The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-07-25
CAIRO, ILLINOIS. TUESDAY. JULY 25 1876
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THE RIVER AND HARB0R BILL.

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WARRINGTON, ID. e., July % MIR. Sher.
man called up the bill appropriating s!0o,-
600 for the completion Of the Washington
monument
After discussion, and the adoption Of the
amendments of Mr.. Morrill, providing for
examination Of the foundation, etc, and
limiting the cost to $3.50, 900, the bill passed.
1t appropriates 81 900, 600 TO continue work
after the Washington Monument Society
shall transfer to the United States all its
rights and privileges, and provides that the
work SHAH be under the direction of the
President OF the United States, supervising
Arc Infect OF the Treasury and Architect of
| the capitol.
Mr.. Logan called up the house bill to
regulate the issue Of artificial limbs to dis.
abled soldiers, seamen and others, which
was amended and passed.
The senate them resumed consideration
of the river and hsrbor bill.
After long discussion of the usual po-
litical character, and in which many sena-
tors participated, a vote was taken on the
pending question, the motion OF Mr.. Thur.
man TO recommit the bill to the committee
on appropriations with instructions to re-
duce the total amount TO 81, O0O, 900, and
1t was rejected-yeas @, nays %.
The question then REQUIRED upon the SUBJ
stitute OF Mr.. Edmunds, offered some days
ago, to appropriate s4,OOo,cOO for rivers
and hsrbors. to be expended under direc-
tion off secretary OF war.
Mr.. Howe moved to amend the substitute
SO as to appropriate 100000 instead of
81 ,000, 900. Rejected.
Mr.. Allison moved to amend the substi.
tute Of Mr.. Edmunds by striking out all
after the enacting clause, and inserting in
lieu thereof the bill which he gave notice
of several days ago, aprropriating to2s, G67
for the improvement of rivers and hsrbors
throughout the country.
In explanation of his substitute Mr.. ALI.
son said the river and harbor bill, as it now
stands, appropriated So, 159, OLA, and the
substitute just read appropriated 1921 ,664
or 81 ,4s7 $50 less than the amount in the
bill before the senate.
Mr.. Edmunds objected to appropriating
49, 900 for the improvement of the harbor
OF refuge, Lake Huron, including the re-
moval Of the wreck of the City OF Buffalo,
and it was withdrawn.
Alter discussion, Mr.. Allison withdrew
the second section Of his substitute, appro-
priating 800, 200 for surveys Of the rivers
throughout the country, and the question
being on the substitute As modified, it wss
rejected-yeas, II; nays, %.
The substitute Of Mr.. Edmunds was then
rejected-yeas, II; nays, 26.
Nr. Edmunds then submitted substitute
appropriating so,co0,000 for the improve
ment OF rivers and harbors, TO be expended
under the direction Of the secretary of war.
Rejected-yeas, 16; nays, %.
Mr.. Edmunds then moved to recommend
the bill to the committee on appropriations,
with instructions to report the bill amended
SO as TO appropriate an amount not to ex-
coed $3.50 900, to be expended at points of
most importance mentioned in the bill.
Rejected-yeas, IA, nays, IS.
The question then being on agreeing to
amendments in committee Of the whole to
the house bill, Mr.. Edmunds demanded a
separate vote on each amendment, when
the fact was developed that no quorum was
present, and the senate, at 10 p. M, ad-
journed till Monday.