Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-17
House of Representatives.

10 o'clock in continuance of Tuesday session.
The postof1ce appropriation bill with Senate
amendments was referred to the committee on
appropriations, and then the House went into
committee of the whole, Mr.. Carlisle in the
chair, on the river and harbor bill.
The amendment increasing the appropriation
for the improvement of the harbor of Calu-
met, H., was rejected.
Mr. Davis, of Illinois, offered an amendment
that $4,000 of the 100000 appropriated for
the Improvement of the outside harbor at
Chicago be expended on the improvement of
the inner harbor. Rejected.
Mr.. Updegratf, of Iowa, offered an amend
ment striking out the clause appropriating
$4,000 for the improvement of the Mononga-
hela river in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Rejected, 81 to los.
= Mr. Fort offered al amendment, providing
that the government shall regulate the tolls to
be charged by the Monongahela Navigation
company over the Monongahela river. Re-
jeeted.
Mr.. Cox, of New York, offered an amend
ment providing that no part of the money ap-
propriated for the improvement of the No
nongahela river shall be expended until the
secretary of war shall be satisfied that no part
of the river so improved is subject to the ex-
action of tolls by any private corporation for
its use. Rejected, Sc to %.
On motion of Mr.. New an amendment was
adopted providing that S50000 of the money
appropriated for improving the Ohio river
may be expended on the Indiana chute.
Mr.. Thomas offered an amendment provid-
ing that 900 of the appropriations be used
in continuing work on the Grand Chain rapids.
Rejected.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Ryan, of
Kansas, increasing the item for removal of
snags from the Mississippi, Missouri and Ar
kansas rivers Rejected
Mr.. King offered an amendment providing
that the work of removing snags shall be
prosecuted during the low water season be-
tween July and December first, proposition
which was objected to by Updegraff Ia., on
the ground that the Arkansas river, at least,
water. The amendment was adopted, after
being so modified as to leave it to the discre-
ton of the engineers when the work should
be done.
Mr.. F. Marsh moved to increase The appro-
priation for removing snags from the Missis-
sippi, Missouri and Arkansas rivers, and in
the course of his remarks said IL had
that number of members had signed paper
pledgiEg themselves to defeat every amend
ment which was offered to the bill. If that
were so those gentlemen might find they
would have trouble getting their bill through
the House. Amendment rejected.
Mr.. Updegraf, of Iowa, offered an amend
ment providing that no money appropriated
by this act shall be expended in the improve
ment of any stream creek, riVulet, dam, lock
or modified mill dam, which is not within
the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction
of the United States. There was somewhere,
he said, between the Atlantic ocean and Dew
drop, place where it was proper to appropri-
ate money for, and place which it was not
proper to appropriate. His amendment de-
termined those places ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
yeas SO, nays 50.
Mr.. Fort offered an amendment authorizing
the secretary of war to ascertain whether the
State of New York would consent to enlarge
the Erie canal so as to fully accommo-
date commerce, or upon what terms
the United States, or consent to its enlarge
ment. He contended the canal should be so
enlarged that the mule might be superseded
by steam. The enlargement weuld soon be
necessity, as the great West had only just be-
gun to send forward her commerce which
must pass through that canal. Amendment
ruled out on point of order.
The appropriation for the improvement of
the Mississippi river having been read, Mr..
Marsh raised the point of order against the
clause, and proceeded to speak upon 1t amidst
good deal of confusion. The point of order
was finally overruled.-
Mr.. Robinson offered an amendment pro-
tudU uO vi GLC ulOllCy dp-
propriated for the Mississippi river shall be
used in the repair or construction of levees
for the purpose of preventing injury to lands
by overflow, or for any other purpose what
ever, except for the means of deepening or
improving the channel of that river. The
amendment further makes it the duty of
the Mississippi river commission to make
report on or before the 1st of January,
next to the secretary of war for transmission
to Congress, of detailed statement of the
work done and expenditures made with its
Judgment of the effect of such work and the
practicability and estimate of the tota! cost of
the improvement from Cairo to the head of the
passes. Adopted without division.
The item relative to the Mississippi river
having been passed large number of items
followed for the improvement Of small rivers
in Maryland and Virginia. These items as
they were read were opposed by Updegraff,
Qa.) who made several brief but sarcastic and
amusing speeches, but his amendments were
rejected.
Mr. Updegratf warned the Democratic party
and particularly the Southern section of that
party it would be held responsible for the pas
sage of this bill
Mr.. Calkins moved an appropriation of
100000 for the improvement of the Kanka-
kee river. Rejected.
The committee then rose and the House
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