The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-19
WESTVIRG[NIA BROOKS
GIVEN THE ao.By IN THE HOUSE.
Wilson and Ksnua fight XoblJ for their Approprl
ations, hut aro htfeAtsi-iiosc Succeeds
Ia Gettlug SsS, 900 for the Mouou.
gahelA-Tho DlscomGtted Ones.
Special Dispatch to the Intclligcnccr..

Special Dispatch to the In,clligcncer.. r; eaa
WASHINGTON, Junc lS.-Thc river and
harbor bill passed the House without ma.
terial change from the report Of tho CON.
mittee. Quite number Of amendments
were offered and rejected, aud very few
were adopted, but Mr.. lloge was one OF the
lucky ones lle apprehended some dill.
Guilty In having the Monongahcla up.
preparation OF $4,000 agreed to,
but fortunately encountered none. lie
said he WIS justified III us.
suming TINT tho omission was tho re-
suit OF IN accident or u mistake OIL tho part
OF tho committee, because IN obligation
rested upon the Government in tho shape
OF contract which could not be disregard.
ed. The committee evidently took the
same view OF the matter, for Mr.. McLanc,
by authority Of Chairman Page, admitted
that the item was Left out OF the bill by in.
advertance. The Government WIS under
obligation TO construct tho dam
proposed, provided the dam ut
jacobs Creek Is constructed according
to the existing agreement with tho Monon-
gahela Navigation Company. Wilson and
Kenna were not so fortunate in their at.
tempts to secure in appropriation for-com-
pleting the improvement OF the Little
Kanawha, though they supported suci, an
amendment Mt SOME length. Chair
man Page, however, speaking for the
Committee, approaching the fact
that money could no doubt be well ex.
pended on this river, held that they were
not justified in appropriating money out
OF the federal Treasury for the improve
ment Of Il stream in regard to which, un-
der the laws Of West Virginia, Il private
corporotion was permitted TO cxact tolls
upoa all commerce passing over it. He
thought the State Legislature ought to re-
peal the law, and that all tolls on that
river should be ubrogatel.
Mr.. Horr made speech TO the same
effect, insisting that the committee were
right in resolving not TO vote u single dol
lar under any circumstances 10 improve
any river the commerce Of which was not
absolutely free. '-o.,
Mr.. Wilson then offered an amendment
providing that the appropriation
shall not be expended until the
Lock and Little Kanawha Navi-
CATION company shall execute deed
Of release to the Government OF all tl,a.
portion OF the river above said improve
ments He argued that there wasan implied
obligation on the part Of the Government to
complete the improvement, but the amend.
ment was rejected Mr.. kenna offered M
amendment that the appropriation asked
for DO not expended until, in n
manner satisfactory 10 the Secretary
OF War, the tolls arc released OIL
said river. This was also rejected, Mr..
Horr renarking that il they seek to gel
the improvement Of this river, let them
get the embargo OH and come to Congress:
with nice clean stream, then the COM
mittee can get at it. .u
Mr. Wilson then announced that ho
wonld move Nh amendment directing the
i Secretary OF War to ascertain and report tc
the next Congress the terms on which these
locks and dams can be obtained by the
Government, to which no objection was
made and the amendment was subsequent
ly adopted.
Mr.. Kenna offered mn amendment, wl,icl,
was rejected, in favor Of Tygart's Valley
river from Grafton up the Buckllannon
| fork. @. K,
is understood that Mr.. Botelcr's ap.
pointment on the Taritr Commission was
strongly recommended by J. Randolph
I Tucker, between whom and BotcIcr n
, warm friendship exists on account Of q
memorable discussion which took place ri
Romney about thirty years ago.
The Cabinet will probably decide on
Tuesday rs to the members Of the Geneva
Award Commission.
Senator Logan takes exception 10 tho
Presidents action in the case OF Lieut.
Flipper, and says TINT il he Ind been q
white man he would probably have gotten
of with a light sentence. White officers,
!, he says, frequently do much worse things
aud are not punished at all.