The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-08
THE nrrCH AND THE RAILWAY
Hfstery Of the Oregon snd Washington
Appropriations and Their Defeat.

walls Nslls Uaien -loUrnsl
After legislatures Of the territory sni state OF
Ns@hingfoa. following the lead - distinguished
essineer egseers. had raen1orsliEsa congress 80
build esnsl connecting ne sslE wsier Of Puget
souna with she fsesh wster az Lake Washing
ton. eonSress INSIDE az appropriation u rsy the
cost OF nAEtne surveys Of the proposed canal
End estimates OF iss eos1 The engineers made
she survey, Estimated the coat ana reported 10
the secretary 81 var. recommending is con-
strGetien. Having these numerous reports.
estimates ard recommendations Ter = basis, the
Aash ngson senators introduced bill 30 make
sn appfopr alton 20 begin the work OF eonstr1e'
tica. This btu passed the senate. Towards the
end Of the session the river aud barber hil. hsv-
ing passed the house, aeins mp for consideration
In the senate. was amended by that body adding
70 IL the proposed appropriation for hesinnlng
work on the Lake Washington cansl This was
done ST The instance a the Washington sen.
ators
Al the time the appropriation FOR the Lake
Washington canal wss added 20 the house river
and hsrhor Bill, 40 amendment was added 10
psy psrt OF the cost If building boat railway
around lbs obstruction 20 thu navigation Of the
Columbia al The Dsiles.
The noat railway appropriation WAS added
upon motion u the Oregon senators, heartily
seconded by the Washington senator's
As >oon as THE telegraph reported these amend.
meats active steps were taken by eitisens OF
Tacoma to defess the appropriation. because IL
was An appropriation which would directly
benefit Seattle, Der rival IN the race for com.
mercisl supremacy. T.ccms made the wires
red bot with is protestsl And II Wa aided in
its efforts by one or two citisens Of walla wsila.
who fsnesed that by Joining with Tacoma In
retesstng against the construction O, the Lake
Washington canal they could harm senator
Allen. who thew hate Tor personal reasons only.
In hts cnnvsss for reelection.
While Tacoma and its Walls wals allies were
bowling sgalnst the appropriation for the Lake
Washington canal. Mr.. Paul Mohr very plaus-
ihle. able and ssillfuI citizen Of Washington,
was st the national capital using BIS voice and
zen 90 defeat the boat railway. Among other
things Sc laid uron the desks OF members OF
congress document. which, upon their face,
showed the boat railway 20 be an untried II not
imprsctioanls scheme. one tina, II attempted
would result in tying everything up in tho
courts for years while private interests were be-
ing s4tudlcatet.
So successful we're these opponents Of the boat
rsiwa and the oansl that the Democratic
house, seeklng for some way 80 punish Oregon
and Washington for being Republican, some
way g reduce the total of the appropriations be-
low "the billion dollar" mark, refused 20 con-
eur IN the senate amendments.
Upon the earnest sud eloquent pleas OF SEM
siors Dolph. Of Oregon, and Alien. Of Washing
ton. the senate insistsd upon its boat railway
amendment
After eloquent appeals by Senator Allen, and
without = word having been uttered Ia its be-
half by the Oregon senator's, the senate insisted
upon ia canal appropriation. And Tins both
were tied MP in conference committee for =
week two Meanwhile the Tacoma people,
aided Nv the OTegoSssda. senator Dolph. the spo-
kane Rsriex and u Walla wslla contingent, re-
newed their efforts to down the canal aud Allen,
while Paul Mohr. backed by ons OF the chief
- - a u
efforts TO kill the boat railway. Inspired by this
family row, the house stuck to It's position until
rather than defeat the entire river and harbor
bin. senators Allen aud Squire consented to the
Withdrawal Of the canal appropriation and Sen.
ator Dolph eceptsd, instead Of sppropria.
ton, proposal 10 appoint q commission to lnS
vesiigsfe The DaiIes railway boat scheme
senator Dolph does not deny that Senator
Allen sided him loyalty, eioquenty aud eifi-
cieaty In getting the senate 60 add al sppro-
pristion for The Dailes boat railway, Senator
Doiph is simply reported, by enemy Of Sens.
tor Alien, 40 complaining that the Warrington
SENATOR alA noE drop eyerythinR else aud devote
Al OF bis time and talents TO the boat railway,
complaint 30 childish IN IA nature that no one
wss surprised when senator Dolph denied hnv-
Ing made IL
Bus turning the full glare of the electric
lights upon the History OF the appropriations for
the Lake Washington canal and The palles boat
railway, Goes not stop 1acoms and tts allies
from Insisting that Senator Allen was untrue 10
the Northwest, untrue to waiia walla; that he
utterly tailed 90 DO anything towards making
the Columbia run unvexs4 TO the sea, and de-
voted all bis time. all his learning. all his elo.
qnence. all his talents to securing an spproprls-
ton for the immediate benefit Of Seattle, her
noted rfvsii that TO Senator Allen alone IL due
the failure OF the appropriation for The DRies
boat railway that bad be done bis duty boats
would today be passing over boat railways and
through canals aud locks from Astoria 10 the
sources OF ,he Columbia