The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-04
VOLUME XXIv--NUMBER 296.

move to take up the post route bill as
soon as tho river and harbor appropria-
tion bill should be disposed Of.
The morning hour having expired, tho
Senate resumed the consideration Of the
river and harbor appropriation bill.
The committee reported an amendment
to strike out the second section Of the bill
authorizing the survey Of the rivers and
harbors throughout the country, and in
aert in lieu thereof, a section appro-
priating $4,000 for incidental re-
pairs Of the harbors for which there is
no special appropriation provided by
law and for the examination and survey
OF such rivers and harbors as in the Judge
ment OF the Secretary OF War will
subserve the general interests OF Com.
merce. Agreed to.
Mr.. West submitted an amendment 10
the clause approprlating 100000 for the
Improvement OF the mouth Of the Mis-
sissippi river SO as TO provide that the ap.
propriations shall cease TO be available
whenever and so long as there shall be an
open channel Of eighteen feet Of water to
and from the sea through the south pass
Of the Mississippi river. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Conkling submitted an amend
ment providing that it shall not be law.
ful for any person or corporrtion TO use
or occupy any pier or breakwater, or
other work OF the United States Gov
eminent, for the improvement Of rivers
and harbors, without the written consent
OF the Secretary OF War and without
compliance with such conditions as he
shall prescribe, and providing that any
person or corporation who shall know.
ingiy violate the provisions Of this act
shall be subject TO imprisonment for a
period not exceeding one year or q fine
not exceeding $500. This provision Of
the bill to take effect October !, 1876.
Mr.. Edmunds offered IN amendment
providing that any person who shall un-
lawfully injure any pier, breakwater or
other work Of the United States for i'm
provement Of rivers and harbors shall on
conviction thereof be punished by fine
not exceeding $1,000.
Mr.. Thurman submitted substitute
for the amendment OF Edmund's so as TO
direct the Secretary Of War TO report to
Congress on the first Monday in Decem-
ber next, what legislation is necessary to
protect the piers, breakwaters and other
public works Of the United States, against
trespass upon or injury TO the same.
MI. Hamlin moved to amend thesubsti-
tute Of Mr.. Thurman, SO as to direct the
Secretary OF War to report also all in
stances in the United States where the
piers, breakwaters or other Works OF
public improvement Of the United States
are used, occupied or injured by cor
porations. The amendment was accepted
by Mr.. Thurman, and the question being
on his substitute for amendment Of Mr..
Edwards, it was agreed 10.
Mr.. Edwards then renewed the amend.
ment, Furnishing by fine not exceeding
81 900 any person who shall unlawfnlly
injure any pier, breakwater or other
works. Agreed to-ayes 20 nays IA.
The bill was then reported TO the SEN
ate, and the amendments made in tho
Committee Of the Whole, concurred in.
The question being on the passage OF
the bill, Mr.. Edmunds submitted sub.
stitute therefor appropriating S., 1000
loF tlle repair anu preservation oi the
works commenced for the improvement
Of rivers and larbors, TO be expended un.
der the direction OF the Secretary Of
War. Reiected-yeas IL, nays 81.
The bill was then passed.
Those who voted in the negative were
Messrs. Cockrell, Conkling, Eaton. Ed
munds, Hamlin, Hitchcock, Jones, Of
Florida, Logan, McCreary, Morrill, and
Wadleigh.
The bill az passed appropriates in the
aggregate $5,000,0 900, the exact sum re.
commended by the Committee on Appro-
priations. No change whatever was
made in any amount reported by the
committee.
Mr.. Anthony, OF Rhode Island, from
the Committee on Printing, reported ia.
vorably on the resolution to print ten
thousand copies OF the Presidents Mes
sage in regard to the Hamburg mas.
sacre.
Mr.. Hamlin moved to take up the bill
establishing post routes, so as TO have II
for unfinished business tomorrow, which
was agreed to-yeas 80, nays9.
Adjourned.