St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-09
Members Fighting Each Other for the
Largest Sections Ofthe Appro-
priatiOn Doodle.
latest Cabinet Deal Makes Villas Secretary of
War, With Bayard, Mcdonald, Car
land and Whitney
Filling Other Seats Around the Council Board
Roaring Joe Blackburn as Ruler OF
the House.
New Orleans Exposition People Begin:
for Uncle Sans Surplus-General
w shington Talk.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR JOB
;nder Discussion In the HOuse-some
Lively Scenes.


cnder Discussion In the House-Some
Lively Scenes.
Special Telegram.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE enemies OF the
river and harbor bill are asserting with
great deal of confidence tonight that the bill
Is already beaten. They base their assertion
npon the fact that at the end of three days
Bnlv oue-sixth of the bill has been read
and that the features of it, which are certain
10 provoke bitterst opposition, are yet to
be reached. The time remaining to the bill
By consent of the house is the two hours from
10 to l2 O'Clock on Monday. Then an effort
will be made, headed, it is said, by Mr.. Ran
dali, TO take up the postoffce appropriation
bill and continue in consideration of the gen.
eral appropriation bills until all Of
these yet Enacted upon have been
disposed Of. If this effort should sue
coed the fate Of the river and
harbor bill will certainly be
sealed. It will then be impossible TO get it
10 again and the friends OF the measure ap-
preciate the situation and will make
TIE BEST FIGHT
possible when the time comes. Mr.. Casey
Young and Mr.. Willis took the floor to-day
and set themselves right towards each other
and the house in regard to the peIsona quar-
rel between them on yesterday. The amende
In each case was ample and in good taste.
Mr.. Young frankly admitted that he had
spoken in haste as be afterwards
discovered. Mr.. Willis then withdrew any re-
marks he had made that ight be construed
as impeachiug the honor of Mr. Young. The
effort OF Gibson, Of West Virginia, to figure
in the affair was promptly defeated by the
chair. The debate to-day ran along without
any particular incident until the item for the
improvements Of the harbor at New Orleans
was reached. Amendments were then
passed IN from friends of those harbors in
the Mississippi which
HAD BEEN sLIGHTED,
who held that the case of New Orleans was not
any more meritorlous than that of Natchez,
Vicksburg, Columbu or Hickman. Turner,
OF Kentucky Van Eaton, Of Mississippi,
supported BY Clrsey Young, Of Ten nessee,
all took this position and fought for a recOg-
milton of the harbors at these places. Mr..
Holman joined In on general principles, but
New Orleans trium phed. The im portanceof her
harbor over any OF the others named was
clearly shown. Mr.. Holman succeeded in
passing an amendment providing that
money be expended under the direction of
the secretary of war instead Of the Missis-
sippi river commission. Mr.. Hepburn, Of
Iowa, took new track then and offered an
amendment that none Of the money SO APP
proprated should be expended in erecting
or maintaining lcvees or in protecting
the river bank. He charged that
the object of the appropriation was for the
protection Of
PRIVATE PROPERTY
In Algiors across the river. Mr.. Hunt spoke
In advocacy Of the appropriation and ex-
planned the character OF the improvement at
New Orleans. Mr.. Hepburn read from the
engineers report aud pronounced that bet
ter authority than the statement Of interested
representatives. Mr.. Hunt rose instantly
aud speaking under great excitement, de-
manded TO know what the gentleman meant.
"Just what said" replied Mr.. Hepburn,
ado you mean any reelection on my honor,
sir" demanded Mr.. Hunt in still louder
voice. "No, Indeed" replied Mr.. Hepburn,
81 regard the gentleman as Of the highest
honor, us of most sublimsted honor" The
house laughed upruariously and Mr.. Hunt
sat down. Later, in passing between tellers
Mr.. Hunt and Mr. Hepburn shook hands aud
pence reigned supreme. The hour Of six
was reached with the house divided on
Hepburu's amendment The contest on
Monday, on the issue of which hangs the fate
Of the bill, is awaited with great 40 xlety.