Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-15
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w,surNGT0N. July A.-The Senate
.'.r took up the calendar under a spe-
I 'sr nraer. Among the bills passed was
'.o rouse bin for additional aids to naVi-
lion through the channels leading to
tt',soaoIa. Fla. At 1890 O'Clock consid-
1rstjon of the calendar closed.
Tbs Senate then took up the river and
,.rbor hill and Mr.. Mcmillan, who has
sD, .S,rge ot if. moved an order that the bill
:, ,ecomnitted to the Committee on Com
a,orco with instructions to amend it, as
-,t.d nv the Senate in committee of the
.ubo,a except that in each item OF the
h,IIapd in the aggregate there be a reduc-
,ior of so per cent; that the committee
mend the bill accordingly, and not other
wise and report the same complete forth
With. , A..
.oTs an the amendments should first be
.oJen in the Senate as there were some
t,sns disprOpOrtiOnately increased and
somp disDroportionately reduced, and the
Ssnate should have an opportunity of
rassng on them before the order pro-
posed was made.
Mr. Logan declared himself opposed to
This means OF cutting down the bill by
h5rizontal slice. He supposed the idea
came from the plan of cutting down the
tariff as proposed by an Illinois man in
tbp House. If the order were to be adopt
edbe wished that the appropriation for the
Illinois canal would first be increased.
MIR. VESTS OPPOSITION.
Mr. Vest. a member of the Committee
on nCommerce, opposed the order, although
he antici2ated, be said, that it would pre-
vail
After a depression upon the jetty sys-
fem At the mouth OF the Mississippi, Mr..
Harris. bringing back the discussion to
the matter Immediately before the Senate,
suggested that if the river and harbor
b.U were reoommitted in its present state
il would be reported back, have to
ake its place on the calendar and go
through precisely the same acUOn as if it
bad not been already considered.
The chair said he would not now decide
that question.
Mr Kenna said he had no doubt that
me Senator tor Tennessee { Mr.. Harris)
was right in the position he took. He
trusted that the motion would be with
held uEtil after the Senate had voted on
The various amendments on the bill.
Mr.. BUTLER's SUBSTITUTE.
Mr.. Butler inquired of Mir. Mcmillan
why he had made the motion. The Sen.
ate bad spent two weeks on this bill, and
row on the eve OF final acton this PROPOSE
hou was made. 1t seemed to him that it
Was absolutely child's play If the idea
of it was an apprehension that the Presi-
dent was gong to veto the bill it would
be vetoed iust as well with so per cent.
Of as it would be in Its present state. He
would offer az "A substitute for the pro-
posed Instructions a proposition apprO-
1uatng $40, coo, or as much thereof
IS can be judiciOusly expended during
HE fiscal year by the Secretary OF War in
he Improvement OF important rivers and
-arb0Fs
&I'. N'NILLAN's EXPLANATION.
Mr. Mcmillan said that the original
bul was so large and the Senate had in
creased it SO largely that the Committee
on Commerce was Of the opinion that the
amount should be reduced The motion
Wnch he mad submitted had been made
aler consultation with Senators familiar
With The rules.
Af admunds said the bill as it came
rom the House was larger in amount and
more diversified in it's objects than any
over and harbOr bill that ever came from
me House before.
LoCALlZING AN INJURY.
lie ieit that t0tslity OF business in place
Mlng beneficial TO the people was in-
IiIous, ana that it was teaching the peo-
+e 10 be -ooking to Congress and the ma
'u"i treasury for everything instead OF
'tFtld'ng on themselves.
A'' est said that at every session for
,s''n wears past he had heard these homi-
3oout the river and harbOr bills.
1e'' were nut two courses for Congress
'1Se ID The matter, one was TO leave
5-"J'ef entirely in the hands of the
.,9s'ueh' and Of The engineer corps OF the
p'1) ana the other vas to adhere TO the
present system.
HUMAN NATURE.
~ Congress saw proper to abnegate its
o"'I to construct river and barbor bills.
Wv GO so, butit was the sheerest moon
1I..s nonsense ever talked outside of
a.""e asylum TO say that river aud
ra,o'f ollls could be constructed and the
T,",7s oI mankind ignored in doing so.
r..., .1au VINO expected a Senator or Rep
r,, "'auFe 10 ignore improvements in his
l.r 'I"Ie was man who would lock
r., .o'd' Tie Committee on Commerce
St..o imposed Of Senators from thirteen
s.c,.'' ana D was not those Senators
the bill. '''' N'' ''0V0 'n0 indAius up VI
PATH TO REELECTION.
tr, NV DaN had grave and reverend Sena-
him ln9l OF tie c0mmittee) buttonbole
on ,'o, ava say that if they did not get this
gon, 10, appropriation i'll the bill they
go. We "eaien at the next election. 1t
M a case Of "Help me, Cassius, or
t'o,, Laughter. Senators had come
ms,,' 'AaMDer and had their amend
roSI p"t INTO the bill, and they had then
5a,l w Within three feet OF him) and
rbc.S"o'u me whole scheme as n piece OF
bD.,'''I.d uona, corruption. The COM
t''Ds d'l not stop with the members
Ws Committee.
p. "ELP ME AND TLL HELP YoU.
/ lnpp '.y which had been made on this
| eBsln'u ie'ation to this very bad plan was: :
Twill pe 10 put in my Appropriation aud
Dad N.r,,' you to put in yours" lie had
| yoD v,e'Drs come TO him and say: "Vest,
| de K"sv Flght in your argument about
gama 'uchy river bill. | was in the
/ lhad ,oi euuld not leave the procession.
| smeb'i PaIt oil the pork and had TO let
gOu.o ' else have his part" and 1t
'U " so to the end OF time.
N. iuE MOTION WITHDRAWN.
/ hotiono ouuer also opposed Mr.. MoMillan's
| cal onu characterized it as Il practi-
/ Apsblo" "lsslon that the Senate was not
bll. Uo' preparing n river and harbor
Voting e ,or would not stultify himself By
4 loar l,urther discussion by Messrs.
AlaD wa,4Sey, w,S kenua and Miller, Mr.. Me-
te pro,ludrew his motion and the Sen.
taehd, eeued TO vote on the yarious