The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-17

priations; and then. AZ 1918, the House
| went into Committee OF The Whole (Mr
Carlisle, Of Kentucky, Ia the chair on thu
liver and harbor bill.
The pending amendment, increasing The
appropriation for the IMPROVEMENT Of The
barbor at Calumet, H.. was. rejected, Mr.
Van Vorhis, Of New York, Withdrawing, OF
Mr.. Reagan's request, the point Of order that
no quorum bad voted.
Mr.. Updegfa1, Of Iowa. offered an amend
ment striking out the clause appropriatiDg
s2j. 900 for The Improvement Of The M0noD.
gahela river in Pennsylvania and Yves,
Virginia. Rejected--37 to l0j.
Mr.. Fort. OF Illinois, offered an amend
ment providing that the Government shall
regulate the rate OF tolls TO be charged by
The yonoDgahea Navigation Company over
the Monongahea river. Rejected.
Mr.. Cox, OF New York, offered an
amendment providing that no part OF the
money appropriated for the Improvement
Oi the MOnOBgaheIa river shall be expended
until the Secretary OF War shah De satisfied
that no part OF The river 30 improved J.
subject 10 the eXactioD Of tolls 10y any pri-
yate corporation for It's use. BE called at
tentOn IN the fact that every anne ndment
offered was voted down. He had eDdea-
voied TO do his duty here on this Bill
Other measures might be lost because he
bad been too impusive or forward In opp0'
sing il. His friend from West Virginia
(Mr. KeDna) dId not understand why he
opposed every appropriation. whether 1t
was his own or not. He cOHld not vote
for them even for his own city or StIte,
because he knew that they tended 10 the
corruption OF the Government. His friend
mi her ha
had been faithful TO his constituents. How
faithfully He (COX) would show. He sent
TO the Clerks desk and had read an editorial
article in the Chicago Tribune OF June 80.
1880 IN which Kenna i described a. Il re-
preventative who j. returned 10 Congress
IN consequence Of his gift IL orabber on
the river and hJrbOr appropriation bill.
Here Cox interrupted the reading with the
remark that he cid not know that word
giabber" was used, and that he with
drew that word. Tue article went on
to quote from the KInawhl (Wesi
Val Gazete TO The effect thit the
Third congressional district OF thai Stare
received from the public treasurt more
than The amount OF taxes which had gone
INTO the Treasury from the whole State in
i've years, and that through The cXcrtiOnS
OF Kenua a golden stream bad poured into
the Third district, refreshing the hearts 81
wOIkingmen and their wives aud children.
Keuna inquired ii the gentleman dld mol
wish that somebody would talk That wav
about him. In 30 far ., the arrIce read i'm.
piled that he had done faithful dGiy TO hi,
constituents and 10 every interest vi the
country, It was no more than Just. Cox
said he never Welded 10 me >hrek> Of to-
a. n ~ ppI 90 a
vote OF 93 10 So.
Mr.. Van NorhiS. Of New York. moved tn
strike ont the item Of $500 for the Shch-
aEdOab river. Rejected.
\ large number Of amendments, most Of
them similar to this, were offered, but were
either rejected or ruled ont.
The appropriation for the Improvement Of
the Mississippi having Deen read, Mr..
Robinson. Of Massachusetts, offered an
amendment providing that no portion OF the
money appropriated for the Mississippi
river should be used IN the repair or con-
siruclion Of leyees Tor purposes Of pre-
venting injury 10 lands by overflow, or for
any Other purpose whatever except for
means OF deepening Or improving The cbau-
mel OF the river.
Mr.. Thomas. Of Illinois, offered IN amend
ment fOrbiddlng the Use OF any Of the
money for the purpose Of reclining >wampS
uverflowed or aluylal Lands along the Mis-.
siSsippi river, but providing TINT it snail he
confined strictly to improving the channel
Of lid river.
Mr.. Gibson, OF Louisiana, expressed his
desire tbat the amendment OF the gentleman
from Massachusetts lRobln>On) would pre-
vail.
Mr.. Thomas amendment was rejected,
and Mr.. Robin>On's adopted without dlyi-
sion.
Mr.. Marsh offered an amendment pr0yid-
ing that the work OF improving the MiSsis-
sippi should be extended from St. Paul to
New Orleans, and striking out the clause
providing that the money should be eX-
pended under the supervision Of the Mis-.
sissppi River Commission. Rejected.
The item relative TO the Mississippi hay
ing been passed by, large number OF items
followed for the improvement OF small
rivers IN Maryland and Virginia.
These items Is they were read were Op-
posed by Mr.. Updegratf. Of Iowa, who made
several very brief bui slrcaS f. aud amusing
speeches, which were, however, Of 10 avail,
a. all his amendments were ri cied.
Mr.. Updcgraf warned the Democratic
party. and particularly the southern sec.
lion Of that party, that il would be held re-
SpOnsible for the passage OF this bill.
The committee rose. aud the House took
a recess until $50 p. VI.
1:1j +. M-Tbe House j. It'll engaged
i'm the consideration Of the river and harbor
bll in Committee OF the Whole. The pros
pect is that the bill Will he reported to The
House substantially unchanged some time
Of no n i
ful whether final action upOn II will be had
bcioIe tomorrow. Nearly all proposed
amendment, have thus far been voted