The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-24

Mr. kcnna Dem, W. va.l-Pcrhars it was not
Mr. Coy-My dsiric, is. in ono sense. tho
United states OF America. liAugl,cr and an
pIuu-".l But my friend rom West Nirgul g,ts
>@-lWO lgr me Great knnawhn and SlS.ulO for
tnc Ltus Kanawhu. Tint is where hi. district
comes IN and why hc supports the bill. Laugh
Mr. Kcnna-I de- not believe that the gem
urman knows whore either ofthcsc rivers runs.
l think thnt little knowledge Of geography
would help his speech wonderfully. Laugh
Mr.. CoN-I have not been there. hut have
some property in the gentleman's district. and
! know that the taxes are pretty high. This pro-
test j. i'm no sense offensive. ! Hope the Senate
Will eliminate from this lin all tic wrong ali
the error. all the log.roing and give ny a bill
TINT viii inure to the b"ncilt of the industrial
nnd commercial interests OF the county. and ut
the suirr time protect the rights of the House
un i"r inc Constitution.
NJ. l., tDem., La rcierrngto tho remarks
Wh' h9d not got us large nm appropriation a. he
wanted. and who had therefore signed the pro-
w-t said that the members name was Ellis.
an NJ anne from the ,TWe or LouisiInn.
=, Mr. Roberts Dem. MlJ desired to have rcal
va, H@t ui y'as nu TN passage ol similar III
last wear hut MI Ellis declined TO yioid. He
would confess that IA wns Young aud green last
ynar. ana hnd not paid sll!Ilol"nt attc'.tou TO
the principles involved He had thic year mp
p"ared before the Committee on Commerce.
men; of the hnr&or ii NV orleans. Thn com
mttrc mad voted only $50 900 for that purpose
while L had given large appropriations for
upnronouncahe rivers in Pennsy.vnnia.
II
bill aud challenged him t. name the river in
Penns yiyunia 10 which he alluded.
sir. Ellis iuokrd at the bill and spelled out the
name 20 the X sSin'iuitns.
Mr.. Wht. Nrp.. Pa declared that Mr. Ellis's
edpcht 9n must nave u1;n neglected. when he
did not know whore the kskminitus river was
lLNught'rl That was the old Indian name of a
river in western Pennsylvania. II WIS one Of
the tt tributaries Of the Allegheny river. which
was one Of the arteries OF the wealth OF western
I"uusy lNunia. pnn"tra' INK Ms Z did the oil r.
gions of the country SO. TOO the Cnnnrm ugh
sod
western Pennsylvania.
Mr. Southard Dam. Ohiol nsked Mr. White
wlthertNers ever had been boai ON that river.
MIR. Whit replied tnut a Steamboat had run
from 7 usnur-h 20 Johnstown.
Mr.. Sunrks-Was II not sicrnwheelcr2
.Mr Nht'-lrs mn that WAS IN the canal pc
Rod. aud we wnt 'hc advantages of the inn
Mr.. Wright IN. Pa asked his colleague 10
state where that trout str am. the kiskiminitas.
WIZ. aud also where the Connrmaugh-if that
Mr. Wnts--rnc grutlemnn aspiros To- be a
candid e. for the chief executive office OF Penn
sylvania hut If he dons not know the croera-
ply Of his STATE neitor than that. he ought n0' 10
asp.r' To- sucn high BOSTON. Laughter and
Mr.. Wricht-If have to support appropria-
tiuns for the navigation of trout streams. don't
wnut 70 be Governor Of PENNSYLVANIA. Jap
Mr. White-wn my colleague say before the
House ana the country that he does not know
the location OF the Missionaries and the Come
Mr.. WrgM-They are new names TO me.
never heard them before. Loud laughter and
! gr'nt confusion and di-ordrrl
Mr., Wnte-in the old Democratic days. it was
! the kiskminitas and Connemaugh rivers that
| made tic western boundary of the Penn~yl-
/ Nauia ennal region. whrh used To contribute 10
| thr power oi the Dcno"rnti. party.
Ar Towns .nl az r.. y. Y oh. no. II WINS
/ th" M1nou-ah..H that ALWAYS nc!p 81 the Demo-
| cruti' rlrtN. Laughter AMI upr1fr.l
| Mr. Wright want 20 know whether TINT mp
iegeuc,'
Nj. Whhe-It was. and I am proud Of my sue
NJ. Wrishi--Are they navisablc streams?
Mr.. Wh'te-Th"y ur".
MIR. Wri;ht-liow wide are they?
Mr. Whichever three hundred feet. Ny
colleague could NOT swim across either ~ them.
II. would lose b wind before he got rcross.
Mr.. Bridges Dem.. Pa asked Mr.. White
| whether. IN low water. u person could not step
Mr. White tln1ignnnty)-No. sir. You could
! not step across them. The gentleman ought to
! know something about the great oil region Of
Mr.. Rridges--I do know something nhou. IT,
! Mr.. Mhh"-I want II known t. the people o.
t ( ", tba, ' e,,a se isrn mn n5 rr p,r
| Mr.. Ellis said TINT the Speaker hal assured
| hin thM T." had no knowledge Of such u river
IN, sr-ak"r-I ~t.ted that did not think it
"Mrn ~ E St, Il, H. gspdsar-1 am Glad that
YOU mnde that e2planation-ior your own sake.
Mr. Kenna asked Mr. Ellis what harm could
he done by including the names OF inconsider-
| "hr streams among " l-e mat should Dc exam
llIsi ana surveyed. II ftI4N were not iEal lO
| IN" Engineer p"lArlmeni would 50 report lie
also asked how q committee could br blamed
| Tor acting on tue sssIrancrs %, members as to
II" inheritance Of streams in their district
| Mr.. Ellis replied THAT that was tho very reason
| why the light - dis 'ussion should DO let in
upon such bills ir Comm tee. 81 the Whole
Mr.. springer DEM. liz argued in favor Of
The right Of memhrrs TO protest against what
! thcy ousidfr t. hr impropee legislation. and
! ton1Nr t.r.r protest plu.rd upon IN" journal
Mr.. iinrt2'i tD"r.. H. suggested that per-
hals The npproprmti9n Ior me Illinois river
| was got SUM '.ent TO obtain Mr.. Sprlngers vote
Mr.. spr.n-er-1 have no, examined how much
this hlll nprroi riutf - Tor thr Illinois river that
Wash.s my district Tor seN'uN-hvg miles. !
| lHN 2 Wont h.'NrH the Committee and lo--rOlled
iort ,ynai did not ipliu.ne my action at Hl
Mr.. II witt tp'u. y. " said that he had
signed tine pr. test brraus. he hnd not had Il
chan'e 20 study the hlll; The bill to1k ONT Of
| tlr Treasury s1.OuuN Nu by process cf cnmhi-
nation. from The hard-rulurl money OF the
| Iroy!c. The c.ty OF New irS hud no grlrV-
| inc': s7j3 900 had been appropriated Tor work
| in is vicinity. The district which he rcprs-
scented was very largely inter- -,ed in the bill,
and w H. hgd voted against II aud protested
| opportunity to discuss the bill II the city +
| New YORK meyer received uuOiier dolnr J. .
would stl!l. SO long az D." maj "a seat un the loOl
Noi and protest against legislation 50 incoh-
| gru ou- and un"onsI drrrd 10 it, 'hNru ter.
| Mr.. Roberto snuf ~ the Cl.rs'- d,ss aud Ind
| road rom year IS rccori the names o, Mnssrs.
| Caldwell Of Tennessee. Robinson ol IudIHnH.
and i lis of Louisiana ~ having voted 10 sus-
| pend the raj ana pN-s thr lay,r and II irbJr
h.ii, ia" snme e ntleman having this year signed
Mr. Wamilton Dem. Ind said that tho bin Of
last year be- hat NOT "Naiulned, nut had taken II
on 'tr f,itil oi the committee. ana had Vot At 'ur
| il. ilo fonnl he had bern grossly mistaken. and
b" W al! II yer take another b,iI on he thltnol
! n acknowledgements. never, n"verl lInugllerl
Mr. Wright u.an brought ~ the question oi
the two streams IN the Allegheny mountains,
and cN .itnl his colleague Mr. Mhitel to renew
the ro,test. In the heat of the dis usslon they
r4'un,ly nppr1ai hrd encn other from opEosiir
! Lur,ar cud coniue on. wuln4lcd 0s 10 the ~