New-York tribune., 1876-08-11
XLIVTH CVNGRESS-IsT SESSION

SENATE WASHINGTON. Aug 10, 1875
The amendment Of the House OF Represent
atiyes 10 the resolution OF the Senate 10 PRINT 4ooo
copies OF the majority and minority reports OF the spe
cia committee which recently Investigated mississippi
affairs was agreed ond the resolution was passed As
amended M passed. 1t provides that 800 copies shal
bo for the Senate and 200 for the Use OF the
House OF Representatives, -, - 49, oor .,
report on the RIVER aud HarbOr Appropriation DI ad
IN answer T. question OF Nj EDMUNDs sad tle ", pi,i
agreed upon by tho committee appropriated oN''
BIr CONKLISG (Rep, N. " said the committee had
taken from the appropriation for Tue removal t rochs
Long island Sound $4,000 reducing the amount -0r
that work 20 $25C0O0 more unWise ana ibGelehSpe
change cOuld not have been r1ade In thO Hule piil
Those rocks could be painIy seen on any Chart
OF the Coast Survey than they could be seen In the tr
Mr. KEENAN, Dem. ". " cOncnrred in the views OF
his colleague tho mproprety OF reddoing me aie
nroprl lator for the Hell Gate improvements lie aiso
anoke OF the apuropriat'on for tbs Hudson River I'M
proyeneut and said it had been reduced from 56oooo
IS. sAEuENT Csep, CALI, member OF the Confer,
Committee, spOke OF the T9K at Heh nato t snt
though quarter Of million dollars would 90 great
way 20 remove tho debris after the explosion IN view
o The fact that the engineers expressed tne ooh ~ m tS m
further obstruction 20 naYigtton-' . - a., 80
Mr. HOWE iiep VIZ said the re9ucnon 81 oi me m & ap
pTcpr4tiOns work presented the repuDuc III te
attitude @: pnupcr dealing out small 5ans OF noney 10 10
maze this lmpioyelhfh.i =. lor ,Y wlsH INC
Mr.. EDMC&Ds Rep w op.osGd te retSrt, s anu nv f
Nj COS kiIEti again spoke about tho Hell Gate I'M
rroyeIncnt and IN reply to NJ sargent said theoo ROCKS
stood ~ great gateway Of the Kingdom Alter lucy
", re blown up thcy bound to fall again h pGCeSl
,hc track oY mighty commerce, where they could not
be yItbort yreckinz vessels He could not approve the
rrport ,ni would Therefore vote against IT,
Sir. ALLISON 0iep., Iowa., Chairman OF the COl,er,,
Tor il mi, wear A. last although estimat, t5 year
20 900 les, Than las: year the estimate for The
past being jUOOUO and fof th- present year St1Vooo
Alter further discussion the report was agreed To-;
Yens 36. SAYS 10 Ml5srs Boutwell,. COckrol, COnk-
ling Dawes, Eaton, McCroory MoTJI Wadiegh,. .A war
M, ;oted In the negaliye changed mis- vote 20 the
affirmative just bofoe the vote Was ann3GhGeu aig tne 81
entered motion to reconsider tho Yo,e by Whch I1I 70
port was agreed Alter some discussion, lis moLoh
rejected without dYi-lolL
POLITICAL DEBATE.
Tie Senate then resumed the consideration OF 'he IN
finished business, being the resolution 20 print 10000
extra copies Of message tho President and accom-
p,uyng document. IL regard to the reocns dhcu!y d.
Hamburg. >. c.
NJ. SHERMAN rep, Ohio, resumed his argument at
the point where he suspended LAST might 40 replied %
the arguments of Mr.. Davis Dem, W. Fal ana Othcin 10
regard 10 the receipts ana ekpendtures 81 tto o
lnrnt. gC, and deulcd the accuracy OF me EETscs
presented by these He next referred to the Iast
il. d. mo ST Louis platform, and said 10 con
To- the SotmOney inei,. Gov Ilde was against
ioudrd , have double meaning In Oho the repeal OF
the resumption clause held 70 be repeal OF the
Resumption act and an inIt,on measure Whlse III sew
YORK only hed TO be repeal ot tne resumption
clause Of ,hat act II had pu4poac,l devised u9uDe
10 snow that GOV rdcn himself had approved an actor
ihe Legislature OF thTb state, providing Tor fcturh u
jan l. IS5D Yet ne now called this Resumption act OF
Congress sham. Mr. sherman then referred. To MT
Mr MCDOEALD ,lDrrl., IndJ denied that Gov Hen
trcks had ever aGyo 90 an imitation o tle currency.
Mr. SIEltNlAN, rrsumug, sad he could not remember
all the speeches ct .r. iendrcs nut he was certainty
rgI.lcd rs being on that sdg OF te question: ne .'icn
-kc of the plan ~ Gov linden 10 resume specie pay
!cuts and said he favored the boarding OF gold ana
silver. How diu his propos uon differ III t-e slShtcs'
fI trf u If f,..L
,.J t,,,n In ri.,u m, traction currency lie was
b. iu tho tnCs. Iui- hnu been aready done, 50 tat
part hs platform had already DetN "CcoihpisLed
rs nr Republican party and first part OF II bad peei
rs,orunrnli hy tresrden Grant to Democratic House
of Representatives bat IL had pccn d''frShiu ~ tud
House. Again. referring 10 the public deDt lie stIi 'Iat
Government a'vy ychr had fallen Below tne nconis IN
ono year they pHl 2luOs)OOVo Un % 'Ho ,i, i inr
hardest time. 'hr Republican parry haa sa'f1 W iHTS n
and applied q TO IRE payment ., t"o 49,, ti'e
.ns tue Administrations ot Gen nv. oIH I''
c then read from tine ltttcrOi acce dhcf VI , H.
ana argued that many things mt "eIc sllc''ns b IN
pfrs Sc mad No doubt mat II the i.'l ubS'Ii parry
should be- continued IN power l9Gt ye"t9 y Cn-'., -, ~
who'll, mass Jf t.r public debt WouIl na tyA' er'" mo
the Dcwocr-S tIard apnG! f.Ioi'u "a tHv w &C., ~,
t as r heG curious o. near taaL patty WMeh hf,t ue
,alru that The NictuIa belonged the Spots, IiaIn6
pom - sou,u would De the rcsiosaon OF Le Demo
s.. H. Donald tDrm Ind) said he would support
gc r..5-Iun Dl SIR. Morton oectuss he desired tue c"-
ter lt with Al faat tnty were much moe hiE ana .c'5
riistu u,. ul mo cuUufr, and Dy S,uu'ors on tlia
.nr These race collisions IN the ooui. wlieh began
party ~. mar -"'t''i, 'c., 'to',n IN n7,, -;
year tic p,I,4a'' cam, INTO power hh' no" ,te9
lie knew he EouuUhpau party was ioath TO
li,o up IT, power ia the 'on.h. lh'y haa
~ ~ t.G r,,, r,m The RIlH5,i1 DsSpaieh a card pub
d.. fB
20 ~ r.,,.ri ft,II IRON, voting the Democratic tcS-t
n, then r,l, req 20 the argument o Dir tdnnhdS ID
'gSt'T t " ,iSr All, in ,he linton had exercised that
5pwsr Mr. Mcdonald then replied To th" argument
~ Mr. sherman said that jhc senator asked. Would
tfc p..g,e tr.,t thr Democratic party IN powcri
T5,rd Ma another question running with that, aud
that ,a-. Could the Republican party stand the
ordeal of trial before thc Dtr Ot public opinion The
seventh rcsoluon Of that party, adopted IN Their con
ycnou of 1868 declared the Government should bc AT
minlstcr,d wi;h strict economy amt the corruption
,huny!ully uurscd by Andrew johnson called
loudly ioc reform. Upon this platform Gen
Grqnt aud Mr. coIfax were elected. sBeiore
nm, iour years expired he was sorry to say
tho NIceP,sdent was mNosyod IN c"rtaln dnc!'Ies on
on OF inc Republican platform declared FOR in
the civG service. Had there been rrormi And In the
Cincinnati ouscnuUn they declared that they rejOice
IN the quickrnms conscience OF the people. lie (Mi
McDonalD wu8 doubling Thomas, ana dld not
believe they rjoictt at the quckoninS conscience
II the people He tnCl TUitrrtd 10 tho nan5Orh CON
tracts and said the official VINO collenanced them was
pJt ot of uhire, but immediately appointed 10 high
Office for life aud Republican senate confirmed the
nomination. Was that Punishment lie referred o. the
ate Secretary of War; and, conclusion, argued hat
hc pcope of the country would CONSIDER whether the
KamiDlicnn party deserved q 5e kept in power.
lir BOUTWELL, tRep, MlSSl presented lengthy
eS,cs ron the Treasury Dtpartlsnt showing the DIic
debt foI each year from 1886 10 lo7l Inen the change
Wa nude in tho of jtatiEg tie accounts and
SAID tho discrepancy shown b the change was SAL 600
and that IL had been rulIy explained.
Pending discussion Mr. WINDOW called up the HOu,e
bill provide temporarily Tor the expenditures of the
Guycumant and Il vas passed
The senate then, at $40 p m., went into Executive
Session, aud when the doors were rCOpentd, ADJOURNED