Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-01
rlNALJOBS VOTED DOWN
cgz HOUSE STANDS PAT ON THE
nIvpV AND HARBOR BILL,

p,acL Eve Given the Report or the
ca,fsreuSe Committee and New Con-
,oraes AppOinted-Mr. Hatch Makes
attack on the Failure of the Com
r,ltree to obey Orders.
U.su1NGToN, July 31.-The House as
.5o REGULAR order of business to-day re-
nod consideration OF the conference re-
nort upon the river and harbcr bill and
the accompanying explanatory statement
rros read. MIR. Hatch, rising to point of
dor sent to the clerks desk and had read
uo tnstructions given to the conference
A ,ommitree by the House relative to the
\ Hapuepin, Sturgeon Bay, Potomac Flats
AVID ofber clauses Of the river and harbor
concentration bill. The point of order he
A ro6a WAS that the report Of The confer
4 nnce committee was in direct violation of
\ oTerv single instruction given by the
4 House. and therefore, was not in order,
nt shouid not be received. If this report
vare received no confidence could hereaf-
A Tor ba placed in conference committee.
since the first day OF the first session OF
n tine first Congress no sucn record nad ever
A hpan made by q conference committee.
II stood alone without single precedent.
II II had no precedent, and he trusted IT.
4 would never have an imitator. He held
f that the House cOnferees were bound in
h honor bv the instructions OF the House,
Il ana oould not exceed those instructions.
RlANCHARD RKsENTs THE lMPUTATION.
Mr.. Blanchard, of Louisiana, one OF the
conlerees, resented Mr. Hatoh's imputa-
q tinn mon the bOnOr of the c0nterees. The
House had said that the conierees should
q insist upon a disagreement to certain
amendments, and they had insisted and
4 rs.d every persuasion and every hOnora-
4 tlpmpaus to carry out the instructions OF
q tb4 House. IL was only when majority
4 oftbe House conferees saw that the bill
was about to be lost, involving the loss of
4 millions of dollars TO the government,
4 tDat they Iecedeu from their disagree
mert with certain important modiflca-
lions.
THE POINT OVERRULED.
The speaker said that while under re-
cent practice the House might instruct
IDS c0nlerees ii might afterwards desire to
reyofse that instruction. This might be
daue upon the cOnterees report, and, as
the effect OF the pending report was to
bring the matter again before the House
for its action, he was Of the opinion that
the point of order was not well taken.
Mr. Hatch raised question of con-
sdpraton against the report, but the
House by vote of III to q decided to
gOAsderlt
THE REPORT VOTED DOWN.
Mr. Willis. Of kentucky, a member of
the conference committee, said that he
had declined TO sign the report because he
honestly believed that if it were ratified
by the House it would be not only the end
of This bill, but the end OF every river and
larbpr bin in tile future. He appealed to
every irieud Of rivers and harbOrs to vote
down this conference report. If that
were done before sunset to-day there
would ne another report tree from objec-
uonabe TEXTURES.
the House then, by vote of 102 yeas to
l5j nays, refused to agree to the report
0. the conference committee and, upon
motion OF Mr. Willis, the House further
Insisted uDon its disagreement to the SEN
ate amendment, and d further conference
Was ordered.
Messrs. Willis, Blanchard and Hender-
sou, OF Illinois, weraappOnted COnterees
On The river and harbor bill.
MEANING OF THE VOTE.
The House declared by very positive
Vie to-day that 1t would not pass a river
and harb0r blll containing apprOpria-
n,ns tor the Hennepin canal, the Stur-
se0n Bay canal and the Portage Lake
canal The issue was squarely made.
Ile majority of the House
Senate conierees had reported in favor of
a4regng TO the Senate amendments pro-
wang iOr these canal schemes, in spite
o. the very decided expression OF the
house the other day adversely 10 them.
GlaIrmau Willis, of the committee on
RIVERS and Harbors, the third conferee
JI Inc part OF the House. opposed the re-
o.taAd begged the House to vote it
down.
SURE OF A VETO.
he practically told the House that the
WI would be vetoed If it went TO the
resident loaded down with the canal
%sl5heS; On the other hand, the friends
lle Heunepln canal said that the bill
"0uu never get 10 the President if
19 canals We're left out. The House
og'eu 10 leave them out
,-.ug,.t1pon the Hennepin canal
o9ueItes refused 10 serve longer on the
S,4eFeHce committee, and the Speaker
VTgtt4lu1eQ new mvn, who agreed with MIR.
',''s' s' hr. Willis said he would be able
"I.1o0ee The Senate cOuterees to yield,
T.' Tio ~ y, Drug in bill! without the canal.
na, '-v n,.eIhepih canal people announced
,ray ,ro.. 'ley would prevent any such bill
1VA passing.
~. MR. MMILLAN's PROPHECY.
Gu man Mcmillan, OF the Senate
bs s',ts1elCe Committee, said tonight that
VAIL usnt The river and har3or bill
Hs H,'1 ~, reach the President this session
.sSr y1oIsAt the only thing that could pos
oe done would be to pass
Sum uIiOh approprlatlng lump
fax, $lO,0J0.000 or $12 600 900
To o' expended by tue Secretary OF War.
Ie AZ pu1heans of the Senate did not
D0r|n' pan, but it would be better than
bmyouey stall for river and harbor i'm
shr'Gi't,ut' Mr.. McMilan's opinion is
1 Wy tue best observers.
10 w'o"'nated by the President.
p.5,rs salIiNGroN, July 3l.-The President