, 1876-07-16
SENATE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July 15.-Blls for the
relief of James NJ Love, Postmaster at Patriot,
Ind. md James F. Buckner, Collector OF In
formal Revenue, Fifth District OF Kentucky,
passed. ,.-
The bill reported On Monday last By Mr.
WRIGHT tn extend the duration of the Court OF
Commissioners Of Alabama Claims passed with
thc amendment making the time Jan. l, 1877
!. The River and Harbor Appropriation bill was
taken IN. Among the amendments OF the Com
rn;ttpe ooreeil to were the following: lncreas~
tnp the appropriation for the improvement OF
the Harbor of Eric, Pa, from $40, o0oto $4,000;
for the improvement OF the Illinois River, from
$4,000 to $4,000; for the Improvement OF tne
Upper Mississippi, from $4,000 to sso'ou', ana
providing that, $1,000 may DC o9ar1 aRpl,eu fnr III
building wing dams; for the Improvement n, q Inc
Rock Iand apids from sso oo9 to o o2 oqq y IR &
GOO for t9e .! To euae the
Secretary Of War to ascertain the depth Of % water
secured by the Ead9 as 6d at me er on th
Rass om Of mouth of tie Mississippi from
e19Io, fl0O to $3.50, O0O. Amendments were con,
cared in: thut portion Of the Monongnheia anu
~ Tittsburg be placed under the direction OF the
Engineer In Charge Of the Ohio River; for the sur
vey, cstimate and report of tue cost & Of dyke ipom
nDDHf ~N-~--0Ft.1f
1ppolntu feprpponyn i and Of the pracicability and
sueh de and tor o aa Sa'e e
east bank Of said river against overflow anu oe-
arcton and abrasion Of the current OF sald river.
Mr. Wright submitted 3 tbc har5pr at
Wit Madison, and $40, 600 for Improvement OF ING
Rush Chute md Harbor Of Burlington la' -'s'eeo
~; =, motion Of Mr, Cameron, OF Wisconsin. the
onnqonriat,on Of Sl0 600 for improving the Harbor
IT Mrnoninee, Wis, was restored
Nj 0gcsby moyed az foy n15oyn vn.
ments OF the Mississippi River may pc asea 70 Pr
vent the abrasion aud destruction Of IT'S oanks oe
tween the foot Of pcksy lslnd ano Of the
amonnt to prevent this abrasion Of its banks near
On motion Of S Howe the appropriation 10 t6e oe
e15 nOO was restored for the Improvement OF tne
hnrbor at Two Rivers. Wis. ,+ ,rov;5fne
Mr. Paddock submitted IN amendment proVla!ns
that Of the oo9 Mssour R and
Arkansas Rivers shall be expended IN improving
the Missouri River. Agreed to. -, +xor, +ho
Mr.. Edm9nds saa as en'f m,, ,nranrated GaG S.
daced Tint amount about s9qo oo9 and a tas9 o6 y
amendments increasing the @ e! @ an9as AZ eomnopei
with tie House bill the Senate had III
Committee Appropriations Dy ~ YAM n.
hs OF aed eSe M and had
nthcr amendments which made the sum total OF
he hfll now about 81 900, QUO, and TINT was done
in view Of the revised estimates OF tne 3de IT,
He submitted the following as Substitute 'oA tlA'
bill: =, Ct nm mn
ia herrby appropriated for the hscal year enuans
= 1 AZ 1S77 TO be expended for the repairs, e1-
tension. preservation, and completion Of works ior m
the improvement Of rivers md harbors pnaeF noe h d
cac.etaW Of War il hereby authorized to cause
saeh expenditures to be made best to subse5te
The interests Of commerce, and he y r9q@sodh ~
eip;n, ali tbe expenditures made under the pro"
visions Of this act up to that time in den ~, xvo
said h was 1ory to n aa{ {s 'aar not a
~ 10 its friends An attempt was now made TO Eali
Ike biiI and the result would be we would nave
no River and IIarbor bill this year He hopea pea n4m Nv
tns nd asked the friends OF the measure to waive
h1a7e a apecai for their localities
01i ~ Thurman said the Edmund5 substitute pSo-