Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-23
Congressional.


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WAsHlSeToS, July 22-The com
mittee. on commerce today hearo
Capt. Scott, Of ST. Louis, in1sdyocacy
OF various amendments to the steam.
boat bill, requiring higher standard.
OF qualifications for piiots, engineers
and inspectors.
Mr.. Sherman called up the hill ap.
proprl.ting 4lO0, 900 foif' the compile
ton Of the Washington monument.
After discussion aud adoption ol
the amendments providing for the ex-
animation Of the foundation, etc, lin
iting the cost 10 1850 600, the bill
passed. 1t AppropriAtes tl0o, ,0ee L,
continue the work after the Wash
.Hgten Monument Society shall trans.
fer to the United States all OF its
rights and privileges, sad provides
that the work shall be under the d.
recton Of the president Of the United
States, supervising architect of ths,
treasury aud the architect OF the cap
itol
Mr. Logan called up, the house bill
to requisite the issue OF artificial limbs
to disabled soldiers, se.men aud 9th
crs, which WAS amended and passed.
The senate then resumed considera.
tion oi the river and hxrbor bill.
The report, after long discussion
Of = ususl political character, aid ia
y hich many senators ,pArliO,pstsd =
vote wss taken Gu the pending cues
ton on motion OF Mr.. n0rsnatl, 10
recommit thc bill to tho conru,ittse
on appropriations, with insiruutioss 10
reduce the total amount 10 q milliot,
dollars, and it wAa rejected; yeas, 8;
nays, %. The question then occurred
upon the substitute Of Mr. Edmunds,
offered some days ago, to the .ppro-
pristion Of four million dollars for
rivers and hsrbors, to be expended
under the direction of the secretary
OF war.
The house moved to amend tae sub
stituie SO rs TO appropriate six mil
lion dollars instead Of f.ur million dol
lars. Rejected.
Mr.. Allison moved to amend the
substitute Of Mr.. Edmunds by strik-
ing vii out after the enacting clause.
aud inserting IN lieu thereof, the bill
Of which he gave notice scvcrsi days
ago, appropriatng 1921 ,664, for the
Improvement Of the rivers aud har-
bors throughout the country, 10 ex-
plana,iol, OF his substitute, Mr.. al.
lison said the river and harbor bill, ~
it now stood appropriated IS, 759,0l4,
and the substitute just read appropsi-
ated $5,27l .6G4, Or tl,4S7,3 $50 less
than the amount in the bill before the
scrate.
Mr.. Edmunds objected to appro-
priating $4,000 70. the Ha,bor Of
refuge, on Lake Huron, including the
removal Of the wreck Of the City OF
Buffalo, and it was Withdrawn. AZ.
ter discussion Mr.. Alli.on Withdrew
the second section OF his substitute,
appropristing s5O, 900 for surveys OF
rivers throughout the country, aad
the question being on the substitute,
AS modified, it WAS rejected, yeas II,
nays %. The substitute Of Mr.. Ed
munds was then rejected; yeas IL,
nays 26. Mr.. Edmnuds then submit
ted = substitute. The appropriation
OF Eve aud half million Of dollars for
the Improvement Of rivers and haf
bors, to be expended under the direc-
ton Of the secretary OF war was re-.
jeoted; yeas 16, nays 20. Mr. Ed
munds then moved to recommend to
the committee on appropriations, with
instructions to report the bill as
amended, SO as to appropriate sn
amount not to exceed Is 500, 600 to
be cxpendedeat points Of the most i'm
portance mentioned in the bill
Rejected; yeas IA, nays rs. The ques-
lion then being on agreeing TO amend.
ments made ia committee of the
whole house bill Mr.. Ednunds III.
manded = sepxts,s vots dns escb
amendment when the fact wNs az ~
oped that no quorum was present and
the senate Alto p N. adjourned TIL
monday. g 9a
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