The sun., 1878-04-23
,ppROpRIATlNG MILLIONS.
,,.sJON ~ CONGRESS OTER THE
'0'' HJJER IND HiRBOR MONEY.


t.r Expenditure Of Pebble Funds-A
Nav In the uou.e Of Representatives.
v,sutSGruN April 22-Thc Speaker an
mood Tint the first business in order was the
h,,.i,inn of the resolutions Of the Maryland
U.iat,r,. rcnpcnimg the Presidential qucs-
, aoIihe first vOt being taken on the motion
f,r them to tho Committee ON the Whole
.ss d,lontcd They were then referred with
',,, division to the judiciary Committee.
vr Springcr Dem. ILL., introduced a Joint
.,s,lntlon proposing an amendment to the Con-
',,o,ion prohibiting special Legislation.
A. the expiration Of the morning hour Mr..
c.,,er Ron. Mass called up the motion to sus-
S.sJ the rules and pass the bill providing for
", ISSUE " fractional currency and Treasury
.,,ss Of the denomination Of 1. 2. 3. and dol
! ~ and II YVES defcatcd-ycas. 100: nays. 12i.
n, Reagan Dem. Texasl moved 10 suspend
rules and pass tho River and Harbor APP
tppraton bill.
VIZ Cox DEM. n. W made the point Of order
,lo, some items in the bill were against the
ronstltution in the fact that while the Const
,,,i,n gave Congress the power 70 r cgulate
n,rn,rrce with foreign nations and among the
seyrral States. II was never lntcndnd To- allow
congress- to appropriate millions for incOnsd-
rbe Snoesrr ovcirulrd the point Of order on
,ha rroiind that that was question tn be deter
mined hy Me House ltsrlf. not hy the speaker.
'"Nlr tnN said that IT was bad practice to rush
tic hu through The House without discussion,
1nui oallS to order and much coniusiunl and
tbsf II rnuld moi lo done without protest The
.tIsrt Of the till WAS to destroy constitutional
limitations and to hogct log-rolling system
uil ry -ubvrrsve = fair legislation.
THE hill was rend IN iull. differing in many
r.. pe,fs from the bill as hcrrtufure printed.
Mr.. Cox removed his point ~ order. and sug-
ros,'d that If II wrro not sustained he would
have - move an amendment tO provide water
far many Ot the rivers appropriate a Tor.
Mr.. Kcuaa Dem. " VlI and Mr.. Reagan
nm TcNns protested with some excitement
against tho rrninrk ~ Mr. Cox.
Mr. S1uthard Dem. Ohiol also made point
~ order. which was ovcrruled by the Chair.
apllt IN" bill not containing statement of the
aggregate appropriations. The confusion and
rnraAr m rsassd tn such n degree that the
81 ak"r. with much s,crnness of manner. de-
r4rV, That not point ot business should pro-
.,sgl until the members resumed their seats !:
and q member suggested that the Riot act be
Nr Rice DEM Ohiol moved that the House
Glourn Nogativcd-yeas 33. nays 200.
The motion To suspend the rul, ard pass the
OH was then agreed tO-voas l66. navs 66-and
re blll passed. II approprlntrs si3oo.oOO. the
principal items being a. follows:
for Baumor, harn'r. 81 o"l tor James river Va.
nunia a,cr %",t ta sl32 50. calc fcsr r,vcr.
O. s-irH. NoriniS hatbor. Va. SaouDO. SAY snnAh
Pa s2'pn. ,haiah~~hce river SiStrn. Alabama
sllo'i Smp Nhauuci, in ,iai,,,on hay S75vs. tie
N"I'.i 30 ana Nkan-as rivers. si-lrn the Missouri
iAu.' Ga,' .,un harbur. siaiOu SABINE PAS Texas.
fG f a,9r 49, r sio Nsfs and 'T.'''f se pfon,. as
r,tr. Ark go cn Missouri nvcr ornu.itc
50 Joseph. siowN, Missouri river nt Nebraska
'N. s9'u' mouth OF Rcd river. La. f1n"p:
,i',- s,'-' ',1m @ hsn I' a. ..''n a. non islHml
cn H. ,,S .iiS.' '',,r, sii,' s, W 'I a. VI n' r
So ifsi Ni..i.,inTt ri,rr n, tv.rn - pnri arI H.
~ es lard. :2id 90. the Missouri ahuvo m. Yellow.
soT saV"i. The Missouri at omaha city. SaVo.
NA's IL, st'Tm agi NNg,o The North N..ns IN!
r.gH sians. rcnnc..sr river .t,t,w oh,tta,o. ,gr
:. ~ Coo,i river Georaa aud Niahana s7'dOI
" ha.n iiver Ind. sauWn. DuluW hathnr,
~ ,mr-eoh lmy. nal cNilaucr, .Sgntn'
Ne o,..n. tr,,. 'sni,- , ,"', 1',',i'O. ~ "
y .nl Fem ~ ~. Vi,i so@ ,-iiiy Va ic-. Ind
aAr,' f,. s.aoD,l. 'hic.so holor s5'.".l St NuN
,Sn; Nisg st1' , N 3.os @ H., H. '.c La,
,S ~ 'I,i, EN-, ,,,' w., N,.' M
T. ,ar. T sstt,';,' ,yhsrf IT,; .i ',i ~, .
NH1ril. siS.i"i. cp.,eaud hr-ler So nr'.lwa,'r
= 20; Ere hqrhsr. re 5000. hgal, harhor \ y
an. @ saa az ;h ns . 'ig M, 80 "l sga"@ ~. ,e
All harhor III s5i,so Mss, a,i r,,r NJ Vlct .fi,a,
50 '1I the Nou.r river e sluif1, Curriiuck sound
y e. f-nt"s Harlan riscr y. y. tiinno. Boston ir
ss.o si,,cn rHd Srni sl 9 s. w.,n GAY &
na',9gi "a. ,s fs' y li"s'y ,. ,.. si9ii l, L',
y. stlpn. il4n.ton a.l olninn h.rrDf. Vt
sGSai rl'rH w. r. s'S""s 'Ss h''%s'ir 's'i '' r',r "1
s Wne iii sio ,r ,. ,; t'a'@ ,,,. i,n,' ,
.r'r N'si,Hri nom tie m.a'l % 'ac iiin.. I'll,
The hin l.ov.s I, dis.rc,to,,l with ,b, g.,
try of Wnr wb.tbnr he .hnil INV INV ''th H., WI
d'u"hy 'ontrn'f or by hired labor. II also ap-
l.iTiar,H tl'pi~p i'r SurvcyH, 81 other rive r.
ON III. announcemeni Of tho vote Mr.. Cox
b. said. g. present aprot'st aga inst tlc passage
on RI Unanimous consent 10 have the ih"' uro,rsi
T..l
r,. 'u',, W. 'I'M 'r, VI f'A mlgnt ny.
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