Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-16
SENAT0RQUAY'S PLAN


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an ignorance of what said--a Grass Egyptian
ignorance of it tLaughter.l
Mr.. Evarts-The man who is objureatinp
may not know that he is objurgating, but the
man who il objurgated knows it [Laughterl.
Mr.: Evarts went on to ask Mr.. Hoar whether
the bridges in the vicinity OF Boston were
solid. and he added ''the men are solid bat the
asked, did they not close ne railroad bridges
there, and why did they not close them in Con-
necticut9
The country had had An example OF an open
draw in Connecticut in the terrible Norvalk
disaster. Had the people Of Connections then
closed that creek against schooners2 Not
they. But they had passed . law requiring
every train to come 70 halt at that
bridge, in order to be sure that
navigation should not be interrupted. He only
referred to this because he did not want to be
told that . lesson was to be taught 70 New
York by Connecticut on the question of solid
or draw bridgea
Was there not = railroad draw bridge, he
asked, at the mouth Of the Connecticut river
on the shore line, and was there not one at
Middletown2 Every clause and every section
OF the amendment which the Senator from
New York had prepared. and which had been
offered by the senator from Maine, vas
in favor of railroad travel across the
bridges, and all in the closest limitation
OF the rights Of navigation, and yet they
were told they were in O mirs Of ignor-
duCe duu tudt the senate cOulu not make
either land or water out of it unless
another year was taken to examine it.
MR.. wAsHBURN WITHDREW HIS MOTION
to lay on the table. He said that he was not
very familiar with the situation at Harlem river,
but he confessed that his preiudices were
rather against the contemplated improvement
While he was a member of the committee on
commerce in the House he had examined the
question and had come to the conclusion that
there was not much in those improvements.
Mr.. Blair suggested the importance OF having
draws in the Harlem bridges so that in case Of
war retreating defensive force might be able
to get from one river to the other.
Mr.. Plumb renewed the motion to lay the
amendment on the table. He was not prepared
to express an opinion on the subject, but he
believedsth at1t would be better to lot it 20 to
conference committee without further in
structtony
Mr.. Allison inquired of the chair what the
parliamentary effect Of the motion would be.
The presiding officer Mr.. Ingalls) said that
ii the motion prevailed it would eliminate the
Harlem river item from the BILL and then the
question would be before the conference COM
mittee on agreeing to the Senate amendment
striking out the item.
Mr.. German said that as a member of tho
committee on commerce he had given the
matter good deal of attention. The commit
tee had recommended the striking out of the
item with the view of having further inyesti-
CATION OF the matter in the conference COM
mittee. He did not wish to be COM
solid bridges over the Harlem river
or that required a suspension of operations I'M
til the legislature of New York had taken
action. He should therefore vote for the mo-
ton to lay on the table, believing that the con-
ference committee could consider all the vari-
Gus propositions and report something that
would be exactly right and Just 10 the Harlem
river improvement and to the railroad COM
panie' and to the country at large.
r. MI; Plumb said that cro.i he would
misfortune to have Harlem river channel
closed up by the erection of solid bridges. He
withdrew his motion to lay on the table so that
vote might be taken on Mr.. Hawiey's amend
ment.
MR.. HAwLEY's AMENDMENT REJECTED.
The vote was taken and Mr.. Hawley's amend
ment (for solid bridges) was rejected-yeas,
~; nays, 26.
Mr.. Evarts and Mr. Hiscock voted aye, only,
however, in the view Of having the whole mat
ter RENTED to q conference committee.
NO ACTION.
Mr.. Frye's amendment for drawbridges was
then, on motion of Mr.. Hawley, laid on the Ia
BILE without division. the effect OF it ali being
that the whole subjec; will be within the con-
troll of the conference committee.
Various other amendments to the river and
harbor bill were offered and discussed
Mr.. QuAY's RESOLUTION.
During the progress Of this business Mr.
Quay asked leave 10 offer a resolution ordering
first, that during the present session Of Con-
gress the Senate will not take up FOR consider
alton any Legislative business other than the
tariff bill, conference reports general appro-
public lands, to United States courts, to the
postal service, to agriculture and forestry and
TO public buildings, and Senate or concurrent
resolutions; second that the consideration of
sail other bills shall be postponed till next ses-
soln; third, that vote shall be taken on the
tariff bill and on amendments then pending
without further debate on the 30th Of August
the voting to commence at o'clock y. m. and
to continue on that and subsequent
days Ito the exclusion Of all other busness) I'M
til bill and pending amendments are dis
posed Of and notice is given that an order will
be offered for adoption in the Senate
The presiding officer (Mr. Manderson)-Is
there objection to the request Of the Senator
from Pennsylvania that he be allowed to intro
duce the resolution now?
Mr. Edmunds-I object.
The presiding officer-Obje being made
the resolution cannot be introduced
The consideration Of the river and harbor
bill was then proceeded with on amendments
offered by individual Senators.
MR.. EDMUNDs OFFERED AN AMENDMENT
to provision giving to the owners of dock
property abutting on the east government pier
on Grand river Lake Erie, the right to load
and unload coal ore and other freight over o
certain portion of that pier. The amendment
strikes out the conditions ss to limita-
tons and substitutes for them q requirement
for payment of rent, Limitation of the lease
to June 30, 1891 and az q prohibition Of the
lease or use of any government pier there
after. He said that he offered the amendment
at the request of Mr.. Payne, who was absent,
but partly on his own account
Mr.. Sherman and MIR. Frye argued
against the amendment and Mr. FRYE illus
trated his argument by the use OF diagrams of
the river and pier on Grand river and OF the
government pier at Chicago. There WAS no
| reason (both Senators agreed) why such gov
eminent piers should not be open to commerce
MIR. Edmunds modified the statement SO as
to make the use of such piers free to ALL but
Mr. Frye argued that that would be of no avail
as the property on the shore end Of the piers
was private property and its owners could
control its use.
In reply to that Mr.. Edmunds suggested that
the owners Of vessels and the riparian owners
could settle that matter between themselves.
HOUSE.
Mr. Snider (Minn. submitted the conference
report on the bill 10 establish national park
at the battlefield Of Chickamauga and it was
agreed to.
Mr.. Bingham (Pa.), from the committee on
post Offices and post roads, reported . resolu-
ton calling on the Postmaster General for in
formation relative TO alleged frauds practiced