New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-03
XLIyTH CONGRESS-Isr SESSION.


HARBoR BILL, BUT DO NOT FINISH 1T.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Aug 2, 1876.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate to-day
oon,,,,iation from the Secretary of War, ncosing
reno~t from the Chief of the Engineer Corps IN esd"
10 the failure appropriate the necessary amount o
surveys and "Reminiscences in military departments
ard asking that law be passed 20 authorize me use Oh
The unpxDruded balance OF SlSoOOo Tor mat PURPOSE
y,efcrrcd 10 the Com nittee on AplfupridtloNs. 49,
Mr. BOU WELL q.ep MaSs;, ron 'n nS ne Gina g"r
vice reported bill authorizing tie payment VI rs %
by The Treasurer Of the United states. fiV'u T "a ~
calendar Mr. Boutwell, said il W2s not us !Aeho' ~
have the hill acted on ut the present session . On tho
Mr SPENCER uep., AlaJ, fro the Comm on Inc
District Of columbia reported baCthe House JONI Feo
luton p1oyding for coWlhrSslVn ~, !" -. ~ torlnhia
mapcnt form of government Tor the DiSlrct oil
With amendments which provide that me Of ibe
SHALL cons st OF three Senators anu Sllt &C. IIdar
The CHAIR announced members OF ne joni p g,
ND sargent REP CALI and Cooper Dem Tenn 81,
A bill regulating tie disbursement ui HUI - Wv
COMMITTEE on Current Expenses was l,ss,C,L i,too Nm
Claims, reported SUBSTITUTE Lol tnv -, .i" SHE De,
pirtment Who iniured IN de,Sndins tns ne - S6o
tary Seward nom the assassin Payne granting S-'o'o
'0 Mr. ANTONY rep r. l. moved to in increase re-, s5r the
an a,nend,ncnt The substitute was then passed,
Mr. CAMERON rep, Wis, from the Commit on
PnHheSys Snr Tinted states senator from Ar
kansas, who expelled III l~6l Tor HtvS'" ii'n
aud authorizing the payment 10 his heirs OF ms sa!!
from the date oi his expulsion 10 the tie u HIS "o"
S o To provide for reprint of the acts and res.ySs
Of the cgntnst GonsTe,S quo r, ig EcnE''''
The senate bill TO enable +. T. Busseil OF Ind3n3"
pafent for combined steel and rubber spiral spring was
cNTS, motion to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was rejected, with Vie" Ol
!eaii6n to prn, 5000 copies Of the proceedings
in The imUeachmeit trial OF VIM. W Bclknap was le-
ferrcd % the Committee On Printing. .,,,i,, %
NJ
print 10000 copies vi the MESSAGE OF me tIeiHtnr III
IesaId 70 late massacre NJ HAMBURG = l. h''N
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
Tho Senate then on motion OF Mr.. LOGAN went into
Executive session When the doors reopcned the
consideration of the River and Harbor bill was resumed
The Committee on Appropriations having reported an
amendment approPriating 5000 for the repair oi nc
last Pier nj Cleveland, Ohio, Nh. SHERMAN moved 10
amend further SO rs 10 authorize the SECRETARY al ar TO
",r with the Pittsburgh aud Cleveland Railroad Com
panv and occupancy by y u. Sa az i'i "l
MI SARGENT G;ep, Call moved tnrShtI a9 amen"
ment TO provide that IN GUS tn' SAN, ~ ,l,CIf
satisfaciory to the Secretary OF War the rights o te
United states in the prelsscs shall be enorceu ny 'pPo
The amendment Of Mr Sargent was accepted by Mr.
ISag discussion followed to the power OF the the
General Government 10 make improvements ~ rul
states construct wlaryes &C. after Wnleh lhe VIZ H.
luont was agreed 10, as also tue amehuu'h' VI '"'
beT sendneuts Of the Committee we're agreed to
without discussion them the following; HttsIns
out the M e G 5,roI NJ ,ord and - 600 for
The inUroycmcut OF the HOuSal 0ulCk llNer' NOnh'
fagnr%, River: 10000 ior the Ntrriinac River aud
$4,000 for the Improvement OF the cna OF , sac,
II lrbor Mass $4,000 Tor improvements al RichihCnu
Island Ne; $4,000 for the mn IvES l D.! 4" ,iGc
Fassaic River, n, j. 5000 for me Lh ~ ~ x GGG
Tor aqua Creek II 900 N,mon Creek, and Si'Ooo
for AccotgCk Ctetk Va; $500 i%r .r' o. 10000
for the HiawaSSco Rive, Tenn $1,000 ivr me rover
River Va and Tenn; $4,000 Tor continuing removing
ItSfIvl
eniug Ia, channel at tie mouth o! the Iilhlt XIV ~
weston Bay, Texas $4,000 for Arkansas L@s, ~,
$4,000 for the TOmbiCJee Rvcl Del; T1VuVo ioi !Ie
breakwater at Wilmington, Cal; FlooV0o iHt 'l{ III
Cal; $4,000 for Monterey IIarbor, ca; sou iol
the Improvement Or ne peaE GG ,, b h9I5"y at
WaIdiugOu, " Y; $4,000 iur tue llIoNthy ~ 81 ~!
itIHnd and The Hudson River; S2J0OG Tor The Elk RIVER
w Va; $4,000 tOr the inproy elnel oil I5s
fOr the port Of Uari,R. Ga5 s4fiEiClle6 1i|tI, F;
$4,000 for removing distractions ana d'cpeh;A5 we
far The Fq,ch Broad River Tom. $4,000 Tor tue Mis-
sOur River at tho point whc:c Is cutting INTO Tue Mn
U9pcr %onorgaEes River, T. Va; 5000 Tor the Woo
mloo river, Md. $4,000 Tor TIC BIZ sai0y X fI, X i;
Tor hi. La.bar a. Monroe Mich; $1,000 for tue Aaruor
AZ 1IcCaTccc's owe Mich; $1,000 FOR harb0r at
AsljaOulJ. Ohio; 5000 tor taiIpoit H@r9or' OHIO
5000 for the harbor a, Norwlk CONN., $1,000 ior tic
Improvement Of the Shrewsbury River y j.; 5000 for
tbe aarDor Plymouth, Miss; $1,000 FOR ne Pfoyl,
Ter Belfast HarOor, Ne; $4,000 Tor dredging INC Hud-
RIVER in front Of jersey Cyi S3o0JO I9r the iPa-
wich RIVER. Mass; $4,000 .or iLe O,isc t,al 30;
ana 10000 for examinations and surveys OF rivers and
Earbors, aad for incidental LGHia OIL A"OorS ioi winch
Amendments reported ~ the Committee 10 Increase
rive n C. from 81 90 900 10 SljOOUO; for the Lower
willamette aud Columbia Rivers from PORT oregon
Jeanette River. Oregon, from $4,000 10 10000; Tor
Tie Scuykiil River, PennSyiyaua, iroul $1,000 10
S25 600 for the bJrbOT az OswcsO, NJ ~ from o1oOUU
10 $4,000; tor the Hudson RIVER, nom S21,VUO 20
$4,000 for the harbor at No1ok, W, rom $1,000 TO
or W
rivers, from 100000 to $4,000 Tor the hiCoT at
Erie PENN from $4,000 20 $4,000 for the Improve
ment OF br, dkwatcr at Block Island, H. /, from
The new amendments reported by the Committee were
agreed 10 as follows 80 800 the removal Of Beaver
AID Major Bend rocks from tho Little kanawa river,
" Va; $4,000 Tor the muoN Cuent OF Eush Chute and
tie haruor Of Burlington, a.; $4,000 for Tie haDoF al
Fort Madison, L.; 5000 for repairs OF ieI7 at ihe
eansett Bay H. / and Conn, aud $4,000 ior the re-
nIoc; o! bar in the Mississippi Kyel Opposite Du'
The amendments reducing aprrorT9'ip2 ions, We're
ffom 1000 to $4,000; ;or the Cocheco River \.
IL from $4,000 10 $1,000; tor tine ha!hor at
swauon, VT, from $1,000 to S2Y5g}0i lo' IN bac
IRON $4,000 TO $1,000; for the improv cmcnt OF
Tic Dies MOiues Rapids Mississippi Eycr. iTOm >|1OoO
20 10000; for tie french Broad River, n. c., from
$4,000 to $4,000; for tie Cdmbey.and ldycI, from
Va rom 100000 10 S27OOOO for Sabine Pass Texas,
from $4,000 TO $4,000; Tor fas CAY slo Texas lom
t. $50 goo for the Dia;c River 0e'yw Pcit' lisa d,
from 10000 TO $1,000" tor renewing tue rit IN i'ed
port Cont nom SlouJt to ~lOOOG; lJr Tho hdl1or al
Manitowcc, Wiz fion $1,000 to $500 i.! hc LaFHof
prOycmenJ " the Yazoo River, Miss, from $1,000 TO
900; outer bar at Galveston, Texas Tpm 500.
Michigan City. from S50CCC 10 $4,000 fer nc improve
Incnt Of ST. ,Marys River aud Tie 81 Mare fiuls
Canal Mich, from $500 900 to 100000; for tie improve
nent Of haIbOr at Thunder Bay, Mich from 1000
10 "a 500: Tor the inpToy enc OF the afoi OF kelnye
Lake Michigan from : 100000 10 $1,000 nguh,nE ..o
removal OF The wreck Of the ny oil BUtoi ior thr '