Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-01-12

cal year, and to prevent waste and damage to
the works in the spring. He hoped no such
small objection as had been made would pre-
vent the passage of the bill.
Mr.. Sheldon of Louisiana also argued in sup
port of the appropriation. He said thar in New
Orleans, to-day coal was double the ordinary
price, on account of the mpossibility of RI IS
and coal boats getting down the Ohio, in conse-
quence of distractions at Louisville.
Mr. Starkwcathcr opposed the bill and the
amendment, and argued that work of equal i'm
portance was in operation in various parts of
the country, such as Hell Gate, New York,
They had been all oyerSlaughed last year, be-
cause the gentleman from Wisconsin, Mr.. Wash
burn, had got an appropriation for the Des
MonoS rapids, and then that gentleman went
against all other projects from New York to
New Orleans.
Mr. Calkns-"That is So"
Mr. Starkweathcr-"And that Is what he will
do again; and that is why | am against il.
cant afford to allow him to get his project
through aud then to put the knife into every
other project"
Mr.. Washburn said that Mr. Starkweather's
charges were astonishing and untrue, and, after
further debate, in the course of which Mr.. Car
field said the value of commerce on the Ohio last
year was $3.50, 900 900, only seventy millions less
than the entire foreign commerce of the United
States, M. Stevenson replied to Mr.. COnger
that the Ohio river commerce, for one year,
would buy up the whole state of Michigan.
The Des MOineS amendment was agreed to-,
and the bill laid aside, to be reported TO the
house. The committee then resumed the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appropriation bill.
Discussion sprang up on the proviso repeal
ing the existing law, which permits the public
printer to furnish, at cost, extra copies of all
congressional documents.
MIR. Sargent gave an illustration of the fraudu-
lent manner in which that privilege is used A
paper in Carson City, New, which is authorized
to publish the laws of congress, as an advertise
ment, procured from Washington a sufficient
number of pamphlet copies, and distributed them
among its subscribers. If that he allowed the
immense cost of advertising the laws might be
saved, and the laws distributed in pamphlets
from Washington.
Mr.. JencEes approved the course of the Ne
vada paper, and wished it generally followed
instead of publishing the laws in the newspa-
pers.
The practice was also defended by Messrs
Lynch and Latin, and opposed by Mr.. Dawes,
and clause adopted, with an amendment by
Mr. Jenckes, to require the payment of ten per
cent. additional to the cost of printing.
Without further progress on the bill, the COM
mittee rose, and the house passed the Louisville
and Portland canal Improvement bill.
Mr.. Dawes presented a petition of the Sun,
Mercantile and New York mutual insurance
companies, of New York, and the China mu-
tual insurance company, of Boston, for re-
hearing of the claim for loss per barquc Cal
deTared.
The speaker announced the committee TO at
tend the funeral of John Covode, as Messrs
Mercur, Van Horn, Phelps, Beatty, Gilfllan,
AXtel Getz and Roots.
resolution was adopted, directing the COM
mittee on agriculture to inquire whether any
legislation is necessary to more effectually pre-
vent or restrict the introduction and distribu-
ton of diseased cattle into and through the states
and territories.
Adjourned.