Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-10
FORTY-FOURTR CONGRESS.
THURSDAY, August 10.
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act for
THE RPPAvING OF PENNSYLVANIA AVE-
NUE.,
recurring the work to be done by December
I, 1876
Mr. Ingalls, urged immediate action on the
Dill. as the commissioners had opened the
bids and were ready to make the awards.
MIR. SpeD Ger said the business men on the
avenue were opposed TO the exten sion of the
time, and he believed a majority of the COM
mittee were opposed 10 tue passage OF the
Mr.. Morrill, urged the passage OF the bill.
He said II was Lot proposed 10 take atvan-
tage OF the extension, but continuation OF
wet weather might MAKE IL impossible TO do
the work in the best manner IN the time
specified.
Mr.. Spencer interposed a persmptory OBJ
bill over one day, and the bill was referrc
10 the District Committee.
Mr.. Allison called up the report OF the con-
ference committee on
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
Mr.. Conkllug complained that the cam
mittee had taken from the appropriation
the most unwlse and Indispensable thing in
tie whole length and breadth OF the bill.
MT. Herman endorsed the remarks OF his
colleague, and further complained of a
transfer OF a part of the appropriation for
the Improvement of the Hudson river.
a. MT, E 1d1 said the tonnage passing
Connecticut, Rhode Island and Connecticut
was fifty thousand tons day, and the Maine
insurance was very high On account OF the
MIR. Sargent defended the action OF the
Committee and questioned the legitimacy OF
the improvements on the Huudso1 river,
saying II was merely TO dredge in front of
Jersey City. In reply 10 Mr.. Conkling be
said the Senator the other day complained
and Putney Bay were OF great importance,
and as courtesy 10 him they hal been re-
stored by the conference committee. He
thought the Senator's complaints were not
warranted n rpp ~ kl ha of ey
mtttee.
Mr.. Edmunds read q letter from q gentle
man In Cleveland in relation 70 the East
Pier, In which he say s the shore line has ex.
tended hey ond the point where the pier needs
repair, aid that the appropriation, If made,
would be for The benefit Of the railroad COM
psny solely. De proposed 10 vote against
the bill, e.. ecislly as the cry had gone out
so strongly for the necessity of saving, and
not spending, the public money. He beIiev. d
an appropriation of one or two million to
Keep the present works In repair and leaving
the lew works 10 the future would have been
wise policy.
Mr.. Conklipg defended himself from the
attack OF Mr.. Sargent, and said he should
oppose the report, believing large sum had
been appropriated for local improvements
thatnever ought 10 have been made had the
Treasury been overlooking.
Mr.. Allison denounced the engineer at
Cleveland for addressing letters to Senators
instead OF sending them through the usual
channel, and for the Inconsistency of his
statements. He had first recommended an
Appropriation for $4,000, and row he says
the appropriation is useless.
After some further discussion the report
OF the committee was concurred Images SO,
noes 10, and Mr.. Edmund, who had changed
his vote from the negative 10 the affirma-
tive for that purpose, made motion to re
consider, which, after more discussion, was
reje cted
The regular order being the motion to print
10 COZ copies OF the Presidents message on
THE HAMBURG MASSACRE
was taken up, Add Mr.. Sherman, who was
entitled 10 the floor, proceeded with his re
marks. He repeated that there were no ia
sccnI acies in the public debt statement, and
that the republican administration had ac-
tually paid in eleven years $40 600 900 of tue
debt. he then COIL menced on the financial
plank In the ST. Louis platform, which he
satd was susceptible of a double co0struc-
ton, and was SO intended, as was admitted
at the very time by Gen. Ewing and
Mr.. DOrshiemer. IL was intended to affect
tine Indiana election 10 read one way In the
east and another In the west He then corn-
pared the efforts made 10y the repub lican
party t. prepare FOR specie resumption with
on the same subject Not one measure with
this object in vie had been brought for ward
by democrat. All experience shovel that
to resume IL was essential 10 fix day for
resumption. England had done this, and
the Bank Of the United States had done it,
Governor Tilden signed an act passed by the
same day as that fixed by the act OF Con-
Eress. Now he says In his letter that
1t is not eXpedtent TO designate q day
1t took him for days to make up his mind to
surrender up the convictions OF his life tune.
He sits on Que side of the saddle.bag aud
Hendricks on the other, Hendricks advocat-
ing imitation.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Lord IN. W offered a resolution, declaring
that all citizens are entitled to protection
under the 18th amendment, and that the
judgment OF the House Is that all attempts
by force or intimidation to prevent the ex-
ercise of that right is condemned, and that
the guilty parties should receive condign
and efectual punishment.
There was opposition manifested to the
resolution, and filibustering was resorted to.
A MAN HUNT IN NEW JERsEY.-The peo-
actively for Jack Hill, John Pullman, and
Isaac Dayton, the spine Woods outlaws"
who are supposed TO have murdered the old
farmer, George Ch1seled, on Saturday. Cir
cumstanttal evidence of q strong character
Is said to exist against them. They hive
been traced to q swamp between Elwood
and Mays Landing in Atlantic county, but
have not yet been seen. Tuesday morning
the sheriff of Atlantic county telegraphed
to the Philadelphia police for bIoodhounds
to aid In the search. One OF the detectives
applied TO the Eastern penitentiary officials
for some of the twelve bloodhounds that are
always kept there, but the prison Off GERS re-
piled that the dogs are so savage that il
would De extremely dangerous to take them
through the streets unless they were put al
once upon q scent.