New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-17
FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS
THE APPROPRIATION BILL SLIPS EASILY
THROUGH THE SENATE.
,fR. HAwLEY's AMENDMENT FOR SOLID BRIDGES
ACROSS THE HARLEM RIVER hE1EOI[D
AND THE WHOLE QUESTION LEFT
FOR TIE CONFERENCE.
fpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TKIBUNE.l


ease Everybody Interested in the measure got wf''
he wanted. ard everything brcithcd harmony Inv
Harlem River improvement question was soo o''' Va
the way by being turned over to the Cohlerc"oo I'm
mite TO unravel. There was vote on requrIh3 SUI"
bridges across the Harlem; but the proposition was
defeated BY 90 to o. and the whole subject WIS hc"
dropped.
The pending question was the amendment pro
posed by Mr. FRYE to the Harlem River Item
Mr. Hawley offered an amendment to the amehd-
ment the principal distinction being tha' '"o "0"
bridges shall be without any draw-spans'or uia"' "
openings He said that the whole proposition wa
distasteful 10 him in respects, but tha' ="
amendment offered by him would give the people 81
New England clear. straight ride into New i","
CITY, without any drawbTtdges. Thc most Sc''h W
thing he believed would be 10 I'll up inc "liolc VI 'o
Harlem River and have q grand boulevard thFe' Oh
which more passengers and freight wouiu w O'a.''
than on all the boats that might hoat 'hcIc' i''''
was what the Chief Engineer had told the Comfn''ce
on Commerce. and that the "bottom luue"''' =,
the New Yor, Central Railroad Company, If II "oIa
only say So New-Nork needed no more wharf
She had got a good dca unoccupicd. what Ne" loiH
needed was standing room. No bis waterway through
the heart of big city had ever existed or ever "o''
II it, purposes could be accomplished o''p'" -,
Mr. Rescan opposed the whole item - 'piiV'l'"
scbeu- II seemed To him that the whole project was
in the interest Of speculation in building Io''' az"
wouId be A serious injury 10 the prosperity o' 'no oS
Of New York and 70 the commerce Oh t'' oouH"N'
Mr. Wa,lburn moved TO lay the pending amend
mcnts the table. o.......
suggested that the Senators from 'ohhOc0'"' "'1
TEXAS Mr. Hawlcy and MIR Reagan seemed TO "i'u'f
tt the tr,nortaucc 10 commerce of the improvement
~ the Harlem River Even now, whcn the Harlem
river WAS uavicible for only two or three miles te'
was freight carried there last year 10 IN" amount u
$500. 600 tons. and at a value oil Sl2oOooo'o Su'h
a commerce was not q be ignored The i'fIcm hI'''
vro. not IA b., called mudho'e His own fist view
Of the question had that been that 0i the senator
nom Connecticut OR. Hawlcyl. that it would b.
better To fill UP the Harlem River than 70 have 1t
nnroved as "A waterway But rcmOnstanfr7 hA'
come from New-iOrk from boards OF i'~le' H'''
Chambers Of Commerce and from the pres VINO "er'
entitled 10 considerations The bridge matter, he sug
gested might Ice permitted 10 wait 80 far ns NJ was
concerned he recognized the importance OF the travel
from the West the North. and the East 70 New. YORK
city. He believed himself In solid bridges, althonsh
the feeling Of his part Of the country would be- against
solid BRIDGES because all the lumber, BRICK. and BALD
nr materials Of New England would Dc carried through
The Harlem River. lie had no doubt that the p'"lo
Of New-York Themselves would deYhd sod b"H.e9
there in less than ten years. lie was perfectly w'hng'
however, that either OF the amendments SHOULD De
adopted and that the whole matter should be left b
the Conference Committee.
the CITY OF Work had no desire 10 impede "
obstrrct or divert railroad traffic He would IKE U
have Mr. Hawlcy's amendment voted on. :" That there
might BE- An expression OF the Senate In regard 10 sulu
bridges
Mr. Evarts SAID that tho people u the CITY 81 New
York and the railroad companies intctni@i IN the
matter had been giving the question Intelligent eA-
animation for many years but now they were 10 be
enl,rhtoned by the senators from Connecticut 'Ar.
Iiawley) Massachusetts, CMr. Hoar). and Texas MT
Reagan) who assumed % know letter what the IN
tercs,s of NewYori were than tho people Themselves
Inew lie begged 10 inform those senators that one
result Of giving this additional wharfage to The 'lV
a., Ncr York would L. 20 reduce the cot OF wharfage
Of vessels from their respective states from Slo g" 80
and who he asked could estimate the ilpor1noe OF
| that reduction 10 the commerce oi the country
Mr. uoar. IN noticing Mr. Evar,'s reference 10 him.
stated that all h" had sad oh The subject was u' "'
| va perfectly willing that the excavation Should ~
on: but that h. thought hat provisions which would
fleet railroad travel ought 10 be embodied A scia
rate hill when s,attlca could be brought J"'pr uio
senate, and when the opinions Of cApcF;' '""" -
| obtained lie had said not one single thhs oi VIA
| ,be seu.tor from Ees Yorh hid attributed To- h.m.
| Mr.. Evarts-ou ue contrary, the senator went
| almost 70 the extent Of oblufslton.
| AR unar-The senator viii pardon me for sayius
that / did nothing Of the Kind Ihc only ignorance
that inpuc TO the senator Is an ignorance Of what
| I said-a cNlss Egyptian ignorance Of H. lLauSh|Fl
| Mr.. Eyaru-Thc man who Is obIursating may not
| know that be - oblurgatns, but the man VINO j.
obIurgatcd knows It. Uaughtcr)
| Mr. Eyarts went 10 ask Mr. IIoar whether the
| bridges I'm the vicinity OF Boston solid aud lc
added: Tho men arc solid, but tho bridges are not.
aaughtcrD The country had had an example Of an
| onc, draw in Connecticut IN the terrible NorSalA
disaster. Had tho people Of connecticut thGh closed
| Lad passed Law requiring every tram 70 come To-
t at Ga srdge' a. SSSr u lie 'u Ic ted 10 t
only because he did not want TO be told tI lns0h
10 be sa r. y Was there not rail-
road drawbridge now, he ASKED. az the mouth o. tg
Connecticut River on the Sh0rc Line, and was theIr
not one at Niddle,ownl Every clause and every
section OF the amendment which the senator IRON No"
York had prepared and which had Lcen offered By
the senator from Maine was In favor Of railroad travel
across those bridges, aud all IN the cloe.t HHiauon
thew wefe In mre Of Ignorance. aud that the senate
could not make either and or %aIer out Oh !" 1Do''
Mr Washburn withdrew his motion to lay the
Mr.. Plumb renewed tho motion TO lay the amend
| ment on the table. llc believed that IT wOnd be
better 10 let the mattor go 10 conference committee
| MI Allison inquired of the chair what the pOrlia
| mentaIy effect OF the motion would be-
The presiding officer. Mr.. ingalls,. said that II the
motion prevailed It would eliminate the Harlem River
itom from the bin and then tho quc.tion would be
Senate amendment stnklpg out the item.
| Mr.. German said that, menber OF the Com
DEAL Of attention. The comulittce had rtcommendcd
| me striking ont Of the item. with view OF hay
ing further investigation of the matter
In the Conference Committee lie dld not wish TO be
committed I, provision that requIod solid bridges
over The Harlem River that required suspension
OF operations until the Legislature ~ New York lad
taken action. He should therefore vote FOR the mo
ton 30 lay on the table, believing that the Confer
once Committee could consider all the various prOpO
| sitions and report something that would be exactly
right and Just " the Harlem River Improvement. and
20 tho railroad companies. and 10 the country nc
large.
Mr. Plumb said that he would regard n rs great
National misfortune to have the Harlem River chan
mel closed up by the erection Of solid bridges. lie
withdrew hls motion tO lay on the table. That a
vote might be taken on SIR. llawley's amendment.
The vote was taken, and Mr.. lIawlcy's amcndmen nj
for solid BRIDGES rclectcd--yeas 90, nays &c
Mr.. Evarts and Mr.. Iisc0ck voted aye-only, how
ever with tho vicw-of having the whole matter sent
TO a Conference Committee.
Mr. Fryes amendment QOr drawhrldge-l WIS then
on motion OF Mr. Hawlcy laid the table, without
division; THO effect Of IL all being that the whole
subject viii DO within the control Of the Conference
Committee.