Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-02-02
THEY BEAT HIM OUT
THE RIVER AND HARB0R BILL
The House DAHsss With the Appropfss-
ton List Yesterday and Accompanies
Actually Nothing.

wAsHrseToS. Feb. lin pursuance
Of tho terms Of the concurrent resoln-
ton. passed by the house and senate.
making arrangements for the counting
of the electoral vote. the speaker this
morning appointed as tellers IN the
present hoGse, Mr.. Chipman Of Michi-
gan, and Mr.. Lodge of Massachusetts,.
Both OF these gentlemen are members
of the committee on election of presi-
dent and vice president. The house
then went into committee OF the whole
for the further consid eration of the
sundry civil bill.
The pending question Was on the
jursdictional point Of order raised by
Mr. Butler of lows. against the river
aud harhor items Of the bill. Mr..
Cultivate Of Ohio argued in support
of the point Of order. He charged ex-
travagancs against the committee on
rivers and harbors. snc criticised the
various bills reported from tnat COM
mittee.
This criticism was resented by Mr..
Catchings OF Mississippi, who defended
the committee. Mr.. Holman supported
the point OF order and declared tnat its
reversal would establish . dangerous
precedent.
After further discussion the chair
man Mr.. Lester of Georgia) overruled
the points Of order. The item Was
then up for consideration. In the az
gregate the appropriation made Is ST.
600, 900. Mr.. Holman offered . substl-
tute for the item an appropriation Of
s.. 900. 900 to be expended At the deere
ton Of the secretary OF war tor the I'M
provement contemplated in the pend
ing provision.
sprinGsr's Objection.
Tho debate on the subject was limited
TO two hours, the time in favor of
the provision to be- urder the control
OF Mr.. Blanchard of Louisiana, and
the opposition under the control of
Mr.. Holman. Mr.. Coggswell. although
he did not object 10 this arrangement,
called attention to the fact that the
chairman OF the committee on appro-
priations WAS gwen the time TO oppose
nis own bill. while . gentleman who
was not member OF that committee
was appointed TO be its champion.
Mr.. Springer of Illinois. in opposing
the appropriations contained III the
bill, called attention to the report of
the secretary OF the treasury. which
estimates at tho conclusion of the fiscal
year of 1884 an unexpected balance
of 81, 500, 900 would remain from pre-
vious appropriations for the improve
ment OF rivers and harbors. Now 1t
was proposed TO make an additional
appropriation Of Sic, ,o00.o
Mr.. Catchings questioned the cor
rectness of Mr.. Springer's deductions
from this statement, whereupon Mr..
Springer announced his willingness TO
vote for the appropriate of sl6, ,c0o,-
600 if . provlso was added that that
should be all the money that would be
expended duri3g the fiscal year FIR the
carrying out OF contracts. But tins
suggestion WAS not favorably received
by Mr.. Cstchings.
No FINAL Action
Mr.. Dingley of Maine also opposed
the bill as far ae Il referred to river
and harbor appropriations. No one
was more strongly In favor Of reason
able appropriations than he wac. but II
the bill we're passed in its present form
the appropriations forsthe next fiscal
year for river aud hsroor improve
ments would reach the sum of SIS 200. :
900. Even If the ,gsssury hac e large
surplus the Appropriation OF such AN
enormous amount would not be war.
| ranted. After further debate Mr.
Holman's substitute WAS rejected by -
| TO liJ.
Mr.. Holman offered an amendment
providing that the president. II IN his
| Judgment the condition of tn. treasury
viii not warrant the expenditure. NAV
withhold the appropriations made for
river and harbor improvement. Lost
| ~ TO lIe.
| Without disposiug of the BIZ the
committee rose and the house. at 5.2o
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