St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-07
Big Appropriations.
Special to the Globe.

narDor Dill passed the house this afternoon
by forty-one majority, after struggle
through several weeks. The contest has
been earnest and persistent from the be-
ginning, in respect to certain features OF
the bill, and the leading men among the
Democrats deprecated the extravaganza no.
tiOnS of the committee. 1t was hoped it
might be possible to cut down the aggre-
gate 50, 600, 600, or at least reduce it to
SO, 900, 900. but the appropriations had been
distributed judiciously for the purpose of
giving the committee ample support and the
combination was safely led to the end by
MI. Willis of Kentucky, the liberal-minded
gentleman, who is the ardent champion
of the ST, 900, 900 education bill. The
aggregate of appropriations recommended
by the river and harbor committees was
not materially increased, but it is expected
that the senate will add from So, 600, 900
to SIS, 900. 900 in which event veto is not
improbable if any reliance is to be placed
in the predictions of certain Democratic
leaders or the president
MAY APPROVE THE BILL.
and order the expenditure of only such
parts of the amount as he may deem neceS-
sary. Among the important points of at
tack on the bill were the items relating to
the control of the appropriations for the
plcation to be made of the money appro-
priated for the improvement of the Missis-
sippi, between Cairo and the head of the
passes. Holman of Indiana, Hepburn
of Iowa and others insisted, as
they have done in former
congresses, that as the work ON the lower
Mississippi is experimental, the money
should be used to try the experiment at two
points only, namely: Plumb Point and
Lake Providence beach, instead of dredging
and levee building for hundreds of miles
along the course of the river. To-day the
decisive vote resulted in the adoption of the
policy of concentration of the effort at
improvement of that hayward steam as
proposed by Mr.. Holman. Nh. Hepburn
was also successful in
SECURING A MAJORITY
in favor Of taking the control of the i'm
provement Of the Mississippi and Missouri
out of the hands of the respective commits
sions appointed for that purpose, and
placing the works under the immediate
direction of the war department.. The
representatives from the lower Mississippi
valley console themselves with the belief
that the senate will restore the two
commissions and disagree to the
Holman amendment. The affirmation
vote on the passage of the bill consisted of
tifty-tve from Republicans and Lightweight
from Democrats. The negative vote was
cast by fOrty-fOur Democrats and fifty-eight
Republicans. The river and harbor bill as
it passed apprOpriateS about SIS, 600, 900.
The changes made in the house since the
bill came from the committee, in items of
appropriation, are but slight, probably not
amounting to one hundred thousand dollars
either way.
ROUTINE REPORT.
WASHINGTON, May Cit the house to-
day Mr. Tucker, Va, reported adversely
joint resolution proposing a constitutional
amendment providing for female suffrage.
Reports were also submitted appropriating
$780, for the survey of water route to
connect the waters of the Detroit river with
Lake Michigan; authorizing the Kansas
City, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad company
to operate railroad through the Indian
Territory: adversely to equalize the right
of fishing in the navigable waters of the
United States. An attempt was then made
to call up the bill to create the department
Of agriculture and labor. but it was unsuc-
cessful owing to dlatory motions, and the
morning hour having expired the house
went into committee of the whole on the
river and harbor bill. Mr. Everhart of
Pennsylvania and Mr.. Stone of Missouri
opposed the bill. The COM
mittee then rose and reported the
bill to the house. The only amendment
reported from the committee upon which a
separate vote was demanded was that di-
recting the secretary of war to negotiate
for the purchase of the works of the Mon
ongahela Navigation company. 1t was
agreed to. 124 to AZ. Under the arrange
ment made in the committee Mr.. Holman
of I16i ,1,,1a Il
that the money appropriated for the i'm
provement of the lower Mississippi, except
such as is required to protect the
WORKS ALREADY IN PROGRESS.
shall be expended in the continuance and
completion of the works ON Plum Point
and Lake Providence reaches. Agreed to,
yeas 1872, nays 113. Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa
moved to strike out the appropriation for
Galveston harbor. Lost. Mr.. Hepburn
moved to amend by providing that the ap-
preparation for the lower Mississippi shall
be expended under the direction of the Sec
rotary of war, without the intervention of
the Mississippi river commission. Agreed
to, yeas 1876. nays 107. Mr.. Hepburn also
offered an amendment providing that the
Improvement of the Mississippi river, from
its mouth to Sioux City, shall be conducted
without the intervention of the Mississippi
river convention. Agreed to, rs to II. MI.
Spooner of Rhode Island moved to recommit
the bill with instructions to the committee
OIL rivers and harbors to report back a bill
sppropriating SO. 600, 600; to be expended
under the direction of the secretary of war
, on such public works as he may deem
proper; lost. Mr.. Holman, Of Indiana,
moved to recommit the bill with instruc-
tions to the committee on rivers and har-
bors to report back measure appropriating
$4,000, 600 for the Improvement of rivers
and harbors, to be expended by the secre-
tary Of war, subject to the approval of the
president; rejected; yeas, IS; nays, 157.
The bill was then passed; yeas, 143; nays,
lO2.
The following is the vote: