National Republican., 1884-06-13
THE HOUSE.

Miller, of California, went into executive session,
and when the doors were reopenedf fadJournod
THE HOUSE.
The house met at 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
in continuation of Wednesdays session, and went
into committee of the whole (AIr. Cox, Of New
York, in the ohair on the river and hurbor appro-
priation bill.
Mr.. Graves offered an amendment providing
that nothing contained in this act shall be con-
strued as Il Limitation on the powers of the board
of engineers designated to prepare and submit
plans. specifications, estimates and recommends
tions for the expenditure Of the appropriations
the Missouri river, and that said board shall con-
stitute commission to be called the Missouri
river commission, whose duty 1t shall be to COM
peto the surveys of the Missouri river between Its
mouth aud hcadwaters, and IN axe such additional
surveys as may be deemed needtul for the matur.
ing OF such plans as Will permanently locate and
deepen the channel and protect the banks of the
river, give safety 10 its navigation, and promote
commerce and the postal service; aud all appro-
priations hereafter made for that river shall be eX
pended in accordance with such plans rs the com
mission snail from time to time report TO congress
through the secretary of war. Adopted.
Mr.. Worthugton offered an amendment pro-
hibiting the use of any money in the improve
ment of any river unless the report Of the surveys
by the engineers shall show that the river Is capa-
BILE of being 50 improved as TO be useful for pur-
poses of general navigation. Lost.
on motion of Mr.. ONeill, All amendment was
adopted providing that hereafter all purchases OF
supplies and materlels shall DO made by contract
after advertisement.
Mr. Breckinrdge, at the request of Mr. Cox OF
New York, offered as an amendment the bill re-
Gently introduced by that gentleman, to prohibit
dumping of refuse material i'll New York harbor.
Mr., Cox, having left the chair, said that owing
to the fact that refuse was dumped in the harbor
the depth ut the bar at Sandy Hook was decreas-
ing one foot year. He asked for no appropria,
tiOn, but he asked for legislation which would
prevent vandals from destroying the port The
amendment was adopted.
A large number OF amendments were offered to
the section Of the bill providing for new surveys,
a few Of which were adopted, but a majority OF
which were voted down.
Mr.. Beltord offered an amendment providing
that all the appropriations in this bill shall DO
paid in the standard silver coin of The United
States or In silver certificates. Under a New York
ury, he said, the coin of the country was locked
up in the treasury but both of those officers, he
thanked God, would depart from office on March
4 next. The republican party mad nominated n
man who had been willing 10 recognize the great
silver ptLduct of Colorado, and If the democratic
party had sense enough to nominate Hs its Caudi-
date John G. Carlisle, the country would get along
very we'll whether one or the other was erected.
Mr. Weller, of Iowa. Why not pay the untaXed
bondholders in that kind of money?
Mr.. Belford. They ought to be paid in that kind
of money.
MIR. Weller Amen.
The amendment was lost-yeas Il, nays 05.
AT 22Oj the committee rose aud reported the
Mr. Oates moved to strike out the Hennepin
Mr.. Wills said that upon consultation with all
the members of the committee on rivers and har-
bors except two, aud AZ their instance he had de-
termined TO allow separate vote on tho canal
project.
Mr. Henderson expressed his surprise at the
course pursued by Mr.. Wills. For one he had not
consented that that course should be followed.
Mr.. Murphy said that as another member of the
committee lie had not been consulted.
The motion to strike out was agreed to-yeas
Mr.. Murphy then moved to lay the knl and
pending amendments on the table. A
The motion was lost-yeas 81, nays l56M .
Mr. White moved to recomIit SiIc bllt3. select
committee to be composed on The mem bers y tho
committee on railways and canals and rivers and
hnrDOrs with Instructions to report back bill ap'
propfating sufficient amount Of money for the
construction, repair, and preservation of public
works on rivers and harbors aud canals, and for
the examination and necessary survey OF rivers,
harbors, and waterways provided that such i'm
provements shall rs ia; a possible be made with
regard TO the last report of the engineer in charge
Mr. Belford moved 10 amend the instructions by
directing the select committee To pluylde that the
appropriation shall DO paid in silver coin or GER
titcates. Lost.
Mr. Whites motion was also lost.
The bill was then passed--yens lj7, nays l0i
The following Is tie vote in detail:
HEAs-Messrs. Adams of H., Aiken, Alexander,
Barbour, Barksdale, Bayne, Beliord, Bennett,
Bsbee, Blanchard, Rland, Brainard, Breckinridge,
| Breitung, Broadhead, buchanan, Budd, Burleigh,
Burnes, Cabell, COldWell, Calkins, Cannon, Cnrle-
ton, CASSIDY, Clardy, Clements, Collins, Cosgrove,
Crisp, Cuiberson of Tex, Culbertson Of Kyp
of Mass. Deuster, DiOble, Dibrell, Dockery, Dowd,
Dunham, Dunn, Eldredge, ELLIS, EIudlay, kinerty,
Eollett Eoren, Fofney Ryan, Garrison, George.
Gibson, GlascOck, jGUh, Graves Hart, Hatch Of
Mo-, Hatcn Of Mi9h., Haynes, Hemphill, LENDER
son of H., Hendea Bon Of Iowa, Herbert, Hewitt of
Ala, Hill, HobliVell, Horr, HUuk HousemRn,
Hunt, Hurd, Je1Jrds. Johnson, Jones OF Ark,
Jones OfleX., JoI of Ala, Kelley King, Lanhum
Lewis, Long Lon Hriug Lyman, Mccormick, Nc.
MILAN, MayOuryA ~ Her OlIeN., Money NJ uldrOw,
Murphy Neece, NELSON NlGhuls, Nuttiug, Oates
oehlltree, oFerf9.l, O'larao'Neill of Pa, ONeill
Of Mo, payson, o5ee Peel Price, Pryor, Raukin
Of Ark, KoSot Saos ] 5eaoy, Seymour, sRoiey' Iiey,
STggsSSG Taaas Sl5Ds n4 6 speSneE SS%aft Of
Tayl ylor of Ohio 1aylor OF Teun Thomas, Thomp.
son, Tillman, TUCKER Tully, Turner of Ca, Valcn-
tine, Vance, Van Eaton, Wait, Wakefield, Wallace,
Warner of Ohio, MGshhum, WClbOru, White Of
MINI, William, wits, wilson Of w. W., Wlnans
Of Mich, G, D. Wise ofNa,, j. s. Wise Of Va, VOL
ford, Naple, HorE, and Ioung-ljG,
NAYs-Mcssr,. adams OF n. Y, Anderson, ArnOt,
Atkinson, Barr Bount, Bowen, Boyle Brewer OF
\. y, Brewer OF n D., Browne Of Ind, Brown Of
Pa, Brumm, Campbell of N Y, Campbell of Pa,
Gambler Clay Cobb, Conualy, Converse, Cook Cox
Of n. y, Cox OF \. G., Cullen, Curtin, Dorsleimer
Eaton Elliott, English, Ermentrout, Evans of Pa,
SELL Hammond, HanbRek, IIGrdeman, Harmer,
Hepburn, Hewitt of n. T., Hscock, Holman
Holmes, IHolton, Howes,, James, Jones Of Wis"
Kasson, Kean, ketcham, Lamb, Lawrence, Lowry
McAdoO, McCOid, MCCOmas Matsou, Millard,
Miller OF "a, Mitchell, Morgan, Morrison, Morse
Moullon, Murray, Mutchler, Parker, Patton, Payne,
of n. Y, Robinson of N. Y, Rockwell, Ryan,
shaw, skinner, smith, Spriggs, Springer Steele,
StOckslager, storm, Strublo, Sumner of Wis, j. d.
Taylor Of Ohio, Throckmorton, Towushend, Tur-
nerotKy,, Ward, Warner OF leun., Weaver Weller,
Whiting, wilkins, White of KY, and Worthing-
LOn-l0i.
10 REGULATE THE ELECTORAL COUNT
Mr.. Eaton then called up for consideration the
senate bill regulating the electoral count, with
the amendmenl proposed by ne house committee
on the state Of the presidential laws in the nature
of Il substitute,
MIR, Eaton said that he would make a very brief
review of tie house bill and then would yield
the floor to his colleagues on the committee.
Mr.. Hi cock inquired whether the debate would
continue to-day,
Mr.. Eaton replied that this was one Of the most
important measures which could come before
congress, aud he hoped that 10 would be con,
sidered, But IL there were auytling of more
importance which the house wished to discuss, hO
supposed that this bill would De laid aside, and
tne house proceed TO build court house some-
where. Eut IL there should be another strain like
that OF 1871 there might not be any necessity for