The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-16
EXTENDING THE SESSION.
CONGRESS rOTING TO Defer THE AD-
JOURNMENT UNTIL TUESDIY.
The River and Hnrbor aud the A. ry BILLS
Fixed aud Passed TO Suit the sennte-The
House Wrnngling Over the Tobacco Tax.

IN amendment TO the Constitution so rs to allow
the President TO approve any portion Of an APP
preparation bill and to disapprove any part Of
such bill rs lac may think proper. Referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Wadlcigh Rep. y. H.. from the Commit
tee on Privileges and Elections to whom was
referred the resolution Of tho Senate adopted
ut the last session nstructng the committee to
investigate the charges that the election Of
Senator L. +. Grover VI Oregon was procured
By bribery and fraud, reported that the evidence
taken did not sustain any such charges against
him. He moved that the committee be dis
charged from the further consideration Of tho
resolution md that each member Of the COM
mittee hayo leave 10 file his views in writing.
So ordered
MI HOVE Rep. Wis submitted n resolution
that VIM. +. Spencer of Wisconsin be appointed
Chief Cork If the Senate vice. VIM. ]. Mcdonald
deceased. Unanimously agreed TO-
Mr. Window Rep, Mimi called up the con-
current resolution submitted by him yesterday
~ extend the session until II o'clock noon Of
Mr. Whyir Dem, Nil moved TO amend by
making it Wednesday, juno ~.
Mr. Window said he did not believe II would
be possible To complete the business decently
and in order 10y Wednesday next lie knew 1t
was utterly Impossible to pass upon the apurO-
nriaiion bills 10y Monday and be thought The
be by Thursday next. The Sundry Civil App
propraion bill did not come to the Senate until
y
eral months. Tho senate Committee on An
Preparations had made every effort 10 report tho
NJ QUAY 80 lnat tle ilourhnrm coulu he on
Monday; The sessions 9i the committee began
AZ r. VI. Yesterday and continued until mid
night They met again NJ lo'cork this morn-
the amen,lments prones,i by Sennt5rs Thore
were 2OD packages ~ papers in the committees
T5 r9m the bS drpa par g nG yG,s oBGPc9
self Il would h" imrossihln fDrthn committee.
g REPORT MI 0ill before Monday. and even then
Monday, the suadry Clyn bill eouII mo" nj be-
Mr. Book Dem. Ky. n member Of the com.
miftec, did not think the session coull be closed
on Mon luy. lie thought II would hc better for
Senators. better for the public business. to
agree to tho uroposition IN extend tho session
Until Thursday.
Mr Why,e's amendment WINS rcioe,ed hv n
rising vote-yeas, rs; NAYS. ~, Tho original
rosointi IN extending The session until Thurs
AND l /, vo VIM immedia,y srn, a, ,bs H.
Mr. Conki Rem y y entered n motion to
,,rss..d h,' ina : ,rst, vcstorlnv ~ s,ii La
lid 81 nj he request of partins " respectabiii-
~ ,rh wore nor, n nd ~ rad 10 a., hesrd 'rho
biil yna nassau vith unusual haste an arcnunt
Of the nivancei stage Of the session. 1t Was
sunnosej that if would anniv nnly Ia ihe norp ~
New York: but il wouii cover cases in San
Francisco or Neesnrhusetts He vonid not
nr"ss he m,'.iSn ~ rec,"f'sidr nnv "O"'N NV
Mr.. spencer lRep. Ala from the conference
COMMITTEE an III" River md Uarh"r Annrnurin
ion XIII submitted N rerort anJ in ansy,,r H. a
question hv Mr.. ConklinR -nld tho bin ns agreed
wa" was 1 hsdu r i
$50 00O. So thnt tho biu now apprNuriatei
as 961 7o0 Among tho REDUCTIONS were t9n N M
for the harhnr ~ Duukirk \ Y and s5O'uJo
for. the harhor Of Washington. u. c.
tb iarmir Ia, ~, va a her ,yas
an unfinished hr"aSwater there witch could
~, De SoplsteI YET tnis pii prlJted an over
never n,n, NJ den,b ~ water In,
three fset
:, II. blalne h"p,. Ne shll ne mover IN hls
XII h,, m 'yi -, a',,, T. XIII
hn.a,,.o ~ tenisj to rTs,t fown n ,,r,,t sv,,
~ riv.r nj Iarlor in, 10 ,,ro, ir,,
Tor iiS.al inrr"yements. congress mint have
rhorreI ~ m apnrHnriation here anI ihcre in
mis- hi nnI us1i no emount thus sn,a1 ~
Nten n new line u ipterrour,s with brazil
C',urros- would r,ive over - uIItin f,r inter
raj rlmmercr. hut not $4,000 Tor external
clmuler,,
Mr.. Why,e Dam. MA said it was Massachu-
sai.s which nr-t commrnrrI this raid On mo
Treasury un lrr John Quincy Adams IN getting
money Tor Plymouth harhnr. The evil e.
ample then ert had grown He admired Ulysses
: Grant. There was "a heap of Roman i'm that
than when. ii 1870 he toek his sw6ri and
struck II into tho River aud Harhor bill saying
- his officers NJ the War Departments Thus
far shalt thou 20 md no further He opposed
the I'assugo Of the bin at time Ike this when
ont 81 their financial troubles. H. would rather
wipe out the poor. uitlful sum'of as uuu for the
greni harblr IT Baltimore than tax the people
~ this bill proposed
After some further discussion the report II
the conference committee was agreed t.. and
the bill pa-sed-yeas ~, nays ~ as follows
Democrats ia italicsl
Yn.-Mr,srS Allison Anthony. Araa.ang R,rr,,s
Burnside min. Cameron Pa cameron WIS. cslfei'
~. n9,cr is"i' Dorsey t''''. tsrrN e't'n. Ga,,f,
H1',G, n., How, ..nt'', Js, Fla 4, kellogg; hirh
Wyfi II H 1t, ~ Pi't pr Ird,g ,yyt "J,
sanni,r. snrncSr Windnm AMI IS ,l. "a -
N,Ys-Me,sr, Hiyirf MI Booth Conklng Davi. IN D.
Dave. Ei0., HUn', K'nhp, Nfteag. n'DaaM np.yn,
morrill, h'f@j1. Rollins, Sarsent S'r'"F Teller Won
''.', N""'''-"' ".'"'' ana ""1'
Mr. sargent. from tue CONFERENCE committee on
the Army Appropriation bil. submitted report
am IN explanation thnr"oi sali there were TOUR
problems IN the M; FIRST, the House reduced
the army To 2pOph men and the Senate restored
II I" 25.VNl SECOND, the House provided Tor a
reorganiHdt1n OF the army ana me senate con-
ferees We're not in position to object to this N
account 81 rs beng on an Appropriation bill.
b"caus" the last reorganization OF the army. in
iSW WAS upon an npprnprlatl9n. Ihlrd mo
House transferred The Indian bureau 10 the
war Drihrtni"ht, ana thc question OF dlll"rehce
~ Ivy! ~ un.Htrr, ~ ~ u"uu ~ ~, H. Wy ~
transfer ought hot to take place without
ht n SAINT" Thn fonr,b nS aan,
was in regard to the House section iofbidding
me Use Of the army a. posse eomitatus he