Telegram-herald., 1890-05-05
WASHINGTON ECHOES
rae Case of Grand Haven and
Holland HzFcor..
REEDS RULES LIKE CalIs LICHIsISC
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s>cretary Prsetor

WAsHIseTos, May 3-Some criticism
has been nd zsd n because, while the
new River and H4rboE blll makes an
appropriation Of SIS. coo for the improve
mens Of Grand Haven harbOr, Holland
EaEboE is Only given 5000. The reason
OF the, however, i very apparent.
Grand Haven Is one Of the most i'm
portant h4gb0rs OF refuge on the great
axes, and i ., without doubt, TIE
most important haroor on the west
coast OF Michigan. IN urging the ap-
pr0prauon for Grand Haven, Mr.. Bel
KNAPP had the cooperation Of the mem
bers from New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and
Minnesota and al the shipping inter-
ests, because 70 is 70 their advantage 70
have such a. important harbor put N
first-class condition. On the other
hand Holland Is only one Of number
OF harbOrs OF the same kind scattered
AL over the Union. OF course, 70 the
people Of that part Of the country, i IS
of the greatest importance, but 70 men
living IN other States It IS unknown.
10 Jared really better than did many
Others OF the same same size, as there
are several harbors whose approprla-
tons were cut down 10 $1,000 and less.
When the bill comes 10 the House Mr..
Btlknap Wlll try 10 have the appropri-
auon increased 20 $4,000. There is a
movement on foot 10 pledge Republi-
can members not 10 try 10 have any
appropriation increased, and If that Is
agreed al these changes Viii have 10 be
made IN the Senate. liz has not yet
been determined what Will be done.
The bill s expected 10 come up early IN
the week and will pass the house with
cut any doubt.
The house is gong through legisla-
ton Ike gang saw N slx-lncb log.
The new rules are indicated and
Speaker Reed deserves the thanks OF
the country for the expeditions way IN
which business Is being done these days.
There 3 no loss of time or foolish
child's play IN the House any more.
On the contrary, everything Is done
with expedition and IN a business like
way. AT the rate the calendar a being
cleared, Il would not be surprising II
the tariff bill should be passed, Fed
eral election law enacted, some prOvl-
son made IN regard 10 the further
coinage OF silver, and Cong; ;ess beready
20 adjourn by the middle Of June,
which would DC q great triumph IN the
way OF business-hke legislation. Speaker
Reed thinks 70 IS wisdom on the part OF
the Republicans 20 have On early ad-
iOurnment. and have 10 doubt that
his wishes will prevail N this matter.
AZ the present time there Is no way OF
stopping debate IN the Senate, and It IS
said that # the House does business too
fast the Democrats IN the Senate Will
get even by talking until they get tired.
There are signs. however, that the SEN
ate rules may be changed TO cut of de-
bate whenever u IS seen tnat matters
are being debated simply 20 waste time,
aud as the Republicans are in the ma
.ority IN the Senate, they can change
the rules whenever they may see ft.
The passage Of the Morrill, Pension
bill early this week is the first step in
made 70 the old sold ers during the last
campaign. The measure : regarded As
a verv good one and even Democrats
are satisfied with Il. representative
Whiting says Il = very fair and Will no
doubt be regarded a. satisfactory by the
friends Of the soldier lthGut regard to
politics. have heard several other
Democrats express themselves N q SIN
liar strain.
President Harrison : veto of the bill
for public building at Dallas, Texas,
- generally regarded "a the proper
thing. The Supervising architect showed
that 300. 900 would be- amply sufficient
for the building, but the Dailasites were
too ambitious and they came TO Wash
iugtou determined % make things hum.
The ball, "a first introduced. only called
FOR an appropriation of sl0l 900, but
the hustlIug Texans induced the COM
nittce 90 add another 100000. Now
instead 0f getting a building they get
vr+.. aGd between 5000 building
ada veto most people would rather
haze He former. Some Of the partisan
ptrers Attempted tO make q little party
cariral cut 0f the affair by showing that
the rirst public building bill which the
President had vetoed was for a building
iu a southern ctv. There IS nothing n
this. The Pres dent would have vetoed
with equal promptuess tnc bll had lt
been for q Northern CITY, IA hc had al
ready gwen notice to the members OF
the house that he intended Co closely
examine every bllI before DC was signed.
twill now be- IN order for members 70
g. slow.
The Columbia Athletic club house,
ore II the largest and handsomest m
the country. Was thrown open % the
general public Isst week I vas very
r-arfed to earn that tne interior dec
Grating rad been done ~ A Michigan
artist. and a Ggand Rapids man at that.
Nh. Church tne Church Piastico
and Decorative COMPANY. bad the con-
trsct for the work. and J. NJ Wheeler,
h.s artist. vas In charge and carried out
the design The work reflects the
greatest credt on hs are ste taste.
This is the second large work which Ar
Church has done n this cfty, the other
hcing the decoration n the Normaudie
Hotel. vblca has been very much al
r1red hy every visitor 20 che capital.
Ex-FrssidsDt Cleveland spent dsv
hera this week. but hrs presence dia
rot attract much attention. A f1w
Members 0f Congress. who feIt lt n-
runlbert tC cali on hIm. dId so. hut ne