The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-09-07

ten in our legislative bodies to defeat the will
of the people.
His Vote against he Act Of Juue 2sM 1884
1t will be recollected tha: General Pierce be-
came for the first time member of Congress
LIST Monday in December 1888, when he toch
a seat in the House as Representative from
New Hampshire The first harbor and river
| bill upon which he had occasion to act was tho
one above named, which may be found in
| Brown and Littlos United States Statues at
Large, vol 4, p. 702.
1t contains the following appropriations:
| Maine, Kennebunk river, $4,000; Steele's
Lodge Penobscot Bay, $4O00.-Now Hamp-
shire, Merrimack river. S3,sG0. Massachu-
setts, Plymouth beach, $4,000: Provincetown
harbor, S4.400. New York, Oswego harbor,
$4,000: Black rock, $4,000; Big Sodus bay,
$4,000 Gennesseo river, $4,000: Buffalo
harbor, 10000; Dunkirk harbor, $4,000
Pennsylvania, Prcsque isle, $4,000; and for
ga breach in the southern embankmenr at
| the same place, a3,o45. Ohio, Cleveland har-
Dor, $l3,3l5; work at Grand river, $4,000;
work at Black river, $4,000; work at Hudson
river, $4,000; work at Ashtabula creek, $4,000
| Michigan, La Placence bay, $4,000. Illinois,
Chicago harbor, $4,000. Delaware, New
Castle and other harbors, @6,l33 North Car
olina, Ocracot inlet, $4,000; Cape Fear river,
below Wilmington, 1924. Florida, st. Mark g
river and harbor, $4,000. Georgia, Savannah
river, removing distractions below the city of
Savannah, 100000. Alabama, Mobile harbor,
| $4,000. Deleware Breakwatcr, $270,000.
Rvers-Ohio Missouri and Mississippi, $50
coo, Red River, $4,000, and Cumberland riv-
or $4,000
Surveys, $4,000.
This was a very moderate bill, tho aggregate
being only S722,3s9. II passed the House of
Representatives June 23,lS34-yeas 107, nays
5i Franklin Pierce voting in the negative
wide House Journal, lst sess., 23d Cong, p.
|Sl9) During tho progress of tho bill, Mr.
Wise tried to get it on tho table, and Mr..
Pierce did what he could to help him, but
failed. Finally Mr.. p. had to come up to the
scratch, ION the final passage) and voted as is
above set down, but sold Hickory paid little
heed to his opinions, for with pipe in mouth,
and pen in hand, he wrote thus:
"Approved June 2Sth. 1884.
ANDREW JACKSON
His Vote against the .4ct Of JMaeh 3D., 1885.
The harbor and river bill, to which his atten-
ton was next turned, may be found in u. 8.
Statutes at large, fB. g. LIS. ed. y, vol. 4. p. 753
and o. 1t contains the following appropria-
tions:
Massachusetts, Provincetown harbor, $i,4O0
Plymouth Beach, 700; Hyannis harbor, 5000.
New York, Genessee river, 1900: Big Sodus
bay, IL 700: Dupkrk harbor. l0,0S8 43. Penn
sylvania, Presque lie, 5000. Ohio, Black
river 4,400: Ashtabua Greek, 1851. Dele
ware, Newcastle and other harbors, 6,0o0.--
North Carolina. Cape Fear river, below Will
mington, 10000. Georgia, Savannah river,
below tho city of that name. 10000. Alabama
Mobile barbor, 1907 GO. Florida, ''the inland
4 hattu
$1,000. Delaware Breakwatcr, 10000.
souri, and Mississippi, 10000. The Ohio above
tho falls to Pittsburgh $4,000. Red river, So
900. Arkansas. 10000
The aggregate is 425, l67 03, Ia small sunni
and the appropriations were obviously intend
ed to complete works commenced the year be-
fore. The act passed the House ofRepresen-
tatiyes, February 9th, 1885. Yeas l09, Nays
65-Franklin Pierce voting in the negative
[Vido House Journal. I'd sess., % Cong, p.
465. Jackson, who had no high opinion of
either Polk stalks or Pierce stalks, approved
it of course V
His opposition to the improrem ent Of The Ohio
abope the Falls:
We find in tho same journal, p. 443, an ac-
count of the proceedings in part on the last
named bill, and we make the following literal
extract from the record:
"The question was put, That the House do
agree to tho amendment to insert tho follow
ing ilsm, viz: ;,
the Ohio river between Pittsburg and tho falls
of the Ohio, sc, 900, to be expended under the
direction of the War Department, and under
the care of Superintendent of that part OF
tho Ohio
"And PISSED in the affirmative, Yeas ITO,
Nays &c."
On turning over the leaf [p. 445,1 we find
that Franklin Pierce voted in the negative, so
that tho people of Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Kentucky; Ohio, and Indiana, who are inter
ested in this subject may take notice that the
Hon. Mr. Pierce of New Hampshire, is utter
| ly opposed to any such appropriation for the
improvement of the Ohio above the falls.
A motion was subsequently made to strike
out the onacting clause of the bill, or in other
words to stife it, which failed, Yeas Sc, Nays
| 12S: Mr. Pierce voting in the affirmative, wide
House Journal, I'd sess., 23d Cong, p. 444; af-
ter while motion followed to lay the bill on
the table, which also failed. Yeas so, nays 1874;
Mr.. Pierce, as before, voting in the affirmative
wide House Journal, I'd sess. 23d Cong. p 45s..
until at length(the efforts of Mr.. p. and othors
proving unavailing) tho bill passed as above
stated, and was approved by General Jackson
/
or Polk stalks, and therefore was right on thii
subject .r...f,
! We are astonished at the invcteracy display
ed by Mr.. Pierce in opposition to this bill
Could he have been prompted by resentmen
because he failed to put down the Ohio (abov'
the fallsl Gii a.oll
! His acts against the .4ct Of July I'd 1896.
! II NAV be found in u. s. Statutes at Large
B. A LIS cd, vol s. p. 67,.s'-0 This was
good bill, and provided for the following work
already commenced: sd ~
! Maine, Pier at Kennebunk, 1900. Msssa
chusetts, Provincetown harbor. 400; Plym
outh beach. 500. New York, Big Sodus bay
$4,000; DunlSirk harbor, ii 900; Gencsec rive
10000; Oswcgo harbor. 10000. Pennsylvani
Presque Isle., 1922 So Ohio. Black river
6,660; cleveland harbor, 15,006 so; Gram
/, river, G,000; Cunningham creek, 1907 36
Conncaut Creek, $500; Huron river, 1900
Michigan. River Raisin, $4,000: La Plaisanc
bav 323 Is. Illinois Chicago harbor 30 .0OC