Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-23
HENNEPIN LOOKS BLUE.
BulId0zer Reed Likely TO Override
the Canal Friends in the House and
the President Ready to Block IL If IL


the Canal Friends in the House and
the President Ready to Block Il If ii
| should Pass congress.
Among the Washington specials in to-
days Chicago Tribune appears the fol
lowing:
The section of the river and harbor bill
| appropriating half a million dollars fol-
the Hennepin canal will be attacked by
| members on both sides of the house. II
| they cannot knock it out upon point OF
order they will try to defeat it by argu-
| ment. Speaker Reed is understood to be
opposed to it. and that, if true. means
| that there is danger ahead. It was this
very appropriation that prevented Gen
Henderson from getting consideration for
| the bill, month ago. Representative
Gest, of Illinois. went to the speaker with
a written request. signed by 100 mems
bers, that Gen. Henderson Oe recognized
to move to pass the bill under suspension
of the rules. Mr.. Reed gave him an en-
phatic mo, sir; l will not do it" and
| when pressed for a reason said that for
one thing the bill contained a large ap>
preparation for the Hennepin canal,
which was Objectionable to some men,
bers, and they ought to have chance to
discuss it and propose amendments. If
brought up under suspension of the rules
there would be no chance for amend
mends.
There is no doubt whatever that the
bulldozer from Maine is opposed to the
Hennepin; he always has been. but it is
very likely that had Gen. Henderson
gone to the speaker and asked the cour-
tesy of having rules suspended he would
not have been so completely squelched by
that mo. sir" as Gest was. In the first
place the speaker would not have treated
Gen. Henderson so CONTEMPORARY and so
humiliatingly: and he would not have ran
away, and held his peace if he had. But
Gen. Henderson, who among the repre-
sentatives from Illinois, has done all the
telling work for the canal. was no doubt
importuned by Gest to allow his name to
be in some way connected with the pro-
ject at the time of its apparent success,
and the general sent the Rock Island man
on the little errand to Speaker Reed, but
he made mistake even in entrusting so
small an undertaking, for Reed scared
Gest half out of his boots
According TO a special to the Chicago
Nesos the bill is likely to receive black
eye at the hands of the president, who
has always been q professed friend of the
Hennepin, even if both branches of con
gress pass it. The Noes says:
The river and harbor bill was taken
up by the house today. but it is not like
ly To become a law. There is prohs>
bility that it may be beaten in the house.
An unsuccessful attempt was made some
time ago to pass it under suspension of
the rules. which requires two thirds
vote. and it is doubtful whether mas
jnrity Can be found to support it now,
because it calls for so much money, and
the other appropriations are likely 10
exhaust the surplus IN the treasury But
even should it go through the house OF
representatives il has the gauntlet of the
senate and the president To run, and the
latter is very likely To veto it when il
comes to him. There is now unexpended
in the treasury a considerable available
balance of money appropriated by the
bill of last session as learned today from
the chief of engineers