Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-08

and htrbor bill, the pending question
being an amendment appropratiBs !
sl50, 600 for the purchase Of the Stur.
geon Bay and Lake Michigan ship canal !
and harbor Of refuge.
Mr.. Spooner offered an amendment !
as substitute. II appropriates 81 8, 600
for the purpose Of making free OF toll
commerce through the canal. lie ex-
planned that his substitute did not recog.
pize the canal company as the owner OF
the improvement. 1t simply contem-
plated what the original act Of Congress
contemplated--the making of this canal
free to commerce and it was to be
done by reimbursiRg to the State, or
what was the same thing. the canal
company, such sum Of money az the
Secretary Of War, after careful lnyes-
ugation, should find to have been ex-
pended over and above the receipts from
lands and tolls.
After discussion the substitute
was agreed to and the amendment as
thus amended agreed to.
The next amendment on which any
question was made was one reducing
the appropriation for the Chatta-
hooche river, Florida and Alabama,
from els, 600 to 1880.
Mr.. Pugh argued against the amend
ment reducing the appropriation for
Chattabooche river, Georgia and Ala
bama, from ego, 600 TO $4,000, and
that for Flint river, Georgia, from
10000 TO $40, 900. Both amendments
were rejected.
Mr.. Pugh argued against the amend
ment reducing the appropriation for
Black Warrior river, Alabama, from
s75, goo to $4,000. The amendment
was rejected.
Mr.. George argued against the
amendment striking out the item OF
$4,000 for the Big Black river, Missls-
sippi, and moved to add proyiso that
the State Of Mississippi should first
cause the bridge over the Big Black
river south Of the Mississippi and Me-
ridisn railroad to be so constructed as
not TO obstruct navigation. Mr..
Georges proviso was agreed to and the
committees amendment was rejected,
The river and harbOr bill was tempo
raTily laid aside.
The Chair laid before the Senate tho
message Of the President vetoing the
bill authorizing the construction of a
railroad through the Indian reservation
in northern Montana. The message
was read. 1t states that several SINH
lar bills have been presented to him du-
ring the present session and had re-
ceiyed his reluctant approval, but he
had hoped that each of them would be
the last Of its kind. This bill invited
a general invasion of the Indian coun-
try. 1t did not sufficiently guard
against an invasion Of the rights ot the
Indians: nor was he satisfied that the
legislation proposed was demanded by
! any exigercy Of the public welfare.
Mr.. Dawes moved to refer the bill
and message to the Committee on Indian
Affairs. and he desired TO go with
this remarkable message the section
Of the treaty which had affected the
President so sensibly." The commit
tee which bad reported the bill bal, be
said, thought that it was regarding the
rights of the Indians; that the article
was in these words: "For the purpose
Establishing travelling thorOughiares
through this country, and better 10
enable the President to execute the pro-
visions Of this treaty aforesaid, the ma
tons and tribes do hereby consent and
agree that the United States may in the
countries respectively occupied and
claimed by them construct roads Of
every description establish lines Of
telegraph and military posts; use ma
teIisls Of every kind found in the lndiar
country; build houses for agencies
missions, schools, farms, shops, mills
stations. and for every other PURPOSE
for which they may be required, an,
! permanently occupy as much land a
may be necessary for the various pur
noses above enumerated, including tn
use of wood for fuel and land for grazing
and that the navigation Of all lake
and streams shall be forever free to tn
citizens Of the United States"
The motion was agreed to and tn
: bill ard message were referred.
The Senate resumed the considera
tion of the amendments to the river an
haIbor bill.
Messrs. Harris ard Whitthorne al
gued sgainst the amendment Ieducin
. the appropriation for the Cumberlan
/ river above Nashville from 100000
$4,000.
MIR. Mcmillan defended and ezplaine
the action Of the cOmmitte.
l The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. Harris argued against the amend
q ment striking out the item Of s., 800 Il
: the Hiawassee river, Tennessee.
: MIR. Mcmillan defended it, remaTkin
S that the Senate was taking on itself II
: responsibility for appropriations not T,
commended by the Committee on Con
. merce nor asked for by the Board
S Engineers.
! nc bIltuOultub Nao oB'SSN We
n Mr.. Pugh argued against an amen'
i ment reducing the appropriation for II
7. Tennessee river at Mussel Shoals iro'
q $3.50, coo TO S250,0OO.
J, Mr.. Mcmillan defended the amen'
ment. lie stated that the total amour
| already expended on this work W;
0 s2,574,0O0. The amount necessary Il
e It's completion was 81, 470, 600, and Ii
o amount which could be expended f(
y the next fiscal year was estimated
s550,OOO. The committee had agree
c to recommend so per cent. OF tn
amount.
l. The amendment was agreed to.
Pending the consideration Of
= amendment reducing the appropriate:
for Kentucky river from $2jO,OO0
If SIG0,O 200 the Senate adjourned till
O'Clock tomorrow.
House of Representatives.
. The Speaker laid before the llou
: twenty-one veto messages transmitt'
-. by the President yesterday. The fir
u message read was referred without con
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