The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-26
THE HARBOR STEAL
Appropriation for RockIand,
Maine, Is One.
MOODYS BITTER ATTACK
SAYS HE IS FOR ECONOMY AND
HONESTY.
DINGLEY RE5ENTS PERSONAL ATTACK
The Debate Brings Out Facts About Previous
HarboF and River Waste, or Properly
SteaIs--Senate Debate on Seat
ing of CCrbett, of Oregon.

ing OF Ccrbett, OF Urego7'
Washington, d. c., Feb. 25.-The
House to-day resumed consideration OF
the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill.
Quite Il debate developed OH Il motion
to strike out The appropriation of S133.-
600 for work III Oakland, California, its
opponents alleging that 10 contract had
yet been made for the work and assert
ing that IL river and harbor bill was to
be suppressed and u favored fcw given
appropriations in the Sundry Civil bill.
The appropriation remained in the bill
by vote of 11S to Is.
Representative Moody made Il scnsa-
tional attack upon an appropriation i'll
the Sundry Civil bill of S360,000 for
Rockland Maine, ha1bor, which is in
MOUdy's district. lie said he was will
ing to submit to economy and to honest
leadership but for one proposed to rebel
against the leadership that gave an ap-
preparation to Rockland Maine, an in
significant port that could be buTiG1. in
Boston harb0r.
Mr.. GrosvenUr Rep. Ohio, attacked
the appropriation and declared that if
tlc House allowed these river and bar
Dor items DO go into the Sundry Civil
bill there would bc no river and harbOr
BILL lie was amazed, he said, at the
action of the Appropriation Committee.
and insisted that all the members should
be on an equality.
Mr. Cannon replied to the attack de
claling dhat some of the most vicious
river and harbor items ever reported
came from the committee when he
(Grosvenor) was member of it. He
said that from % to :}3 per cent of the
money appropriated by bill he helped
to report had been worse than thrown
away.
Mr. Dingley answered the personal at
tack made upon him. The ROckland
Improvement, he said. was not simply
an Improvement, it included provision
for 4 breakwater and Il hurbOr of refuge
just such another as was being built
ut Sandy BAY in AfOOdy'S district, and
ON which $3.50. 900 had been spent.
He indignantly repudiated the int5ma
ton that he had ever suggested or in
timated that this appropriation should
be made i'll this bill. He presumed it
had been made upon the recommended
tions of the corps of engineers in the
public interest.
Mr.. Catchings (Dem. Miss. defended
the action of the Appropriation Commit
tee.
The House passed the Sundry Civil
item appropriating 100000 for San
Pedro Harbor, California.
1t was practically agreed by those
who participated in the debate to-day
that there would be no river and harbOr
bill at this session of Congress. 1t was
intimated that there was a plan to de-
feat all the items in the bill SO as to
force consideration of Il general river
and harbOr bill but this intimation was
not borne out by the vote upon the
amendment upon which the debate res
ted. Only four pages of the bin were
disposed of to-day.
EVENING SESSION.
Washington. d. c.. Feb. 2J-'The even
ing session was largely wasted. Six
private pension bills were ordered to he
favOrably reported to the House by the
Committee of the Whole, but ON the
next, AIR. Sullivan, of Mississippi raised
the point Of no quorum No business
could he transacted until majority of
the members appeared and answered the
roll call, and that could not be secured
At 1890 the House was declared adj
journcd until tomorrow,
THE SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington. ID. c., Feb. 2J.-llOn.
Henry W. Corbctt's right to Il scat
in the Senate from Oregon was under
consideration by the Senate this after-
noon for five hours. Mr.. Sp0Oncr (Wis0.
concluded the speech which he began
yesterday in favor of Mr.. COrbett,
and was followed by Mr.. Teller (COlo).
Mr.. Allen (Neb.), and Mr.. TurIey
CTenn.l with speeches in opposition to
the seating of Mr.. Corbett, and Mr..
Turner Washington, in favor of seat
ing him.
Mr.. Hansbrough u. d., gave notice
that at the conclusion of the Corbett
case he would move to take up the
Alaska Homestead and Railway right
of way bill.
The Senate at 5:15 O'clock on motion
of Mr.. Hale went into executive session
and at 5:25 p. IN. adjourned.