The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-06
HOLMAN TOO sTINGY.

His Attempt to Out Down River and Harbor
Appropriations Denounced.
SPECIAL to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The river and
harbor people are the latest to denounce
Mr.. Holman over his plans OF economy.
He has let the river and hsrbor committee
understand that they ought to get their
appropriations down to at least s15. 900, ,oOO
This ISL cut far below tho point they ex-
pected to reach. The last bill was SIS, ,OO0,-
600. and the committee thought that If they
cut this down to $40. 900 they would be
accomplishing wonders. ButsMr. Holman
still adheres to the SIS, 600. 900 limit. Should
this extreme reduction be insisted upon,
the river and harbor people will join hands
with the committee on military affairs in
fighting Mr.. Holman. In the meantime
written and oral appeals are being made
for appropriations. and it would take over
S1O0. 100000 to satisfy the demands of the
people along the lakes and Western rivers
The House committee on rivers and hsr-
bors gave o hearing this morning to dele
CATION from the Western waterways con-
vention held at Evansville, Ind, last Oe-
tober, to urge upon Congress larger ap-
propriations for the improvement of the
Western rivers. Col. 6. w. Shanklin, the
first speaker. explained to the committee
the proceedings of the late convention in
Evansville. The convention, he said, was
held pursuant to the call OF the executive
committee, with representation from four
teen States, sggregating three hundred
delegates, to consider the subject of further
and continuous aid from the general gov.
ernment to such improvements as have al
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navigation urgently requires. The con-
ventlon, he said, was marked by thought
full consideration for the general welfare
rather than for the promotion of special
or local interests. The result was the
unanimous declaration of general
Congress be urged to formulate into q
practical plan to be enforced by such ap-
propriations as may be necessary. The
territory embraced within the boundaries
of the States he said, whose commerce was
SO largely concerned in secure and profit
able navigation, also included in its limits
half of the population OF the Union and
practically all of the fruitful soil and
1bs area q 9sNS North cent
and substantially all of the tobacco and
corn lands. and all of the cotton planta-
tions. Colonel Sbanklin sDoke of the varie
manufactures which would lind their way
by water craft to the worlds market un-
which would render the Mississippi river
and It's tributaries navigable at all seasons
OF the year.
Arguments for appropriations were also
made by Mr.. William Fl. Miller, secretary
of the Missouri-river Improvement Associa.
tion, and Patrick Henry. of Memphis.
Captain Keck. of Cincinnati, who said be
represented three of the most importan,
lines of steamboats, operating in the Ohio
river In showing the advantage of rapid
transit of freight by water said the amount
of freight carried on tho Ohio and its tri b.
utarles was nearly sixteen million tons
more than on the Mississippi river and 1T.
tributaries combined; also. that the steam
ers represented value OF Ss500.000. TIL,
number of passengers carried by the Ohio
steamers was 9. $4,000. more than doubh
that of the traffic of the Mississippi and III
tributaries combined. He thought the Obi,
the most important stream In this country
and yet 1t gets less from Congress, in pro
portion to it's value. than any other rive
in the country. Most of the coal used II
the territory from st. Louis south. cam,
down the Ohio river. What was needed il
the Ohio was good. substantial appropri
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