The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-17
YDTNN To En'ieh Thin.
xAON wAlery Hood.

that the proposition was 10 appropr
q go 90 for III. purpose OF building up
the ievees OF the Misssslpp,. Was thete
any assurance that the moaey would DO CT
pended honestly
Warner Of Ohio spoke IN the same strain
ns Skinner.
White OF Kentucky stated that ths objso'
ton 10 tho bill was that the house d I'd not
have before II tho report VI the com IN istIon.
THIS measure was recommended by the
president In q special message. For that
reason the house was asked 10 pass tho bill
During the last congress tho president We
ioed the river and harbor bill and thu veto
wa. not In the interest Of cheap transport a.
ton, but In the snterest OF railroads, IL hs
eX pecled 10 control tho CHICAGO convention
on the Ord OF June by bidding TOR the south.
err votes by recommending this Mississippi
oh he would better LOOK little shnrp.
Brown, OF Indiana, opposed the bill, pre-
dicing that II would hs demonstrated that
this Mississippi commission plan was Cos
lossal wssle aud exlravagance. He favored
tho outlet system OF improvement.
Brecklnridge asked u tho house meant ~
set Its jGdgmeDt against tho scientific In
vshti cation OF engineers. IL the commih-
sion left With empty hands, the Mississippi
river, from the character OF the soil aud ma
ture Of tue atream, could destroy IN q lev
hours tho outlay ofytars o. toll aud mill
ions Of money.
Tho time for the general debate expired.
Holman oiiertdnn amendment providing
for money, but only 80 much as Is nee s'try
10 protect tho work In progress ia other
portions OF the river from waste and injury
! l. be extended Ia continuance OF tho COM
pletion Of the works on the s,mc. He adj
vocnled the amendment, conteuding thaia
the work Of imprf vement was expsr men
/ tai tho experiment should be confined u
one reach, say PUN Point reach. aud no
extend the whole leng' h OF : he river.
Wilson, Of Iowa, Obpnsed the amend
ment, the latter Temarking that since the
| beginning OF the improvement Ct the
Mississippi New Odeans had income 10
i second export city OF tho country. 10
show the Importance oi the improvement,
B he stated that u was The work already done
! that had compelled tne Cauadiaus to inn
prove the Wpiiand canHl, thereby com.
pelling New York 10 take tolls OF iJs CO
nals, having the effect OF bringing dogu
the cost of usnspor iou.
| HiscOck supported Tho amendment.
White, Of Virginia, moved that the COM
mittee rise, report the bill 10 the house AID
ask n reference to the committee on river
and harbofs with Instructions not 10 report
IL back until the secretary uf war had fur
nished tho house an itemiZ ii account ol
/ the expenditures for improvements of the
Mississippi river from July Isl, 1870. TO Jan
I ISL 1901 i4pHls
Homan's amendment was lost 100 ia
1872
Hscock offered an amendment providins
that the money appropriated be expended
NJ the the Piumpoint and Lake Providence
reaches except what was Necessary 10 pre-
serve the properly Of the United States -
all other works already oommenc but not
to further extend the same.
BeiO-d offered an amendment and in The
course of his remarks assured that 25 pei
cent. Of the appropriate nus heretofore made
ny Congress- had gone TO the heneiit Of
| Penusy lvania. New York and New Eng
! gland, aud called on the southern and wcs
tern frleqds 10 demand ia the distribution
| ui the money which they had contributed
! to place IN the treasury that they have JUS.
aud honest shares.
! Hscock said New York favored internal
! Improvements. but waited to know that
| the money would be usea for that purpose
/ and not for the berent OF private properly
| Hiscook's amendment was rejected lOi u
| ITO.
The committee rose and reported the
house and several bills TO the house.
Hiscock moved to commit the senate
| bill TO the committee on rivers and harbor'
with Instructions to report back with thu
addition OF his amendment offered in com
mittee OF the whole.
Pending the vote the house adjourned.