, 1874-06-20

making portion Of thu appropriation Of s35,- |
gog for continuing tho Improvement Of tho har- |
o Of tno srbor H. It E1e sRe;'1ne pseva
ing that 815,oo0 Of tho s2o0,00o appropriated by |
the House for continuing the Improvement Of |
tho alishfassppi River botweon tho mouths Of |
hotwoon tho mouths Of tho Missouri and filnoia
Ntvors inserting 925, 600 for tho improvement |
OF the ohhttahoochoe aud Flint Rivers, Georgia,
were agrocd to.
tion for examination nnd surveys Of rivers and
harborst for which thoro Is no epecfat nppropria-
tion, from s75, 900 to s25,oo0.
Pending discussion, tho Senate went into
executive aoasion.
~, RECESS
Tie doors worc reoponed, and tho Senate took
reooBH till 1880.
EVENING SESSION.
Tho Senate roasHemblcd at 1850, and irnmedi-
ntely went into executive session.
The nomination Of Gon. MoCook, to be Gov
ornor y Of Colorado Territory, which occupied MI
OF tho executive goBHion previous to the rocesH,
was again takcn up and discussed.
pOsr-oFF1CE BILL. -..
The doorn woro roopenol when fIr. WEST
moved TINT the sonato inslRt upon. its n, n5no,l;;
appoint the Committee Of Conference asked for
by tho HouHo. Agreed to.
Tho CHAIR announced TINT the unfinished
business WAS tho Riyor aud Harbor Appropria-
tion blu
PENSION n1LL.
Mr. PRATT 1novoa TINT tho bin be laid aside
Informally, aud that tho Senato procood TO tho
consideration Of tho bill reported from tho
granting pensions to ccrtain holdiora. aud
Hatlors Of tho War Of 1912, aud the
widows OF decoaaod aoldors, approved
Fob. IA, 1871, aud to restore 10 the pension rolls
those pcrnons whose names woro stricken there
from in consequence Of dizloyalty. Agroeu to
23 to n.
The Pension bill was then read
Mr. PRATT Baid Ito would offer an amendment
to tho first section, 80 as to giyo to every such
Boldlor not benefited by the act OF 1871, pom
sion from tho date Of tho passage Of the bill:
He Hont to the Clcrks desk and had
read letter from tho Commissioner Of
peaaions, stating that the psssago Of tho Ill
and IL, ,0OO widows, and that tho total amount 10
quired to pay thom would bc s15, ,001, ,6S4.
alr. PRATT said II the arrears foature Of tho
bill be stricken out, about $4,000, 600 would DO
required to 1noet tho requirements Of the bill
annually.
BuNpnY CIVIL n1LL.
Mr. MORRILL, (ale.). from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported tho Sundry Civil Ap-
preparation bill, With amendments.
Placed on tho calendar.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. POLAND withdraw his proposition made
| yesterday to 80 to tho Speakers table and dis
pose OF. the business thereon.
ruBL1o BUILDINGS.
hfr. WHITLEY moved to uuBpend tho rnles
anil na.u tho bill fixing at $3.50 Goo tho limit for
tho expenditure for tho public buildings at At
larta, Ga. Mr.. i. II. ROBERTS said TINT tho
| proposition was totally uulikc that Just passed
Mr. SpEAR remarked that tho ditroronco was
| that ono waB in Qeorgia and tho other in Now
York.
Mr.. GARFIELD moved m adjournment Say
ing that he beloved it lis dutyto do all he could
| to pra1ont further. appropriations for public
| buildings. '- :'' -
The SPEAKER remarked that tic BANJO rln-
tority vote which would adjourn the House could
rofuso to second motion to suspend the rules,
and thereby prevent such appropriations getting
through thu House.
Mr. GARFIELD withdrew hfa motion:
Mr.. WIITELi's motion to suapopd the rulea
WAS aBfeeu tu--'cas. 100; nays, b4'
| ,,. uoo,rS MAsntNaLoNs !, .., m WATCH;
Mr; hVofEh mo4eu 70 suspend tne f1!es 13na nno
psss tno 1osae resoiution appfopflating S5o9 1oi
the purchase aud restoration to tue family o1
Marq4ls w. Lateyotte of tl,o witch PR presented b5
eton. WaahihKton 10 haiayetto, ench purchase
auo PIeschtatlot u ~ lhn9e u1iaef 1ne uliae'
fl9n Oh, OF the h3, sg9akor 1, OF the Houho
Lno stEAMEis suggaasea that !no secretary
o1 6n state Wonld pe more appropriate medium
Inc auggestlon was genGeas asanMten TO- ano
Tue fesnlntlon was nooined accordingly
Mr: HOopEH Ind ront newspaper paragraph
relatlng 10 Tue ,,.t hs.GIy ama gayng osaof,pton M
OF the watch Which IL no" owned by Alr; Ward
Of Texas Who bought u At paWnnrokers H11oI I
IN LonisVa!lo 1of et1, soho yeafa aeo. Eng
Watch ltse!t Was N sha nahas Of hooper, ane
was inspected with great 'ntsroAt by many mem
Mr.. MAYNARD, of Tennossee. mentioned thai
tho wat9h 1ad neen LOST LOST. oy asls: lafayette, a.
NaAhvllle, Oh hia last visls to America, ahd ex'
pressed tho opinion TINT II tho mhttor vert
brought to tho attention OF tile IenneBaee LeglH
latmre. th.t Gpdy woaid gladly maize restoration