The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-14
RIVER BILL IS PASSED
Senator German S Amendment To Limit Ey-
pendItures To $I0.OO0.OOO Defeated.
SENATOR BATES AMENDMENT ALSO LOST
a Bitter Encounter of words Occurs
Between Senators Frye. of Maine,
ker-Downing Contested Election
Care Occupies the House.

Washington. May 13.-Senate: The
River and Harbor bill was passed in
the Senate to-day, leaving only three
of the annual appropriation bills to be
acted upon. These are the District OF
Columbia bill. the Fertilization bill and
the Deficiency bill, but before either of
them Is taken up the Delaware Sen
atorial election case will have to be dis
posed of, and TO that case tomorrow
and Friday have been assigned.
The amendment which had been Of
Tered to the River and Harbor bill yes
terday by Mr.. German, limiting ex-
penditures under the bill to $4,000 600
sion. laid on the table by vote of 40
to %. An amendment in the same
sense. limiting the expenditures under
contracts to 20 per cent, was offered by
Mr.. Bate. and IL met the same fate, with
vote of 81 to IS: and then. after a
somewhat bitter encounter of words
between Mr.. Allen (Pop., Neb) and the
merce, Mr. Frye, of Maine, the closing
speech in advocacy Of the bill and In
response to criticisms of II was made by
MI Frye, who stated some facts in
Illustration of the immense growth of
the river and lake commerce of this
country. The railroad freights he
sald. mad been cut down within the last
Il
mile TO ABOUT q of a cent ton per mile
The requirements could only be met by
improving water facilities; and for that
reason the lntolligent people of the
united states were everywhere ask ing
for river and harbor improvements
Ihe vote on the passage of the bills
was-Y eas, 81; noes, 9.
On motion of Mr.. Frye the Senate in
sisted upon its amendments. and the
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Messrs. Frye. Quay and Vest
The bill as 1t passed the House an
propriated Sl0,594 .9lS, and authorized
contracts for 32 projects, involving an
aggregate liability of s5l .72l.2l0. AS 1t
was reported to the Senate, the amount
appropriated was s12,6l $50 That sum
was increased by various items put on
in me senate, including the provision
Tor the deep sea harbor in Southern
California
The Senate at p. m. adjourned until
to morrow
House.-The House was mainly oc-
cupied today in considerat ton of the
Rinaker- Downing contested election
case. Mr.. Cooke. OF Illinois, re,suming
MS argument In favor OF Rnaker. The
debate continued until night. though
several motions to adjourn were inter
)ected and defeated during the discus
sions. The debatN was participated in
py MI. Lacy. of Illinois. in favor of
Downing, and Mr.. Dalzell, of Pennsyl-
vania. who gave reasons for not assent
Ing to the report for unseating Mr.
Downing. Messrs. Herinrn. of Iowa,
and Connolly, OF !lineis s.rongly favor
| ed the seating OF MIR. Riu,ker.
AT y. m. the case not been
decided.
| Al 800 the House. b. vote of 139
| to 35, recommitted the e. ,e TO the Com
| mite on Elections mo. l. with insttuc-
tions to recount such part of the vote
| deemed proper. A
The yea vote was made of 6s Demo-
Gratis. 81 Republicans and 2 Populists.
spects unparalleliAd parliamentary
struggle, and at 8:4s5 on motion of Mr..
! Moody, the House ad4ourned.