Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-20
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Driblet Appropriations for Inter
nal improvements.
Grain Speaks in Opposition to Such-A Senate
Resolution in Conformity With
the Monroe Doctrine.
Fiftieth Congress.
THE SENATE.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Mr. Edmunds
introduced and had referred to the COM
mittee on foreign relations the following
resolution: So
Resolved, that the government Of the
United States will look with seriouseon-
Germ and disapprova lupon the connection
of any European government in the Sen-
struction or control of any ship canal
across the Isthnus of Darien On,
across Central America, and
must regard any such connection
or control as injurious to the rights and
interests of the United States and as 4
menace to their welfare.
Resolved, that the president of the
United States be requested to commune
cate this expression of the views of con-
gress to the governments of the countries
of Europe.
On motion of Mr.. Blackburn the house
bill to authorize the Cairo and Tennessee
River Railroad Company to construct
bridges across the Tennessee and Cum
berland rivers was then taken from the
calendar and passed.
The senate at 40 resumed considera-
ton of the tariff bill. Schedule cd, -
4NlhS4IiG W NOOl anu hOOlthh
CO.. relating to sugar, were passed
over informally with the statement that
the paragraphs so laid aside would be
taken up before the end of the bill was
reached. This brought the consideration
of the bill down to schedule "F,' to-
bacco, cigars, etc, when it was laid
aside, about three pages of the bill having
been actually disposed of to-day.
After an executive session the senate
adjourned.
THE HOUSE. r.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The house
went into committee of the whole on the
river and harbor bill.
Mr.. Grain of Texas der ounced what he
termed the dribbIet system of appropria-
tions, backing up his contention with the
opinion of the chief of engineers that
such a system greatly increased the cost
of works of internal improvement. No
business man who intended to build
house would first dig foundation, allow
it to remain six months unprotected from
the elements, then spend money i'll re-
pairing damages, then build a first story
and leave that unprotected for another
six months, and SO on. Yet
that was just the method fol-
lowed by the government in connec-
ton with the works of internal
improvement. He called special atten-
ton to two works in his district, at CAL
weston and at Arkansas Pass, and set forth
the Importance to the great region of
country west of the Mississippi river of
the completion of the works. At the.i
present ratio of appropriations they would
not be completed for thirty years, and
for that time the people of the West
i i
ship their surplus products abroad by
way of a port in Texas. 1t was
an absolute waste of money to
make the present dribbling appropria-
tons. The plan which he would like to
see adopted was to have board of en-
gineers to determine on certain places
where all money should be expended till
work was completed. He would at the .
proper time offer substitute for the
measure practically the same bill which
had passed at the first session of the
present congress, although personally he
would prefer to pass the bill appropriate
ing the sum estimated by the chief of en-
gineers.
Blanchard said the gentleman froWt
Texas occupied q unique position OF
opposing the river and harbOr bill because
the aggregate amount carried was not
large enough. 1t had previously been
opposed because it appropriated too
large an amount. He sympathized with
the gentleman from Texas in the position
he had taken. He himself would like
to see larger amount appropriated every
year than it was found practicable to
appropriate.
Pending further debate the committee
rose.
Adjourned