New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-22
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
MEMBERS GROWING OVER THE PORK
NAMES SHARE NOT SATISFACTORY TO NM
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Washington April 81. immediately after the read
ing of the journal In the House to-day, contest i
consideration arose between the speciai oroor-."o
Homestead bl-and the River and Harpor DILL M
attempt made to arrive at an amicaoe a,'~n -
ment whereby the consideration OF the specsi oru'
should be postponed until May 1, but Mr.. BhhChis
RIDGE Of Kentucky fearing that the Iarin Dill niss
be interfered with, interposed an opjectio- "s s
the House refused-yeas, IS; nays lzo-'o oon1.o.
the special ORDER and the House went into Comm''ee
of tho Whole (Air. McMILLIN, OF Iennessee' In 'h0
chair) on the River and Harbor BILL
MFR McADOO of New-Jersey, criticized the appro-
pr,aton I'm the bill for the Oswego harbor He read
from the engineers report to show that the CONNER
cal importance of the harbor was decayng, owing 10
railroad petition The report stated that $4,000
could be proftaby expended during the year; and yet
in the face of that fact the Committee on Rivers and
Harbors had appropriated 100000 for the work At
the same time Il had cut down the appropriation for
the important Passao River, in New-Jersey, $4,000.
Mr. GoFF Of West Virginia, expressed his belief In
the system Of internal improvements He was in
favor of liberal appropriation for carrying on that
system.
MI NUTTING, of New-York, in reply to Mr..
McAdoo, stated that the $4,000 mentioned in the
engineers report, asked for the sole purpose Of
repairing a breach in the pier at Oswego harbor,
which occurred in 1883.
the committee replied to the criticism made by Mr..
RouTELLE Yesterday that New England given
only meagre plttance in the bill If the gentleman
had stated that the appropriations for New England
were meagre for political effect elsewhere he woud
leave II TO the gentleman himself with that high re-
gard for accuracy and moderation which distinguished
him to reflect upon in his leisure moments or when
he was making his biennial raid upon the people OF
his district. But ii the gentleman had made the
statement for the purpose Of hurting the bill, no
(Air. COGSWELL) had to say a member Of the COM
mittoe that the interests Of NewEngand had not only
been fairly treated. but had been most handsomely
and generously treated. The estimates OF the local
engineers for the Improvement Of rivers and harbors,
throughout the country. aggregated S1oO,oooooo'
Tho Chief Engineer had cut that amount down to
$40 o0o. 900. The committee had reduced this esti-
mste and brought in bill aggregating about AZ per
cent of the estimate. New-England, whose share
the gentleman said was miserable and meagre, had
received "a per cent Of the estimate OF the Chief
Englneer-some IL Der cent higher than the average
Of the whole bill: and the state oil Maine got the
enormous percentage of go per cent What did
the gentleman from Maine wantf
Mr. BOUTELLE commented upon the ardent affec-
ton with which the members Of that COMMITTEES were
for eeds and men. Every man on the committee
thought that each Of his colleagues statesman
statement that there very inequtable dstribu-
ton made by the bill He did not think that any
because II had been given an appropriation OF
100000 for a shore line of thousands of miles.
The House on motion of Mr.. RANDALL, OF Penn
sylvania, agreed to amendment TO the bin appro-
prating $2500O0 for the improvement of the harbor
of Philadelphia and tho removal of Smiths Windmill
Representative O'Nell, of Pennsylvania, from tho
Committee on the Library, reported bill appropri-
atng $4,000 for the erection of monument to COM
memorate the battle of Trenton.