The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-06
LIKE A BILLION CONGRESS.
mr.. HOLM.tS'S POLICY or ECONOMY
OPPOSED ~ TIE HOUSE.

mr.. HOLM.tS's POLICY or ECONOMY
OPPOSED ~ TIE HOUSE.
Increasing Instead OF Reducing the ltems
II the River and Iusrbor fSiii-Mr. Lock-
wood says he IL Opposed 70 This Cry
or Economy aud Not In Harmony with
Any Man or rsrty That Opposes Liberal
Appropriations for Public Works.
WASHINGTON. May 5.-After unimportant
routine business tho House to-day went into
Committee OF the Whole tMr. Hatch in the
Chair, on tho River and Hnrbor Appropriation
lii. general debate to 10 limited to two hours.
Mr. Holman Dem.. lrd.) spoke against
tho bill. lIo said he had hoped that
the general policy OF reduction in
expenditures would prevail In this bill.
hut such had not been the case. This
was the only bill which did not propose any re-
duction. He had but little faith in the reports
OF engineers having charge OF the river and
harbor improvements. Never before in the
history OF Congress had contracts been made
in advance for future work unit! tho last Con-
gross. He then cited the works appropriated
for by the last Congress by contract. in
Guiding Galveston harbor. Philadelphia
harbor, Hay Lake Channel. St Mary's
River. and Baltimore harbor. in all Slt.-
122.020. which he thought was most extrava-
giant and q policy fraught with danger.
He produced a letter written by W. l.
LEONARD. an attorney at Port Huron. Mich, on
March 80. 1902. and addressed to himself and
Congressman Whiting Of Michigan. VINO stated
that their opposition to tho twenty lone loot
channel to connect the waters OF the great
lakes, wos much admired Mr.. Leonard wrote
NJ fn IN
Government OF millions Of dollars. Tho chan
mel had already cost s2.0o0000. and was only
three-qusrters OF milo long. To make q
channel II feet deep and 80 miles long would
cost S75,UOO.OOO. and II piers wore built OF
stone It would cost OO.oOO.0OO. At Beers
Point, Lake Erie. q channel OF ten miles. 300
River. 80 miles. and Lake Huron. miles. with
O3 milos OF wooden piers would cost $4,000
OCO 20. mile. or S252. 100000 in all. and after
this fearful expenditure In Ave years 1t would
not be worth tho buttons on n soldiers coat
for navigation OF 21-foot vessels.
Mr.. Whiting tDem.. Mich.) also opposed the
appropriation for tho 21-foot channel. He
said that the scheme was supported by
the elevator and railroad interests Of Duf-
falo and Chicago. It was premature and ILL
advised. This channel would lessen the water
in tho harbors on the lakes and also In the
lakes. and It was an improper project
systcm oi ior future SWSrEs and
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.ss SiiHpsi as se
70 Mr: Whiting Of Michigan; whose Statements.
them 70 pass unnoticed. He denied that tho
ehannel project was urged By the r. railroad And
SSsir%.n q the committee tMf: Bls1shara|
had said that not single person connected
sest,
ssss: n Tsiisis StsSs
it and every co%%e1ciai eneerprise. He
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no II 80
their Expenditure. II was not a question Of
ga SsS Sqs
come to that point where they played simple
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party Tor the expenditures OF the billion dollar
s; SS.s replied that BE- va :. not oD
Bailey ,.,a th:s th b.. va -. n9s the sss
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III; bailey said that in 1890. when the Dem.
were PoeSSsSSHo ana
bss only skb oa %
Ge.ats he'd always held that as the population
= leading Journal in New York counsoIled US
party
a. G1d IN all hs found fault
the Interest Of the welfare Of the American
Ing with gigantic strides. advancing every
and our shSud keep
sqS e SSl SHI'n' our progress
spRIoDrisstiS9n.s for RI Mississippi KlSeF snd
Sas NJ Vas narr as snd
warped on every subjec which looked to the |
torwardtn the administration Of the Govern.
=, The bill was then taken up By sections under
the i've minute rule.
NJ Holman moved to strike out the pro-
Vision allowing the Secretary OF War to enter
into contracts for material and work to con-
tin%e the construetton OF the Harbor OF Refuge. !
at Point judith. \ l. Lost. ~ to 1T.
T9e Wis. WAS increased from $4,000 to S26.-
On motion Of Mr. Reed (Rep.. Me- the sppro-
priation for Harasackett River. Maine, was In.
creased from $4,000 to $4,000.
rethSdIn8 further action the committee rose
ana the House adjourned.
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