Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1888-07-04

WASHINGTON, June - u, 1000.
Senators Sherman, Allison, Haw-
ley, Evarts, Edmnnds and ingalls,
have all been quietly attending to
their usual duties in the Senate this
week, not withstanding the fact
that they have all been mentioned
in connection witt, the presidential
nomination. The very tact that
they had been SO mentioned, is
probably what kept the most OF
those gentlemen away from the
Chicago convention.
The Senate has passed a bill for
the representation OF the several
Government departments at Column
bus (Ohio) Centennial Exposition
next September and October. The
bill appropriates $4,000 to pay the
expenses,
The Senate, Notwithstanding that
the large number Of absentees and
pairs left it without quorum this
week. succeeded in doing s. heavy
weeks work on the routine meas
ures. which could be put through
without division.
The Senate will take up the river
and harbor bill next Monday.
Senator Frye. on Wednesday, sub
mitted his favorable report on the
bill. The reports starts out by say
ing that the bill exceeds by 81 $780,
coo the largest appropriation ever
made in a similar bill, but as no
bill was passed last year, and az
none is likely to be passed at the
short session following the presi-
Dental election. this bill practically
represents a period OF three years
on a basis of 100000 a year,
which is considerably less than the
average expenditure of recent years.
The first river and harbor appropri-
alton was made in 1922, and was
500, 700. Up to date the aggregate
is SI6l 900, 900. There is not one
of the great maritime governments
OF the world that does not expend
more in proportion to It's rivers and
seacoast harbors then We do.
France and England both spend
$50 900, 900 annually. The report
states that the commerce OF our IN
land waterways amount to twenty
five or thirty thousand million dol
lars annually. and that its rapid in
crease of late years has been largely
due to Government appropriations.
Il argues that the opening OF new
regions and the cheapening OF trans
portation more than to justify the
expenditure, and that so per cent
of the money expended this way
goes directly into the hands OF the
wage Gamers of the country, and is
therefore, more fairly distributed
and more quickly restored to circu-
lation than through any other
channel.
The action of the lChicago Con-
vention in allowing Dakota and
Washington Territories the number
of representatives in the Convention
which they would be entitled to as
States, meets with general COM
mendation from Republicans here.
The action of the Democratic ma
iority of the House in passing an
amendment to the Sundry Civil APP
preparation bill, which would, If &C
copied by the Senate, result in
stopping work upon the new Con-
gressional library building until a
new plan could be made and ac-
cepted, is generally condemned by
the friends of progress and educa-
ton as a step backward. The
action is thoroughly in keeping
with the record Of the Democratic
party, which is and has always
been, opposed to anything calcu-
lated to diffnse knowledge and en-
among the people.
A little breeze was created IN the
House Wednesday by the Nebraska
representatives, who denounced in
bitter terms the special land agents
sent out by the Interior Department.