Clarksville evening chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn) 1886-1890, 1888-10-26


ed to think and have been really in
duced to believe, that the persons
who have been most clamorous in
respect to that question and recently
so enthusiastic upon it are more anx-
ious to damn me than they are to
dam the Cumberland. ] have never
had any concealment from the people
of Tennessee in regard to my political
convictions. / have none now, and
do not intend to have, but / under
stand that it is charged that l have
always believed and contended that
Congress did not have the constitu-
tional power to improve the naviga-
bic waters of Tennessee. No one has
heard me utter doubt on that sub
iect. / have never doubted that Con-
gress had the power to make the
necessary improvements upon navi-
gable waters, and if these gentlemen
who are especially interested in my
record had gone to the Congressional
Record and examined for themselves
they would have found from that
record that no man in the Senate,
perhaps, has been more vigilant than
have watching appropriations for
the navigable waters of Tennessee in
the bills of the house,"
At the suggestion of Senator Har-
ris / went to the Congressional
Record and l find he is not recorded
as having voted for river and har-
Dor bill since he has been a member
of the Senate.
Beginning with the firsG regular
session of the Forty-fifth Congress
the river and harbor bill appropriate
ing 81, 293, 200 passed the house April
%, 1878. Yeas-Atkins, Dibrell,
House and others. When it passed
the Senate at the same session Mr..
Harris is recorded as voting against
lit.
In the second regular session Of the
same Congress the record shows the
river and harbor bill apprQpriating
SIS, $4,000 passed the house, with
Atkins, Dibrell, House and others
voting for it. 1t was not taken up in
the Senate.
First regular session of the Forty
sixth Congress. May II, 1880, the
bill passed the house appropriating
SO, 2O6, 800. Yeas-Atkins, Dibrell,
| McMillin, Simonton and others.
June 2, 1880, passed the Senate.
Yeas-Beck, Thurman, Vest Voor-
hees and others. Nays-Harris and
others.
Second session same Congress.
February II, 1881, the bill passed the
house appropriating $lO,l79,8OO
Yeas-Atkins, Dibrell, McMillin,
Simonton and others. February 26,
1881, passed the Senate. Yeas-Beck
, and others. Nays-Harris and others
First session Ferty-seventh Con-
gress. June IT, 1882, the bill passed
the house appropriating $17 1867 1915
Yeas-Atkins, Dibrell, House and
others. July IL, 1882, the Senate in
, creased the appropriation to $50, 247,'
575. Yeas--BrOwn, CockrilI, Lamar
, and others. Nays-Harris and Others
This bill was, vetoed by Presiden
; Arthur. When it came back to the
, house it was passed over the Pres
. ident's veto, Atkins, Dibrell, House
McMillin and others voting for it.
passage. When it reached the Sen
ate it was also passed over the veto
: Senator Harris refusing to vote.
The first session Forty-eigth con
gress, June 80, 1884, the river anc
harbor bill passed the senate withou
division. There was no call of thu
, roll and the record does not show
whether Harris was present.
Second session Forty-eigth con
gress, March 3, 1884, in thesenate thu
river and harbor bill was laid on tht
table, Senator Harris not voting. HI
, would not even vote to keep the bill
from the the table to have it consid
cred by the senate.
First SESSION Forth-ninth congress
t July 16, 1886, in the senate the bill
passed, appropriating $4,000, 33l
Yeas-Beck, Blackburn and Others
Nays-Harris and others.
Second session same congress, 1887
t the river and harbor bill passed tit
, senate without division.
Senator Harris invites the atten
: ton of those interested to the Con
gressional Record, and says, if the.
had examined for themselves "the.
J would have found from the RECORD
that no man in the senate, perhaps
has been more vigilant than i hav,
, ir watching concentrations for tb,