New-York tribune., 1876-07-22
NLlVTH CONGRESS-IsT SESSION
REGULAR REPORT OF RoCEEpINGs.

IMPEACHMENT POSTPONED BECAUSE THE LAWYERS
ARR UG-POLUCAL iL,RANGUEs IN THE SENATE
--IuE HOUSE ADJoUENs QUIETLY.
SENATE. WASHINGTON, July 81, 1876
In the senate today, Mr.. CAMERON Rep.,
wis.,. from the Committee Commerce, reported iaycr
ably tie Senate bill in relation d dyacauces N Offices
ofapprsers Of customs aly port OF he United States
Placed 0H the caia Ldgr.
The lloUfe bill to the political disabilities OF
Geo. w. Jackson OF west Virginia passed
TIE Senate then resumed the consideration OF the bill
providing Tor the sale OF the O~ac cedsd lands In haUs.
10 a"usi settlers The question bin@ on The n"i"h OF
ar. hHHuEs ueP HtJ ~ f'il"r " tAo th'h ''ct''u
pgovldii Tor d. pas W"ut H. ue UulcI STATS "i "E
Jenscs incurred 'v settlers IN sii- lu.t the railroads
!" lCt cNaIai' ui lur uIt 10 ''Id ",nt. i.i,lil|
discussion, The n3iuiHs hour expired, and the OH MAS
Inc senate hin directing the transfer 81 certain
amounts from tuc Naval Pension Fund vas Indefinitely
Iesisaiyc proceedings were then suspended and the
Senate resumed Tie tial OF Mr. BcihnaA J'c-" FAct'
Of counsel Jr l- scouscd, presented tlc affidavit % DE-
j. W Bliss, attending Pl -rau "i @f' 'tfp.h'. O." ',
elect tat That gentleman would uot e abe TO aiten p
hls duties before Monday. sluiE" bIch asked thai to
Ccur. adjourn until Monday neat Mr.. Manager Lpri
S1id Air Laphtu, one Of tee Managers, VINO ual pre-
alec III, and unable to g0on Tue request cr Judge
Ba'h ior in iournmen9 tli Monday next was. ealeh
-NC.s, 81. Nays. D.
POLITICS AND APPROPRIATIONS.
Legislative business t1cu resumed and the Senate
re.umru the coslc OF the River and H1rbos Ap
p!oliiaon bill, The pending question beng on The mo-
ton oI Mr. Thurman rccommit the bill TO thc Com
mItt,e on Aprropraous vita instruction, TO reduce the
/ total amount aPIropra.od ID, itro Si,o1oooO
Mr. EATON Dem, Cyun.) said nc had word IN sly
TO '"r soua"r irom ono. iI.i a.ua,or 4,Ca,d th'.
forty years which could pe offended lore ia country
Al dis rII in the FAC" OF the fact that Tor Sky
years the history Of the Uncd .at,s 'hc nisly
country had increased from 4Oj0,oHD Ia foOJonOD
people. on England had been humpied o. lana ana sea
J., Democ,duc mon, ana yti t was s1d no "It 81 ~,
Democratic party wur ny OF the country. he would
say, OUt upon ala trash. IL Is childish aud ai,lld anu
PROMISED Hereafter ia more jhan part of luis bro
ain che honorable senator eir shcuuan yrnuraI to
couple huuorcd name oi the Hon. samuel J. Tdcn
that here anywhere else. BENEDICT arnold once
le trusted officer ana HS-o't'. or George Washington,
apostle ct time II w0uin noe do fc any nSsn on ms
door anywhere else t. couple the name OF samuel j.
Illjen with that ~ Wm. ii. Tweed any other maze
Mr Si!fNHN ron OAi5J sid The Senator from Con-
icut had by sraning the language which he uttered
IN TIC h,as OF degale, made new is1ne lie tIen
party sine. 1916 could d. defended hcOrc te country,
and on that question he woId De- glad 10 meet his IL end
from ConncccJt the stump. lie did not mean to
jhat Gov IIdcn WAS man OF the same character a.
Tweed bui Il was well known that hr was 10 some Cx-
tent The personal associate Of Tweed. He felt bound 10
say tnat when Mr. 1iiden did participate IN the efforts in
Nfw-York to put down fIaud /, after a long delay;
though when be did begin the work hc did ith visOr.
yr. Tdn diG decline at first To become member of the
Committee OF seventy, In al IN" REFORMS er which Mr
Tidon Is distinguished he aided throughout by tie
Republican parry in New YORK. and opposed by s,rong
element Of tEe Dcnociac party IL Wa "nt Dy the a'l
of rec, mers that he got the title OF great reiormer
MI LAION said that when the Senator from Ohio de-
cares thet Mr. IlIieh #As tc assoclc OF iWttt one
might well say the President Of the United states was
Mr KERSAN Dem, y y SAID he did not desire to
discuss politics this bI bDt Mr. 1idcn lived in the
STATE o Ncw-lork lie desired to say tlat When the
frauds ia that SAFE Ist discovered Mr.. 1lld"n
tc consulted with Gov Seymour ana other prominent
gentlemen OF thc state. and Aoy took tie stand tat the
peu' committing tl,se ,t''Is H'sI ou l'i oul oI
.ihc Democratic party Nr. 1iicI openly dcLounccd
Twcc. and al s associates, and Mr.. keIIan thought
he could appeal to tie papers New-YOrS show that
Ii.dcu, seymour. and Othcr men OF character III the
Mr. HOWE GSep., Wis., said there might be several
arguments d. to wnen tAc Demociatc party ceased TO
could agree and ;haJ That tnis River and Hafbor
blI saouit lot bo rcconmtted to the Committee.
Mr. WRITER'S tnem., Va) spoke in favor of the bill.
Mr. DAN - (cp, Ma>,) favored tie .uUsii.ule pro-
pps.d b, Aj.. J.. .muudo - appropriate $l,OJOJUD lie
Ioti, ,,u Lc GrunIi RD,ist.r as ID the uuinD.r OF
tupoyts iu tic CivIi service o. the Government.
In ma n up thai rc-i,tor N 1873 the names OF a Pc
sons employed by the Government inserted ana
only. lie asO quoted from the figures stated by NJ.
Melrm9n IN regard to e1Pndturrs Of the Goy-rnHeh,,
read from Official statement showing the expenditures
Of tnc Government irc,9 S63 10 l2'2 insl'sl ~ i%i
JO7 10 m 1871, $IJ5J-3,s41 81 in lSt2, $l16,2Ol-
$50 10 in 1873, 9lsO $500 80 IL i. fLJi!lo,-
$50, and in 1915, $l7i,j-9s4s y. ar Dawes arGu"d
t.ai the Republican party mad eat down eAP'hS . as
Mr. MEKi,IMON said the tables fion which he quoted
other House Ui Congress 10y gentleman uS;dIlt Nsy
correct. then sent to tue CCrk, desh ahd bad read
lons tables prepared 20 tae sa,iicd bureau 70 sho"
that expenditures had not been reduced.
Mr. Cl.AGiN (i;D, y. IL also referred to the Icu-
U9l R,gIStcI show tt al! tHc persons named IN tudt
book not employed in hc civil service Of The Gov
erIBcHt. j, -, .
Nj ALLISON CIcp., TOwa) aTsuco that the bill as il
came from the House OF Representatives,, was not based
ON the estimates the en- ueinr.rS. The Committee on
Appropriations Lad eudravurco 10 couaHcr ho ! n tue
interest OF economy but hao not been sustained Dy the
Senate.
Nr. COCKRELL (Deln., MOI sad it did not become
some, Senators, no uad voted lur npIO'rnr IN ther
own localities, 20 De cctIIlHC other s,ndtpIs iOr wanting
some lttle appropriations lOr ticr sections.
Nj. Ia. ON Dem, Conn.,, referring 10 the Improve
mcU ilyll Gat, SAID That wa, NOh OF bcucUt 10 lac
commerce Oi whole world. MIon thlt work should
be camuctcd. INSURANCE aud risk would be rodu ed.
senator, should difference between WON OF tn&s
a ana the Improvement o. "A mountain creek Z,UyO
feet above the level oi the sea
MI WALLACE CDeui., P,un) smoke Of the gradual IN
crease o. IIy,i and haIbOr bills and sdd II this system
should 20 on tue RS and arbUg bill in 1856 wOd.d Oo
SJOOcU.Oup,
Mr. LDHt SDS G.cp., VI spoke at length Of the con
stItutiud power Ot Congress to improve rivers auo hdr
bur- and opposed tue various PROVISIONS Ol te Dl 10 lin-
prove rivers noe uJNi-lDir.
P,!iu. db-ussi1u ,ac senate at , o'clock, went into
LAtcuEo session, and when tho doors Weie ToOptHed