Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-23
SENATE

WASHINGTON, July %. - Senator
! Sherman callsd up the bill sppropristiDg
one hundred thousand dollars for the
completion of the Washington monu-
ment. After discussion ana the adop-
ton OF the amendments OF Senator Nor
| rill, providing for an examination Of
! the foundation, etc, and limiting the
cost to three hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, the bill passed. II appropriates
one hundred thousand dollars to con-
tinue the work after the Washington
Monument society shall have transfer
red to the United States all its rights
and privileges, and provides that the
work shall be under the direction of the
President of the United States, super
vising. architect Of the treasury and
architect Of the capitol.
Senator Logan called up the house
bill to regulate the issue Of artificial
limbs to disabled soldiers, seamen and
others, which was amended end passed.
The senate then resumed the consid-
Grafton of the river and hGTbor bill, and
after long discussion of the usual polit-
ical character, and in which many sem
ators participated, a vote YVES taken on
the pending question OF Senator Thur
man to recommit the bill 70 the commit
tee on appropriations, with instructions
to reduce the total amount four million
dollars, and it was r. scted; yess, 9; nays,
%.
The question then required on the sub.
stilute Of Senator Edmunds, offered
some days ago, to appropriate four mil
lion dollars for rivers and harbors, to be
expended under the direction Of the Sec
rotary Of war.
Senator House moved to amend the
substitute 30 as TO appropriate six million
dollars instead of four million dollars.
Rejected.
Senator Allison moved to amend
the substitute Of Senator Edmonds
by striking out all after the
enacting clause and inserting in lieu
thereof bill OF which he gave notice
several days ago, appropriating five hum
bred and twenty-seven thousand six
hundred and sixty-fOur dollars for i'm
provements OF rivers and harbers
throughout the country. In explanation
Of bis substitute he said that the river and
barber bill ss it now stood appropriated
Sc. 759 OLA and the substitute Just read
approx rated SIS 27l 1854, or 81 ,4S7, $50 less
tn an the amount in the bill before the
Senate.
SENATOR Edmunds objected to appropri-
ating seventy-five thousand dollars for
the Improvement Of the hsrbor at Elk.
Refuge, Lake Huron, including the re-
movAI of the wreck of the City of Buff
faIo, and it was Withdrawn.
Af.6r some discussion, Mr. Allison
Withdrew the second section Of his SUBJ
stitGte spproprlating thirty thousand
dollars for the survey Of the rivers
throughout the country, and the ques-
ton b sing on the question as modified,
it was rejected; yeas, II; nays, %.
The substitute Of Senator Edmunds
was then rejected; yeas, u; nays, 26
Senator Edmunds then submitted a
substitute apprOpriating five million
dollars for the improvement Of rivers
and barbors, TO be expended under the
direction of the secretary of war. Re-
jected; yeas, Is; nays, %
Senator Eimunds moved to recon- nit
the bill to the com mittee on sppropris-
tons, with instructions to report the bill
amended so IS to appropriate an amount
not to exceed five hundred and fifty
thousand dollars, to be expended at the
posts Of most importance mentioned in
thu Till. Rejected-yeas, IA; nRys, Is.
The question then being on agreeing
to the amendments made in the COM
mittee of the whole to the house bill,
Senator Edmunds demanded q separate
vote on each amendment, when the fact
was developed that no quorum was pres
emf, aud the senate, at ten o'clock this
evening, adjourned until Monday,