The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-02-19

LuC improvement u inc WeSJerH rivers.
Colonel ]. G. Shanklin first explained
about the Evansville convention. He also
spoke of the varied manufactures which
would find their way by water craft to the
worlds market under practical system
of government aid which would render the
Mississippi river and its tributaries navig.
able at all seasons of the year.
William II. Miller, secretary Of the Mis-
souri, river Improvement association,
spoke for an appropriation for the Missis-
sippi and Missouri river valleys. He
spoke mainly of the influence of the water
facilities in promoting industry
and commerce. He said any re-
duction in the cost of trausporta.
ton to the seaboard would not affect
the English price of corn and wheat but
would injure the producer. The cost Of
transporting wheat from Missouri river
points to the Atlantic seaboard by rail was
"a cents per bushel while the cost at the
prevailing rate would be s cents, saving
Of 16 cents per bushel, or an enhanced
value of this crop on a yield like
that in 1889 of S21, 21s,OSO Railroads
charged IS cents for carrying grain to the
seaboard or 8 cents more than by water.
The gain thus effected on corn and oats
would amount to 500, 3l2, 33), together with
the saving on wheat would be $!17, $50, 400
per annum. He thought that the ad.
vantages resulting from an improved river
transportation would be to increase the
value of land adjacent to the Missouri
river from S25 to SIS and $40 per acre.
Patrick Henry of Memphis made briei
statement for the Mississippi river COM
mission. He spoke of the tonnage of the
Mississippi river and the Ohio river, and
the vast amount of freight carried ON
these rivers and their tributaries. One
st. Louis firm which had contract to send
5000, 900 bushels Of wheat was obliged to
transport greater part of it to the sea-
board by rail at cost Of $1,000 day adj
ditional on account of low water in the
Mississ;bRj river
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-After some miner
business in the house yesterday the
worlds fair question was called up by Mr..
Sayres of Texas, a member of the COM
mittee on appropriations He said that
the committee had concluded that it would
be well for congress to have all possible
information touching the expenditures
whether they referred to the government
exhibit or not.
After Messrs. Fallows and Cummings Of
New York had spoken for the fair COM
mittee the amendment offered by Mr..
Reilly of Pennsylvania to the resolution
of the committee on the worlds fair for
the committee on appropriations as having
charge Of the investigation was acted on
and lost; yeas 1903, nays 147.
The vote then required upon an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Butler of Iowa en-
trusting the investigation to special CON-
mittee of seven members. This also was
lost yeas lO6; nays 1874
The substitute offered by Mr. Durbur-
row was rejected without division and the
resolution OF the committee on appropra-
tions was agreed to- 1t orders the COM
mittee on appropriations to inquire and
report whether those obligated and I'M
dertaking and now engaged to do so,
had justly and properly complied with the
requirements of the act of con-
gress approved April 2S, 1892, and
whether all expenditures of whatever
character for the exposition has been ju-
dicously made; whether the number Of
employees and appointees to carry out the
laws was excessive and their compensa-
ton reasonable or otherwise and to ascer-
tain and report the salary paid to each Of
ficer and employe; from what state the
several appointments had been made and
generally whether in the care and conduct
Of the exposition proper management had
honp bs9
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-After the APP
proval Of the journal and the reference Of
several unimportant executive commits
sions in the house yesterday, Mr.. McMil-
lin of Tennessee, from the committee on
rules reported back the Mutchler reso-
luton directing the committee on banlrin
and currency to make an inquiry as to the
failure Of the Keystone and Spring Garden
banks of Philadelphia and Mr.. O'Neal Of
Massachusetts offered an amendment ex-
tending the inquiry 50 as to include the
failure Of the Maverick bank of Boston.
This was agreed to and the resolution
adopted.
Mr.. Powers of Vermont called up and
the house passed the bill introduced by
Mr.. Hatch of Missouri, placing the secre-
tary of agriculture in the line Of presi-
Dental succession after the secretary of
the interior.
The house then resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole on the military aca6.
envy appropriation bill, when Mr.. Wheeler
of Alabama in charge Of the BILL briefly
explained its provisions, bearing testi-
mony at the same time, to the efforts Of
the committee on military affairs to
reduce the appropriation as far as
consistent with the well being of the
academy. The bill appropriated S465, 795,
which was S3S, SOS less than the estimate
of the department. While it carried a
larger appropriation than the bill of last
year, it was $l14, 247 less than the average
amount of the appropriations for that
academy for the past three years. The
reason for the increase over the expendi-
lures of the present fiscal year was the
necessity for certain permanent improve
ments, including the enlargement Of the
gas plant, improving the sewerage Of the
post and furnishing the new gymnasium.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE Bland tree
coinage silver bill has been ordered report
ed to the house with the recommendation
of the maiority of the committee on coinage,
weights and measures and that it pass.
The bill was carried through the committee
by the generally expected majority Of
to 3.
Five distinct propos itions were offered
by anti-unlimited free coinage msn, but
were all defeated. These we're to wait