The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-07-29
River and Harbor Bill.

| On the 10th, during the consideration oil
the River and Harbor Bill, and the report
of the committee in favor of horizontal
reduction of the appropriation it contain.
of twenty-five per cent, Senator Riddle
berger made the following sensible re-
marks. There could not be we'll conceived
a more glaring and systematic robbery OF
the pnblic treasury than is contained in
these River and Harbor appropriations
Many of the items are for the improve
ment of creeks and rivers which can new
er become navigable channels for COM
merce, and without being such it is a
great wrong to tax the people to pay for
appropriations for them. And then to
make horizontal reduction Of the items
named in the bill, without any regard to
the usefulness or nation character of the
suggested improvements. is wanting in
every element of craftsmanship and every
consideration of representative duty. In
the course of the debate Senator Riddle
berger presented his objection to the COM
mittee's proposition in the following terss
remarks:
Mr.. Riddleberger. Mr.. President,
shall be very glad, if / am in order, to
speak to this proposition.
This morning there has been Il reflection
on motives here which caused so many
apologies, but the fact still stares US in the
face that however much they may have
been kind Of regret among Senators that
their language yesterday was not such as
they would have chosen IN cooler debate.
the devil underlles this bill all the same.
! can comprehend why 1t IS possible Some-
times to get to the soft side OF a United
States Senator.
This is the same amendment which pro-
ceeded from the commltee that mas CRIT
icised the action and the words OF every
SENATOR mere VINO mas aaiesi ~ ASK t.iena
Whether they had CONSIDERED tne SUBJECT.
repea1 again tnat ciley aid MOI meet 10
prepare cn!s pioposle.on' ,epoa1 e.Iae
tiiaI conll1iGtGe, - ~ tiloo Nv an nieS "iIe,
the oI,ginal oln .au u neei b,oousoeu, ann
!haG tiley MeC noo ca .nan ~ otocA
IN the morning. and that Ihey were IN mere
peIoio II oClocA.
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pe uilven ilein NY o.Isa.'i posi;ttn Wy rne
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oena1pi , aum LII, ~" a' od,u ~.
what ne thougnt was tne duty OF Inc True
man. Dia c.iaG coM.uiI1eo Gotsiusi .h!s >
amendment | say Ihty uh' iiol' anu II
tney did leG Ihthi ilse ''e.t anu say lnao
Jney uld. Iheie may W .''e sta'es'nan
and tnere may oe Ifuthiu' man. ao nov
UNDERTAKE W say tllac es''H nieinoeI vi
CnaI cohnliI.ee - ho1 ~" n'''' ot't t'lt.'
Inefe Is such d thliig as s"l presto Vei'
Iney nave not CARED yet u, 'heiilioi' or
this moor thab they uiiuei'o"k 70 cut oo"h
Ll8 Dill 70 Der CGDt. t6CduSt Ltttt tlAu run
away from tnelr original pfoi'o5itioi''
which thillk ath enttie! To say l was
the only Senator on TINS moor 10 attack.
am not ashamed OF IL; ana am MOI going
to run away from Inc position which
LOOK. ,,,.
The Senator from Kentucky MT. becKl
has not treated tnts qhestioa as II OBSERVES
to be Treated. tie spoke OF new OK
Har0or. am IN iaVof OF improving chat
harbor. am III FAVOR OF Increasing, IT we
can DO 1t, the commerce OF thls country
but Wheii you take OH 20 per ceiit; ~ Tic
way I'D winch u Is proposed 70 pe zone,
you take "a Eer cent. on lroni Inc amount
because you are AFRAID 10 lake out the
appropriations from the lille streams
which can not improve commerce ana
which promote 60 part OF the commerce
OF this country.
This is what TINS OIL does. IL Is Dill 10
make appropriations Without regard 10
rivers and liafbors, ana 90 hoI propose Iol
one to let TINS commlItee escape, however ,!,'
mucn smoke sinai oo IaiSeu aIouilu ~, Hhe
anu ssylhs We teuuoS Tug app.u i" .s ~
90 PEI ochs ~ 'snu ~; ~ S''no U
pei oen.. nava one "tpa '..,.',,'..t "f
you plopdS Sr.ora ~ u,, sr' m take int o. o.
llsoao "t'u a 49, ,.h;oh ,va 70 o,a,,,a ~
own States. what we propose to give them
and that it can avail nothing. leaving that
MhiGn 10 neo1Ss IVA .H .,auhl'rO nf nnr
country - ~ - ''
sbama . man who knows that he ia fakina
off taf nna.fonrth from New York. one Fourth
from Norfolk ane-fnurth from Newnort
News one.fourth from James River. one
overnment must at all times and even
under distressing circumstances help little
streams and little creeks. That is what II
is proposed to do that is what is done in