Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-14
RIVER HARB0R BILL
Passed Yesterday Three Annual hp-
preparation Bills 10 Hear From.
A NJ " Nd ME \ T s.
hitter Encounter on Debate
uetxyeen Senators Allen. of Nc
brnsIxa, and Chairman Fry-sotc
In Detail

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May l5.-ihe
river and hsrbor bill was passed in the
Senate toby, leaving only three Of the
annual appropriation bills to be acted
upon. These are the District OF Columbia
bill. the fertilization bill. and the deh-
cheney BILL but before either o. them Is
taken up TIA, Delaware senatorial election
case will have to be disposed of, and to
that case tomorrow and Friday have
been assigned.
The Amendment, which had been OF
fered to tn. river and harbor bill yes
terday by Mr.. German Democrat OF
Maryland, limiting expenditures under
the bill to 100000 a year, was to-day
after a long discussion. laid on the table
by a vote o. 40 to %. An amendment III
the same sense limiting the expenditures
under contracts to 20 per cent. was ofereu
by Mr. Bats OemocraO, OF tennessee
and met ths like fate. with n vote OF
81 TO Is; and then, after somewhat pit-
ter epcounter Of words between MT. Al
len NepubIlam Of Nebraska, ana the
chairman OF the Committee on COM
merce. Mr. frye Republican), OF Name
the closing speech in advocacy OF the
bill and in response to criticisms OF II
was made by MIR. Frye, who stated some
facts I'm illustration Of the immense
growth of the railroad and river anu
lake commerce of the United states Inv
railroad freiihts. he said, had been cut
down within the last twenty years from
21-2 cents a ton a mile to about three
fourths of a cent a ton mile; and yet the
people wanted cheaper freighis. That re-
ouirement could only be met by improving
water facilities: and Tor that reason the
Intelligent people Of the United States
were eyervwhsre asking for river and har-
Dor improvements.
The vote on the passage OF the Dill
was-yeas 81, nays 9-as foilo"s'
Yeas-Nressrs Aldrich. Allison, Bacon
Rerrv blackburn. Burrows, Butler
Cafferv. Cameron. Cannon. Carter
chandler. Cockrell. Cullom Davis
Dubois. Elkins, Faulkner, Frye, Hal-
linger. Gear George. Gray Hans
trough Hawley, Jones Of Nevada,
Lindsay. Lodge. McBride' mantle, MAJ
fin. Mills. Mitchell Of Oregon, Mitchell
Of Wisconsin. Nelson. Pasco, PETER
PERKINS. Plat. Pugh, Quay, Roach
SeweH. Sherman Shoup, Squire. stew
art. Teller, Thurston, Turpie, vest
Walthar. Warren, Wetmore, White
and Wilson,
Nays-Messrs. Allan, Bate Brown,
Chiffon, Harris, Hill, Kyle, Smith, and
Nias-9.
on motion Of Mr. Frye. the Senate in
sisted upon its amendments, ana the
following conferrees were appointed
Messrs. Frye. Quay, and Vest.
The bill, as 1t passed the House. APP
propriated $l0.59i1S, and authorized con-
tracts for thirty-two projects, involving
an aggregate liability OF $5L72,2l0 As IT
was reported to the Senate, the amount
appropriated was $l2,6l4550. That sum
was increased by various items put on
I'm the Senate, including the provision
for the deep-sea harbor in Southern Cali
fornia.
The Senate, at p. NJ. adjourned until
tomorrow
House of Representatives.
The House was mainly occupied to-day
I'm the consideration Of the Rinaker-
Downing contested-electi0n case. Mr..
Cook Of Illinois. resuning his argument
I'm favor Of Rinaker The debate con-
tinued until night, though several mo-
lions 10 adjourn We're rejected and de-
feated during the session. The debate
was participated in by Mr.. Lacy. OF IL
linois. In favor Of Downing, and Nir.
Dalzell. of Pennsylvania, who gave
reasons for not asserting to the report
for unseating Mr.. Downing. Messrs. Hep
burn, Of Iowa, and Connolly, OF Hi
nois. strongly favored the seating Of Mr..
Rinaker.
At 500 the House. by a vote Of 1S9 TO
s.. recommitted the case TO the Com
mittee on Elections. No. /. with instruc-
lions TO recount such parts of the vote
deemed proper.
The yea vote was made Of 60 Democrats
G. Republicans. and Populists This
ended the long and. in some respects,
unparalleled parliamentary struggle
and. at S:4j o'clock. on motion of Mr.
Moody. the House adjourned until to-
morrow