Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-11-02

which had been reported from the
committee on commerce with amend
| ments,
Mr.. Frye. l ask that the formal
reading OF the bill be dispensed with
and that the amendments of the COM
! mittee be acted upon as they are
! reached.
The president pro tempore. The re-
quest of the senator from Maine will
be agreed to, If there be no objection
Mr.. Hale. The same course is to be
pursued as in the case of the regular
| appropriation bills?
The president pro tempore. The
chair hears no objection, and such
course will be pursued.
MIR. Mcpherson. i sent to tho desk
| this morning motion that L intended
| to make touching the consideration of
the river and harbor bill when it was
called up. l should like to have that
motion read.
Mr.. Frye. / have no objection, If
the senator desires that we shall take
that course.
Mr.. Mcpherson. l think it is in
tinitely better for the progress of the
bill, and 10 will be much easier for the
question to be all understood before
we proceed to its consideration.
Mr.. Frye. / understand that unani-
nous consent has been given, as is
general in reference to appropriation
bills, that the amendments of the COM
mittee on commerce shall be acted up
on as they are reached in the reading
of the bill.
The next amendment was, in section
l, on page II, line l6, before the word
"thousand," to strike out "forty" and
insert ninety" SO as to make the
clause read:
Improving harbor at Grand Haven,
Mich: Continuing improvement,
$50 900.
The amendment was agreed 10.
The next amendment was, in section
/, on page Is, line 4, before the word
Thousand" to strike out Give and in
sert "ten;" so as to make the clause
read:
Improving harbor at Monroe, Mich.
tenance, $4,000.
The amendment was agreed 10.
The next amendment was, III section
l, on page Is, line 16, after the word
Improvement" to strike out "fifty"
and insert "seventy-one;" and III line
II, after the word "dollars," to insert
"of which 81 900 may be expended on
the st. Joseph river, in the discretion
of the secretary of war;" so as to read,
Improving harbor at st. Joseph, in
GLIDING Benton Harbor canal, Michi-
gan; Continuing improvement, 81 900,
of which 81 900 may be expended on
the st. Joseph river, in the discretion
of the secretary of war.
The amendment was agreed to.
PETosKY.
The next amendment was IN section
] on page 10, to strike out the clause
from line 16 to line. 25, inclusive, as
follows
Improving harborat Petoskey, Mich.
Continuing improvement, $4,000,
which amount, together with the sum
appropriated for this harbor in the act
of September 10, 1890, shall be used in
the improvement of the harbor accord
ing to the plans for the smaller of the
projects submitted in the report of De-
cember 81, 1880, and printed in the
annual report for 1890, pages 2674 and
2675.
The amendment was agreed to.
The next amendment was, in section
l, on page 20, beginning at line l, to in
sert:
Improving harbor at Saugatuck,
Mich. Continuina improvement,
So 900.
The amendment was agreed to.
SAGINAW RIVER.
The next amendment was, in section
!, page 81, in line 10, before the word
| "thousand," strike out zone hundred"
| and insert "seventy-five;" 80 as to
make the clause read:
Improving Saginaw River, Michigan:
| Continuing improvement, $4,000, OF
which So, 900 shall be expended on the
west channel at Bay City, and $4,000,
or such less sum as may be necessary,
on the river above Bay City.
Mr.. Frye. In line IS, before the
"thousand," | move to strike out "4O'
and insert 1885," so as to reads
And $50, 900, or such less sum as may
| be necessary, on the river above Bay
City.
The amendment to the amend
| ment was agreed to.
The amendment as amended was
| agreed to.
On May Goth, 1892, the following
Congressional record, page 1855, show
ing what action Senator Mcmillan took
in regard to the bill.
RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The President pro tempore. Is there
further morning business If there be
no further morning business, the Cal
endar under Rule VIII is in order. :,