Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-03
PASSED OVER VETO.
,,.s end HarOoF Bill Gets ths NeceS.
slTy Two Thirds.
~, BOND BILL PASSED.

go, of seven In Its Favor
..,,tc--Spccchcs for and
II "Intcr-Nountain
.,tr, for Teller
--.rTON. June 2.-In the House
,,. henderson reported from inc
to o. Rules an order making the
....ae for the remainder OF the
d.. ,...o.k a. NJ 1t was agreed 10.
.r.rc,ion Mr.. Dingley, chair
Clio committee on Ways ana
o. called thc attention Of the mem
l-- l. Necessity Of maintaining
i' .t,,ndauce in order that the
.ra House might be success
........cl. Seven of the appropria-
'-+ bo said. were still IN confer
i- ., several matters Of difference
... Two houses likely to cause
..l upon which yea and nay
..II doubtless be demanded before
..tnel. la order TO close up the
-' .t ttr House. he warned mem
......r r- TO leave that the presence
,,as absolutely necessary. II
.., a broken, Mr. Dingiey salu,
-.. t.wau members that IL "ould
.....r. to send for them.
...- chairman Of the Commit
,..-0.r.ltions. stated that in his
.. ...r. was no possibility that the
..u OF Congress would end be-
.....v Of next week, and proba-
I.t.-, friday or Saturday.
,.. henderson. That depends upon
.-r. r.a.iu.ue3 .
s,. cannon. Oh. yes; certainly. With
.........u the session would run aohS
IRA uoa'h. 49,.
-.. Speaker. The Speaker expresses the
g.. I.t 4u0rum-keeping viii begin
..'-,..y mo n o'clock.
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
.-,. r-.r of the Committee on River
... u.-Iure. commenting the passage
-.... -.,.r and harbor appropriation bill,
.. affections ~ the President 10 the
,...-.-r .-vithstaudlng," was presented
tyvr Ho.Eor Republcan), of New York.
.u. and read
~. r.rrr- states that Of the AZ items
oil. ......-.IfIors contained I'm the bill.
..,.-- u ar, for projects contained In
-.. ,,II.h have heretofore become laws.
,-t v...H have been cor years In process
~ obstruction boy the government. NO
..r .- bets were added 10 the Dill OF
p. d wI thus be seen, the report
r..s that the principal work Of the
D~~rt,. has been the investigation ana
,.rraton of improvements 10 which
rer.s has repeatedly committed itself.
H. river ana harbor bin Of 1880 appro-
t-t.l 81 ""o and placed certain
,-.- rrt.~ the contract system which
-r.r.f the additional expenditure of
r-..lu It appears. therefore that by
.--aa .r,afcr number of projects appro-
.-,.. nr m this bill were also appro-
--rt.l f0r m the bin Of 1890, and which
a-s r.t tet completed.
0ts report explains that that bill was
r.e~ra. f. General Casey, then chief of
e. United states Engineers. who report
e.t6 President Harrison that only eight
..-re seemed 20 be of limited or local
.-,a. Tte g.oss amount appropriated
f- f.t-. items was $1,000. From this IL
rr fa seem the report continues. that
.. nree- part of the projects contained
81 r. present b.l passed the scrutiny
-f received the approval Of General
Casey. arl have gone unchallenged until
-a Tr. bills of lsSJ and 1872 were ap-
rssl .r President Harrison. and the
uf 1884, Was permitted by the present
Executive to become law by Limitation.
T.. committee impeach the Presidents
declaration that many Of the objects Tor
vt.f tf. money is appropriated are not
PLATED t1 Che public welfare. They assert
t-t b. Iil was carefully prepared after
exhaustive hearings and that they scru-
r..r avoided making appropriations
90. l ftt interest Of commerce.
CHARGE OF IMPROVIDENCE.
Referring 90 the Presidents criticism
f1tr.t a faw Of the Improvements have
ial Imrravilently planned and prose-
t.'eI chat after an unwise expenditure Of
~ dollars new experiments for
r.- a0lmpH ,hment have been entered
-. t.e committee say that it has
..a occurred. after a project has been
a0-tl 30 accordance with certain de-
tl rars submitted by the engineers,
rlt Ht interests OF commerce have re-
si-.l ttot "a greater and more effective
Improvement than that first contemplated
.l1 .. made I'm such cases IL had
ing 0..l tte custom of Congress to or
tum Nus tO time new estimates TO
t ua.r with a view 20 enlarging the
fe 0. these projects. I'm making apprO-
iatH- f0r these enlarged projects the
'l of.. directed that the money apprO-
i-'o should boz expended in accordance
Nl rt notifications Of the engineers.
4ta mm.ttec believe, therefore. that tho
4ts-,.t may have inferred from the
-laee used that the original plans had
..-. mlroy.dent and ill-advised and the
-lt} wasted when the money expended
Do" '.. original plans was judioiously
I.l and would have been expended
... t -e modified plans had been origi-
l ai0.t.i An instance Of these modi-
% found in the case of the har-
Baltimore. Portland, New York,
'.t.tn Deli Savannah, and other
taa
" ..i.-i re-eNaminailon or the bill
variant. tac committee in asserting that
- l1 foundation for the Presidents
.i.n.ai that thc bin carries appropria-
Toy vo.k which private parties have
sreei with the government 20 do
ration OF their occupancy OF
I0..gty.
-H- PRESIDENT IN ERROR.
"rus to the Presidents further
that the bin cOntcmplates an
cash expenditure Of nearly
Including S3o00.00 carried In the
DFI appropriation bin for con-
@'. work. the committee assert that
.. don't is in error. and that only
-.'' .re % be expended during the
years ending June so. 1886.
meut is also made that the
BOT appropriate S62 10000 for
work. but only s596l5O)). 1t IS
"n ult r an the contracts au-
.y the h.ll are promptly entered
lhe Secretary of War. the maxi
amount Cha, can be expended in
.ar s NG6l2OO and not SeO.-
u President asserts.
I'D the Presidents further
.. .aat the appropriations for the
-OWcs not covered by contracts
"-i '-i Que two years hence will