The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-24
CON G R E S S.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, July %.

,1A WASHINGTON, July y.
Mr.. sherman- called up the bill ap.
propriatihg 100000 for The completion
Of the Washington Monument. After
discussion and the adoption OF the
amendments Of Mr.. Morrill,, providing
for the examination OF the foundation,
DC, limiting the cost. to SS5o, ,00o, the bill
was passed. II appropriates $l00, 900 10
continue the work, after the Washington
Monument Society shall transfer to The
United States all its rights and privil.
eyes, and provides that the work shall be
under the direction Of the President Of
the United States, the Supervising Arch
itect Of the Treasury and the Architect OF
the Capitol. .'.
Mr.. Logan called up the House bill to
regulate the issue Of artificial limbs to
disabled soldiers, seamen and others,
which was amended and passed.
The Senate then resumed the consider
alton Of the River and Harbor Bill.
After q long diSeussion Of the usual po.
litical character, and in which many Sen.
ators participated, vote was taken on
the pending question--the motion Of Mr..
Thurman 10 recommit the bill TO the
Committee oB Appropriations, with in
structions 10 reduce the total amount to
s, ,009. .o0Q4zand II was rejected-yeas Q,
nays 49,. H.
The question then REQUIRED upon the
the substitute Of Mr.. Edmunds, offered
some days ago, to appropriate 100000
for rivers and harbors, to be expended
under the direction OF the Secretary Of
War.
Mr.. Howe moved TO amend the substi.
tute so as to appropriate $4,000, 900 In
stead Of $4,000, 600. Rejected. So
Mr.. Allison moved 10 amend the sub.
stitute Of Mr.. Edmunds by striking out
all after the enacting clause, and insert
iug in, lieu thereof the bill Of which he
gave notice several days ago, appropri.
ating S5,27l ,664 for the improvement OF
rivers and harbors throughout the coun.
try. In explanation Of his substitute,
Mr.. Allison said the River and Harbor
bill, as it now stood, appropriated ST, 1885,.
E0l4, and the substitute just read appro-
priated S5,27l, ,G64, or 81, ,4s7, ,S60less than
the amount in4he bill before presented.
Mr.. Edmunds objected TO appropriating
$4,000 for Improvement OF Harbor Of
Refuge, Lake Huron, including the re-
moval Of the wreck Of the City oi Buffalo,
and it was withdrawn. 3
After discussion Mr.. Allison withdrew
the second section of his substitute, ap.
propristing $4,000 for surveys Of rivers
throughout the country, and the question
being on the substitute as modified, II was
rejected--yeas II, nays %.
The substitute Of Mr.. EdmundS was
then rejected-yeas l2, nays 90.
Mr.. Edmunds then submitted sub
stitute appropriating S5,0o0,OOO for the
improvement Of rivers and harbors, to be
expended under the direction Of the Sec.
reiary OF War. Rejccted-yeas 6,naYs %.
Mr.. Edmunds then moved to recommit
the bill to the Committee on Appropria-
tions, with instructions 10 report the bill
amended so as to appropriate an amount
not 10 exceed $500, 900, to be expended at
the points OF most importance mentioned
in the bill. Rejected-yeas IA, nays 25.
The question then being on agreeing TO
the amendments made in the committee
Of the whole 10 the House bill, Mr.. Ed;
munds demanded a separate vote on each
amendment, when the fact was developed
that no quorum was present, and the
Senate, at 10 P. NJ, adjourned till Monday.