Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-14

ceased taxation wcui low. and
hc knew OF no greater up
tropnatfon TIM, could br rciuc.
rd without stoppiug tho great
works of the govrrnment nud without
pgtronisinr the steel Industries Of tho
couutry. II. for one, vas not pre-.
pared, until the country should hgyca
navy ~ bp proud Of, 10 allow the cry
OF economy to pfevcut min from vO
ing for n ptorer appropriation Tor u.
senator German pfpetutoi table
showing the iilurcs u the nppropria.
llon- Tor several Congresscs, and said
"rtcTC Inns been m increase every
yeaf, no matter what administration
was IA uuwS, AMI ma tue country
grows, aud sou 80 Oh IN the ConstruC-
lion " your navy, and open hath0m
aud deepen rivufi, AMI mako great
guns for army aud navy, these cx.
p.ndiiurts must incfeasu. Tn" Scnh-
tor from Mississippi (de0rgcl asks how
can they be ruducrI. They can DO re-.
duccd when We reach the point (which
will be within n gear or twO) Oi stop.
ping tho iurlhcr construction ~ "A
navy. when YOU have on hand guns
enough 10 place In the forts, when you
have enough torpedo boats To look
after the hnfblfs, aud when you rtnp
your appropriations for rivers aud
hhflOrs. When you come % pensions,
the rgpenG ilutu for them, outrageous
MS il was 10 Increase the pensions IN
such au extent must continue until
tine operates 10 rriucc them.
Both sides Of the chamber must
fguu these stubborn facts. The
Senator from rcxne (Milsl has
reminded me that the treasury
would be- without money today but for
tho fac, that d. had taken The money
set aside Tor tie redemption Qi national
bank notes and for the SMILING fund.
NJ the surplus IA n thing " the past,
how can the thiug be btttcrcd? We
are powcrlufs now In this Congress 10
give relief from oxtgavagant Hppropri.
atoms or from unjust tax laws. That
relief can only come when We shall
have every branch Of the government.
Anxious a. I am Tor economy, aud
firmly ~ my party believes IN II, |
understand my PARTY 70 mean by
economy aud fottcuchmen,, that It Il
| In favor VI every proposition that looks
20 the development aud glory " this
great country"
After the debate, and without action
| on Senator MCphuf-on' amendment,
thu Senate adjourned until Monday.
THE RIVER AND IfARBJR BfLL.
The Senate committee on commerce
has reported bRck the river auI hafbor
| hil with amendments iucrrl,lug the
! total Of the House uill by Sl.l3, 700 not.
/ The most important changes IRE the
| addition " four contract sections, re-.
| l.scing the yearly appropriations on
portions Of the Missouri river, 80.
| Johus, Fla, the Great kanAwha, W.
| Va, and for boat fAilwayr ut the Da,.
lee, Oc In the latter cSse the total
contract expenditure Is not to exceed
| s., SO 900.
The senate committee Increased the
appropriations made by the House by
/ the following amounts In tue cases
mentioned, besides many others. Hnr.
bOrs OF Observation-Disclosures, ST..
900; Deep Hafhor Survey (ucw), SO.
O1J. Ofegou-- Ilaliina, 80. O0o..sAvHsli
iugtOn-Gray'H hhrbOr, 60, 1000; Olym'
pin, 10000; Lake Washington Cana
(ucw), SsJO,001.
Rivers In Oregon-The Dalles boat
railway (newl, s25O,0lO; the mouth OF
| tue toluNlulfi so'iVV"i Nut lpWct Wiz
llnmcttn and Columbia, $4,000.
Washington - Swinomish Slough
$4,000; Columbia at Vancouver (nrwl
$4,000; Hillipa river aud harbO!, SIS,
600; upper Columbia survey, $4,000.
Minnesota-Survoy Of tie LAX,
| Superior aud Mississippi canal (nrw y
$4,000; upper Missouri river, $50, 900.
The following appropriation was
stricken out: ella river, Ari1Jna, slO,'
O01.
The appropriations made by Tia,
/ House were decreased 10y tho following
amounts, among OthUrs: The Mipsissip.
| pi river from the head Of the passes Il
the mouth Of the ONO, including har.
bors, Sl95 900; the Missouri river from
the mouth to Sioux CITY, $50 900. Sen.
RtOr Frye, chairman NJ the commit,
tee, submitted u detailed report on
the bill, showing the vision aud
necessity OF the expenditures for river
and hnrbor Improvements. The total
expenditures for water improvements
on the great lakes amounted to nb1u,
$50, 900, 900, or one.ii,h Of tho aununl
saving effected In transportation.
The report states that the improve.
ments OF these waterways have de.
creased freighls on corn from 10, cent,
per bushel Ia 1869 10 10 cents pei
bushel In 1880. The report then
spoaks Of the value oi the Mississippi
river and It's tributaries 10 commerce.
The report further speaks Of the eff.
cRcy aud benefits Of river and hsrbar
improvements ON the Pacific coast,
and mentions particularly the work
just reaching completion at the mouth
OF the Columbia river. The work oi
Improvement polng on there will Civ,
the Columbia river depth OF thirty
feet.