New-York tribune., 1876-07-18
yLTvh CoyGRESS-URST SESSION.
RFGruAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
yFw-yoPK's uARBoR APPROPRIATIONS ATTACKED IN
The sENArg-rHEY ARE DEFENDED BY MIR.
CoSETING - INPE ,CUNENT ADJOURNED - GEN
EEAL BUSINESS N TUE HOUSE.
SENATE. .WAsHINGroS. july L. 1870.
In the Senate to-day, AIr. MANEY Dcm.,
Texas, presented the joint resolutions OF the Legislature
o. Texas asking for such legislation by Congress rs viii
protect the frontier OF that state against Indians au
Neyicau,. And also IN appropriation 10 rrlhhdr,' tho
STATE Tor money expended IN defending the frontier
cI~ra,iprn of san Francisco demonstrating against
changes the shipping act, m regard to the appoint
Tho senate bs tor The roc; OF Margaret Ireland and
NJ ioGAN rep IiJ presented the petition Of en-
ployts ~ the f;ur.au of Engraving and Pruuug Of the
in them short leave of absence to attend The Ccu,n-
nia Exhibition Referred % the Committee on Printing
IMPEACHMENT.
The senate then resumed the tial Of w. W. Be.tuap,
late Secretary Of War
Nh Carpenter said hc Informed that John 8.
Evans the absent vitues-, would Dee nero tomorrow
evening lie asked that the Court adjourn to Wednesday
w. rnuTyD- u,rp. VI submitted an ordcr that the
defendant hay" permission tu examine I.dus 40 any
stage o 'hr proceedings, aud That the ual nov proceed
Mr CONkIGNG G;rU., y. - inquired u ihat order
gave te Managers the right To examine witnesses IN
''i.fr Ci.l All. replied in the negative.
Nr Carpenter said the defense expected to cy-
anime Two ur,, witnesses after E'uH., but could not
W..WuYTE ,,ru NdJ submitted au order as sub
sfuf.of tat ui Mr. Edmund, "thui tu. Court adjourn
min W,ur.dt, tIr ION inst" Agreed To-, ANA ulr
senate, sttu. as "a Court adjourned.
EIYEE AND HAEEOE Bill.
Ir-ilivc business was then resumed, and tho CHAIR
laid before the senate the unfinished business, being ino
River and Harder Appropriation bill, the pending ques
lion being on the motion 'ir Thurman to recomut
the ui with Instruct report hil. reducing the
MI oGH% dsrr l,j moved TO make thc hlI 10 ,aua-
zc ihe uouucs of those Who served n the Hic wtt Tor
ibr Union the spr,a order FOR tomorrow at O'clock
GrIrcirb-l Ha,. - A"N- -" tN"I Ih'", A"l ''N- III
tur Affirmative. hr. Key voted wI'htAe H'pu."dns ln
favor o' thc motion, aud N.s.i, hn'il' Hamilton ana
, Sargent with t.' Democrats St.ii,i ~. .,-..i. u,
Tie Senate then proceeded with the consideration OF
kEItStS Drm, E - opposed tnc passage Of the
hlll either cameflom the Iiuusc oras am, t' boy
tIrc Of MONEY. lie favored the i.r"hlni'ii "I the u
WITH instructions Iu have the amount reduced.
from the House. was prcpu-trrrus and cErus.a,ut u
the last degree and the senate nJd made t about twice
Iir MORTON Icp, Indj said this bn ~ it come from
the House was pretty fair Illustration oi ug apPioWm
tous o. present session. In" members oi tho senate
ANA ioGs" Of both parties were not influenced Go con-
involved, ht whore the appropriations were not 20 ae,t
them locally, bat were for the General GoyGiuuen
10 va, proposed tu Cut them down. The House Of
n, i ~ 1,,t AZ Ii. Tn,t n. rafrraG
mcIt, hut was TCtgrucrucut by rcpudatou lie ar
al,d that The gO'cImcnt i Tor the goo" of ihr people
and the Improvement Of rivers and harDors Is FOR the
Mr. MNXEY Dem, Texas opposed the substitute. Ho
then read irom report ll l"r tht,h,ef D.PtflheuE
showing the p"inIrr- FOR rye ana haibpr improve
mcut- 1-2l ,u 1873 20 .Lo" thai AcS-iogh hll re-
m ",ii1 , ,,' ~ LII 49, ~. lt., of N., yrt "a
larger Than called for by this bin Delaware ht re-
We'd over ~ 600 900; Maryland II Oh J31 Jl; Ohio
~ IUGa MS Is exclusive The amount for hc improve
uruf uf tuc Ohio River lie CurtCuurG thai liberal al
propriItou5 should be made Tor the Improvement ot
Sir CONKLING (gep, y. " said the Senator from
TN, I M u g,5~ Gsf 81 n S,' s bcE 20
years, and had brought a. notice thai T.ouu,uUJ had
been DEVOTED Ia public Improvements situated within tho
limits of Ncw-N0rh stIc and second, ttt tuat sum
had voted by the whole American people, that the
Whole American people had been taxed ior H. icargued
that this F7UOp,UuO had been expended upon great
public mPrus cmgnts, great national highways stand
nonor the county hy ~ credit uud determined upon
its maintenance, down 10 1900 10 p1r ccht oI az tlc
revenues lhr "'h,ti ,''l h. "tio pam D5
OF boa The state Uf Nrw-iork That period marked many
cpocs "I i.%l' DON DOH ~ war ny e,e' :. SoStiG. % ,,c M
epoch which brought the senator rIatt tltN"S) INTO r
tuUu IL covered the expense, ut the war luught for
the admission OF that STATE into the Union. When one
haif o! the country. lhtu"Wr me Hio ol I'N1', vas
arrayod under uc banner o revolt tine state ui New
York yielded 90 per cent of those loans uud thus. rcy
great powers the earth. After tGe volume should be
clgsrd ahd lhe Hl".ht "l lelor iu'u'I of'looA't
this fact he would hardly cnnrni' that IL became a
repro NATIVE oi te state Of ,1s 10 tn th@ state oi
Ncw-YoIk with the fact that millions had been expended
"ii.lh .cl G".uti' Ipi ln n't'l'l'.h,'. ,t, ,. ,5
Improvements n Ncw-IOrk lie had no doubt The inter
csis Of commerce demanded them
Mr. tDNkLiNG, rcsuulua argued that this bill a5 it
came Iolh tht mouse hllsiiditl one o ihc most vicious
and 7cinino'N practices IN our lrsstiioh, ne again
referred 10 the Improvements in NcW-hork State, and
sad De could assign good rea for tADeApeudure OF
This G.,uuOOOO which seemed 10 loom ap before the
senator from IrXu-. While the income existed, New
York with One-teuth Of the population of tho country
/ paid more than ouc-thrd OF the entire Now New
York with tenth ur eleventh or the population, Ir 10
the General Government Ourtnrd OF tle entire
over 90 ~ tie chro customs revenue Is col
cCct ~ the Port Of NcwNurk. Nearly onchaif Of the
S1UuOUOO expended IN New York Tor improvements had
been bestowed upon three works. First, there Hell
Gate with Us rocks cudaugcrug All the cOi-tlsr
meTce Of the country; next there was tho Hudson River,
toe great outlet FOR the cereals aud products OF tho West
The tnIII work the AarbOf Ol BuIlO that BJfbOr
which lmdOeked and projected not only The prOp liors
of NcWIurk, but the HCatHg property OF every State
! tho product OF every wheat bcld aud of
/ every pasture living west OF tho city OF But
! faU seeking transI sIurtatOn To ude-water. III In
reviewing these figures and facts any Senator could de-
du,c an argument favor Of improving a creek % OBJ
tain 20 inches OF. water DC H. Mr. COnkling then
spoke of the power OF Congress 20 improve rivers aud
said IL would puzZo tho honorable senator from IcNa,
70 Niudcao provisions this bil the basis that
nnurOnAiOns md been mnle Tor he greAtest AGDOr n