New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-27
XLvIrH CONGRESS--IIID SESSION.


REGULAR REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL PASSED IN THE
SENATE BIZ VOTE OF 80 TO 12-THE sUSDRY
CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL AMENDED in IhS
HoUsE-THE MONROE DOCTRINE DISCUSSED.
SENATE. WASHINGTON. Feb 70. 1881.
In the Senate to-day there was reported
fsvorably by Mr.. HERMAN Dem., NJ f')' ron tue
Committee on Patents the House bill for the prepare
ton Of classified abridgments OF all letters pa'en' "
the United States. Placed on the calendar al,
Mr.. VANCE Dem, N. o. introduced Oil
for the purchase by the Secretary OF "sr VI
the private papers Of the late Confederate Ecu
erals Bragg aud Polk relating to the War OF the ne
bellou, and approprattng $4,000 for the same hS
M B e pe% c. Offered resolution which
was agreed without debate lnstrucung tns and
under whose appointment r. N. Wallace is exercising
the duties Of United Marshal for south CsrS % pRIs
After debate the Senate, on motion OF MI. nAnnio
npm TenD1 adopted an order OF business -.
Upon the rst bill in order, beginning with tne neso
Geological surveys BY the States) long discussion en-
sued upon different interpretations OF the order OF gusi
Mr. HoAR ep. Mass stated as the ., r res, OF on
amicabe arrangement between members oi
pages OF the document, containing papers aa DeJte
the committee, would be omitted In the Issue Oh INC
DapeTa accom- panyiug the report.
Inon the eInrsion of the time allotted for the cal
endar lat 130 ocock MI M Ppenorts3
S yba Sammittas IN Foreien Relations, and now on
the table declaring 1aas sag eond
ton precedent the construction OF s9,p cSnS s
other means OF transportation across the stnmns
SeI,even the deeIaration should be made by the
Government that under no ,a
thOroghiare across the Isthmus Without iS oon''"'
Oe MI EATON Dem Conn., said that, unless some other
senaUI be- aiken from the table passed
Mr. HOAR Rep Mass) called attention TO the 40,
notice Of his desire to speak the subject and also su
grsted that In one particular tne expression VI 'Ho
resolution might require modincaHon'
The subject was here dropped ,.u po,s,o.or
Messrs. Cameron tWs.l, Conkline, Logan. Penaleton
and Cockre were constituted committee In RELATION 10
the funeral OF the late Senator Carpenter: o,, ,o,
The Senate took up on motion OF Mr. RANSOM Dem;
N O. the River and Harbor BILL and the amendments OF
the Senate committee acted upon as the Dill was
read. . - 10000. NJ.
THURMAN QDem. Ohio) called attention TO an increase
in the appropriation for the Cape rear RVer IroM u,
the Chairman of the Commerce Committee (Mr Ransoml,
In taking care of Ills State would induce tnaI Sen
tor TO look across the AeRhanies III kindly manner
Mr. RANSOM defended the appropriations Ior Nortn
Carolina. A., .o,,ooa M adams tho
loo rolling vsIe by which particular States had been
benefited in RIVER and Har6Or bills without regard to
any benefit TO the commerce of the country;
The reading of the bill then proceeded, all the amend
ments OF the senate committee being agreed TO- -.
Several amendments were then oaered oy members
"i MI HERMAN Dem. N. " thought the aggregate Of
'n wp p' HfERFPoD I"m W. VaJ-why, then, does not
the Ser aor move to strike OF the Items for
MT KERNAN-If the Senator will point out single
one that not for protection OF National or ocean
commerce will vote u strike II out. ,r,,,.y
Further debate was participated In oy Mr.. kEhNAN
In favor Of striking from the Dill all appropriations IOr
sfreams and harbors not OF National commercial IN
Dortance; by Mr.. HEREFORD, Mr. MCMILLAN thep.,
Mimi and Mr. BROWN (Dem, MOI IN favor OF, ana Dy
Mr. TELLER (Rep, COLI aud Mr. PLUMB (hep', hahI
ia oupOsitOn the DILL as reported - On .
=, Mr. Growers amendment was voted down-yeas, 70
pays 90 Several other amendments were reJecteo or
The session was protracted TO late hour In order 70
disnose of the b its opponents, small IN numoer pre-
seutIng an uubrOken front upon every VOTE noWltn
sang thar ali amendments offered by them were in
yariably laid the table on motion Vi Ine oonstE III
charge OF the bl Mr. Ransom. 49,, 80, ,,,... a..
Mr. VEST Dem, Mol advocated the Dill BECAUSE oI US
liberal appropriation for tue Improvement OF the MIS-
NJ HILL spoke OF the monopoly OF power and iniu-
once welded by a few railway magnatcs and their
capacity to sub cot the public TO their exactions In
MI HERMAN thought II a delusion TO suppose that
the exeudure proposed by the bill would enable the
nnyyape streams become competitors WIN the ran
roads. , a.. NJ. r,o.,,., .o,a
that Senator had reiterated an assertion maue Ia tue ue
bate In the House, aud which had been repeater Ia the
Senate that the bill provided FOR stree nus tnat were
either NOT nayiR able or could not be made naVRsDe'
He wanted tnat Senator 70 point out one suc strea M
Mr IOpAN replied By reading from the Oncial Engi-
neer report clause setting forth that the part OF the
Savannah River proposed TO Dc improved was ~
navpable for pole and could De maze tnree ieet
DEE and thirty feet vida. lLaughter.I
Alter the rejection Of further amrndmens the Dill was
reported TO tue Senate and psssed-yeas 81 nays IL
The following was the vote IN detail lhepupHcdus III
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