The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-04-25
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Acting under authority of clause
OF the Constitution which gives Con.
gross the power to regulate commerce
among the several States, the House
OF Representatives Monday passed a
bill for the Improvement Of rivers and
harbors. This bill appropriates S..
100000. The rivers to be improved
are not important waterways connect.
ing the several States. Most of them
begin and end within the boundaries Of
single States. This fact created much
opposition to the bill, aud thuse who
had it in charge did not dare to trust il
to the searching criticism which il was
certain to encounter in the House in
Committee Of the Whole. Rule liz OF
the House provides that "all proceed
lngs touching appropriations of money
shall first be discussed In Committee
Of the Whole House" The appropria.
ton bill which passed yesterday was
not 80 considered. Its friends were
strong enough to suspend the rules,
under the operation Of which 81, 300,.
600 was voted from the public Treas
ury for local improvements. This was
done by vote OF log TO GO. A pro-
test against 81 outrageous violation
Of the rights Of the minority was pre-
sented by 2s members, all but 5 OF
whom are Democrats This protest
was not received, motion to adjourn
having prevailed before the document
could DO read at the Clerks desk. But
the bill bad passed ia the midst OF
disgraceful riot.
Some OF the items Of the bill are Gu.
rious. For so-called improvements in
The navigation Of The Appomaitox
River there i 40 appropriation Of
$40 600 for the James River, $40, 600;
Tor Cape Fear River. North Carolina,
$50 600 for the Great Kanawha River
West Virginia, 1922, 0OO; for Balti.
more Harbor, SIS, 600, and for savan.
nah, $4,000 In one way aud another,
Red River has 500 600, and White and
81. Francis Rivers. Arkansas, have
$4,000 For improving the nayiga.
ton Of the Tennessee River, below
Chattanooga, the large sum Of $780,.
VO0 Is appropriated. The South has
liberal share Of these appropriations, |
but other sections are conciliated by |
liberal donations For example, the
Raritan River, New Jersey, has $780, !
ooo. Des Moincs. Iowa, has SOS 900 |
and Oakland Harbor, California, has an |
appropriation Of $4,000. Duluth, |
The empire city Of the unsalted seas, 1
is not forgotten. but is given an appro.
pTiation Tor harbor improvements
amounting TO $4,000. These are rep
resentative items in the bin. They in
dictate the breadth Of the scheme. I'll
would not be possible for any one sec.
ton Of the Republic TO secure the bulk
OF the appropriations made By a bin I
like this. The attack on The Treasury
nust be combined, cooperative. Ac.
cordiogly, the managers Of the bin I,
have iaiiciously divided the sum total
among Congressional Districts 10 a
way which 10 calculated 10 eulis, The
support Of Representatives from every
part Of the Union Party and sectional
lines acre disregardcd in this instance
The grab was impartial.
Tie general character Of The i'm.
provements" TO be made was well set
forth IN the bitter sarcasm Of Mr.. Cor
wAo said that il would next be neces.
sAFy 10 iegisiate ior supply Of water
ia The so-ealled streams which we're 70
be Improved. The appropriation, 10 |