The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-17
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS-
WASHINGTON, July 10.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Bills for the relief OF James NJ. Love,
postmaster at Patriot, Indiana, and
James F. Buckner. collector of internal
revenue of the Fifth district of Kentucky,
were passed.
The bill reported Monday last by Mr..
Wright, to extend the duration OF the
court OF commissioners OF the Alabama
claims, passed, with an amendment max
ing the time January |, 1877.
The river and harbor appropriation
bill was taken up. Among the amend
ments of the committee agreed TO, were
the following: Increasing the appro-
ipriatlon for the improvement of the
harbor at Erie, Pa, from $4,000 to
$4,000; for the improvement of the
Illinois river, from $40 600 TO $4,000;
for the improvement of the Upper Miss
issippi, from $4,000 to $50, 900; and pro-
vlding that $1,000 thereof may be az
Piled IN constructing the necessary ma
chinery for building wing dams for the
improvement of the Rock Island rapids;
$4,000 for the removal of the bar in the
Mississippi river opposite Dubuquei
to enable the Secretary of War
10 ascertain the depth of the water
secured by Eads in the improvement
at South Pass, from $4,000 to $4,000;
for the improvement of the mouth OF the
Mississippi from 100000 TO $4,000.
The amendments were concurred in.
That portion of the Monongshela and
Allegheny rivers within and along the
boundaries of Pittsburgh, was ordered to
be placed uLder the direction of the en-.
gineer in charge of the Ohio river.
Mr.. Wright submitted amendments
appropriating $4,000 for the improve
ment of the harbor at Fort Madison, and
$4,000 for the improvement of the Rush
chute and harbor of Burlington, Iowa.
Agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Cameron, of Wis.
consin, the appropriation of $4,000 for
improving the harbor of Menominee,
Wisconsin, was restored.
Mr.. Oglesby moved an amendment
providing that $4,000 of the 100000
appropriated for the improvement OF the
Mississippi river may be used to prevent
the destruction of the banks between the
foot Of Dickey Island and the mouth OF
the Ohio river; also appropriating $4,000
of that amount to prevent the erasion of
its banks near Cassaca, in Illinois.
Agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. House, the appro.
priation was restored for the improve.
ment of the harbor at Two Rivers, Wis
consin.
Mr.. Paddock submitted an amendment
providing that $4,000 of the Sl250O0
appropriated for the improvement of the
Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas
rivers, shall be expended in improving
the Missouri river. Agreed to.
Mr.. EdmuDds said, as the bill came
from the House of Representatives, 1t
appropriated S5 81, $50. The Commit
tee oa Appropriations reduced that
amount about 100000, and then, by
amendments, increased the bill about
$4,000, making an increase of about
$4,000, as compared with the House bill.
The Senate had deserted the Committee
on Appropriations BY reinstating all the
provisions of this bill, which the COM
mittee recommended to strike out, and
had added other amendments, which
made the sum total of the bill now about
100000, and was done in view Of the
revised estimates of engineers. He sub
mitted the following as a substitute for
the bill:
BE il enacted, &c, That tine sum Of
S4,OOO,OO0 is hereby appropriated for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1877, TO be ex-
pended for the repair, extension, preserva-
ton, and completion Of works for the i'm
provement of rivers and hsrbors under
the direction of the secretary OF
war; provided, that the secretary of
war is hereby authorized to cause such
expenditures to be made so as TO best
serve the Interests of commerce, and he
i: required to report to Congress At the
opening OF ITS December session all ex-
penditures made under the provisions OF
this act, up to that time in detail.
Mr.. Ferry said he was sorry to say
that all who voted for the amendments
to this bill did not prove to be Its friends,
An s:temp. was now made TO kill the
bill, and the result would be, we would
have no river and hsrbor bill this year.
He hoped now that the Senate would sc-
cept the bill as it came from the House,
and asked the friends of the measure
to waive all special improvements for
their own localities.
Mr.. Thurman said Mr.. Edmunds
substitute proposed 10 place 100000
in the hands Of single officer tor dis
bursement. He did not think the one
selected should be political officer, but
one wholly removed from politics. He
gave notice that he would submit an
amendment 10 strike out the Secretary
of Wsr and insert chief Of engineers.
He was opposed, however, TO placing so
large an amount in the hands of any
man, and moved that the bill be recommit-
ted TO the Committee on Appropriations,
with instructions to reduce the approprls
ton to 100000.
Mr.. Ferry moved an amendment in-
structing the Committee on Approprla.
tions TO report 10 the House the bill. DE
was willing to place himself on the
Judgment Of the House-tbe peoples
body
Mr. HO"c oPPOse1 tHe 4ON"A'
the bill, and said the Senate should have
a voice IN its legislation.
Mr.. Gordon hoped Mr.. Ferry would
withdraw his motion and let the House
bill be accepted by nou-concurring in sll
the amendments proposed by the Com
mittee on Appropriations, or IN the Com
mi.tee of the Whole. He accepted the
suggestion ard withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Allison argued that the committee
had acted in the interest of economy, but
had not been sustained by the Senate.
Pending discussion, some private bills
yers presented and the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE
The committee investigating the
charges against Consul Beygard Of Havre,