The New York herald., 1876-07-13


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FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, July 12. 1875
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL-RETRENCHMENT
BY THE sRNATE-A DoMBsHELL IN THE DEM
oCRATIC CAMP.
The River and Harbor BILL reported to the Senate
yesterday from the Senate Committee Appropra-
tions Is bombshell in the democratic camp The bill
was passed by the House good whilo ago-in fact itl
among the very first of the imborant bills passed
by that body but 1t was kept back in the Senate Com
mittee room until tho democrats had committed
themselves the policy OF retrenchment in other and
more important measures. The River and Harbor bill
is one in which every Congressman must get
inserted tho risk of personal popularity appro.
pration for every stream and inlet little great.
within the boundaries Of his ''deestrck" Failing
this, he may say adieu to his hopes for further Con-
grcssional honoIA What the dsmay OF the
age Congressman this morning. therefore, when he
learned that the Senate had 1red out" all the little
two penny appropriations Of this kind, enlarged tho
allowances a few of the important rivers and
harbors and at tho time effected reduction OF
many millions In the Houses own bill A very ugly
by this action of the Senate. The vrtuous
sticklors for rctrenchment in the Treasury clerks
salaries and fast mail expenses must either face the
wrath Of their constituents tho OF nominating
conventions by assenting to this obviously proper
economy 60 upon the record inconsistent and in
sincere The Senate waited until this late day to mako
the point against their opponents and good deal Of
amusement afforded by the predicament the latter
in BY inadvercnce the BILL with its alterations
was reported in this column yesterday having been
agreed upon in conference, when Its position was as
above stated
Tho following ore the Senate amendments to tho
bill-
Appropriations for the following improvements have
been stricken the b For the harbors OF Dun
KIRK olcott, puitneyve and Great Sodus Bay, IN New
York; Frankfort Pentwater and White River, Mich |;
Mcnoininec, Wis New Haven, Milford ana Housa
tonic Rivor. Conn Taunton River. Fall River, New
| Bedford Mcrrimac River and Salem Harbor Mass !;
Richmond Island, Nc Ice Harbor, at Chester, Pa
Passaic River, ~ J. Elk River. Md. Occo4uan Creek
Acquia Creek and Nominy Greek Va, j French Broad
River Powell River and Cumberland River, below
| Nashville, Tenn; for work in Cypress Bayou Sabine
Pass, Trinity Rivcr, Pass Covco and Arkansas Pass
Texas; Tombgbee River Alabama; Brcakwater at Will
mngton and Monterey Haroor Cal; Little sodus
Bay, New YORK Delaware River between Trenton and
White Hi N J. harbor of Bridgeport Conn.,; Sauga
tuck, Mich, aud waddington, n. Y; Mackeys Ferry,
and part OF Darleu, Georgia; Mattapony and Pamun.
key Virginia; dredging Hudson River in front Of
Jersey City; improvement OF the channel between
staten Island aud New Jersey Usage River, Missouri
hsrbor Racine. Wis for examination ana survey OF
rivers liarbors and several small amounts i'm
provemcn,s IN some OF the smaller rivers in the South
crn states.
The following itcms have been added
Repair OF East pier at Cleveland Ohio. S. 900
Removal of Beaver and Nailor Bcud rocks. in
Little Kanawha, West Virginia. ............. 900
Improvement OF Missouri River above the
mouth OF the Yellowstone. Observation-Disclosures. IS 600
Improvement Of Big sandy River In Kentucky
and West virginia -..-.-................ 1000
Repairs OF piers at the mouth OF Black River,
Removal Of bar IN Mississippi River opposite
Dubuque Iowa.. $4,000
Total .$s9, 500
The Secretary of War IS also authorized to
amnations and surveys to DO made of several addi.
,onal rivers. and $4,000 is appropriated therefor.
The following appropriations have been increased: =
Harbor at Buffalo, n. V. from $4,000 to slooOoo
For removing ohstructions IN the East River and
He'll Gate, New YORK. from 500, 900 to $325, 600
The harbor al Green Bay, Wis, from $4,000 to
$4,000
Improvement OF the Connecticut River below Hart
ford. from $50. 900 to $50. 900.
The James RIVER, Virginia, from SEQ 600 TO $75 900
Oucni,a River Arkansas, from s., 900 to SIS, ,000
Cedar Keys. Fla, from $40, 900 to $4,000.
Lower Willamette and Columbia rivers, from Port
land, Oregon to the sea- from $l5, 900 TO $50 OOl
Upper Willamette, from Sl5, 900 TO $25. 000
Hudson River at New YorE from s25. 900 to S66 000
s25, 900
Fox and Wisconsin rivers from slso 900 to $3.50 ooo
HarOOr NJ EFle, fh, from ~aO.Ovo 10 $5O.OUu
Breakwater a; Block Island r. l., $50 900 TO $40 Ooo
Harbor at Rondout ~ V, $50, 900 to $50 900.
Rock Island Rapids, Mississippi River, from 800 900
to $50, COO
Mouth of the Mississippi River, from 100000 to
$l50O00
There have also several small reductions of ap-
propriatons-
ANOTHER BLOW AT rHK COMMERCIAL SUPREMACY
OF NEW YORK; PROPOSITION TO REMOVE
THE SHIPS FROM oUn wHARvKs 40 THE
COAST OF LONG ISLAND.
Another blow aimed at the commercial supremacy
OF New York IN n resolution introduced to-day by Mr.
A. NJ Bliss, OF Brooklyn providing tha, the Secretary
OF War shall survey OF the OF Long Island
between Gravcsend bay and Eockaway. and report
upon the necessity OF a brcakwatcr between those
points for the projection OF commerce; also what i'm
provsmcnts be made tho channels OF Shcepshead
and Canarsic bays and the cost OF the Improvements
that may be recommended
The object OF the resolution is TO have tho judgment
Of the engineers the practicsbihty Of improving
those two channels to allow vessels TO pass OF
greater tonnage than present possible and without
the trouble experienced In following tho shallow
tortuous channels and TO ascertain the feasibility or
hw n,ch IN ADJ