The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-16
provement OF the barbor at Two Riyere, WIS.
oonsin, which had been reduced - toVW oy 'he
Committee on Appropriations.

oonsin, which had been reduced ~ to,VW oy 'he
Committee on Appropriations.
CALLING A RETREAT.
Mr.. Bdmunds (Rsp.. VT saij as this bin came
from the House OF X representatives. It hppr opri-
ated s5,S2,S50. Z he Committee on Approph,-
tons re 1uced that amount nv striking out GER
tain provisions, TO the extent OF about 100000.
and then ADDED various amendments tncreas-
an the tue Of .soat
with the House bill. The Senate had
deserted the COMMITTEES on Appropriations
strike @'u out. ana and had % "aded other S am sndmens
stood, sbont 100000, and that was done in
view OF the revised estimstes OF the ensloeers'
as euardiaos OF the public Treasury, III suite OF
the paramount necessity of having the smallest
priate 40 much money by this bill. He submit
ted the following as substitute for the Dill!
,ss T9s ,ss the sum Of asi hes
es sIDenGs,e for tes seSs s
ss sse'G the P.GyiS; Ssg.S,
suhoIi.ed 70 cause such eIoend1res to be maas, 80
eeureo to report 70 Consre.s at the opening Of ts
provisions OF this act up to tnat time, In detail
WILLING TO ACCEPT THE HOUSE, BILL.
Mr.. Ferry CRep. Mich) said he was sorry to
say thst all who voted for the amendments to
attempt was now made to kill the bill. and the
result would be that we would have no River
S Witch he Would ss
GLAD clad, to & have passed passed but would not offer
would accept the hill az Il came from the House.
and asked the friends OF the measure to waive
all special Improvements for their own localities
and accept the bill as It came from the House.
In his oDinion no better use could be made Of
tions for improvement to benefit commerce.
Mr.. Thurman Dem. Ohio) said the substitute
of the Senator from vermon ut proposed to place
IA A.OOU.OlO the hands of single OlCer for dis
burssmsnt. 1t would be subject to the discre-
ono. ,at shoSa be ne da np' Se
should be one wholly removed from politics:
he had nothing TO say against the Secretary of
ss political Officers. lie gave notice that he
you'd submit an amendment to strike out "the
Ensioeers." This would put the money in the
bands OF an ofhcer wholly removed from politics.
an amount in the hands Of any man he
moved that the bill be recon mitted to
lions to reduce the spprcpristions to $4,000.
There was a cry all over the land for economy
aud reform; There was was % cry that the people
not think II right TO appropriate now by the
River and Harbor bill larger amount than had
before In the most prosperous times OF
the Republic. 1t had been said the expenditure
| OF this money would afford relief through hout
| the country. That was an argum ent in favor of
| psternal government, and IL that should once be
stop. II the general Government was to be.
| come a common almoner, he would like to
know what kind of republican government we
| would have.
COMPLETE BACK DOWN.
Mr.. Ferry moved to amend the motion OF Mr..
Thurm.n so as to instruct the Committee on
Appropriations to report the House bill. He
s4id he was willing to place himself upon the
judgment Of the House-the peoples body.
MIR. Howe (Rep.. Wls.) opposed tue reoommit-
tai OF the bill. and sal the Senator from Michi-
gan (Mr. Ferry was probably correct when he
called the House the peoples body They might
m naOnlp n ia
responsiole to the people as well as the House.
The House might know more OF the
needs Of the people, because there were more
OF them to know, but the Constitution OF tue
Uni,ei States demanded that the Senate should
have a voice in egisi tion, and he did not ex-
pect to see the Senate retire from that position
now by accepting the House bill
MIR. Gordon tDen., Cal desired to economics
and yet improve the rivers and preserve works
which have been begun. He spoke OF the rivrr
and nIi bOr improvements In mis- own State ana
siid there was not single appropriation In that
state which could not have been doubted with
ptopriety. The Coosa riyer had only $4,000
whereas the engineers report called for over
$3U,O0 for II. lhis river passed through iron
beds rich enough and extensive enough to
furnish iron for the continent, and coal enough
contiguous TO smet. The Ocmulgee river. In
| the southern Part Of the State, brought down
one fourth Of all the lumber exported from the
United States. lie hope his friend from Micnl-
gan (Mr. Ferry would withdraw ms motion to
bin. and let the House bill be accepted now by
non concurIing IN uli the amendments proposed
by tho Commltiee on Appropriations or IN
| Mr.. Ferry accepted the suggestion OF the SEN
ator from 0eorgia, and withdrew bis motion.
MIR. Whyte (Dem., Md said yesterday he
called the attention Of the Senate to the road
| which It was on, and that they would bring up
| with trouble. He was educated In that school
| OF politics " nicn taught that the Constitution
did not give Congress- the right TO enter on in-
| teInai improvements. He stood by franklin
| Pierce wnen he vetoed the River and Harbor
bill in lo54, and believed he was cor ect
| il this bill SHOULD pass, IL would be tho
| largest River and Harbor Till which
ever passed the Senate, and In this time Of trial
to the American people 1t was a suame and q
proach.
Pending discussion, MIR. Edmunds, from the
Committee on the Judiciary, reported favor lbly
on the bills TO remove the political disabilities
OF Thomas III. Will ms of Maryland and Reu-
ben Days Of Mississippi. Placed on the oaien-
dar.
The Senate then, at s p. NJ , adj journed until
Monday.