Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-11
House.

WASHINGTON, February 10th.-The morning hour
was dispensed with, and the call Of States begun.
4 number OF private bills were disposed Of
On motion OF Reagan, the House went into Com
mittee OF the Whole on the River and Harbor bill
10 10 80.
Reagan instanced France, with a territory con
sidsrably smaller than Texas, gave ten millions a
year to improve her rivers and harbors Here was
a country stretching from ocean TO ocean, with
$1,000 GOD OF population, with larger resources
springing from fields, forests and mines than any
other country under the sun, yet the American
Congress IVES hag9ing over 900 900 for improve
ments Of water transportation while the owners
of railroads, az matter Of private enter
prise, gave S400,000000 simply for repairs.
The ill-natured, ungenerous fling at the Committee
on Commerce for dscharging its duty to the coun-
try beneath contempt. Cox had meant to
make fling at him personally. He could generally
afford 70 let the gentlemans darts fall harmless
from the shield which he could never penetrate be-
cause of that sense of rectitude which shrank from
no duty. The gentleman from New York had last
year appealed 10 the committee for 100000 for
the improvement of Harlem river. He (ReaSan) APP
pealed to the Committee Of the Whole TO adopt the
bill without amendment, for if the bill were sub
ectsd to amendment it would in the end appropriate
$1,000 600 or SIS, 900 600.
Cox said it had never been charged against him
other thln by implication that he had pursued his
private Interest at the expense of the general in
terest.
Reagau-Does the gentleman intend to assume
by implication that have done 50! demand an
answer.
The answer not being satisfactory, Reagan said
Cox was as polite slInderer as he had ever seen,
and a capable OF making false statements
within parliamentary rules
Cox lin an irrtated manner) When the gentle
man left the House years ago he left it with part
ing shot at me because | stood by the Union. APP
plause and Kisses, in the midst Of which Reagan
made some angry remark about the gentleman from
New York being " a demagogue of that type.
Cox made humorous apology to the House for
his ill-natured retort
Tit bill was then considered
Page said the Pacific coast had been most unfairly
treated, and if it were his fortune to participate
the organization of another House, and III the cleo
ton Of presiding officers, ne would vote for one
who, in his judgment, would recognize that there
was country west Of the Mississippi river which
ought to be considered by the House. Applause
After sulogies on the bill by its advocates, Reagan
moved to rise and report the BILL but Cox demanded
the reading Of the bin for amendment. and the
Speaker sustained him
Reagan appealed, and the Char sustained -
1872 to 6-amidst the utmost confusion
Robson proceeded to oppose the Il, 900 900 appro
priation for the improvement OF the Mississippi
river, ironically reminding the southern members
that the National Government had, according to
their oftenasserted principle no right to interfere
with the rights ef States in the protection OF its
citizens.
Chalmers made a reply which derisively
gar1ed by Republicans
Adjourned