The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-18

Remarks Made I'm the senate In Fa-
yOr Of the Augmentation

The Congressional Record gives the fol-
lowing report of the debate upon the sum
dry civil bill in connection with the canal
survey:
Mr.. Turner desire TO offer an amend
ment to the bill.
The Secretary-On page 1oo after line 2.
ii is proposed TO insert:
THAT the secretary Of war be. and he Is
hereby, authorized and directed TO expend
from the existing appropriation for
dredging Salmon bay and Improvement Of
the waterway connecting the waters OF
Puget sound. at Salmon bay, with Lakes
Union and Washington. by charging the
said waterway into ship canal. with the
ton therewith.' made by the act making
appropriations for the construction, repair
and preservation of certain works on riv-
ers and harhors and for other purposes
received by the president August g 1894.
the sum of $1,000 in making definite sur
vey and location and plans and specifica-
tons Of said Improvement from the head
of Salmon bay 10 termination on Smiths
cove and connect with former survey from
Lake Washington 10 head of Salmon bay.
and in preparing cadastrsl map showing
ed to the United States or from which
release Is required. with its metes and
bounds"
Mr. Turner-Mr President. this is iden-
tically the same amendment which passed
the senate at the last session and failed
in conference with the other house. II
viii be noticed that It does not make any
appropriation. but merely provides for the
specific application of portion of an APP
preparation already existing. In the river
and harbor act OF 1894 SIS 900 was appro-
priated for the dredging of the ship canal
between the waters OF Puget sound and
Lakes Union and Washington. in the state
of Washington. some two and half or
three miles In extent. I believe. At the
H. 81 10 -...f
a further sum of $4,000 was appropriated
for the same purpose But the last APP
preparation carried with II A provision that
none of the money thus appropriated
should be expended until the local authorf-
ties had procured and decided to the gov
eminent a right-of-way. II IS necessary
for the government 10 make a survey of
the canal. so that the local authorities may
obtain the right -of-way and deed II to the
government. This is the object Of the
amendment II merely provides that $lo.-
600 OF the sum already appropriated shall
be used in making a survey and n cadas-
trail map. in order that the local authori-
ties pursuant 10 law. may secure the
right f-way for the government. so
that the enterprise may be completed
The amendment was adopted at the last
session of congrts SIS, as | hope It will be at
the present session. because the local au-
thorfties have already procured a por-
ton OF the right-of-way under a former
survey defining it, leaving about one-haf
OF the right-of-way unsuryeyed. waiting
for further authority TO make IL. IL Is
necessary. IN order that the local au-
thoritiss may go ahead and condemn the
right-of-way. I would ask the honorable
senator from Iowa to accept the amend
ment inasmuch as II does not add any
thing 10 the appropriations and is in
pursuance OF existing law.
Mr. Ailison-'The amendment proposed
by the senator from Washington was pro-
posed and adopted at the last session,
being placed upon the sundry civil bill. II
vas then understood 20 he legislation In
the nature OF a provision for diyerting
an appropriation from one purpose 10 an
other We had ii under consideration In
conference for several days. and | viii
say TO the senator from Washington that
there is not the slightest probability that
the house would agree TO the amendment
n il were placed on the bill by unanimous
eousent. We have gone over The matter
with some care and thoro0gnness. and
me house wilt not agree 10 Il.
/ merely mention this 70 show how fu-
tile II would ~ 10 put the amendment on
ne bin. Being a diversion % an appro-
nrtatfon made for one purpose 10 another
purpose. II Is clearly subject 10 the point
81 order a. being uee legislation / shah
make the point Of order. bat viii with
hnld II for a moment until the senior
senator from Washington can be heard
M Wilson Mr. President I hardly
think. after the statement OF the senator
from Iowa that IL Is necessary TO say
nnythinz bat | do desire TO state that
s,sr4px my entire term OF service here.
soth in the house and IN this body. we
f.av.A baen engaged every time river and
harhor bill was before congress In at
tempting to secure an appropriation for
ne Lake washington waterway. First.
* stated by my honorahle colleague.
ss no vas appropriated. Later on appro-
rriatf5us were added, making the sum
for that purpose x1sa $50 II am NOT mis-
.aseu. Bat we find ourselves in a con-
S3-tos, where Ne are unable 70 avail our
welvex OF those appropriations until the
radasrYsl survey has been made and the
r;vhf-cf-wav obtained
The river and hartor committee Of the
h..s.ze and the commerce committee of
the senate provided that the appropria-
,sau should not be expended until the
,o.snsz- or the citizens of Seattle donated
"a. right 81 way to tire government. They
surrey. ard II has seemed TO me very
prop4r TO divert a portion of this appre-
p~4sssoa. sfeas.s only. fn order 10 secure
TIE survey 81 fhe right OF way ard she
dousssus 81 the property. 50 that they
can 20 forward with the expenditure 81
the appropriation which has now been
made for a year or two. III We do nat
secure the adoption Of this amendment
81 TIE psessat tims. IL wlu delay the mat