St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-28
DOWN ON THE bitches.
The House Decidedly Opposed to All APP
preparations for Buying or
Building Canals.
It Directs its Oonferees to Oppose All
Legislation in the River and
Rarbor Bill.
A Qualifying Amendment Tackled on
to the Morrison Surplus
Res olution.
Combinations and Reflections by the
Senate--Dan Lamont Goes
Home.
The River and Harbor Bin.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-In the house
Mr.. Willis (Kentucky) from the conference
committee on the river and harbor appro-
priation bill, reported continued disagree
ment. He then offered resolution declar-
ing it to be the sense of the house that the
Item making an appropriation for the
Portage Lake and Lake Superior ship canal
should be stricken from the senate amend
ment, and instructing the conferees &C
cordingly.
Mr.. Moffatt (Michigan) opposed the resolu-
tion urging that the item referred to was
one of the most important contained in the
Dill. Mr.. Willis expressed great sympathy
with any effort to make free every waterway
of the country, but still greater sympathy
at the present moment with the necessity of
providing for the wants of the great rivers
and harbors. He feared that if these
schemes-he used the word in no offensive
sense-were placed upon the bill they would
SACRIFICE THE OTHER GREAT INTERESTS
without accomplishing anything for their
own benefit. Mr.. Grosveuor (O.) favored the
| resolution. Something must be done or the
life Of the bill would be imperilled. The reso-
luton was agreed to, 100 TO SO. Mr.. Willis
then offered 4 resolution inStructing the con-
ferees to insist on striking out the senate
amendment making an appropriation for the
Hennepin canal. In one minute speeches
Mr.. Neece and Mr.. Plumb (Ill.) opposed the
| resolution, as did also Mr. Springer Ill) in
two minute speech. The latter warned the
friends of the bill that if they expected to
pass the bill they must not strike out these
important items. Though the mercury was
up in the 90s if these items were stricken
| out there would be frost in Washington be-
fore the bill was passed. Applause. Mr..
Henderson ILL., took the same ground, de-
claring that the Hennepin canal question
would not down" because it was
QUESTION OF CHEAP TRANSPORTATION
in the interests of the people. Applause
Mr.. Hatch (Mo.), supported the resolution.
He expressed his admiration for the per-
sistence with which the gentlemen from Hi
nois and Iowa (Messrs. Henderson and Muir
phy) in season and out of season had urged
the Hennepin canal scheme. If the personal
influence OF these gentlemen were left out of
the question there would not be more than
twenty-five votes IN the house1in favor of the
scheme on its merits. Every vote outside of
the twenty-five was due to the eXertions of
these gentlemen. The gentleman from Ili-
nois (Mr. henderson, said that his scheme
"would not down. 1t would down if the
| members Of the house got rid of it to-day,
and it would be the last time that the propo-
sition woald come from the senate after the
house had condemned it time and again as an
| amendment to the river and harbor bill. 1t
came in here as an intruder. NJ. @. Mcmillan
| (TeDn.) opposed the appropriation. The in
auguratiou of new canal schemes, which
WeEe W ldhc Tie WHICH mlRQU
be turned to the improvement of rivers and
harbors, would be the death-knell of that kind
| of work. Mr.. Oates (Ala.) supported the res
olution, and argued against the Hennepin
canal clause on constitutional grounds. Mr..
Willis appealed to the friends of rivers and
harbors not to engraft the canal proposition
upon the bill. TO do so, and he spoke after a
calm review of the situation, might prove
DESTRUCTIVE TO THE WHOLE BILL.
The resolution was adopted, yeas 1873. nays
liz. On motion of Mr.. Willis resolution
was adopted instructing the conferees to in
sist upon striking out the amendment making
an appropriation for the Sturgeon bay and
Lake Michigan ship canal. The house then
! further insisted in its disagreement to the
! senate amendments. Mr.. Hiscock New
| York; offered a resolution directing the con-
ferees to insist upon STRIKING out the senate
| amendment providing for the improvement
| of the Missouri river from the head of the
| passes to the mouth of the Ohio river. He
| stated that the effect of this action would be
| to leave the house provision still in confer
ence. The senate amendment which he pro-
| posed to strike out re-eStabliShed the MiSsis-
| sippi river commission and contained some
| vicious legislation in regard to the building
| of levees. The resolution was adopted, yeas
IA, nays IS. Mr.. Mcmillan (Tennessee) Of
| fered a resolution instructing the conferees
| to insist on striking out of the senate ameud-
ment the item appropriating $4,000 for the
| improvement of the Potomac river. agreed
| to. 107 to Is. A further conference was then
| ordered.