New-York tribune., 1885-02-08
DEMOCRATS RECONCILED.
HARMONY RESTORED BY RETRAcTIoNs.
Wx HOUSE STILL STRUGGLING WITH THE RIVER
AND HARDOR BILL.
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AND HARDOR BILL.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. THE first scene IN
The House to-day after the morning hours was one OF
reconciliation. General Young rose to " a question Oh
and informed the House that In his CRITICISMS
nj the River and Harbor Committee yesterday no had
ad some things which he did not intend 10 say that ne
appreciated highly the energy and abiity eAh"teu Ny
Mr. Willis and desired to withdraw his remarks rehecuns
upon that gentleman personally. NOBODY oojecfu'
whereupon Chairman Willis also confessed that IN 'no
heat of he had used language IN REGARD 70 "
eral Young which 1e desired to withdraw As De-
fore nobody objected and thus partial harmony
In the Democratic ranks was restored. one par.
of his remarks which General Young olu ho.
recall s worthy of mention He said that members VI
the House Committee had assured him that the oe''
upon his request would insert the item ne desre' "
era Youns declared that unjust to require hep
resentatve to appeal to the Senate In sueh
ssems that other Representatives nave peeh reieio" "
the Senate by members Of the River and Harpor Ool-
mttee and assured that Senate amendments 10 the Dill
will not be resisted that committee such sug estohs
Indicate some shrewdness. II the bill should become
a law after q considerable increase OF the TOTAL
aupropraon by the Senate the leaders or the Democrat
SO majority in the House will be able to say, I'VE maze
mecate appropriations for rivers and harbors out tue
Republican Senate loaded the bin down with amend
ments and ran total amount up to an extravagahe
ann" This Is fair sample of Democratic statesman
sp as was the attempt Of Chairman Willis to create the
impression that the total amount recommended pS MS
committee about one-hird of the o,heai 81
submitted by tho secretary OF war when as y.
fact the bill exceeds those estimates by about hfy per
cent. ,,,ooa .h. Commit.aa
of the Whole to the appropriation for Baltimore
Hsrbor from SIS 900 5000 900 Several amendmsnts
{or the iuproyement of harbOrs at New-Orleans ana
other places the lower Mississippi hyer provokea
lively discussion II was ss'eTtsd & a saa1 o ae dollar is re-
Quired deepen the channel or add 10 the oi
BE when Colonel Hepburn attacked the item of S15o0o0
for New Orleans The excitabie MT Hunt sprang 70 9 s
work IL designed to protect private property from dam
Ss to pP
said win appeal IL to % this 9eal rp@T This %a
b snos Of Gi e could permit
him to endure He Ieaped his feet shook his fist and
whas waa' o yoS oS mean Do You
ments that would affect man OF honorf' - es, man
and Mr. Hunt dropped his muerng as he did So
On Of Mr. Holman the paragrsph was 50 seSa
the direction OF the Secretary of War instead OF the MIS-
sTp Syef SS ho longer enjoys the oon
dence of majority Of the House. -,,o,, mo,
disposed Of providing that part OF the haroor appy
priation for New-0rleans shall be expehue9
e,ses In es oh n,ds pras
bitter discussions the southern Men Who aSro
Gated appropriation for Satehez asr6or pau ms
Ssspsr,is bss OF the 70 RIVER T and Habor %
In the bill for the SI se na W Van Eaton
nuoh amusement by reading passages from the
engineers reports, showing that the stream can
reyer be made navigable except for saw logs.
Mr. Gibson confessed that the design OF the Improvement
was solely 10 improve the sawl0g navigation
Mr of nDe,a declared that he had discov-
cred plot OF the and Harbor Committee 20 reu
ate ts pledge shortly before noon on Monday the
House should adjourn ard permit the Post once Appro
priation bill TO taken up at the beginning OF 0hda
session and to prolong SATURDAYS session mden.e;E; ;
lie moved an adjournment until Monday. The metioh
made Chairman Willis angry, and he repeatedly caed
Mr Towusheud to order and demanded that he should
take his seat This episode threatened again 10 as
tuTb Democratic harmony but II ended. happily. WIN
out the lie being exchanged. Mr. Iownshehus enolts
failed ana the House stands in recess unl ten O'Clock
on Monday morning when the struggle between the hP
propratiOns Committee ami the RIVER ana haiDol COI
foitlee will be renewed in earnest.