New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-01
SOUTHERN RESENIMENl.
,,,,v YORK UARBoR TO BE NEGLECTED.

OUT SUPERVISING CAhi'
my TELEGRAPH THE TRIBuSE'l
o-.suxGroN. Juno 30.--FOr boldness persist
ord "cbeekD in securing the Dest Joih's
horovcr river and harbor appropriation ollis Si0
,;,y carved out the average DchocIa' mas iV"
til The debate in the Senate to-day oro"en'
+ that fact clearly. For continuing the improve
,aont 81 fine Kentucky River the House had Vo'eu
So5OOOO, sum much larger 'na" V0"iu
o.i,Iv he expended with any pront IN
p Ioar After thorough discussion and careful
.n,cstigation of the matter the Commerce Com
.a,tteo decided TO reduce this amount to $l7o,ooo
n1,,s oroused the wrath Of Mr.. Williams, VINO Is
80 20 rse in his seat whenever he sees an opportu-
- 70 take money out of the Treasury for the pen
a. of the South BY dint of perseverance, anu
personal appeals to easy-going hepupn
rons he succeeeed in defeating the
oonmittees amendment and having the origin2
amount of $3.50 900 restored Tbs helgh'eheo nus
copraca and emboldened him to make another raiu
on the Treasury as soon as the next paragraph was
reached
A FINE KENTUCKY SCHEME
This proyidod for the improvement of the
collie Of the Ohio River at Louisville
with the assistance of Representative Wills
who took n scat ut his side and prompted nun
continually. he denounced the committee ior
striking ont the 5000, 900 voted by the HouSe III
or,hignous language Messrs Mcmillan, Harrison
and Miller of New-YoTk, soon succeeded IN tne
course of a short debate, in bringing out the Uuo
inwardness of this appropriation IL ap-
neared that the engineer In charge OF the
81 had asked for only $4,000 which he pro-
posed to expend In completing the plans for the
improyemcnt of the falls approved by tho socre
tarv Of War This sum he deemed sufficient
Another engineer however, who had plan Oh MS
own. came along at this juncture and proposed 10
make improvements which would cost S3oo'oVo
o. start with and which would probably
commit the Government to tho eNpen.
ditnre nj some future time of sever"
millions moro The beauty Of the plan and the slEe
Of the pile Of money II would take ont OF tho lrc"S
ury n adopted took the eye of the Kentucky states
,nnn IN rouprcss with one accord they pronounced
4, pcrfecton itself though II had not received the
npnroyal of a Government engineer, the bo"ru w
Army Engineers or Of tho Secretary oil war; ~
dooa NOT oven seem 20 havo received the
epproval Of tho engineer At present IN charge VI INV
work In vain did MIR Miller, OF New.iork, pom'
out that thil plan would involve ON unknown
amount of money, aud that common prudence re-
ouitcd that II be Investigated before tho senate ue-
cidcd 20 fcsth't tho pccrctaty OF war TO any
ope uIan aa the language OF tho House
hin seemcd to do Mr Williams, with tho
mid Of Mr.. Willis. who continued 70 Give MN
"points" talked loudly and pcfnlalently Tor hia
faOO 900 ilo finally got II, not, however, nht'
Mr Harrison had aucoeedcd IN putting IN IN amend
ment which mado tho "new" plana subject to tho
approval OF the Secretary of War;
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
A largo part of the afternoon was
somt In discussing the appropriation for
the improvement of the Mississippi RIVER
The sum set apart for this purpose by the House
amounted TO 81 $50 600. aud II was TO be expended
in continuing the improvement OF the river rom
Cairo to New-Orleans. 1t was to be applied also 70
the preservation of the harbors of Natohez, Ncks-
burg. Greenville, Memphis, New-Orleans
Hickman and Columbus. This did not
suit the Southern Senators at all. They
wanted considerable more money Notwithstanding !
the fact that the basis Of the appropriation, COM
rared with the estimates of 'he Mississippi River
Commission, was a much mc,e liberal one than IN
almost any other c9se. The amendment OF the |
Senate committee provided tlat no portion of the
money appropriated should be expended ,
to repair or build leyees for the pur-
pose of reclaInnng lands preventing in
Jury 10 land by overflow, and II also !
set apar $3.50 600 of the 81 $50 600 specifically for
the improvement of the harbor at Memphis. Tnls |
did not please Mr. Jonas. Nor did 1t strike the |
sppi flows favOrably either. They clamored for |
two weary hours for more money.
Mr.. Jonas offered an amendment ap-
81 25O 600 TO be expended for the harbor of Mem
phis. Mr. George spoke until the empty seats IN
the Senate reminded MN tlat IL was useic5s, per
haps TO continue Others helped 10 swell the cho- |
rus from the South pleading for money. Ii mad no
effect, however for bv this time the Republican |
side had become tired of this persistent begging |
1t set its face against any further concessions ana
voted the Jonas amendment down.
BLOW AT NEw-YOER CITY.
This course embittered the Southern statesmen
and they showed their resentment in a character
istlc manner Scarcely had the Senate amendment
been reached providing for the protection of New
Xor hark fort Z tba mfr Mt of
of Superintendent" than Senator Morgan OBJ |
jccted to its consideration the ground
that it was new legislation, and such was
out Of order, The point of order was
sustained by Nh Harris. who was in the chair.
This important amendment, therefore. goes by the
board. aud il seems doubtful whether anything |
will be done can be accomplished for the preser- |
vatlOn of New-York harbor at this session OF cor
gtess For this failure to do anything New ok |
VIII have to thank among others ;; 3
Cox, who is said 10 have requested Sena- |
tor Morgan to make the point OF order
which defeated the Senate amendment. for otner
reason than that his feelings were hurt at seeing
his loosely drawn and ridiculOusly worded proyi-
sion in the bill corrected and put IN shape by the |
large which are more less interested in the pres
ervation of the harbor OF New-lork, through |
which enter three-fourths of the imports
from abroad and from wmch stlil
is shipped yearly 70 foreign ports will also know
that it was Southern Democrat, who, ON mere
point Of order and probably to satisfy personal
resentment. defeated Legislation which Ia of para
mount Importance, IL may Justly be said 10 the en
tire country.
Ihe senate completed consideration of tho com
mittce amendments to-day. Io-Inorrow other
amendments " al be IN order
now YOUNG ENGLISH WAS SEATED.