The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-17
GORDON SAVES THE DAY.
sAVANNAH'S RIVER APPROPRIA-
TON LEFT AT 81, 100000.

ing and Bis Eloquence So Effective
That Chairman Allison Did Not Even
Call for the Yeas and Nays-Charles-
ton Also in Luck.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Senator Gordon
made such an effective speech in the Senate
to-day in favor OF keeping the appropriation
for Savannah harbor in the sundry civil
bill at SI.O0O, 600, as fixed by the House, in
stead of reducing ID to S75O,00O, as recon-
mended by the Senate committee on appro-
priatlons, that Chairman Allison, after
making a rather feeble reply, did not even
call for the yeas and nays on the COMMITTEES
amendment, as he had done in all other
similar cases, but allowed it to be voted
down without further protest. Senator
Gordon, In his brief speech, summed up the
facts as to Savannah's commercial impor-
tance, and presented the necessity for the
hRrbor improvement with all his character
istio esrnestness and eloquence.
The appropriation for Charleston harbor
was also left at the amount fixed by the
House-S75O, 900. instead of being reduced,
as recommended by the Senate committee,
to $3.50, GOO i
The appropriations committee in the Sem
ate, although IL was defeated on its at
tempted reduction in the river and harbor
appropriation as made by the House, sue
ceeded to-day in securing the adoption of
the amendment providing that only three
fourths Of the appropriations be expended
during the next fiscal year. The House
will not agree to this without q fight, and
it will probably only be settled after long
struggle in the conference committee.
THE DEBATE IN DETAIL.
BIZ the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The Senate to-
day again took up the aundry civil Rppro-
priation bill, the pending question relating
to the Philadelphia harbor improvements
The amendment reducing the Philadel-
phia harbor item from $500, 900 to $500, QUO
was defeated.
The amendment reducing the appropria-
tion Tor the Hudson river New York item
was also rejected.
The Senate. incidental to the sundry civil
bill, discussed In open session the Hawaiian
treaty Mr.. Vest vigorously attacked the
proposed annexation. He adopted without
question au interpolated statement by Mr.
Mills of Texas, that the sugar bounty was
included in the treaty and continued his at
tack upon it on that ground.
The discussion reverting to the sundry
civil bill, the committee amendment to re-
duce the item for improving the Mississippi
river from $75S000 to $685., 600, from the
mouth OF the Ohio to the mouth of the Mis-
souri,, aud from $500 to S666, 900,
from the mouth of the Missouri to
Minneapolis, was reiected-yeas 81, nays "a.
OTHER REDUCTIONS.
Amendments were agreed to reducing
items as follows: Hay lake channel, st.
Marys river, Michigan, from $500, 900 TO
s225, 600; st. Marys river, Michigan, from
$2,O0O,O0O to 81, ,280, 900, and the appropria-
ton for the channel connecting the waters
of the great lakes between Chicago, Duluth
and Buffalo, from 81 ,000,O00 to 1875, 900.
The next contested amendment was the
one reducing the appropriation for the
canal at the cascade OF the Columbia river,
Oregon, from 81 ,419,o to 1865, 600. Mr..
Mitchell moved TO amend the amendment
by making the amount 81 ,239,000. This was
agreed to-yeas "A, nays 20.
The following amendments proposing re-
ductions Of appropriations were disagreed
to without division: For Charleston,
8. c., from S750,000 to $65O,OOO; for
Savannah, Ga, from 81 ,000, 900 20 $3.50, 600:
for Mobile, Ala. from $500,000 to $3.50 900: /:
for the Mississippi river, from the head of
the passes TO the mouth Of the Ohio river
from 81 sos, 900 to 81, 900, 900: for the Mis-.
souri, river, from $3.50, 600 to $3.50, 900.
the amendment providing that not more
than three,fourths of the appropriations for
internal improvements shall be expended
during the next fiscal year except as to the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers and Hay
lake channel. was agreed TO, this being the
last OF the amendments in relation to these
works.
DAVENPORT UNDER FIRE.
The next reserved amendment was one
gt k,xF led.
shall be used for warrants or arrests or
prosecutions under the internal revenue
laws. the words "or laws relating to the
election Of members Of congress. -
This brought on a political debate with
John |. Davenport as the principal topic
Mr.. Hiscock took up the cudgel in MF.
Davenports defense from an attack by Mr..
VOORHEES,.
Mr.. Hill opposed the amendment and re.
piled to Mr.. hiscock's remarks. 1t was
rather late day, Mr.. Hill said, to endeavor
to whitewash Mr.. Davenport and IL
had proved to be a very difficult task
on the part OF his colleague. Is was to the
interest or the democrats of New York city
to have fair aud honest elections. In the
election Of 1876, which his colleague had
shown to be fair election, the city OF New
York had given majority of 81, 900 to Gov
Tilden. He stood to defend the people of
his state against the charge Of his colleague
He defended the authorities Of the state and
OF the city OF New York. and wished to see
to IL that they were not obliged to submit
year after year to the dictation of that man
Davenport, protected, as he has been, by
the federal law. His colleague had spoken
of arrests OF illegal voters by Mr.. Daven-
port in the brotbels Of New York. He
(HllD did not know about that, as he had
not investigated the brothels of the CITY of
New York as much as his colleague had.
Laughter He referred TO the testimony
taken last summer, showing that Mr.
Davenport had received money for the pur-
pose Of aiding justice, and said that he
would not offend his colleague by calling 1t
bribery. He believed that that was sufIi-
cient cause for MIR. Dayenport's removal.
DAVENPORT DOOMED.
His oolleaguehad asked why charges we're
not brought in the courts against Mr.. Daven-
port The reason was that when the coun-
try had President who weuld do his duty
las he knew Mr. Cleveland would do hia
Mr.. Davenport would be gotten rid
Of by wiping out of the statute
book the infamous law under which
their infamous proceedings had been
committed. Mr.. Hill referred 20 the case
where judicial officer had been removed
for taking money as Mr.. Davenport had
done. 'aDd the man who removed him.
said he, twas Grover Cleveland, President
of the United States" Thisgsentence was
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