The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-20
NO MONEY FOR HARBORS.
CANNON sPEnGs A sCHEA-H TO
SIDE-TRACK IT.


for the Consideration OF Bills Re-
ported from the Committee On Agri-
culture-Members Warned to Be-
ware of the Alliance.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The House to-
day tabled a motion TO reconsider the Nat
Mckay bill, so it is finally passed.
Consideration of the bill TO amend the
alien land law was then begun under the
rule setting apart the morning hour for cer-
tain measures. This is the first time in sew
eral months that the rule has been allowed
to prevail
The consideration of the bill to amend
the alien land law occupied the entire
morning hour, and was not concluded when
the hour expired.
GIVING AGRICULTURE SHOW.
Mr.. Cannon, from the committee on rules,
reported resolution setting apart to-day,
Wednesday. Thursday and Saturday and
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week for
the consideratio IN of bills report ed from the
committee on agriculture. The first bill to
be taken up is the Senate bill to aid agri-
cultural colleges, tue previous question
upon which shall be considered as
ordered after two hours debate. Next shall
Do bdkth up buO Dill PIONNiuk IDE du III
spection of meats for expectation, and it
shall be voted on after two hours debate.
Then the bill defining lard shall be taken
up and the previous question be considered
ordered at 4 o'clock on Saturday On Tues
day the bill defining options snall be taken
up and the previous question is to be
considered as ordered at o'clock Wednes-
day. On the days specified the House shall
meet at ] l O'Clock. The order further pro-
vi for morning hnrr aaCh dau and
gives place to the general appropriation
bills or the conference reports thereon.
CHANCES OF THE HARBoR BILL.
Mr.. Grain of Texas inquired whether, under
the order, the river aud harbor bill could
be cons cred.
Mr.. Cannon replied that he thought not,
but that the bill could be called up Friday
or Monday, or during the morning hour on
other days.
Mr.. Biount a member of the committee
on rules, criticised that committee for it's
action in bringing in resolution including
such important ubjects without an oppor-
tunity for fair discussion. The House bad
degenerated from common respectability.
The river and harbOr bill, which was OF
more importance than any Of the agrioul-
tural bills, had been purposely excluded and
could not be considered. He thought that
it should be included and the time for de-
bate extended.
M'MILLIN ALSO OBJECTS.
MIR. McMilln, anothtr member Of the
committee on rules, said it must be admitted,
in view of the hour in the session, that the
proposed order put the river and barbor bill
in a perilous position. Plans had already
boen outlined that would occupy the time
of the House until September, leaving the
unconsidered river and harbor bill with its
1926, 900, 600 appropriation. He warned the
House now, in order that the friends OF the
river and harbor bill might adopt the special
order with their eyes open.
Mr.. Funston of Kansas, chairman of the
committee on agriculture, said to the
friends Of the river and harbor bill that if
they knocked out the committee on agricul-
ture that committee would knock the river
and harbor bill so high that it would never
be seen again. [Laughterl He should
think the gentlemen from Georgia and
Tennessee (Messrs. Blount and McMillin) In
view of the rising of the farmers in their
states, would concede few days TO the
committee on agriculture.
VOTES BEHIND THEM.
Mr.. Hatch CT Missouri said that these
bills were among the most important
offered to the House. Behind these bills
were more voting thousands than there
were behind any other species OF legislation
on the calendar. These thousands were
restless, excited and uneasy from one end of
the country to tho other for the reason that
their measures have heen cut out by such
measures as the river and harbor bill.
He warned his friends on the democratic
side to make no mistake in voting against
this order. 1t was the best that could be-
done, and any democrat representing an
agricultural district who threw an obstace
In its way would rue it before the frosts of
November. He wanted to reiterate what
the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. Funstonb
said in regard TO the river and harbor bill.
II the adoption OF the conference report on
that bill was to stand in the way OF the
consideration of these measures, let the river
and harbor wait until December next.
BLoUKT ADMITS THEIR IMPORTANCE.
Mr.. Blount thought there was a design I'm
the proposed order to exclude action upon
the river and harbor bill. The bills as in
order were most important. and he was cons
tent for them to have fsir consideration
under the rules. He suggested an amends
ment including the river and harbor bill
among the measures which might interfere
with action on the latter,
MIR. Mckinley said there was no legisla-
tion demanded by tho country 50 unsatis~
factory as that demanded In the resolution.
In this order the committee on rules had
TO the agricultural sentiment Of
the country, both north and south. The
resolution was not antagonistic to the river
and harbor bill. The appeal which came
from the other side that the order excluded
the river and harbor bill was not
because the gentlemen on that side loved
the river and harbor bill, but because they
opposed the dispatch of public business. He
then intimated that the committee on rules
would map out the latter part of next
week for the consideration of measures re-
ported by the committee on labor. The
resolution was adopted, and the House
accordingly proceeded TO consideration Of
the Senate agricultural college bill.
The time allotted for debate was utilized
by over a dozen members, most of whom in
short speeches discussed the bill. When the
discussion closed the bill as amended passed
without division. 1t appropriates out OF
money arising from the sale of public land
to each state and territory for the main-
tenance Of colleges for the benefit of
agricultural and mechanical arts the sum
of $4,000 for the year ending June 80,
1890, and an annual increase Of such apPro-
priations for ten years thereafter by an
additional sum OF 81, coo over the preceding
year, and the annual sum to be paid there
after shall be S25,0J0.
The House then adjourned