Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-04
Kiln. CONGI;ESs.
WASHINGTON, July 3, 1885.

AppropUatlons, reported hacs the ma
val appropriation bill with amend
ments, and stated that be hoped to
have 1t taken up Tuesday next.
The reading Of the bill being con-
cluded, Mr.. Beck introduced bill TO
authorize the construction Of bridges
across the Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers by the Ohio-Valley Railroad
Company. Referred.
The Senate then proceeded to vote
on amendments to the river and harbor
bill. The first amendment that pro-
voked discussion was that appropri-
ating $l,OO0,0O0 for improving Nov
York harbor so IS 10 secure thirty
foot channel at Sandy Hook, the en-
trance Of the baTbor, upon such plan
as the Secretary Of War may APP
prove. The amendment was finally
agreed 10. The next amendment
on which there was discus
sion was one apprspriating $500, 900
| for the improvement OF the Potomac
river in the vicinity of Washington, with
a proyiso that no part of the sum should
| he expended upon or with reference 20
any place in respect Of which the tide
of the United States was in doubt, Or
n respect to which any claim adverse
20 the United States had been made.
The discussion was entirely devoted TO
the prOyiso, the necessity for it beinS
two claims to land reclaimed from the
river, one on the part Of the kidwell
claimants and .he other on the part Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company.
| TITS amendment was also sgreed %.
| An amendment reducing the appropria-
ticn for improving Cumberland sound,
! IN Georgia ard Florida, from Sl5O,0OO
to 100000 was, after long discls-
sion, agreed 10. The amendment In
creasiDg the appropriation for Sayan-
| nah, Ga. from sl25, 900 to 3l7j,0OO
having been reached. Mr.. Brown novel
to increase the amount to 100000,
and advocated his motion, which wa3
discussed at considerable length. In
The course Of the discussion Mr. Beck
! declared that the trouble was that the
! Government had too much mOne5.
| The country would suffer more by
reason Of the amount of money in the
Treasury, and which was increasing
every year by taxation, than it would
| if the Government had barely money
enough to carry on its ordinary bust
ness. Only ga 100000 OF the deot
could be paid off before September,
1891, and for that there were $224,-
100000 lying idle in the Treasury.
| Therefore, he did not care whether this
bill appropriated ten, fifteen, or twenty
millions, so long as the money was pro-
perly spent Anything was better than
keeping il locked up in the Treasury.
| IL taxation could no. DO reduced, land
i did not seem hat 10 could be- and Ii
tny profitable harbOr work was to be
done as at New York, Savannah, CAL
,eston, New Orleans, or Wilmington,
| nc was in favor Of it. Let the money
be spent in this way ard get into the
hshds Of the people. lie favored the
amendment. and was not troubled about
he size Of the bill-not bit.
Mr.. Browns amendment was agreed
| TO.
The Senate then, at 4:2j P. NJ, went
into secret session, and afterwards sd
jouIncd till Tuesday.
blouse or RepreSen Ia lives,
The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the President announcing
his disspproyal Of the bill granting a
pension to William Boone. Referred
20 the Committee on Invalid Pensions.
Mr.. O'Neill, of Pennsylvania, pre-
scented petition signed by LOCO
Knights Of Labor Of the Second con-
| gressionsl district Of Pennsylvania urg-
ing the passage Of bills now pending
before Congress calculated to protect
the interests of labor. Referred.
The House then vent into Committee
of the Whole Mr.. Hammond in the
chair on the general deficiency bill.
The remainder Of the afternoon was
consumed in very uninteresting con-
siderstiou of the bill, most of the time
being devoted TO debate upon items
relative to House employees. The
strongest opposition was manifested to
the proposition granting an extra
months pay to all employees Of the
House, but it was finally agreed to.
After completing 6S of the 10 pages
! of the blu the committee rose, and the
House, at 5 o'clock, adjourned until
Monday.