The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-23
GOOD ROADS TO THE SEA
THB HOUSE TAKES Up THE RIVER
AND RARBOR BILL.

Mr.. Cr!sp's Vain Attempt 20 Have the
smau-Euiott Election Case Consid-
cred First - Mr. Cummings Again
Protests Against the Alleged Bad
Features Of the Bill.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-In the House this
morning, when the clerk finished the read
ing of the journal. Mr.. Crisp Of Georgis
called up as privileged matter the contested
election case Of SnaIls vs. Elliott.
Mr.. Randall Of Pennsylvania raised the
question Of consideration. He thought
that the river and harbor and sundry civil
appropriation bills should have precedence
of consideration. The election case would
not suffer from a few days delay.
Mr.. Crisp took a contrary position, and
contended that delay would not be of detri-
ment 10 the appropriation bills.
Mr.. Houk of Tennessee, while proclaim
ing himself friend Of the river and harbor
bill, thought that as matter of justice to
M Elliott and Smalls, the contested cleo
ton case should be given precedence.
The House refused. by vote of LOG yeas
TO 1J9 nays, 10 consider the election case,
and after a delay Of half an hour, caused
by filbustering tactics or tie part Of Mr..
Cheadle f Indiana, the House went into
com mittee Of the whole, with Mr.. McMGllin
of Tennessee in the chair, on the river and
harbor appropriation bill.
MILD FILIBUsTER1SG.
After few uaimp0rtant amendments
had been made, flibus-ering of a mild but
effective type was again INDUCED in by
Messrs SOwden of Pennsylvania and
Caead.e of Indiana. to impede the progress
OF tie bill. Now one and then another of
these gentlemen would offer an amend
ment, demand a division, raise the point of
mo quorum" compel the appointment of
tellers and, aided BY the apa hy of the
members who remained at their desks, in
sisted on hardening to the appeal of the
cnar, many times repeated, 20 come for
ward promptly and vote, succeeded in
throwing the house into temporary dead
lock.
CONSIDERATION PROCEEDS.
Finally these gentlemen became weary,
and, temporarily at least ,dessted from their
efforts AID permitted consideration Of the
bill to be proceeded with.
Mr.. McAdoo Of New Jersey, moved to
strike out an appropriation Of $f25. 600 for
the Improvement Of the Ahuapee harbor,
Wisconsin, and ridiculed the idea as being
for the improvement of an harbor which
formed par of farm owned by an indi-
vidual
M. Cummings Of New York again en-
tered his protest against what he denomi-
mated a log-r0lling scheme In order to Sc
cure the moiety Of money necessary to ia
ciitate the commerce of the great ports of
the country, gentlemen were asked to wink
at appropriations for puny streams, and
cutoff creeks and channels.
JOBBERY CONDONED.
In advocating the bill certain gentlemen
condoned jobbary on the ground that the
evil was counterbalanced by the benefit
which would accrue to the country by the
passage of the measure. This recalled to
him the schema OF Hon. Flavius Josephus,
who paid from the public Galilee treasury
to robbers such sum Of money as he
thought they would steal eacl year, and
thus kept peace in the province.
Mr. GrOsvenor of Ohio retorted upon
Mr.. Cummings by citing the case of the i'm
provement of New Town creek, which is
an estuary of New York harbor, and had
for its object the connecting of some New
York sugar refneries with East river.
Mr.. McAdoo's motion was lost. Pending
further action the committee rose, and the
House at o'clock adjourned.