New-York tribune., 1876-07-17
YLlVM CONGRESS-FIRST SESSION.

REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
THE SENATE LABORING WITH RIVER AND HARBoR
APpRoPaIATIoNs-MR BDMUNDs PROTESTS AyD
OFFERS SUBSTITUTE FOR THE BILL THs
HOUSE DISCUSSES THE TEXAS ELL WITHOUT
ACTION
SENATE. .WAsHINGToS. July 15 1876.
In the Senate to-day, the bill to permit
Leg 7. b. NJ. Mason, U. 8 N, to receive medal from
the King OF Italy was passed.
number Of private bills passed. aud large
batch Of bills reported by committee and placed upon
the cal ndar.
The bill reported from IL. Committee on the Judiciary
extend the duration OF the Court of Anoama claims
until November / was taken up Mr. SALISBURY
Dem DELI moved that the time eJed be Jan. l. 1871
Sir MErEfYoS O)era, y. G. declared th. the Comnis
sion should NOT expire until sll claas disposed ot
end Mr. sri bos.l 81 R& g. f G3Uf afsf Rai ep a Jus.
declared thar the couetry ntud BE dsnonored persons
are not receive tA.s HoEsy After furtner de
bate Mr.. ulsburys amendnIent vas agreed 70, aud no
bill passed
The scaats then took mp the River and Harbor bin
There Aost ~ proposed smeDdnsut' 10 act u,uu,
and they taken one by one a1t disposed Of tCe
propos Il reduction, were generally Tj-e,ct ~ re san-
ate, 'sd tie additions passed. AgonE the additcns
passed tuc following: Fpr The bor ~ Eordou,
\ Y from $4,000 20 $4,000; for thr piers, etc. &
Newcastle Del nom $1,000 10 3d. coo The item fos
dredging lie Hudson II rroh OF JcIsey City S.s stNol
ont. the work being provided for IN smother item lAe
cm or tie improvement Q, tne no!:i o. The mississippi
Blr. HERMAN (Don., y. ~ moved 10 'irkc out tho
provision for survey of tAe Missouri eiycr nom iIs
lauds TIE banks OF tic 1yer in St Charles County
>, against the detection and abrasion OF uic cuFIcat
K,rn said that Congress hSd light % aa.s scoh
appropriation hr. lSGALlS tRep., Kan. .3o opposed
tie survey No action taken ~ the Lonssnt, theIe
beng otler such ito 70 itt on one N?' 81 "pTopH%
non Tor 80 900 Tor incidental surveys VI hsrDOgs.
After tln discussion, amendments u ahtaort5e tho
following surveys were a<Te'i 10: Dan River, RON
Cllrlsyilie Va, VIA Dsnyile tn DanDury, " =, ana
RIVER Ga. from CoOpers iron ror.s 10 Canton saek
Creek, fron its mouth D smyrna Iandins Del. possf
I,g,- D.l leaE
pilon Crcek Drandyv River. aud Broad Greek fnn
IT, mouth the town OF Laarol, bel; mckenzie RVer,
Oregon. ascertain ana most practicable scaniOv&
channel souso River and tao channel leading rom
Long Lake 10 Sebago River Me; that portion OF the NO
the boundaries of tho Cy Of Pittsburgh DO. lS'
continuing tho survey OF the foushiosheny hlyer,
To continue the slackWaIor navigation uP said river 70
the heawaters the foot o Ihe Allegheny hounaifsi
survey to ascertain The na nSs petsca
River, Md, 10 the heal ot tie"assr on 'o e1S'eln
branch Of the Potomac ti'or heAt the ,o" o. nd
Uay Cf aoStie 10 The CIV oi Nooe Ala; survey 20
ascertain the cost and pract cAuy VI ituio'hs c
struclons in the Withlsc0vcnoo RIVER, tl. ah eAahn G
ton and survey TO ascertain De oS' % mn Wsresr
| DISTINCTIONS the Onll 2lCc OF tho Itdt.ea
OF Pensacola, Fla; for da,oEns the channel OF go
Black Water River between PonsacoE. ana n,ol
Tor a survey OF the Potomac Gsysr nom GcorSstVSs
d. c., 10 the Outlet lOcE Of the CHESAPEAKE d ~
Canal for survey the Rod Riysr above the raj. V
the western boundary of tte state of Arkansas "i
survey OF the Little Rock River rohi us mouth "
western boundary OF Arkansas; ler IN examination a
srysy Of the Missouri River at Nebraska CITY Neo,
pr,cye the landing for stelRbo4s and otler Nesse'
for N s;lryUy of the Roanoke River from Weldon " y,
TO Clarks vlc Va; for estimats or the cOse OF
r,n tho upper end OF Bloody Island, M the Sisds'tfs
River opposite st. Louis, 10 the wing dam o.Yoss
Brookyn, Ill. aud OF the pTucticaDhy and usol's 49,.
such dixie, and for improving said river ana s
bors and protection ot tns iaus on IN. eaS.
of said r1yer against overflow aud the deiiee ou Jaw
abrasion OF tho ourr.ut Of said river .,rvcy,
Tie Senate ponconcurrrd in anenlmout ror sll'N,s
of Slaughter Creek she mouth ot Little ChoPs-s.e
Ey +, Browns Creek and Southeast creek, NsNs
Creek and harbur 1T LeonaltstVwn Nd; Dus -sS. ou.
uuently motion OF Nr. Denis of M:Iy iahd ms -
by which these amendments woID nc-coneurrsi III "
rccouSidorcd and they Restored 10 tls All ~
Tho for 5000 for tho harb0T oi Dunis. y, ars
So 900 Potney yle aud 5000 i0f Great S0"'s "
restored. ..,sal ar
yarioI,. Western and Southern Senators proposea.ss
aua river improvements thelr sections "hios
agreed 10. The items for $4,000 for Ne"i'sen
50 900 for Milford, Oan. and 5000 for lic fi0"'
fycr restored . ,..or,as 70
Amendments for $4,000 10 Improve TIE fooo"HIGN
incs:,se the 81 900 for Charleston hattr 70 vcr 70
and to tncrcase tho $500 900 Tor friinessee nv
$5o0.UoO were rejected -. ,h. sensn
MIR E,DaUNDS (isep., VT declared that tnc IA ~
hnd now Increased tho biil, which origlnaiS "A Ip
40 a-1 $40 10 $IO0OOU0, wien the CJnillt.eJ kd
cr.o srd it ouy $4,000. lie submitted shl rhxrs
the bil npproratlng Si iOoo.0OU Tor rveis ana MAJ
10 ID. xpended tho eye VI the secretary as hl
Mr. FERRY (Rep., MehJ said that no hopsa sorss
s.nnt. wou ID accept tho bail Is came from INC suj
Mr THURMAN opposed Mr.. Edinunds supstnlNse seero
| said he should 10 amend oy niahins 'H'
tary OF war resd the Chici .. fi, ,ihtNrs n,pds
Mr. EERRY moved that tie N"ihnitSoe Vn nPF