Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-16
Congressional.



WAsHrSeros, July 15-The rive,
and harbor bill was taken up aud .
number Of amendments Of the com
mi,tee agreed to, including that 70,
the improvement cf the Illinois river
increasing the appropriation from
t4o, ,Oo0 10 $4,000; for the improve
meot of tho upper Mississippi from
1000 to sac, 600, aud providing s5,-
QUO may be applied 10 constructing
necessary machinery Ior building
wing dams; for ,he Improvement Of
the Rock Island rapids from 100000
to 5000; appropriatinx tl8,0o for
the removal OF bar in the Mississip.
pi opposits Dobuque.
Mr.. Wright submitted An amend
ment appropti.tinx 100000 for the
improvement OF the harbor Ut Fort
Madison, aud 100000 for the itn-
provement of the Rush Chute and
harhor Of Burlington, Iowa. Agreed
to-.
Mr.. Oglesby moved m amendment pro-
vidiDg that ~ COS do,fsrs Of tho TIVE hun
dIed thousand appropriated for the itnprov.
nen.s Of The II sisslppi river may b. used
TO prsvent erosion and destruction Of It's
banks between the foo. et Dickey Island
and the tnoutl, Of the Ohio river aud 30 sp.
propriating 5000 dollars OF amour. 10
prevent erosion Of its banks near Cosesca,
Illinois, Asrsed to- Edmunds said AZ k.ll
came iiom the house it appropriated So.
e72,eSO, coMmi'lee on appropriations re-,
daced that amount at.,ut niue hupa red
thousand aud b, the amendment Increasing
the bill about 93B thousand making an in
crea se OF about SO thousand as compared
with house bill Senate hid deserted com
mites on appropriations BY r-insta,fng all
provisioDsof The house bill which he cam.
mittee recommended 10 81 -,kn ou., ard had
sitte't other amendments waieh maie
! he sum TOTAL of bin now about seven mi!-
lien da!iara and thst VAS done In view Of
revised estimates OF engineers Eis sub.
milted the following AZ a substitute;
BE Il enacted, DC, That The sun,
OF four ni'lian dollaza Is here
by Appropriated for the nscsl year end.
Ing June 80, 1877, TO be expended fer toe
repair the extension. prcsef yat.nn and com
pletiDn Of the works for the improvement
OF rivers and halbors under the direction
"a q, c,usa s,,,t sr.'n,,,,,.,s. ~, a1n -
"a 80 II. IN .,hs..,v.. ~, -
,ne,,. and NJ, IL ra,,,,; al - :. 80.
vr.ss nj me nr...sns :, +, nno., Z" 60
sion, sil expenditures uiade nndcr provisions
y rasSy 'as sos ..ap, ap 20 .nal ',lns 70 ue.ali
now msds @ kil The Dill. NJ The asss. ,ssn xm,ss MA
be, We would have no river and ha rbor sin
Ihis year. He hoped now the senate would
scasp. sca the e,,l ~ as !, came iroia tue house
xsiy. % IL .nsc., M tirnns .. .hs msa.use 70
own localities.
Mr.. Thurman said Edmunds' substitute,
proposed 70 pscs the four million dollars
men, He did No. kls p4tel ,ea a,saarse,
,hould Sc political oficer, but should BE-
'ne wholly removed from polltics He
.ave no,see that a. he would submit an
.lnsnunen 'l. NJ 70 nnAe ont secretary OF var
,osed hnv.vsr | - I. nfsn;s. - nc va, was oP
lmount In The hands Of xny on. and
moved the bill be reconmltied 10 the
,onmittes On appropriations, with ins.ruc-
niIlion ii 10 doiIurs u mo appropriations to four
MI Allison argued the committee h..
'cted in the interest Of economy, bat had
not been susssiaed by the senate Pend
ns .ns d'.cusson, GU some private bills were
,'se- -'s' ''e : '..1s 'D'0ui0
oss.
Upon voting on the pension to the
widow OF kGen. Custer, Mr.. Williams,
:, .a.a a.os ~ IA, usAeu le.vo 1ieo 70 IN,
Ien uss ~ ", s.u'us pension 9,
~ pei 1ou'n - 'ne 1A'nes ana
! =. uoa. Sua'sl NESTS nuss
,ei g :. 49,. oJeo.s" on .ne g'ouna
! : " @ w u oou''ue oe'ore
he i. nouse. NJ: shaou suggee'eo
NV 'no Iom''''''ee On 'nvaao Psn-
.,u's .'I' ouou1a - ~ cary aay report
9, g 49, N nsn - 1ne cn'aren
:. ,,s men "uo ien unoc1 'ne mesa 81
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"a ~ Ia ,-h.,l. a =. s". ~ .o III, eou'n..
,ro, ,eat;on of .hs Ts-.. M fron,;.. III ~ NJ NJ
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