The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-04

tain the most eligible line on which canal across
the lsthmus OF Florida can be constructed
Agreed TO.
MIR. ALooRN, (rep.) OF Miss. submitted an amend
ment appropratlng $500, 600 for the repairs OF
OF Missouri Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana
Agreed to-yeas 20, nays 81.
Mr.. tRkLINGnuYsEN. rep.) OF y. j.. submitted
an ameudment approprlaliDg $4,000 Tor dredging
the mud bars IN the Hudson River, IN front OF
Jersey City. Agreed 10.
Mr.. JohNsToN, fdem.) OF Va, submitted an
amendment appropriating $50 900 for the improve
inent oi the Appomattox River, Va Agreed to.
Mr.. BAyARD. OF Delaware submitted amend
ments approprlating $40, 600 for the construction
OF an aodiiona pier in the Ice narbor at New
harbor OF Wilmington, and s5o.oOo Tor the con-
structon OF the United States pier at Lewes, Del.
Mr.. DENNIS, (dem.) of Md. submitted an amend
ment apptopriatlnR $37Sl7 Tor the Improvement
OF the harbor OF Chrisheld. Md. Agreed to.
ment appropriating $4,000 Tor the Improvement
OF Rondout harpor, \. Y: Agreed TO.
bill from the Committee on transportation
Routes. authorizing the secretary OF War
Of lay c Uns , an1 m, me con-
River at or near the town OF Hennepin by the
mosi practical and convenient Iro ute. TO the Mis-
sssppl River at or above Rock Island, with a
branch canal or feeder from The most practicable
ana convenient point on The main line OF SAID
canal. the canal and branch not to oe less than
seventy rect wide and SIX feet deep, and with q
capacity Tor vessels OF ut least go ions bur0en.
Agreed 20.
ar. FERRY, (repJ OF Mich. submitted an amend
ment increasing the amount Tor the improvement
OF the haroor and river OF st. Joseph Men,, from
$4,000 10 $4,000. Agreed to-
Dr. SPRAGuE. Qih.) Of H. l., submitted an
amendment increasing the Appropriation Tor the
Improvement OF the breaKwater ut Block Island,
X. l., rom $4,000 to 100000. Agreed 20.
Mr.. PATTERSON, lrep.) OF 5. c., submitted an
amendment apploprating $780, 600 for the i'm
provemenr or the narbOr OF Charleston, s. c.
Agreed to.
Various other amendments for the improve
ment OF small rivers throughout the country were
agreed to-
Mi. LOGAN, (rep.) OF ILL.,. said the manner in
which tins blll had been amended Tonight showed
that the Senate had not the pubic Interest at
heart or was determined TO defeat the bill. The
amendments made TO night were absolutely ridlc-
ulous, and not the kind of legislation which
should take place at the close OF the SESSION.
MIR. WRIGHT, lrep.) OF Iowa, moved to lay the
bill and amendments on the table. Rejected
yeas 49, nays 90. The bill was then re-
ported to the the Senate. and the question being
OF the Whole. Mr.. sherman demanded a separate
vote on the Hennepin Canal amendment. II was
agreed to-Yeas %. nays II.
He next demanded q vote on the Mississippi
Levee amendment, and 1t was rejecied-ieas %,
nays "a.
Mr.. WEST. of Louisiana. demanded q vote on the
Eads amendment Tor the Improvement Of the
mouths OF the Mississippi
Mr. HOWE, OF Wisconsin,, moved 10 amend the
amendment, so as to fix the rate OF interest at
1--WE per cent instead OF six per cent. Agreed to.
Whole was then agreed to-Yeas 49, nays 6.
1.-The River and Harbor bill was still pending In
the Senate at the receipt OF our latest de-
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