The New York herald., 1878-06-12
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

business, being the River and Harbor Appropriation
bill the pending question being on The amendment Of
the Committee on Appropriations increasing tho ap-
preparation for improving the mouth OF Red River,
Louisiana, IRON $50,Ooo to $l60000
Mr.. MORRILL,, (rcp.) OF VI, spoke in opposition TO
the am mendment, during his romarks said he hnd
great confidence In the Engineer Corps OF the army
but II Congress should follow the ndations Of
these army engineers the Treasury would not be able
10 stand the drain upon II. He hoped some Of the
appropriations In this bill would be reduced to such
an amount that reasonable mon could support It,
Mr.. sAuLsBuRy, (dem.) OF Del, also opposed the
amendment and said he willing to appropriate
money to improve the rivers and harbors which
would be OF boneAt TO the commerce OF the country,
but appropriations for mere local improvements
should be withheld.
Al.er some further discussion the amendment was
agreed TO. 4
~ AMENDMENTS AGREED TO.
Other amendments OF the committee were agreed
Appropriallns for removing sbstructons in POGO
moKe River, Maryland, $4,000 G
For the Improvement OF tho Missouri River at
Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Neo, $50. .0Oo
For the Improvement OF L'Anguille RIVER Ar.
striking out Of The House bill the appropriation OF
$4,000 Tor improving White River above Jackson
port Ark, ana removing snags, wrecks and other OBJ
structions from that river
The committee reported an amendment providing
that $4,000 OF The $24o 900 appropriated Tor the i'm
between
mouths OF The Ohio and Illinois rivers shall be ex-
ponded Tor constructing dam AZ Cahokiachute, opp0-
site ST. Louis. Agreed TO.
Also an amendment apprOprating Sl2, 500 for I'm.
proving tho Mississippi River from the bridge OF the
chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railroad Company.
above La Crosse Wis.,, to the mouth oil Root River,
below said CITY, reducing the Appropriation for
proving the arbor Fairport mouth OF Grand RIVER
Ohio, from SIP, 600 10 81, 900.
The committee reported amendment reducing
the appropriation Tor improving the harbor at Ash
tabula ONO. from $l2, 900 to $5 600.
Mr. CoNKLryG, trep) OF n. T., chairman ofthc Com
mittce on Commerce, nom which The bill was re-
amendment OF the committee TO reduce she appro-
priation. He said hc was not able 10 concur
senate, and therefore was not able to act as the
organ OF the committee ms he should do He
believed many OF the appropriations in this bill
impracticable, not feasible nor judicious. Ho
believed that the treasury was in NO condition 10 SUBJ
init to such drain as this nill proposed. According
to the constitution Congress hal NO more right 10
many o these than II had TO build
mansion for a Senator. In tho pending ease the
amoun. snouid bo lett At $1,000 as appropriated by
Mr. srEscER, trep.) Of Ala, in charge OF the bill on
benalf OF the committee, withdrew tho amendment,
leaving the amount at $4,000. as provided In the
Rouse bill
O,her amendments reported by the Committee on
Appropriations were agreed TO as ioilows:-
Approprating $4,000 for continuing tho improve
mont Of the harbor at Dunkirk, n. y.
For the mrr0ve naent oil the mouth OF the Columbia
River, Oregon, -, O00
Increasing Tho appropriation for the Improvement
Of the MISSISSIPPI RIVER ~ anu near vickSOurg, MISS
ana protection OF the harbor at vicksburg, Miss.,
from $4,000 TO $S., 900.
Appropria,inr $50, 900 for the improvement OF The
Missouri River NJ Eastport, Mo-, ana Nebraska Guy,
Neh, ana the same amount for Improvement OF the
Usage River IN Missouri and Kansas
For The Improvement OF the Missouri Rvor at Fort
Leavenworth. Kan, x25, GOO.
For improving The Missouri River at Sioux City.
Iowa, 81, 500.
Increasing the appropriation for the Improvement
Of tho River, 49, from $40 900 10 $40 600; that
Tor improving the narbor oil Pensacola, Fla, from
and haiti h.
Inc harbor ut New Haven. Conn.,. from 900 to
200.
mont providing that $4,000 Of In. $4,000 appro-
pratcd Tor Improving tae Connecticut River below
Salmon River al Eas lIsddam. Agreed 10.
Tho Committee on Commerce WITHDREW the amend
mcnt reducing the appropriation for the improvement
OF ths Penobscot River IRON S12 900 10 $o00 leaving
the amount sl2 900 as Appropriated BY The House OF
Rcpresent tatives.
other amendments OF Tho committee wero agreed to
increasing tho sum for the Improvement OF Harlem
RIVER, New YORK. from $4,000 to $500 600; that ior
tndl Tor .he improvement OF Boston harbor IRON
$780, 600 TO $50 600; thatior The Improvement OF
haruors oil Washington aud OF Georgetown, D. G., from
$50 900 10 $780, 000 that for improving tho harbor
slonington Conn, from $4,000 to S4o 900; reducing
the Appropriation ior tho Thames RIVER, Connecticut
iron $4,000 10 So 0oo and appropratng $l5 600 Tor
continuing surveys aud EXAMINATIONS at the south
Pass OF the Mississippl River.
REGULATING THE ExrHSDiTuRys.
Mr.. MORRILL,, o Vermont, submitted nm amend
to mody the last clause oil The drst section as
ioows:-
money herein appropriated as lar a may be by contract
psrtcniar work or where in The judgment o said
tary the work cannot e eonrnced for AZ prices advan-
made for examinations aud surveys snch contracts shn
in such The secretary Of War shall
prescribe. ana sac eonta shan be madc with The low
curities MS The secretary OF War shall require.
Agreed 10.
Amendments OF tho committee providing for sur.
veys oi Saline River. Ark. across the peninsula Of
Nary land and Delaware, with view 10 CONSTRUCTION
OF ship canal to connect the waters OF The Delaware
aud Chesapeake bays across the peninsula oil FLORIDA,
with view 10 tho construction oil ship cana IRON
the 81 Mary's River to the Gulf Of Mexico; Duck
Greek, Del moutn of 81 Johns RIVER, Fla the
Ksnsas RIVER iron It's mouth TO junction City, Kan +,
and the Delaware River, below League Island, we're
agreed TO without discuss on,
sections TO III OF the oil which provides Tor the
appointment OF tue Mississippi River Improvement
Commission, being tho the measure submitted by Mr.
Cockrell, OF Missouri, some weeks ago, having been
reached he submitted various amendments Of axcrbal
character TO perfect the text, winch were agrccd TO-
Mr. RANSOM tuem OF N u, submitted an amend
me mt pproprauS $40. 900 for complete survey OF
all the water lines leading IRON Norfolk tho ocean
sou,h OF hatteras, so as 10 have de water
nicatlon between The waters Of the Chesapeake and
those OF the Atlantic south o Cape HaieraS Agreed
Mr.. ALLISON. ircp Of Iowa, submitted an amend.
ment tie ciusc appropriaing $4,000 for prov.
ing the Missouri Rvtr at Omaha City. Neb., as TO
insert "nud at Council Bluffs, lo~an Agreed TO.
Sir. MircnELL trep) OF oregon, submitted an
amendment Increasing Tho appropriation for con
struci,ng canal around the cascades Of Columtia
River, Oregon, IRON S75, 900 TO Ss50,0O0
GETTING HEAVY.
Mr. SARGENT, Of California, said the ocs OF this bill
had better load u Mp now, IN the hope that 10 would DO
mado large thai the House would reject all II the
treasury was to be raxcd let u be rakcd we'll He
commented ON some OF tho appropriaons IN ihe bi,l
ana said water carts must be employed 10 keep water
In some oil them during tho ary season.
Mr. kKRSAS, ot New York, gavo notice that no
would submit amendment at the proper Time, pro-
vidng that not more than seventy per cent OF the
money appropriated by the act shall DO expended dur
ing the nscsl year ending juno 30, 1879
The amendment Of Mr. Mitchell, above men toned,
discussed ut some length, anu finally Mr.. ALLISON
submitted a motion TO increase the appropriation
IRON SIS 900 10 $500, 900 instead OF $25O,000
Mr. MITCHELL accepted the amendment, and II was
agreed 10 ny the Senate--ycas 30, nays 20.
Mr.. WfrutRs, OF Virginia, submitted an amendment
increasing tho appropriation Ior the improvement
OF Norfolk narbor, Va, from 100000 10 $4,000
Agreed 20.
Mr. howE, trep.) OF WIS. submitted amendments
increasing tho appropriation or improving harbor
OF 5hcboyean Wis, from 81 900 TO $4.O0U ana sppro
priatlng $4,000 Tor completing certain improvements