New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| In accordance with the rules adopted yes
eriay. the SPEAKER proceeded to call the States in
orGer that one member State should have the
right ask unanimous consent for the passage Of bills
by Mr. CLEMENTS Dem. Ad.)-TO allow marshals
and deputy marshals to take bonds III certain cases.
Pdssei
BY Nj BERRY Dom. CALI The Senate bill to restore
the lands included N the Font Reading aud Fort Crook
military reservations in California to the public domain
into Committee Uf the Whole Oh the RIVER and Hirb0r
Appropriation b!ll, aud though the motion was an-
iaginiZrd MIR. COX, OF NewTork wi II the ApportOn-
ment bill, II prevac1-yeas, 100; NAYS. 10-and the
House thrrenpon At l:lo went into slcn Committee
Carlisle Of Kentucky in the chal on tie nrst-named
Mr. REAGAN took the floor ip explanation OF the BILL
Tie Commit Commerce mad deliberately oeblted
earnestly considered item In the bill. and had
ronrcent Iousy tried to discharge duty the public
He the fact thar France. with territory con-
sdrIably smaller tlan The safe OF Ie5is. gave
Here country stretching from ocean to ocean. with
10000 600 OF population with larger resources spring
ing from fields forests and mines Than any other country
u der the san and yet American Congress was bag
cling over $l0OOOOOO for annual improvements Of IA
entities for water transportation While OWNERS OF ran
roads ~ matter or private enterprise, gave
slUOOOOOOO simply Tor reDalrs. The ilI-Datnred un-
generous hing- made ut the Committee on
Commerce for dischargng is duty to the cnun
from Sc%o 2S"s cSx naG dee sred hat thu
States repre-ented the Comm ttee on Commerce had
the bill was 1t I'M. vas II lustt Was II honestly
made it Intended unjust aud untrue appeal
fe seen by an examination Of Tie bill that the fifteen
states 20; no more ,han Just. The gentleman from
tlIr ReaRan personally. He could generally nord 10 let
he ncman'- darts fall mar nltss FROM shield which
he could never netrute btcSe Of thar sense OF Tecti
rude when shr3nk from 10 duty. Tue attempt To I'm.
peach the integrity OF the committee was unjust and
untrue 1t not unparliamentary. He recalled the
fact that the gentleman lrom NewlorE had last year
appealed to the committee for S7.OOOOOO Tor the I'M
pioyement the Harlem RIVER. and yet thar gem
objected 10 me present M on account OF want OF econ.
the Whole adopt tin b!. without Amendments for II
m, b were subjected 10 anne dm"nt It would in the
end appr 'rlatc 10 i'> than fl6OooOOO 5OOOOUO
Mr.. COX lDc. y. ~ SAID tIdt the gent LEHMAN from
TrNLs Ola. l.cdgan might what he pleased about
MIN, AID might consider Ms acton DeheatH contempt
lie htd been uere much longer nan the gentleman from
Tex ana Il had never brcn charged again ann. even
ny ul eHton nat he ad pursued his private Interest
al h * %as,t, ct me srn.r", IN er,St ,,,,, ,
10y mp caOn that have done 10 demand IN auower
NJ cGX-whcn you are polite enough to sit down
Nr Ri.AGAN-ihr gentleman refuses to sta,e.
Mr.. Ok make No c.arge o. dishonesty AGAINST the
gentleman. and II III undertakes To- say that dd,
~ IT, | m.4r simply tue charge ~h.ci lie co"iesses
NJ. KI.AGAN a-nn dtwanded whether Mr.. Cox had
Intended 80 Intimate that he tiI ah) ad acted dis
Mr. tOX's reply. which could moi be heard was given
IN p ite manner. but was cyden, unsatisfactory. Tor
SIR RcngHn'4 next rmark was that Mr. Cox as
htr -lnIcrer a. he had yer seen. ana Wa; man ca
rNh!' OF making false statements "'thin parliamentary
Mr.. cox On au irr tated hannerl-When the gentle.
man let t"s House years ago lie ieil u wii parting
shot BECAUSE stood by tue Union. Applause
and hiss s!u the ndst OF which Dir. Re made some
lErv ehrk hONut the - ~ Lehman from New being
.Hew4ESgie Of tIat bte ,o.or,s fran, o,r,,nv
to cnlunny lilo Wi! not have the Inagnanimty tie
manhood TO state his position. but resorts from one
Mr.. C0X-I do not think that that is parliamentary
talk, bIt llt II 20 by us the ile wnd when care not
for The gentleman apt to think that charge MIN
cb,r tlat ne ia ylgut Tor ms Stat ana that he is n
good oca representative. standing up always for his
sue. Il lac Thinks break down with talk about
rnlInny aud contenpt-cpntempt IL require. man to
att n. n I'll
Contempt what have done hat lie should look dow
ON me wIth contempt He says mat favored the Har-
RIVER but have voted against ths bll nil tue time.
Mr.. REAGAN again interrupted Mr. Cox who declared
tan The gentleman did not know how to Oe.av
Mr. kEAGAN-I AIN lncliued to tell the gentleman the
Mr. CONI Will not make an issue with the gentleman
" here OF cisrwnere." bui am sure that II hr makes
IL, Tie with me of the Houst VIII narpooD, aud
81 got advantage or MIN. lRughtcr.l Now that
thu House Is goo hunOr d sire 10 recall something
which should not have saiu desire 10 say tnt thc
Union. and Knew Inn to be opposed TO dIsuniou I
That he only last resort went from this House
nave rcprOar hes TO make, but being irrtucu by
mt uptIouS did make lSnt remark which recall
Mir. REAGAN called Mr. Coxs attention to the fact
has ne tNlr. Iga) nai had tn masn1nimity TO keep
record He read extracts from the enguecrs report III
rid rIe o Inc character ul tue proposed mu Oyements
OF the k,nawha and Elk Rivers IN West VrLni. and of
The oouppcmong III NOrh Carolina. lie dd ucver. a.
SAID, opposed the Improvement OF great rivers like the
Mississippi aud the NJ l,soull.
Dir. MILLS dem. TeXa,l. while processing himself u
" bron 'EiHsc ihi"rht. Improvement man, criticised
astug tnrHrHe Items Tor uhlmuorlant points H. Texas
with the compare lveiy small cm Tor Galveston IarbOr
Nil REAGAN defended tue bill against charges al
unjust di~crhhut or pdtinty particularly III rela-
tlUn To tie 1 x, items.
Mr.. CHIrIENDEN (iep. NY believed thit the tiIue
had conn 10 call udl IN he Present methods OF river
aud hnrbOr Improvements. lie not opposed to
ii dit not even relieve that expenditure uf
So 100000 Tor 1881 sufficient. bur wanted
thcg, d b. Something To- for the money.
SoIe 90 ihc largest ap rUpraiions made Tor the of
NcMN Work iut come years past had been made 10y the
y uul activity and for tne special interest OF land spec
u.atoiS. ihesO river and haTnOr bills were startling
Illustrations oi the present conduct of pultcs-selsh,
y, TSOnal politics. He found item IN the bill which
puzzled hs knowledge OF geography. That item was
u" Improving sum laWamus Inst, n. Y, $4,000" lie
asked Mr.. Reagan where that MET was.
MIR REAGAN informed hin that IL an in;et Of
The East River IN the upp pOrtOnOf he clty or New
YORK. He WA sorry tnut that gentleman Wa, 80 lily
acquainted "ith the keOgr"phy .! Ills own CITY,
/ hus h'cr
Mir CuilTENDEN said that one object he had In
mentioning inat mater 10 cali attention TO another
4lct Oh Long Island Sound whore there was sunhen
rock extremely dangerous to navgaton Inc matter
had been brought before the Committee on Commerce
by steamboat mcu, without any result
MIR. HUTCHlNS kDem.. n. " reminded his colleague
Mr. Qblttendcn) that prOyi>Oion hnd hceu Ill de last
session for survey of the hrJOr referred 10 Oy hn
Mr. PAGE (kep., Cdl) commented on the Iact that no
member from tue Pacific Coast upon the Committee
appropriation OF 100000, while the whole Pacific
Coast with LOO miles of scacOast had To b. oOntehted
With less than $lA000O The sacramento RIVER nayi-
gnbe for 21O n,llos, had an appropriation OF only
$50, 600
MIR. TOWNSEND. Dem, ohIol member OF the Com