Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
A Contest fer Precedence In the
House Between the Homestead and
River and Bills,
Crain OF Texas Asks an Appropriation to
oonstruct Harbor of Refuge at Fort
Lavsca, Tex.
fitch Congress.
THE HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, April 2I.-Immedistely
after reading the journal s contest fol
consideration arose between the special
order, homestead bill and the river and
harbor bill. An attempt WAS mace to ar
rive at an omicsble arrangement whereby
consideration OF the special order should
be postponed until May l, blu,
Breckenridge of Kentucky, fearlLg the
tariff bill might be 1nterfei ed with, inter
posed an objection. Finally the House
refused; yeas, So, nays, 1926; to consider
Inc special order and the House wentinto
committee of the whole on the river
and harbJr bill.
Mr. G f OF West Virginia expressed
his belief IN s system of Internsl Inprove.
mems. He WAS in favor of liberal sppro-
priations for carrying on that system by
which the commerce Of the country had
been built up and extended, aud the in
terests of the people had been benefited.
Mr.. Randall of Pennsylvania offered an
amendment, appropriatiDg $3.50. 600 for
the Improvement Of the harbor uf Pnila.
delphis ard for the removal OF Smiths
windmill and Pettys islands, or such part
OF them IS may De neces> airy; provided
that no part Of this sum shall be
expended until the title to it shall be
vested in the United States free of charge.
Mr.. Randall said the warrant for the
amendment grew out of the law author
izlng the survey having for its object the
removal of distractions in the harpor be-
tween Pnilsdelphia and Camden.
Mr.. Blanchard Of Louisiana, speaking
for the river aud harbor committee, ex-
pressed his entire approval Of the amend
ment in its present shape.
The amendment WAS adopted.
Mr.. Dibble of South Carolina moved to
increase from $3.50, 900 to $500, 900 the
appropriation for the improvement of
Charleston IS. G harbor. Lost.
Mr.. Henderson OF Iowa, in speaking to
verbal amendment regretted he could
not give his approval to the bill as he
favored 8 system of improving the great
water ways as safeguard against the
extortion OF railroad corporations.
Bat this bill made appro-
pristions for rivers snd hsrbors
which would test the geographical knowl-
edge of any gentleman TO locate. The
river and hnroor bill of $1S, 900, 900, and
tuc DSmOCI6tS lou SObc lubO lut ucAb
CANVASS aGd painted on their banners
"Down with the Republican party be-
csu,e it passed this enormous bill" The
verdict of the people had been
sgsinst this appropriation. With
this piece Of histoTyS in
his memory he did not propose TO vots
for bill which went beyond that whieh
had been condemned by popular verdict
in 1882. ~
Mr. Grain of Texas offered en- amend
ment making an appropriation of $50, 000
for the construction Of harbor Of refuge
at Port Lsvaco, Tex, and argued
that many less importan, places, where
commerce was considerably less, had
been given larger appropriations than he
asked for Port Lsvaca. More than half a
million dollars worth of merchandise had
entered last year at this port. The
amendment was IT jected.
The committee then rose and the House
adjourned.