, 1881-02-13
WASHINGTON.
Continuation Of the Program
in Regard to Rivers
and Fiarbors.
Debate Is Wanted, So that
the Bill Can Be Passed
with deliberations"
No Change in the Bill as Cut and
Dried, However, to Be
Tolerated.
The Big Sandy Is Three Inches
Deep, and Each Inch Has
Cost $500,000.
An Overwhelming Defeat Of the Eads
Ship Railway Bill il: The
House.
Immediate Danger Of the Sue
cess Of the Roach Sub
sidy Scheme.
Successful! Introduction and Pas
sage Of a Tariff Measure
in the House.
The Affair Managed under the Opera
tion OF an India-Rubbar Set
Of. Rules.
Immediate Danger Of the Sue
cess Of the Roach Sub
sidy Scheme.
Successful Introduction and Pas.
sage Of a Tariff Measure
in the House.
The Affair Managed under the Opera
tion OF an India-Rubbar Set
Of, Rules.
Rapid Development Of Feeling in Favor Of
Binetalhc Currency All Over =
the World.

bunalaluc currency All UVar
the World.
RIVERS AND HARBORS.
YESTERDAY.
Special Dispatch to Tie Chteano Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 12,--The managers
Of the River aud Rurbor Diu were compelled to
resort to new tactics to-day and abandon their
attempt to force thoir bill through the House
without debate aud without regard to the estab-
lished rules of parliamentary proceedings. They
we're also Obliged to abandon thoir effort TO re-
nain In continuous session until tho bill should
be pussed the novel sights accompanying the
extraordinary flood having more attractions for
members than the night session. Tho fact that
the opposition to the bill bad not been placat-
ed, und WIS disposed to ntest.tt even to the
extent OF niibusterin9, was lin additional reason
for declining to carry out the program for
night session. Tho consideration of the bill by
sections was commenced ut o'clock, and at
$50 only two pages Of the forty -six-pageb1i
bud been read. a.,
TIE PLAN OF REAGAN,
Chairman Of the Committee, after bis forced
surrender Of bis purpose to put the bill through
without debate, hud been to formally consider
under the rules, hut to practically prevent de-
bato BY moving thut the dcbnte upon every sec.
ton should be limited In the Committee OF tho
Whole to one minute. This plan did not
succeed. and it was O'clock before
action could be obtained upon the first para-
graph. There was nn earnest effort ON the p,.rt
Of lnrge minority, under the lead Of Upde-
graf, Of Iowa. to have restrictions biaced upon
the appropriation OF tnGnoj. nndur the Bill which,
they did not nuke the bill any better, would
MAKE IT LESS HARMFUL.
The general spirit OF the proposed amendment
was thnt none Of the appropriations proposed by
the bill should bo expended upon any streams,
although they might be designated In tho bNl,
upon which vessel Of ttty tons could nor
continuous miles. and which lid not run bo-
tween or III two States Vurious modtloa ttous
were proposed to this amendment, excepting
water rivers from its operation, but thcy, lis
well as the original proposition were after much
dehAte, md Ii Ereat deal OF bitter wrnnsllng,
voted down BY large minority. The nanagcrs
Of the BILL while not being very saillrul in their
control Ut their measure,
HAVE THE POWER OF BRUTE NUMBERS,
and may ultimately be successful by tirtng out
tho u1iuoci1y. They very uuskilru1ly curriod
out this purt of their program to-day. and. nl-
though gnod mnuy amendments to Increase
appropriations wero made, the portions Ut the
The controversy for the three hours OF debate
went mainly on the line Of the principle Of tho
updeTran nmendnent ~ Mr; Up. updexran =. .u 9,ade
und gave Il Coud deal Of sparkle to the discuss
sion. The illustration win which he enforced
his argument added much interest to the debate.
secy Creek, Maryland, Is a little stream fur
Itis
NOT MORE THAN THREE MILES LONG,
and is wholly within one county, yet the River
and Harbor bill proposed au appropriation to
improve it. which is only the beginning OF an
appropriation ot ahout $5o'0W The'Lfttle Kan
fertile and fruitful in river ard barbor ols il
not elsewhere, 1t Is proposed 70 improve In in
staliments to the amount Of sloo,0W. yet the en-
improvement ouly is to afford pole bout aud raft
navigation. Another vast sum is appre,-
prfated for Hix Sandy River. in which
lurge appropriation Of money, Us yet bcen able
only TO secure depth of water Of
THREE INCHES
In the middle OF tho stream. The approprin-
tt0n, however, On the basis Of the estimates nj
roudy made. will ultimately require I'LL expend-
iture OF 81 S73 00j. Another RIVER the GuyAndot.
for which IN nppropr,anont or Sio9,g1' IS appro-
with trees, upon which it is never expected that
anything bnt ii pole-bout or r!ltt can tiont.
The Elk River, In Maryland, tho engineers
in the modification Of nill-siteS, be mudo
navtguble for pole-boats.
MIR. coz |
opposed tho bill, and returned to his attacks
upon hts pnrty for having. rs he called it,
abandoned Democratic principles. He said that 4!
Democratic Presidents had Insisted upon tho |
shunid S16 be 5 eonned ] '' to atrc,s Wi.ich were
strictly National aud not within StArc. /
Since Mr.. Cux's passage at urrns with Reagan !
the cause Of tie. bitterness which hus existed |
between the two gentlemen since the outbreak |
Of the Rebellion is thAt, when W. Re*san left TO
Cox the tail of tho Abolition k1te because tho
latter defended tue Onion.
Gen. BraEg VINO = W yer severn r;t agalns1 Tue
Southern claims, took strong ground In tavor of /!
the River md IIarbur bill, al1d maintained thut,
since tho Supreme Court had decided that ad- Il
mir41ty jurisdiction extends to tho lnkes und |
rivers Of The West, it is good Democratic policy
TO advocate internal improvements.
1UM TURNER, OF KENTUCKY,
sometimes called THE Thirsty" again de-
slunderous assault OF tlr. COX: All attempts to |
force the managers OF the bill from their posi-
5uve the one proposed by Randall relative to the |
contract system. Murch, OF Maine, wanted
gtricter relations relutlyc to the Eight Hour t
amendment provided that all the work done |
sssti be let & eoni5ass ;s 10 tie a'sv!s s"sit
added % That If, in tie Judgment Of the engineer
officer, the interests OF the Governments will be !
best subserved thereby H. tho Sn work shall be done
By the Government. The great opposition to
the bill is On account Ut
TIL. MISSISSIPPI RIVER APPROPRIATIONS.
When that item in the bill is reached. the unani-
nous amendment will be proposed to restrict |
the use o. the 81 g0u OG0 so that it cannot be ex
pended for the restoration Of the ievees; The
indications now a:c that so!ne such n1ncndment
viii be adopted. Randall Glbson claimed
mat the Mississippi APPROPRIATION was for the
channel and for NAVIGATION only, aud not for
cvccs, and TINT Sen. Garfield in the lust Com
,rcss heurtily approved such Mississippi River
which Is true.
CAPT. EADS. |
4 B0DY BLOW.
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