The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-04
F0RTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Last Night Of the Session.
The Brethren Not Amicable.
Considerable Confusion and
Din.
WASHINGTON, March 3.
SENATE.

Upon the re-asscmbling of the Senate
to-day the call for the morning. business
was dispensed with, and by unanimou:
consent the consideration of the sundrS
civil appropriation bill was resumed
The clause in the amendment OF the
Committee on Appropriations, making
the principal and interest OF the 30.
bonds, issued under the act of June 80
1874. for the government of the District
Of Columbia, payable in gold was strick
cn out. The action then being on the
adoption of the amendment as amended
it was laid aside at the request of Mr.
Sherman.
The amendment in reference to the
Rancho Paroche Grande, in California,
was agreed to. Other amendments were
offered with varying results.
\ large number Of amendments were
offered but ruled out on points of order
or laid on the table q
The bill having been considered in the
Committee Of the Whole was reported to
the Senate. when all the amendments not
reserved were concurrcd in, and the ONLY
reserved amendment non concurred in
was that requiring the printing of the
rates of currency and other securities "i
the United States to bc done within the
District of Columbia.
Several other amendments were pro-
posed and rejected, and the bill was read
third time and passed.
Mr. Window from the Conference
Committee on the Indian appropriation
bill, made report, which was concurr-
ed in.
Mr. EdmundS. from the Judiciary
Committee. reported adversely on the
bill to relieve the political disabilities OF
Raphael Semmes of Alabama, and it was
indefinitely postponed.
Various bills Of minor Importance were
acted on.
impruycm cnt OF the Obi River.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate a letter from the Secretary OF
War. endorsing the rcoport of Major W.
+. Merrill, of the corps of engineers, in
reference TO the survey for the improve
mcnt of the Ohio river from Cairo to
Pittsburgh. Referred.
Mr.. Chandler then called up tn. river
and harbor appropriation bill, reported
hv the Committee on Commerce, without
amendment. The bill having been read
Mr.. Ramsey moved to increase the APP
preparation for the improvement of the
falls of the st. Anthony river, from $780,
600 to $4,000. Rejected.
Mr. Scott moved an amendment APP
proprmting $4,000 for completing the
survey and estimates of route from the
mouth of the Youghioughcny river 10
continue slack-watcr navigation up said
river to the foot ofthc Allcghaney Noun
trims and thence by canal tc the Cumbrr-
land river.
Mr.. Wilson moved to increase the mp.
preparation for the Improvement of the
Fox and Wisconsin rivers from $500, coo
10 S6OO,G0O. Agreed to. Yeas, 81;
nays, II.
Mr. Window moved to increase the
appropriation for the improvement of the
ONO river, from 100000 to I9SO0,000-
100000 of this amount to be- used for
the construction Of movable dams with
adjustable gate. at som" point TO be So
lcc,cd by the Secretary Of War. Agreed
TO, yea, %, nays 10.
Mr. Window also moved to increase
the appropriation for the Improvement
of the Great kunawha river in West
Virginia. from 100000 to SG0OOOO.
Agreed TO, yeas ~ nays 10.
Several other amendments were also
offered and agreed to.
The doors were rropcncd at l:3O n, m,
and the consideration of the river and
harbor appropriation bills was resumed,
and nearly al the amendments made in
the Committee Of the Whole were con-
CURED in.