The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-11
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1920 new YORK-AvE.. " W, ;
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Hay 9.


Representative Bynum said tonight
''The river and harbor bill, whicA has just
passed the house, IN my opinion is an un-
warranted and extravaganr measure
River and harbor bills, as said by Presi-
dent Arthur in his veto message, grow in
popularity as their extravagant provisions
ere eenlarged-the more odious they become
the more readily they pass. Today we
could not even get the yeas and nays un-
tisit became apparent that We would not
allow a vote to be taken unless the priv
ilege OF going on record against the meas
ure was granted Us.
a bill carrying $4,000 600 was consid-
cred an extravagant bill when l first car "a
to congress. Then the bill was incre God
to S20,000.000 upon the plea that Il "a On
ponents OF such measures alws va nre-
vented legislation at the short .ession of
congress. Vow we came into over in the
house last election upon the nromisa that
there should be reduct ION Of axnendi-
lures, 'l'at eA't d s1'S4Ii1 nd improper ap-
plOPiia'iono si'o.iu I" checked. and vet
lhe lIFeI ald 1.I oIG1 .it.[p or bill just passed
carries over ~zI,O .UO OF anDrooriations
tract Ior IN llhp cement 10 the extent of
over S260G0,00@ 80 TO- Trb;cb r,[ a,,r'ro
PlIa'ioHs a made; in short the present
~ Dill cl'iI1es ~ appropriations and contracts to
,Ii0 S-lno0 mt of over 81. 100000. No one
ha9 pee a able TO show that any consider
aOIe lortIOn of the money appropriated IN
me e bills has ever resulted in any benefit
10 navigation. There seems to be no
check upon expenditures in this congress.
With the increased appropriations we will
have TO make for bounties and subsidies
and pensions over what the republicans
had to make during the first session OF last
congress. Our total appropriations for this
session is likely 10 exceed theirs. 1t is
time halt was called"
The house passed the river and harbor
bill today by vote or lS6 10 %. When
the bill was taken up the pending ques-
ton was the reconsideration of the vote
by which the house on Saturday agreed to
the amendment providing that in cases
where authority had been granted to the
secretary of war to make contracts for the
completion OF certain works, If no bids be
received which are deemed By the secre-
tsry 10 be advantageous, then material
may be purchased and the work may be
done otherwise than by contract Re-
luctantly, but recognizing that by so do
ing they would escape day of filibuster-
ing the advocates of the bill voted to re-
consider and the amendment was then
rejected
Mr. Holman moved to recommit the bill
with instructions to the committee to re-
port il back with an amendment striking
out the contract provisions. Mr.. Outh-
waite moved to amend the instruction by
requiring the committee to strike out all
appropriations which are for new works or
for the further extension of works now
under construction, so that the bill shall
include only appropriations for the con-
tinuation or completion of works now in
progress.
The amendment was lost, yeas. 60 nays,
20. the question then recurred on Mr.
HOlman's motion. The motion was de-
feated, yeas, 81; nays l42.
The bill was then passed, yeas, 1s6 /;
NAYS, %. The following is the negative
vote, democrats appearing in Roman,
republicans in italics and alliance men in