, 1881-02-16

L 4SASA - Il NClN l. 81
vo,e, to o,t sS;,er. il ii, m,n,,lty ,,e m,
'6osa fea @ sa ri nap antp%%trg s,tks ~
iers for sst1ic,s for Which M % tsoso
ppsSnrmtSns IL rc "skc ,hpro tsht b. sons
str,c.on, hut Il was evident, from The iarsS md
determined majority. that
No SCCIt 1EsEr.T WAS ExrEtTED.
IL doubt were how much ttmu md strength
should bn CONSUMED In dtsrs'st,ig If 1t. Tho G1-
pntcnts Ut ilic bill betrayed thelr own CAUSE
t!lctr uwn *cctlon wcro rgaGhe.l. IN every clse
they morts1 amendments. not tu strike nut tho
ases wstse snteu ss" S, ey q 5 antf
hclicvo, that, Ind tho Committee nr tho House
consented fu these amendments. the opposition
w0GEb HAVE CEASED.
At nil events, the gentlemen opposing tho blu
flure1 themselves plainIy In tu attitude uf at-
tStnntng to secure a,ldttIo,1al appropriations for
tneir nst1 districts Rs THO price uf abandoning
ther !pr"sltfon. mud. failing to .nccure these
amendnInnte through tho angry Determination
more from n.alicc thun nny desire for economy.
The nttlt,lc Of tho ohstr,sctInni*a ia rHpnhlc ut
+. +" otnof eHn!anatnn The fnct that they sought
EefutntIon of my claims TINT they inny hnvo
nad that tho opposition MAS sulcly based upon
which was Ia hare heen held, and for which q
cal! had bern issued. was necessarily post.
Ennctl, owing 10 T. th9 protractrd session nf
xanI1atlon IS son'ewhat .llsto!ntc,l. and it in
even said tho cn,,cns Committee llaa hecn dis
s tnn ~ Ts y ne to =; 'n Tor
in"ney s6ai IT, siproprnici Tor nny s1 te siream
uny State Inv 10 rnItcet tolls Or IuNnnngc, liz
@ snl,1 'h't It was fact t!at many of the ssatcs,
NOTABLY, WEST VIRGINIA.,
levied heavy tolls tn tho commerce passing over
riynr* and i, such c,lses tho money Ut tho Guv-
ssnest shn'isd not ' spent to ennance prlvnte
nah l'"c,, spent IN the Improvement Of Now
York ilnrlor, md no tol' taken Ut nny port was
No NY vicious unit 1ncrls ~ the compulsory pilot-
Mr.. coy-Except your Navigation iaws, which
~ '!t't nllow tho pcuplc to buy shlps III their
Mr.. 1uwn.hentl I'M had voted asatrst pRssiuR
tho Gill uidrra suspension Of tho rules. hut ho
wn,.i.i n9t make fact'nus oppositou He wastu
Till: IMPROVEMENT UF THE CHEAT wATE1t-
WAYS
Of tho country, and afterwarl tho smai streams
~ ga " 1T 1''psoye Pr Ther1 "cro nny tsatusss
os'anrnent'me,it sl,o,tll u: adopted. iur there
we're at'u,l'an!cs that levied hensy tolls. upon
wesi Virginia.. ovar whien tsTaSs ss' bnsncIs Ss u
eua passed last acason, and tolls wcro lnvtc.l
samsni @ sssrs vns s'';j src,ea e. IT, aa M SSsr SSss
bis. of Nuw York, tnove,l an ainen.ln,ent TO add
u provlsa that .ho Secretary Of War shall not
Tcxeas ;l!itics Tess!xe. frof, sueh Stats il ths
voorhis pT.nl,,ccd etatstic, showing Il great ,s-
proportion In tho ltstrtut1p, OF the itu1ns Of the
lill aa c2',,parsst with the contributions 10 ths
sisr @ %spoSala ' "a sap,nistci M ' re:ol,'- s
eontributC tn tho support os s~ tto oovcfnn,ent n
ns nearly ~ posFibin j, proportion TO their re-
speettys ab.tttes-,hat J., i, propostGn to the
thut In the observance or neglect Ut this maxim
consists whut Is called the equality or Inequality
OF tAx1Lou.
Mt. CrDEGltAFF, or IOWA,
wl,o has opposed tho bl!. offered On asnondment
npn51pfmatE "a v @ ior NJ iss h9sb9f ,sS9 ,m t n
brought IN the question whe1hor ,ho i.ivcr and
1tnrbor bill was general appropriation, ns
II 5 q Iscn gs liz II fsns wsaa
b. W ont 9 n' "f oTf aas w 2 tsq
Mr. Wnrner. and Mr. ciymcr ury,lcd Tint 1t wus
4cncrnl appropriation, b!ll. Mr. I.oansbMry
III So "r1n rss to oG sow ever thas i was
specifically stuffed that tho bills reported from
sao npnpsaHns ls Gnoe @ 'hnt nv %e1 y sccfm! @
Iiarbor Bill was MT In that category.
ar, ,r,..,r,,
A"' t!a AHa
insisted that I WA Decided that this WIS not .
general apprtpsiAt1on b1tl; that H1rmuara could
ol1er amendments tn improve all tnnnncr OF
strSams; it., s. an shoy co4a not 10 ru!cH out on
tho ru'Gs themselves made tho clear dtatnctiou
between tl'gr md !lnriur t,i!!s md EenetUlHT'
ErnrrlhtsQn h!ils FrD!It lslH. When tho firtt
Rlrcr and Harbor ull' was pissed, dnwn to TO-
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tre,'Gsn ~ ~ TX ~ VIZ. IT., S trt ~ KIT ~
rlsi"n r. II thaI NJ nnmrnnr1ntons n,ov ,,c ni,escd.
,.i,o,h, ah ~ H., .a. % ~ w. n.t ~ inss
wnotnnF s II pursuance OF taa cxIs.,hH Ivy Ut
nrtIcr' AZ Ln.cf"cE IL hctM1nn snnarrnt thst u
o''ei' a" w i'>'eN - pte'''''o "Pp"'c"t N0~'
\ NIGHT SESSION ....
wns probable, ns Mr.. HoaEan, having the bill In
chnrve, imposed u 1,,tltIlu to Rise. etNtjnx
Tint only (attr paKes nj tho furty-
ak -pRgeu bill hnl BEEN eons!ticrcll.
Mr. Atkins N1vocntcu tho proprioty of
II night session, cnlIIug nttcnttnn ii tho fact
thMt oGiy n!!e appropriation ~! ms become