, 1876-08-09
TIE RECORD.
SENATE.


WAR'rtSoTos, D. c., Aug. s.-Tho chalr lafl be.
fore tho Senate communication from, the secsc-
tary OF Wnr, frclaefng letter from tho Chief Of
The Engineer Corps. demonstrating against tho pro-
posed amendment to tho River and lIarbor Appra.
prlatton bill limiting tho availability of the appro
priatton for tho improvement Of tho southwest
pass Of tho alteolss!ppi River. He Expresses the
opinion that, II tho amendment should BE- annlly
adopted, It will stop the work Of dredging. md i'll
tcrIcrc With tho commerce Of New Orlcaus. Or.
lcrcd 10 bo printed and to lie OH tic table.
Mr. Hitchcock called up the scnRtc bill to cstab-
liBh tho Territory OF runbinn, mud to provide
temporary Government therefor. Tho propoHcd
nov Territory corlssts Of tho northern portion OF
tic Territory OF Dakota. After brief discussion
MT. Et'mands moved to rostposo Its further con.
alteration IL! the a!st Monday in Dccombor next
Rejected. The BILL waa then passcd-ycas, u;
III. I:imunds called MP Tho reports Of tho ,najor~
gated tho circumstances attending the late election
in Mississippi. aud It was ordcfod that they bs
Mr.. Logan, fram the Committee on Military Al.
fars reported adversely on the JtoIRe bill to pnr
don detertcrs from tho urmy, md 1t was indefinitely
iii. Dogy entered resolution to reconsider tho
vote hy Witch tho b 10 cftabisl, thd Teriltory u
move to Change lilo naMe 10 Algonquin. ~ "'N'"
Ilo senatG thafl considered subjects on tho cal
The Senats tlcn resumed consideration Of the
resolution Of Mr. Morton to print 10, 900 enpses Of
the measasc of tho President aud aceompanying
saSR % 'sstsqss a IT, E.e T. s sssnus t Il. %
day. !Ie said tterv wah onc thing owe. which he
senator had yet found occasion for attacking t!lr
character OF either Of thy Nominees Of tho tcpub-
ss Psa e. y s ,hsss oqs IS
sar as ho knew highly respectable in point of ab.
ity. Tho candidate @ Of the Democratic party, for
words Of Ills isIr Eaton's) cou,i rtevata lin In tho
m1ndy Of the Icone. JIG had Ii word to say, how.
ever In regard to The ncmocraticno,ni for Vice
President. hecaute hc hG been the Ubjcct OF ntRc
OIL thla iloor. The honorable Gcnnt0r from. YER
mont tEdnslnda, Ind attempted to convince tho
rible ontsagc 1t iianburg Gut that shs De,nocfattc
candidate fur President sax not hotseht, md
i elected. would not admEnlsttr tho lava Of tAe
United States. Tint WIS bu1d charge by SEN
ator who pointed to hts hopkH when he made 1t, and
sal lie qaotud from tho record. What record
hs1 c Senators rom XIV We Yo1 III
and other States, TO 10 Ia tic Senator from vcr.
mont to nd out what wus eonststational docirtas,
which makes him our CEsar1
Atr Eaton thrn rent to tho Clerks and rcad I'm
eftaft from tq secsh oF NJ 1Iton ~ ssSFya
that thore should 1u period Ut probation and prep
asat!on for tso freed tlayca before they wers
tloy wcrs not ht to he immediately lifcd into 20.
iit'sa' Gowct, Ute. and resl,inlng his argument,
oaa o9 s .ca sHs n Epnas5 a bs sns y:
i, Da Anybody iluns @ fsi t1s s' hi !lon H. h.
occupied ten or eleven yours agu' Certainly not.
lioltrlcks for the position ho occupied tcn or
SSysn sybsn X year, nfo ce1any not NJ sndrtsss
tsoas e. e. effsa es aa ss
ble Of selt.goyarnn.cnt. Scithrr did tho seMator
fro,n @ ind!a!a at that time. Hendricks mud IIllvn
Constitution. ,llo. argued tat the Democratic
ry ravy IN tho North hAl always been truo to the
Goas!tlsIton; ~! any nopablisan seAatnr could
i'm 10 1asS ESt ~ @ ssy - s s' III ssa
etc., M@td f,an, ra, Vermont tEdmands d dwut uon tho
lin y roll under his tongue. Thu tern, rebel
ss soaesn aSGs 9nS e taunt thu M
Sa psoSe astpn ef fba yis Hs might not bo to
%anas satu oi esss eansinr IL M i.
rrt "a III and sa!d tho people of stnto lad tic
whsn ho nsop,s ~ y Hax sS SE e% ce
t. si9;nse her cons!Itaton. her iiLlen seymtar,
,G, .,eusnG,d dAs,ttnan ,t Morgan, und uthsr great mon,
Vermont Ts ssatS 90 e ees. ss.aaSy s"w Il o o
Gxs.G!sS x asf sKht g II d e was called
otass Senator from Vermont hasi arKaea tit 1ess.
sans sussfna st e. ss se1ss upon wcM IT sle sssua
~ III .ia Eaton isa ssss9 il rszo. was over out Of
r. w"iS ,Hnb, " tlaught not whs tho stass 81
ttSPen W %HSs1r9 HOT Consultation IL
sli1 not ecsomo the Hcnotot from Vermont IA taIE
L'ont J. Ds,m1S;ratic majority lu Tho Staiu 1elug
,.Ar., Eaton then quoted from thu washinuton
Ntpss!'eaa u ths tia.e II show that lie iisn.o.
day by 20. boo maturity, and sa!l lei tha hooraIIa
senstot , ro isoM fs.mont I weep. Tlsro vi. ,:ot .
e'5' sn.nrSr III "a .Gs. G.s, xoua glecun
0ycA people IN Ala1nma wcro 80 intImIlntcJ va,
tsrday tlat they did not 10 10 tho polls md vote.
lIo beloved It WAB true. 'sN9'
Mt. Eaton--l Will E!su tho Senator tho baacdt Of
Ills holluf. don't belitsv any such thn.. iLauvh.
teri.
Continuing his argument. he {Eaton> satd tho
bluck nrn IN tho holth, ut tbs insslgatlon og buI
whltu nun, had banded together to pruycnt any Of
thuIr own color fTun sosinS lha Democratic tlkct,
Alabamn yesterday showed Il.
3Ls. PatteFson reyywch the message OF tho Pres.
ldent and accompanying documents, and saI4 Guy.
ChlnlbesuiA Mas an honest man ind did not trans.
nit Information In regard 10 Hamburg to thu prcs.
lacnt uHtll hu llal uscurtatneA thu wlulo truth.
The Democratic party IN South carUlna 10 day WA
divided tn kYEtkaf II &l03t hf,,a