, 1879-03-17

| tllelr own expense. III nltrr words, IL Is n
tnry Of War t ahrolntcly annIs,i'nte every IN
tcrcss mud right NJ uHy beneficial character
iilal tie United Statcs hns tn tllat walcs-power
Now, 10 say. alr. President, that ,hrre Ia no
i'olir IN t',e tass tiav Of session Of Congrst. 70
Into Tint 1t will prc?cDt me frntn rcsIstnE, rs
lar as can with dccorutn nnt prulre.Y 10
scns!ora. s,sch II tciiclc rs that titrHlilrcl for
| !!c III ISL timr IN conference hctween the two
ltoiscs. Therefore, ! lIope the Scuate will not
~ sratcd n!un tlls subject nf losu this bill. II
Ia ncll better 10 lose the bill than It Is 10 losea
million dollars alrl ,lcatroy this property. We
tah rebuild up nli1 re-enact the BILL but the
prnojtfty once Eonc NC cnanot ret bar1s.
| Mr. kcrnan-lt IL introduced for TIM first
tine IN sIr conference report.
NJ. Eltnunls-To all intcnts n,,l purposes ~
\, nsttlnl'gi It nnEs upon tllesc thread. uf the
Senutc amendment:
ror completing the development of tho water-
power \. tn. locs i.isnn Arsenal, In r,r.nance nf
contracts taadc with tit Molfno Watef-power
| Company. So, u60.
There was a simple provision ot money to
enfrf oiit What was supposed to hc an existing
obligation bs the part o! thu. Cni!cd States.
That IL ntntc the octnstol Tor Introducing,
tt'fhunt an8 examination, and without my titHG
to cxlu1lnc. On the tart 0f tic SrEatc CnfDtnit-
lee, to wE,o.ll nu such n,ltSioH was instructed,
into tic bearnes oi this subject and thu c,nse-
nueticcs; and this ,Aust sh,t!tMttv and adrojNy
0Fa~a amendment prepared by 4o,uet1sfy Is put
lortt1 ns n thing that Is tn bu a9rccl 10 md wu
! are expected to approve 1t. ! must be cxculcd
for one.
Mr. Davfs, Of It]inols-slr. President, do not
hnve the apprehension That The Senator lrotn
Vermont las IN relation to this scheme. IT. IS
ycry c,ca1 ';t,,; why tas M va !ntrolucsd: II was
| LDHc, doubtless, hs tho Conference Committee
| IN the iart of tho liuusc, ur telc },craons who
dominated tint Committee Hewitt, upou the
ErUusM that the contsar; n[ the Government
With tsils Moiac Na,rf.fower Company was
| 1iaadvaHtagcous to tho i,uvcrnlnent{3
Mr. AlltAon--Atr. President, ! lcairu to sar
Ole word mnrc. with reference to tic amend
tncnt numbered Al. do mt wish Ia cinharrass
this bill ur to prevent such consideration as Will
cnnblc 1t 70 pass at thu present session of CON-
gsets. II supposed for single nnn!ncnt that
| INV Secretary nf War wousH excrciso III The
slightest degree the .iHlwcr Conferred upon him
| passage af this bill under any circumstances.
| Here Is Il Wntcr.puw estimated By the army
officer in Charge of It us worth SalDo00 to
siNU,G00 per a,,,um when Developed. propnscd
to be leased. nos In competition, nut to those
| who vii! par ths most for IL. but to n corpora
ton orgo1llzcd by the State of llltnois, md the
| fcry corporation who surrendered this water
power originally 10 thG Government OF the
United STATES yvr large consideration, that cos,-
sidcratipn purity III teEEetuity. bccallsc VIE hive
agreed iil our rolstrAct With that Company to
develop this Water-pOwer and to maintain II !n
| prrpetutty. giving them ouc-fourth tf II. But
| irtl CERTAIN tia. the Secretary uf War will not
| exercise the powcr conferred upon hin, and
| thrreforG atn not willing to waive the objee
tions lave to snIs amendment in difference 10
/ t,iler gentlemen who arc rIna!ly Interested
| With INC In thc dcyrl0r!nent Of this arsenal.
! Mr. bUsns'de--Hiil the Senator n&low me to
ask HIN question !
Mr.. Alliso,t--Certa,nlr.
! MIR. Burpssde-l1ns the Senator my assurance
that lie Secretary of Wnr Is gutng to live until
tl,G next session anl hat 6nnlc new Secretary OF
War may not ron'c ~ who would be disposed to
| exercise this pnwer1
Sir. Aliison-1 will say to the Senator that I
] have m special ASSURANCE on that subject.
Mr. Burnstdc-I do not suppose the Senator
has;
also consider tlnt this pocs into The stntutc-
book Us a permanent stdfHfe 1t will bu for nll
| tine.
| Mr.. Edmu1ds--lt ii much easier 10 ,ttisse 10
InssH.
Mr.. Dawrs-It wou1'l not be as easy to repeal
| It rs 10 eract II. and suggest to the Sc1ntor
| from Iuwu, Who Inns fa,i sumo Knowledge Of
Fort sns)ling and divers other large properties
| 0f the United States dlsappenrill:, like MORN
lng Euist, that tllr first Hing TIC will knDw this
water-iowernt ut Rock ls'aud vii! dtsappcar.
| MIR. Dorsey. Of ArkausaR-l certntny hope,
Mr, President, that this bill wilt nut Dp returned
| to thu lpusc; ,l,nt this collereurr report Will
not ba rejected, heeallse feel almost certain
ihut u IL is tile bill viii fa. for Lrrcas.m that
there is not tinc between now aud io-nurruw
noon IN have d ncw conference ~ ovcr this
| ground uCalu, ulu lor the fu1tllrr rraaun that
| The Senate is nlfcadr too muct. exhausted, l
| think, ,pon tint suffice. tu 20 OYER tIsc Molnu
/ ouIy grants lisr1ettun IL thu Secretary Vt Nur
which hv reed not exercise, s,,I IL It Is Going 10
| initiate against tlie interests Of tho United
States hc surely will uot exerr1sc it, and II It Is
1uni that IL works against tue ii,turests ol lhc
limited States Mt thu. ueYt arb. .nn nt Congress II
| viii IN, 4 yrry casy tt,I,t. to rrnea1 II.
| Wr Ehn,nds-rfu,v rnn ftnnrrnsa r,uaot u
,,tns ,hS fnas, "a r,,uc1 0" te"' ~
| "4kIL W V.s $500" .Tt""s - .,
Ar. nofteh-tntse ~ ~ ttasu " ~ iAaue ek-
| gept III the discretion oL lnc oeerctarf OF War.
| hunc Tic coHalehce report WILL 20 con-
Cured In. PEE. ....
! Mr. McDonnll, Of 1ndana-Wilat difficulty Is
tlrre III striking out that mart III this rcte,rt
wIlr nrrcr hns hcen rt,nsLlcrrfi II, ithr t,rnnrh
| ~ ftonrrcsr4 wv 0~' NN~''
| ~ r. .,, t 49,,
w. nosseyM .oh s's'hc oat GIG ~oFa o1
| 1he tel9rI ~ WI htEiHc out Wv ~iloie o. Il:
| Mr. alcDonal.!-I TANK ite hdt bttfF do that.
| The Nlgt-Erestltnt-1hr report TnIst Dc dealt
! With uK af, entirety.
A!r. s,argcnt-It the report isrcIectc< 1t should
| I,c dnur nj t1,pr unless IL /, th. n,rrnsn mt
nu,,, w r1i,.t lin r",,rt In,t "A "o,,1 IN I'M ~
XII Trin.r.s ia n t.t,.,.. thnt hr ti.s cnnt,raa w.