The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-17
Trying to sare, the River and marbor BIll

Z WASHINGTON, July l5.-The friends OF
the river and harbor bill have strong
hopes that they will be able to save 1t yet.
The llennepin canal slice, together with
the others which they got Off this after.
noon in the House, SO considerable re.
duccd the Jumbo tho Senate sent them
that their work In the conference commit.
tee was ineasurably diminished. In the
conference committee they will exert every
effort to trim the bill down 80 that il will
appropriate about Sl7, 100000. They think
that II they can overcome the obstacles
which will be thrown In their way by al.
most every member OF the Senate, and get
the bill down to this point, that the people
will swallow the pill, big rs 1t is, with.
much grumbliug. They know that
all things considered it would
be even then the the biggest River and Har.
Dor Bill ever passed, but Notwithstanding
that fact they think that II they chop oil
three millions they will save it from NOR.
tai wound ut the White House. and that
when the money is once paid out in the
several districts the opposition will melt
away. 1t Is pretty certain that the $780,
OO appropriation for the improvement OF
Potomac flats, which is one OF the best in
the bill, will be cut out in the conference il
the members Of the Comm ecce Com.
mittee can effect it. They do not say they
want to prevent or postpone this much
needed Improvement OF these long neglect.
ed marshes, but they do not think an mp.
preparation for that purpose
should ride through Congress
on the River and Harbor Bill
As one Of them frankly put it tonight.
"The river and harbor bill has burdens
enough TO bear without being handicapped
with snch IN appropriation rs that"
Many members OF the House whose dis
tricts received large river and harbor ap-
portlonment sneer at the idea that the
President will veto the river and harbor
bill. Their works belle their words. They
arc among the most active in their at
telnpts to so turn the bill that its throat
will be cut on the long table in the Presi.
dents library. OF course no one knows
what the President will do, although many
OF the members who fought the bill in the
House express stron. hope that he will
seize the opportunity TO do an honest and
popular thing. To some gentlemen who
spoke TO him to-day on the subject, he
satu nc iiiu carefully COuslutItu tue nut
ter, but had not reached determination.
As they parted he laughingly said, "How
il | should veto the River and Harbor
Bill ?" which WAS US near Us they got to
the thread Of thought. Secretary Chandler
said to-day that he would advise the Presi.
dent in the strongest terms to veto the
pending bill. He was glad to say frankly
what he thought about it. He thought it
an orerGrownmass ofunnecessary expend-
itures, and as such would oppose it to the
full extent Of his ability. lie added that
he would recommend to the President in
case the latter decided to veto the bill, that
he send with it to Congress message
strongly urging legitimate appropriations
for the improvement OF rivers and harbors
OF National importance.
at is an outrage" he said, in his iorci.
BILE way. THAT the Mississippi river should
have TO carry all the frog creeks and duck
ponds OF the country through Congress.
OF course it ought to be improved; so ought
our great harbors, but the mud.puddle1
and turnpikes are not legitimate objects OF
National expenditure. / am against it"