The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-02

tuhS NO can only nave One-ultn Oh tn0 eS'
Inmates recommended by the United
States engineers; and yet. when We come
to consider this sundry civil bill on the
floor Of the house, what do we findf That
the projects recommended. not by ensi-
neers of the United States, but by civil
ians almost. men appointed for political
reasons. these projects receive whats, 10,
Is per cent? No. They receive 100 per
cent, or every dollar they have requested.
when the Mississippi river commission
was under consideration in the committee
II was ascertaihef that there were no esti-
mates before the committee for any appro-
priation. Whereupon the chairman of
the committee very considerably asked !:
viii you not kindly send in an estimate
for the Mississippi commission
''Mr. Chairman. when you or or any
other member fthe house goes before the
committee on rivers and harbors, he
knows If you have no estimates you can
not have . single dollar, but you have
kindly sent ont and got an estimate, and
the result is 100000 appropriations ON
the sundry civil appropriation bill. Isay,
gentlemen, 1t is unfair; it is unjust. II il
inequitsbls to every other section Of the
country.
II ask that the portion Of the county
which have tho honor to represent shall
be treated in the same way and in the
same manner - the section Of every other
member upon the floor is treated. fit Is
per cent. let us make 1t per cent. for all.
distinguished gentlemen come here
and say We are ungenerous to the South.
They come in preaching economy, they
in nd hor -.
tabulated statement of the appropria-
tions that have been made for rivers and
harbors in the entire country from ITS
$76, 0O0.oO0 to the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers. and you added $ao,Oo0. 900 and over
for the Gulf states.
II want to show the house and show the
country that those who are standing here
every day talking and preaching economy.
by whom We are told every day We must
cut down the expenditures for the govern
ment. are bringing In appropriations for
favored projects when large sums remain
unexpended of the appropriations made at
the last session OF congress; and say to
you, sir. that You may talk about your low
tariff and talk abou: your tariff for revenue
only, but as long as you gentlemen con-
time to appropriate $500. 900 900 every year
somebody has got to pay the fiddler while
they do the dancing.
"This money comes ont Of the common
people. What We contend for Is that
while we are charged with these sppro-
priations in the West. the only instance
and the only time the only place, the only
circumstance where you have ever cut
down the expenses of this government in
clerk hire in any of the departments was
in the generel land Office. where We pay
every dollar of the expenditures by the
fees from the lands sold in our section.
You cut down the force Of the land Office.
and vet We gave you . net revenue OF
$1,000. coo last year"
"And they were cut down." interiect.d
Mr.. Dockery. ION the recommendation of
the general land office"
Eyes. they were cut down on the recon-
mendation Of the commissioner Of the
general land office" retorted Mr.. Wilson.
"and the gentleman should have added
| that he was Republican.
lyon apply to my section of the country
rule which Is unjust and unfair. We
should be treated as others are treated.
| I propose to place in the Record. if I can
| have the consent of the committee which
| was not obtainedl. a tabulated Statement.
coming down 20 1890. which will show
| Just where the money has gone. Mr..
| Chairman, these contracts ought TO be
| abolished. / know il is the law. but
| know, too. tina. when | go 20 my
| abie friend, the chairman OF the
| committee, and ask him for an
/ increased appropriation for Olympia
/ harbor he will say 10 me, and
! saw very properly. We have got 20
/ keep this bill down; we have got To keeV
/ it under ten millions. There are eight
millions on the sundry civil bin charged
| 10 this bill SO others are receiving Ia
| per cens. while my colleagues and | are
| allowed only one-fi:h OF the engineer,
estimate That is the unfairness Of which
! We complain.
/ "ii the rivers and harhors committee
can not afford to give me over .one-dfth o
the estimate. then they cannot afford L
| give over one-dfsh to the Mississippi river
! We have poured Out over ss1.oooio iher,
Alreaiy, and think the facts wilI shos
that u has accomplished little there up 10
! date. Again, these commissions ought &c
IL under the army of the United States.
Let Is take the civilians on these com
missions and save these salaries of g, 90
and <tAco year. know OF man from
| Indiana sho Was appointed fifteen years
| ago on the Mississippi river commission
| just because lie had been defeasec. for con
| gress. and ne i. stiil there ST S, 90 year
| Yes, al intelligent gentleman, too,
| IN. IN Henderson of Illinois. coming &
| his defense.
"Yes. Re is An intelligent gentleman.
asssnted Wilson; 'sbut he Is like the mar
who came up from Virginia % look for az
Office, and who said he 6i3n's know jus
what he wanted. bat be thought he woalt
take 'sinseare'"
/ 'He il the most essessnt man on -.
com taiitee." asserted srockdale OF Missis
airpi, ia hls enasavor TO stem the tide @