The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-09-19
From the Marietta Times
General Warmers Record
ON THE
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL OF 1881.

The bill as reported bv the Commit
tee on Commerce to the House called
for S10179 SS0-heing about three
quarters of q million more than half the
River and Harbor Bill for this year.
The hill was referred to the Commit
tee of the Whole. Efforts were made
by the various members. Gen. Warner
among them. to prune the hill OF the
many Objectionable appropriations for
rivers ani o'her streams moi OF nation
al Importance. Af'er much discussion
and strenuous opposition tn manv fea-
lures Of the hill It vas referred back to
the House without either additions nr
reiuc'io ions OF the bill, all amendments
being voted down.
During this discussion Gen Warner
offered several amendments, one for ice
piers at P,merov on the Onio K yer,
and one to increase The appropriation for
the ice bsrhor at the mouth Of the Mus
kingum Ga this work tae record shows
the following:
Ice-harhor at mouth OF Mu .kingun
River, OHIO, $50, GOO.
Mr. Warner-I move to strike out
"30" and insert "50;" so that the para
graph as amended will read:
Icc.Aarbor at mouth OF Muskin u .
Rvcr, $4,000.
Last year the appropriation for this
work was $50 coo, which has been ex-
pended in excavAting for foundations.
and to raise the walls on th,se fuunda-
tions will require more than is appropri-
a,ed in this bill. Besides, I" GO on with
the work it is necessary to take out o
part Of dam in the river. which. when
begun, ought to be finished the same
) season; and TO DO this it will require q:
least $50, 600. II It were not predeter-
mined that m amendment whatever was
to be allowed to the bill in committee,
think the G C,mmerce Committee itself
would accept this auendment But j
hone that even the determination to al
low no amendments will not prevent the
amendment cffer fran fair considera-
tion. II this harhor had hoen compile
tel, Mr.. Chairman, it would have saved
this year perhaps twice the cost OF the
whole work II is not q work of mere
local Importance; it concerns the ship.
ping interes Of the whole river from
Cincinnati to Pittsburg
/ am "a much opposed as ANYBODY tn
applying th' prhlic money TO purely To-
cal improvements, or wasting it on un-
kertakings that even if carried out tn
completion would he OF little or no value
as improvements Every proposed i'm
provpment anil eyerv app opriation fol
improvements should stand here on its
merits; and that is all / ask for this
snendment, and II it is voted down
know it will not be on its merits, but
because it has heen determined BY ma
iprity to vote down all amendments
whether in themselves good or bad
When the hill came up for assage.tht
Speaker said: No separate vote having
been asked, the Chair will submit th'
question on the amendments in gross.
Mr.. Warner--Du l understand nc
amendments were made increasing
amounts in the bill2
Mr.. lackburn-ND, not one.
The bill being then hs'ore the H"n"'
a motion was made to commit the bill
to the Juiicisry Com nittee with instruc
tions to report an amendment confinin!
the expenditure of the money herein ap
propriated to rivers, harbors AMI streams
within the admiralty and maritime juris
liction of the United States
Mr.. Reagan said: On that | deman'
the previous question.
The object Of this reference was t.
have cut out of the bill such OF the ap
propriations as we're not na,io.al in thei
character. II is evident and was so un
derstood at the time that, il that refer
encs could he made. the bill wonld eitse
be trimmed OF it's Objectionable feature
!. . or be thrown out entirelc. On this prop
ositiou the yeas and nays we're demande
and Gen. Warmers vote is recorded TO
this reference.
:. 1t is true he voted for the passage G
y the bill in the House after making ever
effort to perfect it, hat on its passae
told our Senators that unless the bi
was revise in the Senate, and some {
!. its Objectionable features cut out 1t ougt
: 10 he killed, and that il it c.ms bac
from the S-nate without being improve
he should vote against it. But inst'a
l. of heng relieved of any Of the 0hje,
j. tionable appropriation contained in
Is when It passed the House. ]39 amenC
ments were adied in the Senate, and u
bill increased by nearly m illion dollar
= Senator Thurman made man'nl fgl
q in the Senate against the ohj@ctionah
10 features in the bin, ami both the OH
3. Senators voted against it in the Senat
What NJ. Thurman said is good reat
ing nDw. and we give hrief 'xract:
j. NJ. President, am an old man ar
an old d mocrat, and l cannot train
bt these new ways. ] canrot agree th
,e the Treasury OF the United States shs
:, hecnme a Treasury of communism. P,
: liucaI economists have found much di
70 ficultv in a-carta ming what is the annu
OF product of the earth, but they ha'
ID found immense difficulty in fixing ho
IN that annual product is to he distribute
= II the Congress OF the U li'ed 5 ates
=" to become the chief agent in distributir
oi the annusl product OF the United State
1g il it is TO tax not the wealthy men Of 81
lis country. for all taxas really come in Il
N end from the producing classes of Il
country if it Is 10 take their hard ear
" ings and Distribute them according
II the interests OF members of the 9th
: House and Of Senators In Congress
We are to have this kind of communis
od let US know it. "I'll none of it"
=. When the hill came back from
'' Senate with all these amendments and
or million increase, Gen. Warner snught
ns, defeat the bill by every effort in
he power, and voted in favor OF very pro
nd osition to that end. The following frc
=, the Congressional Record will show
'e' course it took.
RIVER AND HARBoR APPROPRIATION Bill
'oe Mr. Rsagan-I move to suspend |
&C. rules 8, as to take from the Speake
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