The New York herald., 1879-03-03
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WAsHINoroN. March 2. 1870.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL PASSED by THE
sENATE-ARREARs OF PENSIONS.
In the consideration Of the River and Harbor
bill tonight by the Senate number Of
amendments reported by the Committee on
Commerce. increasing the appropriations for
rivers and harbors were agreed to. Among them
were amendments increasing the appropriation for
Harlem River from 100000 to S20O,0oo. and for
Flushing Bay from $4,000 to s2o.ooO A. number of
amendments offered by Senators. also increasing
appropriations provided for by the House
adopted. In the of the debate Mr..
Edmunds moved to strike out all after the enactng
clause and insert that the sum of S2.O00OoO be ap-
propriated for the fiscal year ending june 80. $780,
for the repair preservation and completion Of such
works on rivers and harbors may be made most
scrviceable to the interests Of commerce. to be
expended under the direction of the Secretary Of
War; who is required to report all the expenditures
in detail at the next session of Congress- This
rejected, and, after prolonged debate, the Senate
passed the bill by vote Of 20 yeas to 18 nays. Y
The Senate then proceeded to tho consideration OF
the bill for the payment Of arrears Of pensions and
the amendment Of Mr.. Shields, placing the soldiers
and sailors Of tho Mexican the same footing
with those Of the of 1872, was, motion Of Mr.
Window, reconsidered.
0REENDACK ACrIvITY-MovEMENr TO COMPEL,
DEMOCRATIC RECOGNITION IN NEW YORK
HOW THE SITUATION IS COMPLICATED BY Mr..
HENDRICKS.
Tho greenbackors are moro actively at work for
the ensuing political campaign than most people be-
lieve. Not only has . compact organization been
perfected Of the distinct greenback representatives
tho Torty-sixth Congress. with a view to con-
trolling the Speakership and the House
mittees. but plan has been arranged
for demonstration In New York State
which will compel democratic recognition of the
greonback Issue IN the fall election there for State
officers. This plan. far agreed upon. is to bold
State Convention at Albany Syracuse early in
the summer. or at least not later than the 1st Of
August, and to nominate Sunset Cox for Gov
ernor, thot gentleman having within the past
few years changed his position tho money
question and being now pronounced 'grecnbacker.
The expectation is that with Mr.. Cox already in the
field tho regular democrats will. at their State Con-
vention be forced tosindorsc him to the risk
of defeat for both wings Of the party should they
put somebody else the regular ticket for Governor.
To make tho complication still more perplexing, it
is asserted here by intimate personal friends OF Mr.
Hendricks that he will not consent second time to
tako second place the Presidential ticket. These
friends say that this decision on the part of Mr..
Hendricks reached by him at the conclusion Of
tho business Of the ST. Louis Convention. but
only recently declared by him in view
of tho movement to renominao in Jss0 the ticket of
1876. The sentiments of Mr.. ,rdricks tho
financial question in harmony with those of tho
majority Of the Western aud Southern democracy,
and IL is claimed that IL there is TO be any vindca-
ton next year Of the result OF the last Presidential
election, It can be surely attained with Mr..
Hendricks at the head Of the ticket