The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-16
MONEY FOR RIVERS AND HARBORs.
The Senate Takes Up the Bill and
Frye VIII Push 1t.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-When the Sen
ate convened this morning Senator Quay
made a personal explanation as to a remark
attributed to him in certain newspaper
reports of the republican caucus last night.
He had been represented as saying that he
did not wish to have southern members of
the House of Representatives yelping at his
heels, urged on by the speaker. He had
made no such remark, and had made no
reflection on the distinguished presiding
officer of the other branch of congress.
Mr.. Frye moved to proceed to considera-
ton Of the river aud harbor bill.
Mr.. Edmunds demanded the yeas and
navs, which resulted in SO yeas to nays,
so the bill was taken up. The republicans
voting with the democrats for the consid-
Grafton of the bill were: Messrs. Allen,
Casey, Cullom, Davis, Dixon, Frye. Man
derson, Mitchell, Power, Quay, Sawyer,
Sherman, Squires, Stockbridge, Washburn
and Wilson of Iowa. The eight republi-
cans against taking up the bill were:
Messrs. Blair, Cameron, Edmunds, Hale,
HIscock, Hoar, Ingalls, and Sanders.
FRYE TO PUSH IT THROUGH.
Mr.. Hampton having asked Mr.. Frye to
allow him to have bill taken up for action,
Mr. Frye declined, and said that he had
asked the finance committee to let him have
two days considerat ion for the river and har-
Dor bill; and that he should ask the Senate to
| remain In session tomorrow till the bill was
finished. He did not feel at liberty, there
fore, to yield any time for any other bust
| ness
A number of the committee amend
ments to the bill were agreed to, including
an increase in the appropriation for Charles
ton, 8. c., harbor from $35, 900 to $270, 900.
Also striking out the item Of 5000 for
dredging the harbor at Cape Charles City,
Va inserting an item of $4,000 for deep
ening the channel of Charlotte harbor and
Peace creek. Florida, to the pier at Punta
Gorda; inserting an item of S30,000 for st.
Augustine, Fla. increasing the appropria-
tion for York river, Virginia, from
500, 900 to $50, 900; reducing the appropria-
tion for Nansemone river, Virginia, from
$4,000 to 81 500, aud for Hampton creek
and bar, Virginia, from $4,000 to $4,000;
increasing the appropriations for Cape Fear
100000 to 100000; for Contentnia creek,
N. c., from s., 900 to 81 600; for Neuse river
mp to Smithfield, n. c., from $4,000 to
| 20,000, and for Makey's creek, North
Carolina, from $4,000 to $4,000;
inserting an item Of 5000 for Pasquatank
| river, North Carolina; increasing the ap-
preparation for the Tennessee river below
SbdIIduOOkd lIOIn S1@O,OOO W GOOO,OUO,
striking out the several provisions for the
| Improvement of the Mississippi river from
the passes to the mouth of Ohio river and
substituting for them the following: "Im-
proving the Mississippi river from the head
of the passes to the mouth of the Ohio
river, including the salaries, clerical.
Office, travelling and miscellaneous expenses
of the Mississippi river commission for con-
tinuing the improvement, 80, 900, 900, which
sum shall be expended under the direction
of the secretary Of war in accordance with
the plans and specifications of the Missis-
sippi river commission for the general i'm
provement of the river, for the building of
levies, for surveys, for work at the harbors
at Hickman, KY. at New Madrid, Mo-, aud
Helena, Ark, at Greenville, Vicksburg and
NatcheZ, Miss, at New Orleans, La, at the
head of the Atchafalaya aud the mouth of
the Red river, and at other localities in such
a manner, to sucn an extent, and in such
proportion as in their opinion shall best
promote the interests of commerce and
navigation.
THE MISSOURI RIVER APPROPRIATIONS.
A similar substitution to the above was
made in regard to the Missouri river appro-
priations, they being placed under control
of the Missouri river commission.
Upon the item of $3.50, 900 for continuing
the improvement of Harlem river a good
deal of discussion arose between the New
York and New England senators as to the
method in which this Improvement should
proceed. No action was taken on the
amendment, which went over till to-mor-
row, and the Senate, at 6 o'clock, ad-
iOuruad