The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-18
SENATE.
nErKsAp IMPEACHMENT.

The impeachment trial was resumed,
but owing TO the absence Of Mr.. Evans
the Senate, sitting as Court Of 1mpeach-
ment, adjourned until Wednesday.
Mr.. Logan moved to make the House
bill to eqnalize the bounties Of those who
served in the late war for the Union q
special order for tomorrow. Rejected
yeas q, nays 20; two.thirds not voting
in the affirmative. Mr.. Key voted with
the Republicans IN favor Of the motion,
and Messrs. Booth, Hamilton andsargent
with the Democrats against it. b
The Senate then considered the river
and harbor bill. -.
DISCUSSION OF THE RIVER AND HARBoR
BILL. '4
The pending question being on the mo-
tlon Of Mr.. Thurman 10 recommit the
bill to the Committee on Appropriations,
with instructions'to TO report bill reduc-
ing the aggregate amount OF appropria-
tions contained In it 10 sum not TO ex-
ceed four millions.
Mr.. Herman spoke in favor Of the mo,
ton and went into a long discussion oi
retrenchment. He favored a reduction,
especially in this bill, on the ground that
many OF the items Of the bill were use,
less-not promoting in any manner the
commercial interests OF the Government,
Mr.. Edmunds opposed the motion bus
favored the reduction Of the aggregate
amount in the bill, suggesting that four
million be placed in the'hands Of the Sec
retary Of War to disburse according TO
the demands Of the engineer service.
Mr.. Morton opposed the motion, and
In course OF his speech made general at
tack on the policy OF retrenchment pur-
sued by the House, characterizing it as
demagoguery. % When appropriations
were 10 made affecting the members di-
rectly, they were not willing to carry out
the principle OF re trenchment, but when
money was to bc set apart for carrying on
the government then they raised the cry
Of economy and cut down the appropria-
tions simply for political capital,
Mr.. Maxey spoke against the suggestion
OF Mr.. Edmunds.
Mr.. Conkling referred to the care he.
slowed on the bill by the Committee on
Commerce and the Committee on Appro.
priations, OF the Senate, and said that
some Of the amendments put on by the
Senate were incurably vicious. There
should be some substitute for this plan
Of appropriating for rivers and hafbors
Some changes should be made by which
each year = specific budget should be sub
mitted by sworn ofticersselected 10 report
the sane, and he hoped the 6ilT would be
considered the occasion for thought tc
begin and action to follow. He believed
It to be the duty Of tho House oi Repre-
sentatives and the Senate TO look al
this and every other appropriation
bill and reduce them to the Lowest
sum compatible with the publicinterest
He asked the Senators, especially on the
Democratic side Of the chamber, who
Just now were taking to themselves such
virtue on the subject Of economy, how
they could reconcile 1t TO themselves tc
take bill which contained appropria.
ltions improper at any time; how. they
could make Il accord with this new evan
gelism OF economy and retrenchment; hoS
they could take Il with all It's 'imperfec'
tions on its head as 1t came from sub
committee. II there was sincerity In thI
idea that the appropriations were to b.
reduced, he hoped the Senate would show
II in dealing with a bill some parts o.
which no Senator had attempted TO justify
Mr.. Thurman referred to the remark
Of Morton, and said that he desired to saJ
to his Democratic friends that II this bill
should pass they would hear much rhorl
Of the same sort between this time ant
November next.
Mr.. Mort6n said that the bill as II nov
stood was ~ much the work ot Demo.