Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-03-16

lIopOutVuiJ w WV "i'o "ithoub uhg 10
quest, because they came from the
House. | have voted against thom
always, although il is true, as said, that
Pennsylvania has had appropriations
for the improvement Of the Kiski
minetas.
Mr. McMillan-If we can take the
sentiment OF Pennsylvania as represent
ed by the members of the House of Rep
resentatives, elected directly by the
people, the members were over here
and in the presence Of the Senate
Committee asked focRppropriation for
other rivers in that State, the Youghio
gheny, pressing IL upon us, and it was
refused by the Committee because the
stream was not such as was capable OF
navigation.
Mr.. Walace-I have no doubt of it,
Mr., McMillan-l think the mem.
bers of the other House, elected direct.
ly by the people, represent the people
of that State as well as the Senator
from Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Wallace This is a question that
| will settle with my people, and it is
not for the Senator from Minnesota to
dictate To- me what / should say upon
this floor. want the Senator from
Minnesota to understand that / am
here expressing what believe to be
the sentiment OF my people, and the
Senator has no right to dictate to me
what | shall say on this or any other
subject.
Mr., McMillan-l have attempted no
diotation to the Senator from Penn.
sylvania.
The Presiding Oficer-Will the Sen.
ator from Pennsylvania yield to the
Senator from Minnesota
Mr., Wallace-Certainly.
Mr. McMillan-I attempted no die.
tation to the Senator from Pennsylva.
mia as to the course be should take. !
merely cited the fact to show that
there were Representatives directly
from the people of the State who
differed from HIM in opinion.
Mr.. Wallace-Certainly. | have no
doubt about that, as there may be in
the State OF the Senator from Mime.
sofa, but that does not affect me in my
opinion, nor do | believe they express
the wish of ourpeople as to the streams
of that character
Mr., President, believe the theory
Of this bill on this subject TO be wrong,
l am conscientious in my convictions
thereon | need only cite what has oc.
Cured in the past in the great States
of New York and Pennsylvania as to
their internal improvements to show
the basis Of my views Did we when
we built our great system Of canals
ask the federal government to aid us ?
Nothing Of the kind but we taxed
our own people TO build them. The
State depended upon itself. II had not
then learned tolean teebly on the arm
Of the general government. Take two
instances now, the case of the Fox and
Wisconsin river, in Wisconsin, and that
Of the Great Kanawha river, in West
Virginia. They wereimproved for sim.
liar purpurpose to those of the canals
from tide-water in Penn'a to the Ohio,
and from tho Hudson to the lakes in
NeW lorh' ING general government
mas nlaue lapge aPproPr'at'VnS @ Ior
the rivers in West Virginia and in Wis.
CONSUL ,' lney were 10 make cohhec'
Ilons oetwoei, u. tne !, eastern ana western E
W1.ois W,.. S,!, a'so, Sqt % Il IN .ne uays ol De'
nv Cill'tol' s't NeN orh nau couio nere
.V e asn . lol money nioney 70 niah9 water llne
oL oon'nul'cal'oh ,iul ul.ial'oh from inc nuuson 70
tne lahVs tnrVugn her own territory IL
s,ros;,v hv bor noonIs I, uo,id horo
boon n,,o,Jv ortoopnis,io 40 tLo;r idoo
of tho iow Theroe,ro ,bov tovod
,bomsoI,os no ponnsrlron;a go Lor
salc ond hor noonIo TLair ,oonors
tbns evnonded oiJad In thn nornnnoroo
y, tbe wboIo conntrr % " "rd T ,boir neonio
owned tbe whole Now Iocal wopts
and IoooI nooJs soo,, toin -, ,Lo todarai
troasnrv ;ns,ooJ % snIcroi;anoo ond
Sta,ooon,rol '~ "'N
Cor,naro ,ho ,,ouo. .,,,o,5,d ~.
tboso ,i,o soho,,oa o ,"y c i:,ordI W.
,,t 80 'e9 49, y '"'N' a. L. '.l' p.o'S
nn.',o,,' - ~" tuIs a,ous on 'S1 o"0 nav
nHN Y Hoio n'su"ay VI ouI o'a'o' M wv
"'iiO,'n' "a PonuSu oii INV oA anu "'s'
0Vns1n o1n ono IlVeIS' showing u toVal vi ~
oiV'ooV, vi ,oo con anu lor tne uIeat , nahawna
, 81, ,lSV,uVT , since nc. $50 Inc .i peiawafe ware
% %I,Nor WIN tno upper Day VnaV loals
tue ooll,herco oi inc 9Iste Oh Ienh'
syNania from the port oil rnllaueiPhia,,
rom 10 loSd dod ? 10 lool' recelVeu all itoIu
out eoo''VVo'
The great rivers and harbors of the
country it seems to me are neglected
and their commerce suffers, while in
dentations on the coast are dignifed
by the name OF harbors, and are i'm
proved, and creeks and mountain stream
are sought to be made navigable. The
number Of improvements projected in
the third section and the amount Of
appropriations made TO objects that are
outside Of the scope of federal power,
render this bill most Objectionable. As
to the Mississippi river improvement
! take no issue except as to the large
amount given, Tor that is a subject OF
national character and deserving our
care
no not desire TO detain the Senate
iurther upon this subject. might
take up THIS bill and point out the
many incongruities that are in It, but
they have been shown again and
again believe that the tendency
toward Capitalization OF tho govern