington, Cal. Lost-yeas 10,
nays H.
x number OF amendments were then adopted.
among which were the following:
BY Mr.. KELLOGG, rep.l OF La.-ApprOpriang
ST., 800 for the improvement Of Bayou feche Louis
BY Mr. SCOTT rep.) OF Pa-For the appointment, by
the Secretary or War OF three engineers to examine
the bridges now erected or IN process of erection
the OHIO river and report at the next session
whether such bridges do or will interfere with the
free navigation Of SAID river: also as TO the extent OF
the span &c required to prevent obstruction to
VACATION.
BY Mr.. HAMTIS rep.l OF Me.-Appropriatlng $50 900
for the improvement or Long Bridge, between Wash
ingtOn ana virginia
The bill was then reported TO the Senate and the
amendments made in committee Of the whole were
agreed 10.
Mr.. LEWIS, rep. OF Va, renewed The amendment
for the Improvement Of james river, Virginia. anu
removal OF the bars and INSTRUCTIONS from Rem
mond TO- and including Harrison's bar, below the
mouth oil the James and AppomattoX rivers reduc-
ing the appropriation TO S50000. Agreed to.
Amendments were adopted providing for eyami.
nations and surveys at Narfagansct, Rhode Island,
and Charleston harb0r. The bill then passed.
REPORTS FROM CONFERENCE COMMITTEES.
Mr.. MORRILL, trep.l OF Me-, from the conference
committee on the Post Oiicc APPROPRIATION bill
made report, which was adopted.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, rep OF oregon, from the confer
ence committee on the Currency bill reported that
the committee had adopted the bill as passed by The
Senate, except that the amount OF new currency was
fixed at fifty -four millions instead Of forty five mil.
hons.
I'm reply TO inquiries by Messrs. Conkng and
Trumbul Mr.. WILLIAMS stated that the Comptroller
OF the Currency was 10 provide Immediately Tor The
distribution Of this increased CIRCULATION OF
saooo,ooo, giving the Wes!erD sts! SNs SSaaf they
were entitled to uhd6t th6 existing law, and thai ~
soon as the census returns for 1870 were In "A rcdis-
tributiOn was 10 be made
MI TRuhBULJ, trenI Of H. thought it most Extra
Ordinary 10 provide for the establishment Of banks