New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-17
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL PASSED.

CUT DOWN ONE-FOURTH BY THE SENAIE-PAss
SAGE BETWEEN LOGAN AND EDHUNDs.
WASHINGTON, July 16 OSpec,ah.- Senate
has at last flushed consideration OF the River ana Hsr-
bor bill As stands. the bill approprates between
SI4 600 900 and S!500OOCO. OF this sum Nev.York
harbor gets $766s75 and the State OF New-forx
$500 $50 This though not quite hall wnat the ensheefs
recommended could he spent protably within the nexs
year. is great deal more than the Democratic majority
I'm the House was willing to grant. The success in
getting this Appropriation for the narbor due In large
mea sure TO the efforts and energy OF Senator Miller
The discussion to-day was not altoeether free from
those personalities which have marked the deperations
OF the Senate since took up this Oil three weeks
ago II Legan by Mr. Vest calling attention TO pas
sage in Mr. Congers acrd speech OF yesterday In which
he h ad seemed to intimate that two members Ok the
commer CO Committee, Messrs. Vest and Coke. had as
much confessed that they lad been aeuated by corr
rupt motives
ar had heard that state pent" Mr. Veste texcaimed.
with some energy it would have received from me
.tern. emphatic and indignant denial Any Senator
who would stultify himself as TO make such an ad'
mission deserves to 10 expelled"
Mr. Conser disc la med any intention OF casting such
reflection upon either OF the Senators and II he had
made any remarks he said, which were uncaed for no
had made them under excitement After soms further
explanation the matter adjusted satisfactorily all
around and the amendment proposed by the committee
Yesterday which provides for 25 per cent horizontal
cr of all items contained In tho BILL was taken up for
necessary the reading
the entire BILL the more so as Mr. ingals pointed Gus
what he termed "a variety OF eccentrictss arising
from hurried and careless computation OF the ID peg
.rt raducon In a number or items. Al the conclusion
q, th.task which consumed nearly two hours General
o,,n maas an attempt to get an increase for several
ul,no. river, a,d harbors He met with good deal OF
opno,ition, notably from Mr. Edmunds, VINO dec areI
that IL one item to be raised or restored 10 'hs
egure had carried previous to tue 25 per cent redur
ton other items would have to be treated similarly.
This gave General Logan an opportunity TO critciss
M rdmund, rather severely for his apparent selhsh~
mas. IN obtaining larger snare proportonsly. OF the
ro. for Vermont than anybody else had Tor another
state Thus Burlington mas obtained an approPr'"'ioa
of SlS 600, though the engineers esuns'o '"no' o"y
,or a. oOO while the great harbor OF Chicag "n'ou 49,
rdry 70 the engineers report. needed An expendturs
80, 900 vas awarded only S75 900. In ike manner
~, Nm nrov,ed for an appropriation OF Sls7oo for
,twat.r At Gordons Landing on Lake ChAmpiAins
,u. ina en- nyiuecrs estimate was ohy S-'ooo' LUIS was
,,,., G.neral Logan thought and Sn Unfair a''c''"'
,nat,on against Chicago lie referred 70 MI hamunds'
"a, 40 eager to defend the action
wno ,,,ss a. its Assistant Chairman" and con
VI ' ~ attic tones that lie knew Burlington was
ic''o , had more business and gre ater number VI
,nnab,tauts than Chicago
r,,na. contented hmself by saying tha; I, tbs
,or from Illinois said this, 1t must necessarily bo sos
s nover told sn ruth. In a sneering manner he
ior NO although Burlington might be smaller. 10
saae more Orderly aud peaceable than Clcafo.
& .v,asnt hint the Chicago Iios brought out Gen.
M in'' in an Indignant rejoinder, In tho course OK
en he characterized IN pretty sharp language Tue
usstferous attacks aud snesrs OF the vermont senA
Psnnn peopls who we're as good, As hon"rsole ano
W, srIoving he. For q time IL iookei rs II tno
Pn..i,n ould be prolonged Indefinitely. mucn 10 too
"avance Of senate anu tho amusement o. tne ga
. ON . vote upon General LogAns amendments
reected like fate overlook the proposition
w yr Ve.t to restore tho Msslss ppi River aPprops
Yion TO It's former figure Of 81 900 and The appfop
.,on .,om ,or the Missouri River to 100000. ,
'ion io snament proposed by Mr Mcmillan aud amend.
"a nv Mr. Eduunds give tho President the disee.o1t
90 -, syn~nd or rot, he saw IT. any amount apprvpas
"nd,r the b was voted down after MI Beck n~' mn
c.imea: This proposition means nothing less n,s.
snb,titut,us tne President for ConsresA ine n ns
,ss,s o5 nor cont thereupon adopted py os.
81 TO is aud upon tho nnsl passage OK the 0'' '"'
~. Al yeAs and IA nays, AS follows: ,,.,. u,.,r
Ys.sEMessrs Allison. Beck Berry, blackour", s
Rrnwn BuIler Call, Camden. Coekrcii Soso, sors
CnIinm, Dopn Euslis Evarts Georxe. SosySn az
sn 1.rav tamvtou Harrison. Hoar. ingAiIs, wIo,s
Xsrnsa. Joncs OF Nevada KennA McMii1n. 1,s P.ns
Manev Miller Mltcheiu u Oregon Psyns' T v"s Vssr
60. shermau. SpooDer. STANFORD, van "'e~ ~
Wai,naI and Wilson. OF Mary land-tz. MI. uarrta.
"S.rsxs..rs Dawes, EdmundA FRYE. nas., Tsiisr.
usvirv Hearst Plxtt Rdilsoers~r, s.usou,i'
Vnsy., Wn,ttnorue, audlwison OF lowa-la IA. .vsrv
The action by Senate throwe tno T Tn,. may yet
npset the measure and It u now ~ muen