, 1879-03-17
MOLINE WATER-POWl3R.
Very Strange Conduct on the Part
Of Congress.
Tho Rock Island Arzonal Water4power
to Be Leased---Why7
Some Excuses and Rcnsoes Given br
Certain sc6sfors.

Davis Managers on The part NJ the SENATE; a..
u. G. Atkins, Abratn &. Hewitt, Euucno Hale,
Managers on the tprt of the House.
Mr.. Edmunds-l should he glad to have that
rart OF TIN conference report relating to sunate
amendment No. Al rcas'.
The Vtcc.ptesidr,t--1t will be reported.
Tile Secretary read as follows:
numbered II, with an amendment a., foi)nwh:
In l,an OF said amendment tnsctts the following:
That the sec1rtory uf Var Is hereby authorized
and empowered fO cane tho water pDwcr al Muilnc,
or suc! pJrtftn IN may be agreed ni,nn, to the
Molinu Water .rowes Company, npnn ruch terms
and conditions and for such trrm af ycarh a. may
be agreed upon, il Tho -anic can be Gone cun4i.t.
Emily with tlIc tncsests of ttle Government pf Tho
United States said !ease 10 6e nsadG "phf' lhc con'
shall 70 On anl complete the development Of tho
wasc1. power and maintain it at tts own cost and
c1pGEAc.
Alr. Edmuuds, Of vcsmons-Thc amendment
proposed by tho Scnato to tic bill Of tho House
III respect to this subject Is as follows:
For completing the development ot the wnter-
power at tho Rock Island Aresna, in pnranancc Of
contracts mnau with the Mono Wnser-powcr
Company. S!i, 00O.
/ pcrceivo t.,at the Conference Committee,
iustca.l uf combining itself to the questions ot
how much moncy ahould be appropriated TO
carry cut thu cxitting laws md contracts made
IN pursuance Of item, las gono luto species Of
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powers with one exception {atu TINT merely thu
exccntton OF requiring promise or condition,
uno, onc Ercr,,,fyc niI,ccr Of tbr Goyrrnnrnt
t., m - W., ,,tsn,,.,,,nr for ,,, ,,,,,,,oi
~ fespess VI tne sposs'oa W suf III "'"ea ,
, w a .a. tlS tc
15nitod States NJ, ,,,,, cxne,,s,. 1u1cyc. or
on,tea esa,es ~ uo eaps'se' ! o'''''' +"
ai"aoHa eJ "o'aFa nus e!e".c"'
Now, Mr. rfcstucok Should he glad to tiAVe
flu Chairman OF the Conference Committee cx-
Main 10 the Senate upon wl,ut pytuyip1cs
nf uorlta,uentnry nrourIcty in t],e cxeeu-
tton OIL the trnst tilat was re-
posed IN Tint Committee this thing haa been
d,,nc. mil vhnt exircucy of public necessity Il
10 lint ,,s ,,nnortcd ,nto this hf, fpr th. ,Irst
- - ''''' ',7 ..,,. ,,s..,..,
lime, hhu "tho"b u"5 p,e''o'tn u'eeufeip'' ~
fnr rs know In either l1ouse,-thoush
l have no right to speak of the othcr,-
wlsoat Any prev'oaS u.ssuss'on .sas1 y, So aar
h"o" ~ tnls I1o.ss .",., w aa .,,s.,. 'ro
tance, large de'tGatn'a VI aiseietleH loF tIlo
disposal OF the property OF the United States to
this officer,
M'' "nuon., ~ ...,s.ta.,,., ~ -
20 not KNOW "hether l. Gnu tccnnlca4ly, 10 l'le
full extent that will no required by 1hc senator
from Vermont, defend tint amendment or not.
T want In sny. With rcfcrcnce To tllas and ury
u,l.er amendment in tl.c Bill, tl,ut under tic cir
r,,,nstmnrrs II, whrh ilc nnlrn[ttcc wcrc ninrr,l
ii ia barely pussibu that the technical rule wus
not m str1rtly rnfvrrcI ns It might have been.
strIctIcss viii whicl, tl.c scna,or would e,liorcc
Il In nr,cr. it. mny have hren
Inadvertently aduitted Us in ope other
c@o 10 which / will call tic
stter 9u entirely til 10 ti,e Senate II thc Senator
ir,,n vcrmnnt iussts m tin mint Of ortirr. iht.
h,,I may he list.
Mr. E,,nuutls-I should not mind much nl,out
ch!n,1v rns ua "s,ro.,s ~ oscrtaini, ist now NV
fnnnrahir frInn,l frnri Minnrsotn Will listru Ia
nm H. What arn tic busII,css ueressitips. and mr.
r,.n,,s,nsnfs. nrt prosurctr. md rxigcncics. in
1i,r ,r,,r,Js ti,r ,rhnI. rtntn NJ iii, stmnfinm
ntt ;'ut comncIed ID our Committed ts, ASSENT fbu.
.nnsr ,nu.L srn,u1se II wns forced uuon them
"1 i,y thc n,I"r Iiouse, 10 tbjs arrangement.
,htrls tl,c senatc ompkt to knew what th, ,,ercs
s,,v nf Il H. lin, urouutls ut}on which ii nrt,-
ccIacI. NIL sn m
Mr 3vint'nn,Wi'h{s ia nj, old controvcrsv flint
,ns rYlstti n lou.r whIin viii, rrfnr"rrc ~
thIs III Moin, wat"r.pt,wnr' 1u. 'hn senntn fas,.t.
nr ,,na .nn,a un,'nt, nr,ntio,,. u,,t; ie t:n,,-
f"Tcnru Cnnmi'In ~, f,tc nart nf thc Hnnso hi.
war tr,fsfinf, ~, ,,aitlnt. nne. II wns ti,u,iv
',,,,n ..'",s,,iution ,Siii, ta n,r,rfcr trnm iii
aistrtrt % fitonierso,li anil tEa Srnator from
tIIinois himself. l]nik. who is INV before n,s
H. "In ,,wisi "na ,tin nisn br m ,n,scra,o,m,.
ing @ vii, oii,ers W who Enew persanaily u tc sis
ca'atets, M .h Gt,r as ,t VIZ III norsta;n, " @ d
lint i: T. woulu Gs u satisfactory adjustment.
r. ,,rnri, W nj f. md iliiHins this wpuit, tnkr ia
o. Out * Of lie dcii!yj the Committee did ,sgses
ran ooiv INV fiat In Cumn,ittcu hnyn LAM, M.
vnrv s hr,t II" lin, tcv son IN tl,e tt,mn ltm,tsl
IL, IL, 'I. s,,nw t INT NH Inn, ,nsy nnv hara m,a
to,u,nI s n';st"nc @ ' II m tirv si,nnv s,,',,,t
th,, Hi ~ IT,. scn,c on II ,h.r. IL nnwhin,s
.s ol ,,rri,,tr ,Hu ,t ~ I'm S
VII; wiU Mia G1v"' IL. oos mint NJ "sirr Wnt wI
thn, hS",.,rn ~ III. cnnfnrcnrn ra,,crt 7 IL,
tHeH RSHo"H - ~ t,1"e~ tePets : Wv