The Wilmingtonian., 1885-02-21
100000 BEHIND!
THE RESULT OF DECLINING @.
ID. LORE'S SUGGESTION.
The Delaware Congressman's Industrf-
GUS Work In the House of Repre-
sentattves in Washington.

bill in the House of Representatives a
Washington that an appropriation of 81,
O0O, 900 be made for the purpose of the Cot
ton Centennial Exposition at New Orleans
and that the g ant be made in the shape o
a loan without interest. After considerable
debate among the members upon the sub
ject, Mr.. Lore offered an amendment, stat
ing that he was in favor of the appropria
tion as loan without interest, but that il
order that the Government be properly pro
tected, he suggested that the State of Louis
lana give bonds to the extent of the appro
priation. After prolonged and somewhat
heated discussion, the amendment was lost
To-day news comes from New Orleans that
the Cotton Centennial Exposition is hope.
lessly in debt to the extent of 100000!
Already nearly half the million gone. There
is no securty-no assets whatever. All
that need be said now is that had Mr.. Lore 5
timely and business-like suggestion been
listened to this very large amount would
not have be. II lost to the National Treasury.
Mr. Lore's idea in making the amendment
was simply to protect the Government. Its
judiciousness can be seen now, but too late,
aid the United States Government will lose
every cent of its one million dollars loan to
the Centennial Cotton Exposition, because
of the rejection of Mr.. Lore's amendment.
In speaking of the timely and practical leg
islation to which the Hon. Charles b Lore
has devoted his attention, reference may be
made to the debate upon the bill for i'm
proving the harbor at Wilmington, Del, for
which the appropriation was s25, 900 Mr.
Lore offered an amendment to change it to
$50, 600 He went into detailed statements
before the House showing the shipbuilding
energy of Wilmington, its extensive firms,
The Harlan and Hollingsworth, Pusey and
Jones, and Jackson & Sharp, all employing
large numbers of skilled workmen He
spoke of the fleet aud handsome vessels
| yearly launched from this port, and the en-
tire inadequacy Of the appropriation for the
needs of Wilmington as a shipbuilding CEN
q. ssrl. IjjrJ WAS Lua Hrst anu only one OF
oue Congressman to incept and bring to a
successful issue the bill to erect Public
Building in this city, the appropriation for
which is s150,0OO. This bill has been,
through his efforts, already reported favor
| ably upon by the House Committee on Pub.
lie Buildings. 1t has passed the Senate and
now only awaits its final passage by the
House, and there is every probability of its
being passed this session.
Among the prominent public business
that has gained Mr.. Lore's attention was
the Oregon Land-Grant in which he success
| fully, and with eloquent denunciation, dis
claimed against the gtasping, cormorant-
like railroad corporations. He demanded
that every grant which had not been used
for the purposes named in the original gift
be forfeited to the United States Were the
Committe on Public Lands of the House en-.
abled to follow up such sentiments, oven
100, 900, 900 acres of land, now tied up in
corporate hands, would be open to home
stead, pre- e.emption and development.
Among the non-par:isan and public spir-
tied deeds of Charles B Lore may be recor-
ded his action in the Peelle- English election
contest case. Mr.. Lore voted against un,
seating Peelle, Republican opponent, and
following the dictation of upright Judgment
gave his vote TO justice and truth, against
his political partizan the Democratic candi
date. Mr.. Lore took active part in the dis
cussion upon the Alaskan Civil Government
bill making the strongest aUimadversiol
upou the theory, as advocated by its sup
porters, of feeling officials instead of payin,
them regular salary. He denounced tin
feeling system as one productive of vice an,
affording temptation to the official Nj
Lore took particular interest in the petito
, Of the citizens of Delaware for construct
ing ship canal between Lewes aud ChiueC
, league Bay. Among other petition
brought before the House by him were thos
to improve BroadkiIn River and another t
, improve Indian River. Also he presented
petition fran the tobacco firms Of this cit
praying for an appropriation for the pa!
q ment of the rebate Of tax on un6roken pacl
, ages of tobacco. A very important bi
which Mr.. Lore incepted was one to preyer
the counterfeiting within the United Stat,
of notes, bonds or other securities of foreig
Governments. The spurious currency maj
e ufactured iu the United States is floodiI
IS the countries of South America and Mexic
y Brazil is special sufferer on this accour
A bill for relief from the charge of dese.tiC
from the United States Army and Navy I
SSlfeu uoScsSaA5 1thchuhohe ehiouSh Ni
Is Lore's fundamentally. Our postal faci
to ties throughout the country have be-
largely augmented by Mr.. Lore's labors
that end in the House. His attention b
ut been largely devoted to the time necessari
IN involved in taking his share of the duti
Id imposed upon the House Committee