Telegram-herald., 1886-04-28

The gentleman nom Misso11 lad bsllssed.
a. Victor IA ago BAD sals gi the e4tI.e "a
Watsrlof. il saaid eiteet = change ~ treat
Ii fhe 4ligerse. There hz.8 been 80 ehaaze
from 81 The universe nsa gre~n right
along Il.i as before. Referring o. TIE state
meat frequently made. ~ q laez ~ bar
m0nF sul0lz he alslloerz u TIE Commit
lee 90 Labor be sald harmony aould net
oe resl0rssi shollf he resign rrgla tbs c0al-
nilfee Al lhs xsnEiemsn ~ tA8t commit
tee had been jeet - The petgg - -&Any sad
HtJle 4Bu0yanee which couid only sFrInE
from tie gucalt1red Hipd " saau
man. a. JLis point - A-iIl read letter
from j Noah VI 4shisgton correspondent
II the Chicago H1yaia. to tbe effect that duf-
ing y Neills absence from the Labor Com
miJtee be had appeared before the commit
Zee aud toFan had remarked thai ihe
troubles should be fought ott. that be
Noah bad Suggested thai nghung lt oar
Uresupgoset blo.dshed and lhas Foran had
made 40 reply save that 40 legislation could
accomplish any good aud that the only way
xas - "ief them fght il 0GL Mr. Beach 0b-
egted 10 further discussion The Speaker did
nOf zee THAI aquestion Sas InvolFed which
reflected upon either Of the gentlemen la
their representative capacity Finally
ID Neill sas given i've inmates Ia which
tine be denied that be had leit the House
Tor the purpose Of preventing Foran
from making a personal explanation. and
charged that ever since be o Neiill had
been chairman of the Committee on labor
Foran bad been frefted and worried refer
rug % Foran as the sore headed gentle
man from Ohio. The trouble With the
Arbitration bill, be -ad, was that his
10 Neills name vas connected With II.
The discussion then terminated and the
mewbsr- took their respective seats The
House then went into committee Of the
= ~hOie ou The River aud HarbOr bill. \ para
graph. accepting from the Stale of Ohio the
Muskingam river Improvement. gave rise 10
much opposition. Mr Reagan. of Texas,
moved a. strike IL from the bill In sup
porting the motion Mr. Hewitt, Of New
York, said the bill contained several prOposi-
Iious by which the United States went into
different states, and either by purchase.
condemnation or gIft. become the owner OF
works within these states. The government
Nas becoming the dumping ground OF all
the Improbable enterprises of the states.
The states were trying 20 shln the cost OF
maintaining local enterprise 10 the broad
shoulders Of the people OF The county. lie
was utterly opposed To such a proposition.
There Vas a proposition pending before the
House for the government 10 take the Erie
canal lie would oppose the proposition
whenever it came up Tor consideration.
The people Of New York taxed themselves
nearly a million dollars year 10 keep the
navigation OF that canal open, and
they could afford 10 tax themselves,
Tor it brought to them the trade
of the great West. Let every State bear MS
own burden Let IL not come here and ask
the people OF the United States To pay for
all the blunders of extTavagance that may
have been committed in the States. The SUN
and substance and essence Of these propO-
sitiOns were that the lnited States should
become the proprietor of every waterway.
great and small. on the continent, and then
the tax which would have 10 be levied to de
fray the current expense of navigation would
become 50 oner0us that the Government
must break down under the load. Mr..
HiscOck of New York, referring 10 the re-
marks made this morning by Mr.. Morrison,
Of Illinois. in favor Of economy, and TO the
speech just made by Mr. Hewitt, OF New
York, expressed bis regret that these gen
tlsmen were representatives OF u past age Of
the Democratic party. 10 was committee
OF that party which brought IN
this dill and proposes a new departure
10 buy the works Of the States and give the
control Of them 10 the general government
and be said 70 those gentlemen, and be
united with them the gentleman from
Texas, Mr. Reagan that all three would
| be unable 10 hold down the brake, and stop
| the progress of their party. After further
I discussion, the motto" 20 strike out was
+ lost. and at $40 the Committee arose and
/ the House adjourned.