New-York tribune., 1876-07-24
XLIvrH CONGRESS-Isr SESSION.


rrACHrp-TliE WASHINGTON MONUMENT BILL
PASSED. ,
SENATE WASHINGTON, July ~, 1870
In tbe Senate to-day, Mr.. CRAGIN (Rep. n. H.,
from, the Committee on Naval Affairs reported WITH
erd,ert ,ne House bill TO provide for the sale or e8-
change of certain piece Of land in Walabout Bay now
York 20 the city Brooklyn. Placed on the caiehuf
1Ir DAWES (;cp Mass) called attention to the speech
q; the Hon William UIrtzell OF Illinois, delivered III 'nc
ouse Of Representative on THURSDAY ls anu sa in tbe h
blr 0uottd by him ~ to the number ot employ e5 Nm III %
.i, - tyice IF the Government without ionhdaloh.
TAls /, the dtb time the tabe nad been sIaa , tc
me Hec0rd, and he Thought u proper W na;' IT, '
In,pt as Ia H. wan 0I truth follow 1t imnediatey. ,
Nj sIiERNhN Htcp, ONO called nP .be 7slatv % W. ~
opprDrtng 100000 for the completion OF the "ash-
In ton Monument. -, 90, .., ..,.,, a
Nr. M0IRILL (lsep. VII opposed the bill and argngd
that the foundation Ci the monument Nds i' ~,
commautcd on the design for the present r. ~
monument, aud said when completed u Nouu R pc j',i %
NOR. Than irge chimney fOr huge factory OF a shO
tower He submitted amendment proFlulhs 1hat po
fore continuing tlo work pan & ior s ha hr su,S
y,nc Architect o the Treasury re archecs Oh oI , un
CAPITOL and that The ultimate cost Oh l,' N'e ,i
Ic work an examination OF the foundation snail De
made. and II found defective, the Ioii anu D.! !io Vi 'i'
.t-uctur, may br cnangcd
Nj SHERMAN (se Ohio) said he supposed the 1ucs-
ton completing The Washington M"nun,nI u -, ,e
settled by the utn uons vote oi lhe wv & I'm nf
9TH of July. lie read from report ol oagl pa, liz % o}
the Engineer Corps oI the unlteh states "Iy IT, ~ oio
rc tt tr present foundation Is ample Tor me WhoIe
structure when complete TAe Senator lroG
ia. design for The monument, DAt h' a..
sired to y that 1t an exact copy 0t te bluASr m i
Monument though much larger I z 2ient n0d frS t6St @
time 20 this abortiye attempts loSa.fg "fma NJ % amend
feet had been made. He opposed 'f' M"lino alci' % W
men; the ground that IL "Ouu "ut'o''@e 'ii'' ~ "
NJ EpHijSD- favored the bill it came from the
Mn HORRIIL amended the last part Of his amend
Inrui so ~ provide that prior 10 c0mpetut me Nuh
On examination of the foundation slal Ne ulie 10
il it capable OF sn6,anns tue w's, 81 m nJ fSd
ffa lTIt he
unuize the continuance oI the worR unii the iuIA'r
"',p" % tI5 Dem. DrJ opposed the design of the
present structure and sand De regarded IL as Diot upon
SIir tnith-r discussion division OF the amendment
submit .ed by Mr. Morrill, demanded, AMI the hfst
palt ii. providing tnat before tIc compe'o oI o m
worn plan iOr its comPedo' ana hIuHs ''s '"'' ~
SjOO,O1O was tejecirL ..,.i ~
T.c second clause of The amendment ~ ahehdtd' pro
vidng for the cNamnalioh oi 1'' lo"H'''on' "' ""'
iit INV to Al inquiry Of Mr. CockrcI 3fr SHERMAN
aid t. engineer officers estimated the cost of conPr-
non o. the Monument wOuid he S3loVOO' ana lh' a',ot
alton having charge % the structure e''n'e Il d.
Sir MORRILL,. Gsep, VI submitted On ansnd' ent,
limiting the cost To- -.iJU,OuO.
Tlr 6,ll was then read q tniTd time and passed
Mr. LOGAN az p., iil.l called ny ihe House bli 10
t..iucn, ana others which was amended ana passed
ans .,, i.,r,cs- ben. IN, River and nurUor bill. tne
.uding question bc- ON the motion ~ Mf. IEusmih 10
l. commit OIL 10 the COMMITTEE on AplI"plal.h''
Niu instructions to rriuce thr toa! amount -pPiopir
aird hy 10 to ~i.OOO.UOO
Mr EpMUNDs ucp. w continued hs arsnmeht
VIA, Hy said was largely I~'hucl. bh,lhE ". ,l' @ %
Democratic parry ot ihr NniIu 'ii7
t rr1, iiou Alr. Edmuuds said On ono occasion II was
necessary 40 recall troops irom t"e ',at % "at, au' e-
camp tu,iu tdC pubic squares "i NcN-hoiA Ci'S.
sf. kLKNAN dem y. - sad II wA- tue there was
riof IN Nsl ora in reference ar.tt, aud glcyous
v.p, were done, uut 10 dd not require thr bringing Oi
United STATE. t.oJ tlric 10 restore order AI.o3h',
a ur.ub.cau. was AidyOrOf that city Nnth thr f"l nc
cr.r, AMI be- st.,.i th.t when tue Democratic Gov
riuur came h.sr ant AIM In Reforms ordet i gave
him pies .l.c 10 bear testimony o. ihc d'ic manner
boz
u- uu..t herman vOu.u say, ana Hc "a, sure lhr
IccuI., rou.J boar aim uut IN the statement il",
WAN H. rl was made .D. men ia l-Ol ;" "n'n no aitd
buuul.s we've uNcH;' when t"'ic "'' hYthlHE '. l.'
w. sI,e,t m y w-Nors. Ia "i. o"n c'"uy, h't re-
Ecul-. caCD 100" men II on ", l''''u "llo"I any
mems. marched side by I'D lacy wtrr oih,ered by
D,m Cr'.s aud lrlu"nr.n'' 'i" rtr'," l, 'r''l t'o
DO d. fence Ol tIt tui,. iurt "'' mou'i's W ~ "
cratic f.4Iir- well ,s "a l. Iabaci DO ilir- Ih h'
sGt.. H. ar-ad thar New-l aia mrni,acd more tn4n
hri qa"t" ~ t"ot~ oi 'e i''..i'ii ann, III 80
lc oop!e %. tL.t ssI'. hr YOuit ot. I1t t"ry dS a
-, without i,,,rcnt" go parry, NuiH"'t. rr' To "L'Id
.. Government 10 was nos just i', ta -euat"r i.''n
vermont 10 ,.lr,. thai .t- L.-l',.-u' ra.y 'h,'t-
r sent O.. .Ii oi tr S.J., tu rcp, t.r INV ,Ipn ~
I.Ha-tIE..t by urh b., amos receive" zoe l".iA. "t
a. ,t aa, ,ia.r time -.i a. .ls ..tsI,r t4t 90,
DI.uc..uc party ,,mpaau1yd Win s"e rebellion dd
&t,, ..i.a.f da.u.luu by M,.ss.. STEVENSON.
S4GE.i.N, FHEL4N4Ht laEH, rAti~Dt Ei, 10
usiI T i.,.,a,.t jds oil t5 tnc Committee hu-
Ifu.t.uu-. wit. instruction a., Ea rJ,oic"-lr'-
su...i.ir ol NJ. 81 'uUs, 90 Gd -.u" dap ago, to
.,.....ri,r ,IuoJuJD lor r.,,rs auI .arbar5. Do
it.u.. d ur ulIgaiuu Ui tur - ,I, ,fy ui Wa.
81. HOWE O., p Hi,J moved go '.n.HI u. su.'.tnir
-u as tu appropriate 9OJ'oJO0 l"'t. =" W si''''V''
a.. AiLl-oS moved 20 amend tie substitute Of Mr.
l. .I.l, M "a. Linz o tsr,u.,, l- iSc, .,ud
at, u.upliAr- +',-. lu't lot tis h-
pli, ..a.l, o, . ~ u4 .li,,. r.u,oHt tlr couu,.y.
A..rr u......,t a, ~. ALLISON ".u.sc" t-r tec.ud
ssra'l oi 800. Substitute "P''ra'th- .'o'V" I"t 'i-
VI gi',r. Throughout it ,ouui, li Co.. question
Itlu. l4t nau-,tutc .1s h.'4l,H !, "''a ItJtctd