The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-21
THE MORNING NEWS. !
J ESTABLISHED 1850. INCORPORATED 1883.
j. II. ESTILL, President. l
SILVER LINED STREAMS.
CUMMINGS SWIMs AMONG THEIR
RHYTHMICAL NAMES.

He Processes a Willingness to Deal
Literally by the Savannah and Other
Important Projects, But Wants to
ard Makes Reply.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-In the House to-
dav Mr.. Blanchard of Louisiana moved
that when the river and harbor bill be next
taken up, the gene al debate be limited to
fifteen minutes. This was opposed by Mr..
Sowden of Pennsylvania, and his PROPOSE
ton limiting the debate to two hours being
rejected by Mr. Blanchard, he raised the
point of no quorum on the gentleman's mo-
ton. TWAS finally agreed that the general
debate should be limited to an hour and
half, and the House went into committee of
the whole on the river and harbor appro-
priation bill.
MR.. sowDEN'S OPPOSITION.
EMr. Sowden spoke in opposition to the
measure and directed his remarks especially
ag inst that provision that six members
elect of the Fifty-first congress shall, prior
to the first Moudav in December next, in
vestigate the expenditure of appropriations
for internal improvements, with authority
to visit places where appropriations are ex-
pended
Mr.. Cummings of New York sounded a
note of warning to his colleagues to go
slow, and recalled the passage over Presi-
dent Arthur's veto six years ago, of river
and harbor bill which called for sly
100000. The passage of that bill had
been followed at the succeeding congress
ional cleo ion by the defeat of its warmest
supporters. He took his stand ON the veto
message of President Arthur. He was
willing to vote the fullest appropriations for
the benefit of genuine arteries of commerce.
STANDS BY SAVANNAH.
He was willing to vote large appropria-
lions for Mobile and Savannah, but h. was
not willing to vote thousands for d Ick
Creek and Wahpoo Cut. Beaufort and
Charleston should be literally dealt wi h,
but when it was Pre- posed to appropriate
for the Congaree river, Contentia creek and
Lumber river. he was compelled to protest.
Norfolk, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York, Boston and Portland should be pro-
vided for, but they should not be loaded
down with the Waccamaw, and Saltke-
batchee rivers. He would proudly vote
liberal sums for San Francisco and San
Diego, but not with the Forked Deer and
Cowlitz Accomplishments.
NOT AS HAPPY AS A BIG SUNFLowER.
He would even give money to the Big
Sunfiower river, but not if there was hitch I'd
to it Rouge and Feather rivers. Such appro-
pratt ms did make the people as happy
as a big suntiower. But even i'll the appro-
priations for these classical streams tho
committee had made invidous distinctions
He found thousands for the sweet-singing
Nvotsack. but not hickel for the immortal
Kiskeminitas [Laughterl Even the Chaste
Okeechohie. and the wond Gus Tohopo-
keliga were let out The Skagat and
Snokomish and Snowqualime took the
place that ought to have gone to the lovely
Allotokat and the Glorious Passamaquody.
THE WHISPERING wITHLACooCHEE.
What was the matter with the whisper
ing Withlacoochee! Where in thunder was
the appropriation for Devils lake, Skunk's
harbor aud Striking Water river? 1t
would not do to slight those magnificent
rivers in favor of Jekyl creek and CLANCY
Fork river. Put the money, he continued,
where it belonged. Give G ilveston
her millions. Raise the appropriations for
New York from 81 600, 600 to 5000, 900, and
the gentlemen would not hear cry week Of
steamships grounding fl Sandy Hook, and
of U nited States men-of-war fastened in the
mud at Wallabout when they ought to ne
laundering at the gates of Port au Prince
or making music at the Samoan islands.
Laughter
Mr.. Stewart of Texas defended the bill,
and commented on the fact that the oppo-
sition to such measures always came from
the representatives of New York, which, he
said, had in the past received more appro-
priations than any other locality in the
country. In response to Mr.. Cummings, be
declared that there was not river pI divided
for i'll the bill which did not come within
the designation of an interstate river.
Mr.. Henderson of Illinois, said, that it
had become fashionable to attack river and
harbor bills by quoting the strange names
which it contained; and he asserted that all
the works mentioned by Mr.. Cummings
were of national Importance.
ARTHUR WAS ALSO DEFEATED.
Mr. Fitch of New York, replying to Mr..
Cummings, said President Arthur had been
defeated for denomination and his defeat
was as good an argument In favor of the
bill as the defeat Of the congressman was an
argument against it.
Mr. Blanchard challenged Mr.. Cum
mings to move to strike out the appropria-
tons for the small rivers he bad mentioned.
He (Mr. Blanchard) could in every case
give satisfactory reason for the appro-
priation.
THREE ANT1DoTEs.
He read the report Of the engineers upon
two or three Of the improvements ridiculed
by Mr.. Cummings, in order to show that
they were of nation i Importance. The
humorous speech made by the gentleman
would get into the papers and might have
some effect; and he trusted that his friend,
who was a newspaper man, would send
along with his speech, the antidote which
was to be found in the engineers reports.
The reading Of the bill by paragraphs
having been entered upon, the committee
rose and the House at o'clock adjourned.