New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-04

vote against IT, Itwss because It committed tho Coy
mat Sy Ss
No sIeat enterprise could be carried on sensioly
without plan, and this proposed Plan as,d Tor
The ySr The Ssa s s on for wears past in making i'm
provements under the only feasible plan thus TAR yet IL
had been done pecemea NOW the ou she
and they must he made by the nation Inc Senera,
Government was bound TO take Them up anu Uars
the States 4 not had not the power to spend
lighthouse on the beach, Itbad full power TO Improve
the mouth OF the Mississippi River, or to build
The Committee Of the senate had given
matter great attention and the next step was 70 nave
survey made by scientific mem after that select some ,H
work. He wouid vote for the whole programme.
The amendment OF Mr. Merrimon was rejected
msn r 10 include the Missouri River in the routes
He said unless taat rver should po won
be in no better condition than heretofore Tue people
for fuel because they could not get It TO market and
the Improvement of the Missouri Was OF vital impor
Mr.. CAMERON QRep. Penn.) said he would vote for
this resolution but before voting for blto carry out
the sasqae6anna, from dc water TO the lakes aud
veys OF the Delaware The state OF Pennsyl
state in the Union. The other day. thousands
of dollars were given for Dmkirk, n T., but
place in Ohio. Ashtabua. had received large appro-
prison, but not cent for Erie. Laughter He would
recognized.
The amendment OF Mr.. Upton rejected.
Mr. OGLEsBl (Rep.. llJ said Congress was grauu
ally approaching one OF the most important questions
wh.eh would interest the national legislature for some
time 10 come would vote for the 100000 required
and S5NOJO more IL IL should be shown That the work
could be accomplished He dssented however, from the
views OF the Committee on transportation, that tue com
petition of railroads constructed by private parties did
cheaper transportation. II 1t were not for COM
petng railroads from the West TO The Atlantic sea-
board, freight rates would be much higher than now
He doubted the feasibility of some OF these plans ana
thought the improvements would cost moro than nau
been estimated. He did not feel hmsef authorized 10
vote millions Of money from the national treasury,
which would be required to carry ont oil these schemes
He would not hesitate TO vote slgOO0OO Tor canal at
the mouth of the Mississippi River, II 1t he shown
that such canal would stand, but lie would not vote
81 100000 for 1t until IL be shown by competent
engineers that the plan was feasible one HAD nov
been the Encouragement OF railroads there womb
be no demand here for cheap transportation Tne war
of the reopie was upon this msnanaGement by wnch
they had TO pay enormous charges upon capital WHEN
was wanted more than anything else was some law 70
compel these companies become honest. He relerreu
TO the bill introduced by himself some time ago ior Con
gress charter company to construct ralrosu t
| biz would be worth more than forty reso,i-
| tions like this, as 1t would open hc
ewes of the people to the fact that Congress was deter
mined to meet this question: He had no DOUBT OF the
nower OF Congress authorize the construction OF such
road. aud hoped that before the adjournment INC piil
would be passed. , .
The amendments OF the House to the bill, to obvlate
the necessity issuing patents for certain private and
the bill passed. also, the amendments OF the House
to the bill authorizing corrections to be made III errors
III prize lists. . .-
after reopened aud the Senate al
| journed.