Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-13
r,ylLS AS COMPETITORS.
,,, ,tsT DECLARES THEM FAR
u''' REHIND THE TIMES.

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"''' BEHIND THE TIMES.
.-..1 waterways for ships OF Larger
h[''''e Considered More Practical,
4o"- T,asirabIe-The Relstive Cost
'n' n'rr..rsportation by Rail and Water
set Forth
U,srrNGToN, July 12.-The Senate to-
,.rrasumed consideration of the river
'"! 5t.rbor appropriation bill. the pending
.,ion being on the Hennepin canal
J };cbjgan and Illinois canal amend
ment. ,.u 80 tho
.mendment. He believed it to be as i'm
na,tont provision as there was in the
''il Mr. CnIom also advocated the amend
ment.
p,rTROAD VS.. WATER RATES.
Mr.. Miller made speech In support OF
bo amendment, IN which he cOnuasted
the cost of water and railway transperta-
nor and gave statistics in that conhec-
.io, He read q telegram from Chicago
,ainr uOH visiting rates Of transportation of
hs.oin frnm Chicago to New York as being
econts per bushel by water and 10 cents,
or l5O ner cent higher, by railroad. he
cioaad by saving that fifty years hence the
;aangpratIoD of this work would be
in'ted back upon with as much interest
o. tna beginning of great commercial
r,ansactton. as the Inauguration of the
Tris canal was now looked back upon.
4 That canal had been fought with as much
4 hittorpass as the Hennepin canal was
fought now.
4 Capabilities OF THE RAILROADS.
Mr.. Platt complimented MIR. Miller on
mia able speech, but SAID it had failed TO
eouyiuce him that he should support this
amendment. HeQuestioned the assertion
that railroads could not transport grain
as chpayly as canals, and said that it re-
9uired no prophetic vision to see that be-
lore the canal could be built railroads
would be able 20 transport as cheaply as
] canals although they may not do it.
3 CANALS BEHIND THE TIMES.
Mr.. Vest said that Notwithstanding the
long and intricate Arguments made to-
dly he would repeat what he said last
Saturday, namely: that the days OF canals
were numbered. II a system of large
canals were inaugurated--canals that
would float boats of 800, 700or 200 tons
such canals might compete, to a certain
extent, with railroads; but these small
canals. floating boats less than 800 tons,
were going out oil existence, and did not
form even factor in com
petition with the railroads. THIS
amendment, he believed, was the aVant
courier of a proposition to unload the Erie
canal on the general government. He
WAS sick and tired OF having the Com
mittee on Commerce made the dumping
ground Of every sickiy, brOken-dOwn
B scheme 0finternal Improvement. He did
nor propose TO allow the mprovidences of
State Or iudivIdUals to be unloaded on
the Treasury if he could prevent it.
ARMY ENGINEERS INCOMPETENT.
Mr.. Plumb argued against the amend
ment lie calculated at the rate of $780,
UO year as proposed in the amendment)
mat 1t would require thirty or forty years
to complete this work. He commented
on The failure of the work on Galveston
lar1or, and said the government bad
been sending an army Of engineers to
school there at cost OF several million
collars. The army engineers lacked judy
Denl add professional skill, ana whatever
success they did have was the result OF
ne employment OF engineers in civil
IIe' lie complained that the whole busi-
ness OF public works carried on ia the
war Department was managed in a slip
olod way-miliOns being spent for ma
NTal and no account being given for it.
Mr. Conger defended the engineers corps
ana claimed tnat 1t performed It's duty
'oluliv aud faithfully.
Ai. Plumb insisted that of all the
'yu'es' on the contrary, the greatest ex-
sea IN the engineers bureau or the War
Dtpaftmeut in river and harbOr improve
n.lts.
THE AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
W.T. Doirn spoke in support of the
aueuUment, but especially in favor of
movements on the Columbia river.
Ar.Call declared himself ready to vote
'he amendment, although he thought
lA' me distinction IN the bill was not
NF flnally the discussion closed and
e senate voted on the amendment. 1t
as agreed TO by 81 yeas to - nays, as
on IN 1c'I- Messrs. Allison, Blair, Brown, But
Fy.c~'' ~'', cameron, Conger, Cullom, Dawes,
."'.'.,' Pio'on, German. Hale. Hawley, noar,
n.'s@ a. Logan, Mcmillan. Malone, Mander-
oo S.. 1o heiloi ore Eon, Palmer Payne. Ran
Wal a"5 Ir. NpoOner, stanford, Teller, Van
ah1 Wilson Of Iowa-3l.
"AN-Nessrs. i ok, Berry, Blackburn.
T.S,ieI, Coke, Edmunds. frye. GRAY, Harris,
r.'II', INGALLS, Ma&ey. Piatt. Plumb, Pugh.
W.,,''. y' 9agrman, Vance, Vest, Voorhees,,
,'''"'' and WhltthOrne-22.
r,.. ~. amendment to an item of $40, 900 for
%po'hs the Sacramento and Feather
|'; Oaltornla, TO strike out some
ysr' 4.' .iie2tng legal proceedings to pre-
rta. Washing, sluicing, dumping or dis
mp;.,ng debris caused by hydraulic
@'."E' was discussed at some
DIrt 10y hcssrs. Stanford, Hearst,
pa' Elmunds and Ingalls,. No vote
Ni1.u.' u'U on the amendment, but MIR. Nc
o.'1,N u1N gave notice that he would AJAX the