, 1881-02-14
The Big Sandy Is Three Inches
Deep, and Each Inch Has
Cost S500,000.
Successful Introduction and Pas.
sage Of a Tariff Measure
in the House.
Rapid Development Of Feeling In Favor Of
Bimotallio Currency All 0vor
tho World,
RIVERS AND lIARBORS.
F1fEA9r YAfrr1fH

GpeetQt AtHPdfCH IL ms LHtfH90 lf4bHnf~
NARulanroN, u. C., Feb. 1a.-Tho n1allagprs
OF the lttcr and 1lnrl,or I'LL wgro competed In
resort t0 I,pw tnctics to-tlay and abandon their
attcrpt to force tholr Till through tho 1ioli1e
Without debate aud without rcgard 10 tho cstub-
l!ahctl rules Of parliamentary proceedings, They
were u[so Obliged TO abandon thulr effort to re-
main 1h continuous sessIOn Until tho bill should
be passed, tho norcl sights accompanying tho
cxtrAnrsnHry 9uOd having more nttraclions for
members than tho night session. Tho fact thnt
tho opposition to tho bi had not becn placnt-
od, and wiA disposed to contest II even 10 tho
extent of hltbustcrlng, Wrs nm additional reason
for t1ocllpinH to curry out tho pgogrntn for
hight session. Tho consideration Of tho blu hy
SECTIONS wus commenced ut o'clock, mid ut
h'O only two pages Of tho forty-sx-pagc bill
had boon rcRd.
THE rLAT or NEAnAN,
chairman or tho Committee, utter his forced
surrender Ut his purpose to put tho bill through
W'thont dobntc, hatf been to formally consider
1tnler tho rules, liit to practically prevent de-
bnte Gy moving that tho lcbAte upon every sct:-
tion should bc limited IN tic Committee OF thp
Whole to ono mInntc. This pnn dl, nut
succeed, nn1 1t was 4 o'clock boforo
nctson could bc obtnl1Ied upon the first para-
grnph. Thoro WIS MI uarnost effort OIL tho purt
OF lnr1n minority, under tho lend Of Upt!e-
gran, Of Town. to hAve restrictions plnccd ,.pon
tho appropriation Of money nnt1cr thu bill which,
IL they did not 1slak8 tho b[fl any better, would
MAKE IT Less HARMFUL.
Tho Koncs7ll spirit OF tho proposed amendment
was that mono Of tho appropriations proposud by
tho bill should bo expended upon any streams,
although they ulIght Du designated In tho bill,
tIpun which vessel Of nifty ions could not
be 1lnylEatcll for u DISTANCE Of thirty
continuous miles, and which did not run be-
tween or Iii two States. Various notifications
wcro proposed 10 this amendment, excepting
tho Ir1is Of tho son md tho tributnrlcs Of ttdo-
water rivers fron lts operation, but they, ~
vol MS tho original proposition were, hftcr much
debate, and EreAt tlOul or bittDr wrIng,rg,
voted down by large majority. Tho managers
of tho bill. willis not being very HkIliFul In THUR
control of their nousurc,
HAVE TIL: POWER OF nnurE NuNBEns,
md may ultimately be successful by tring out
tho minority they very unnk!Elfully carried
out this pnrt Of their prnKrl,n to-tAy, and. nj
though good many amendments to incrcaso
appropriations wese made, tho portions Of tho
hlll that were passed upon wore NOT changed.
went tnuiMly oi tho liuo Of flc pri1lciplo of tic
up!cHatE amendment. Mr: updexran mads
quite 1t now departure in hts hnhlt Of speaking,
slon. Tho Illustration with which hu enforced
![s argument adtltl ntich Interest to tho dubuto
sGcy Creek. Mnryl9nd, Is little stream for
which III appropriation Of Boi;1u $5,1JN ia mate.
NOT MORE THAN THREE MILES 1.oNu,---~-
ind Is wholly within otp county, yet the River
improve 1t. which is only tic bsKI.ll,inK or nj
appropriation Of Alto,tt $510N. Iile Little kun
ws srs nl! y9 4u II III II ss rvsr x n' Mi5 Ssfr ys 5s
not elsewhere, It Is proposed to improve lii lli-
atalltncnts 10 tho amount uf sloooN yet tho on
Improvement only IL to nitotd pole hout and raft
max.sat"n a,.,,; Annthcr @ xast n s,tn r. nnprp.