New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-02
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
IT FINALLY PASSES TIE SENATE.
APPROPRIATIONS INcREAsED-NR. HoAE ON AMER
ICAN HELPLFSsNESs.

APPROPRIATIONS INCREAsFD-MR. HOAR ON Aahh-
ICAN HELPLFssNEss.
WAsutNGTov, July 1.-The Senate devoted the
Greater part Of the session to-day % debate on the bver
and Uarbor bill An item added of S20,OOO Tor
continuing the improvement Of Raritan Bay Senator
seveu asked for $4,000 for this purpose, but Mr..
Coneer succeeded in having the amount cut down hr
Jones of Florida succeeded in having the appropra-
ton for the harbor of Pensacola increased from %oooOo
to $4,000 On motion of Mr.. Ransom, $4,000 was
added for the Improvement of st. Johns Riyer Della
ware.
In the course Of the debate Mr. Iloar expressed his
views in regard to the Improvement of internal water
ways. He was ono Of those who beloved thot the
powers conferred by tho people on the National Gov
crnmeut had been created to he exercised There was
no economy in wasting strength; nothing was more
e1trayagaut than to suffer great public properties to
remain unused Nothing stood in the way of our con
testing with Great Britain the supremacy of the sea
and taking our rghtful place, and that leading
Mace in the markets Of the world and multiplying
manifold our agricultural and mineral wealth but the
want of a discreet and liberal exercise of the powers
vested in Congress The power TO regulate commerce
was not granted for purposes of restraint, but to DC
freely exercised We had been afraid to use our
power. because of public cutlery. Congress had not
dared to deaf in spirit Of te wisdom true economy
with the questions of restoring our carrying trade OF
creating aud maintaining navy. We had not even
followed the which would have been pursued ny
prudent private citizen in the administration oil MS
own ntlors Not only could we not attack any DINER
Nation bu could not even defend ourselves II NJ
tackled We could not have supported the policy "i our
last Secretary of State in regard to the American con
tinent II doubtful If We had naval force ,h'l
could have prevented Chilli from laying san Francisco
under contribution If Chill had ie'rntcd orr inter-
terence An eminent naval officer had recently re
marked that had not one good gum nor any means
of making one nor had We one efficient snip OF war
81 grar4 mod IN
securinr the supremacy of the sea. lie said he would
not favor any policy Of expenditure OF the pnohc
moneys that did command the assent OF the people
but the American people were enll,e" w INV ui,i
great business interests dealt with by sthteineh VINO
were not constantly iuching and cringing were
not afraid of their public aud personal character anu
who could not stand against scnselcs' impllaton "i
Dishonesty lie did not complain that We did NO. m
itatc other Nations hut demanded that we Sh3niu "s
cuss and vote questions on thor merits lio Wouh
insert In the Rycr and larbor bill no item the hpuc
usefulness of which could not he made plain to all per
snns who scrutnisod but IL the American Congress
wnA Ia bc driven from its duty by tear ct snspci"h ol
il. integrity 1t would 20 lRr o sustain the impression
that such inpulaon was not nnm,t,l'GI' .,.,.. N
Referring 10 the question ot Anrtcm WAgrN' WI
loar said he regarded the Idea OF reduction ol wages
hero M wholly unady,ablo, Upon good wages nc
pcndcd not only the comfort of millions OF homes bnt
q. he believed the destiny of tho Republic Aot lie
Would not accept the teachings of that political economy
,Lih taugLt Hnt the f,te of tho nottingham every
where was To toll for bare existence lie Wnuld &c
spalr Of his country If hc could believe that MI hohr
characterized the policy of informal Improvement az inc
DOcV of Acknowledgements ny ~
and pursued by II, people. lie reviewed the history OF
railroad building and ia" relations OF the ralr'a1 TO
the water ways, the earci OF the latter III cheapeh6
the rate, of tran,p0 taon aud compared the amounts
expended in the United States with those expended IN
other countries in facilitating internal water transpor,
stion 10 show that the United States are far behind
other Nations in that respect. ~
ON the conclusion Of Mr lloars speech the bill was
passed As originally passed by the lionse 1t apPro,
priated Sl2Os6, 200 The Senate Committee added
TO - II 26S 900. and the Senate itse has made
further addition Of 500 800, making the amount oil
the bill as it now stands Sl3,3S41OO.