The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-06-29
THE HARBoR APPROPRIATION.

THE HARB0R APPROPRlAIlo":
In our last weeks issue were Two hen'' u
l,,;vc IN the massage of the River and haroor
Bill, containing an appropriation ior uo "'''
,,o,.u,.,, of Saco River; both items were
- .om, rcspects erroneous. One Of the par
,,u,hs stated that the bill passed six weeks
400 in fact il was only reported to the Sem
o,e the l2,h inst. and passed that branch upon
,h,, ,lsy and was transmitted to the House of
Representatives where the appropriation for
saco River was disagreed to but (the Senate
insisting and the Committee of Conference re-
commending) il was finally concurred in.and
passed by tho House on the 10Th inst, and
ere this has doubtless received the signature
of the President. The error in the other item
was in stating the amount appropriated for
our river at ten thousand dollars when the sum
actually appropriated is forty thousand dol.
lars.
The citizens Of Saco and Biddeford and all
persons interested in the navigation and inn
provement Of Saco River are under deep OBJ
legation to Hon. John Lynch, M. G. from this
District, for his earnest, judicious and success
fdl efforts to secure this appropriation in this
Us in all other matters, he has labored cffici.
entity to advance the wishes and interests oi
his constituents. The River and Harbor Bill
hal passed the House (irithom the item in
which we are principally interested) before
our petitions were received for presentation
Int, at the request Of Mr.. Lynch, Senator
Morrill, reported this $4,000 for our river) Us
a Senate amendment to the bill. Our Sena.
tor, McssS. Fessendcn and Morrill,, rs well rs
the Representatives from Maine, have aided
in the passage Of this appropriation; to Mr.
Morrill,. we are indebted for its passage through
the Scnatc.-it has, however, been especially
the care Of Mr.. Lynch, rs representing this
District, TO watch after and urge on It's pro-
grcss.
We are not aware that the official report in
the Congressional Globe will show that Mr.
Lynch did anything more than to record his
silent vote in favor Of the appropriation bu,
he lid, in fact, do very much more. This is
the only appropriation contained TN the River
ami ilarbor Bill not based upon survey and
recommendation of the War Department (; the
Coast Survey have nothing to do with these
appropriations, and Mr.. Chandler of Michigan.
Chairman Of the Committee on Commerce,
refused to allow any amendment to the hill,
other than this one Of ours, TO be made unless
based upon the Recommendation Of tho War
Department.
Had Mr.. Lynch chosen to make and frank
to the citizens Of Saco and Biddcford rhc-
,orical. oratorical, high-sounding, high-tal u
tin speech in favor Of this amendment, taking
occasion to pass glowing eology upon his
native State and her hardy scamep, and upon
the part she had borne in the late war, &c.
making inyidious comparisons with other
States, he could have very easily defeated the
appropriation; the people Of these towns
might, in that event, have been entertained
with the elaborate Grafton Of Sour member
but ,hey would also have had the satisfaction
of knowing that it killed the very measure it
assumed to advocate.
Mr.. Lynch had faith in the conclusion OF
Solomon's experience, that 'thcre is time to
keep sileuce"as wcllas "a time to speak, and
by transformations bu, persis,en, and well di-
rccred efforts he has secured for us this aPPro-
priation. This District never had, nor could
il usk, more faithful, efficient and capable
representative in Congress than MIR. Lynch.