The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-12
NEARING THE END.
RAPID WORK ON THE APPROPRIA.
TION BILLS.
WrangIe for Precedence Ia the House
Increase of Appropriations I'm the SUM
dry Civil ana River and HarEbOr Ellis.
THE SENATE,


THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Senate en-
ployed the morning hour In the consideration
Of bills on the calendar to which no objection
was made, and q large number OF bills OF
minor importance was disposed Of.
At D. 10. Mr.. Sargent demanded the Tegu-
lar order and the Senate resumed considera-
ton Of the river and harbOr appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Conkling, in speaking to the pending
amendment to the bill, said that he had been
unable to agree to the bill, and hence as the
organ Of the committee could not speak In
charge of the bill, as he might have been OK
pected To do. There were many Items In the
bill that he could not assent 70, anu tnere
were many where appropriations were made
for improvements that were wholly impraci-
cable and for which there was no warrant
under any responsible construction OF the law.
Amendments were adopted restoring the
clause from the House, making the approprl-
alton by the act OF August IA, 1876, available
for the Improvement OF the ship channel IN
Galveston bay; striking out the item OF
100000 for the Improvement OF the mouth OF
the Mississippi river at Southwest Pass, pro-
vision having been made elsewhere; and res
toring the sum appropriated for the harbor at
Ashtabula, Ohio. reduced by the committee TO
$5 900 from $4,000
The following amounts were added: For
the Improvement of the Missouri river at
EastpoTt $4,000; Improvement OF the Usage
river In Kansas. $4,000.
Mr.. Morrill, offered an amendment, provid-
ing that wherever work provided TO be done
by this bill can be done by contract, the
work shall be let to the lowest bidder, under
regulations to be prescribed by the Secretary
of War. Agreed TO; yeas 43, nays 10.
Mr.. Ransom offered an amendment appro-
priating 100000 for the survey OF water routes
between Norfolk and Cape Fear river, includ-
ing the Albemarle Chesapeake and Dismal
Swamp canals. Agreed to.
Mr., Mitchell moved an amendment increas-
Era AIrfn
The cascades OF the Columbia river, In Ore
gon, from $4,000 to $25O,OOO. Agreed to-;
yeas 90, nays 20.
On motion Of Mr.. withers the appropria-
ton for the harbor of Norfolk was Increased
from $4,000 to $4,000.
ON motion OF Mr.. Howe. the appropria-
tlon for the harbor of Sheboygan was in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000, and an appropri.
alton of $4,000 made for the improvement OF
Chippewa river, in Wisconsin.
MIR. Matthews offered al amendment appro-
priating $50 900 for q harbor OF refuge against
Ice at or near Cincinnati. Agreed to.
number of names of points at which sur
veys are directed to be made were added 10
the second section
Mr. Herman offered an amendment to the
end of the first section, providing that no
more than IS per cent of the amount appro-
priated by this bill shall be expended during
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1879. The
amendment was disagreed to; yeas 20. nays
90.
Mr.. voorhees, offered an amendment author
izIng the Secretary Of the Treasury to issue
United States legal tender notes to the
amount rendered necessary by the require
ments of this act.
Mr. Hoar raised, and the Chair sustained,
the point Of order, that a proposition to raise
money was not In order
The bill WAS then reported to the Senate
and passed; yeas 35, nays "a.
On motion of Mr.. Sargent the deficiency
appropriation bill, which he had reported q
short time before without an amendment, was
taken lD so AS to be the regular order for to-
morrow after the morning hour, and then at
6 80 .. M, on motion Of Mr.. Anthony, the Sen
ate went into executive session, and, when the
doors were opened, adjourned.
THE HOUSE.
After the journal had been read, at least
forty gentlemen were gathered In front OF the
Speakers chair, all demanding recognition.
Mr.. Rice, of Ohio, wanted to have night
session ordered for tomorrow night to consi-
der pension bills.
M Hale objected to any special orders
until the appropriation bills we're disposed Of
Mr.. Reagan wanted to take up his inter-
State commerce bill.
Mr. Tucker, of Virginia, made q struggle for
the internal revenue bill.
The Speaker said that 1t was within the
power OF the House to determine Its BUSH
ness by majority vote, but he would .sug-
oest that the better way would be to first dis
pose of the appropriation bills.
Mr.. Beebe, OF New YORK, inquired II IL
would be in order to move to suspend the
rules and pass the sundry civil appropriation
bill.
The Speaker said 1t would be In order, but
1t would be very unusual
Mr.. Cox, of New York, said that he would
iilibuster to the end OF time against such a
After repeated demands for the regular
Crier, Mr. Atkins moved to go into committee
OF the whole on the sundry civil bill, and the
t1HNAr HrnGJ M Dnh N
The pending question was on the motion
made by Mr.. Chittenden Yesterday to in
crease the appropriation for the custom-house
at Albany from $4,000 to 100000.
Mr. Aldrieh, of Illinois, moved to Increase
the appropriation for Chicago from 100000
to S650,000.
Mr.. Foster moved to make the amount
100000. That, he said, was the estimate OF
the department, and he did not think it wise
to exceed the estimates.
Mr.. Atkins protested against these in
creases Of appropriations. 1t would bank-
rupt the treasury. In the course OF his re-
marks he said that there was said to be q
combination To put up these appropriations.
He was reliably informed that u page went
around this House last evening and got sig
natures for the purpose OF increasing these
amounts.
combination, and he knew nothing Of it.
MIR. Atkins said that he had not mentioned
the gentleman's name, but "a guilty con-
science needs no accuser."
Mr.. Sayler, OF Ohio, said that he knew Of
no combination, nor did he indorse what was
said, that these amendments were raid on
the treasury. All that he proposed to do
was to stand by the estimates OF tue depart
nent.
Mr.. Denham regretted the. disposition
eyinced on the Democratic side to put up
these appropriations. The Democratic side
stood by the Appropriation Committee when
the Legislative bill and the army bill were I'M
der consideration but when these jobs come
in even Democrats go against the committee.
Mr.. Finley said that it was asserted that
there was clique here in favor of these build
ings. He was not in that catalogue. He re-
GREETED to see the votes cast on these ques@
tions The Democratic party came into power
on the wave of economy He was glad to
know that the Forty-fourth Congress adhered
to that policy, but he regretted to see de-
parture from it In this Congress. .
The amendment making the amount $400, 900
was then adopted by a vote of "a TO rs.
Mr.. Young, of Tennessee, offered an amend
ment increasing the appropriation for the
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