The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-26
TiIE HOUSE.
Probable thmt There May lie No
River and RarhOr niiI.

Probable thmt There May lie No
River and Rarhor Bill.
Washington. February ga long aad
somewhat exciting debate over the ilesrion
OF river and harbor appropriations was
Dreciciptated in the house today dun ing
the consideration OF the sundry civil APP
preparation bill. 1t was practically agreed
by all those who participated that there
would be no river and harbor bill at this
session of congress and this led MIR. Aoody
10 attack the contract items carried IN
the sundry civil bill
He selected an appropriation of 500 so
for Rockland Maine, which is in MIR. Din
gleys district, and his remarks in Genuu
citation of what he termed "laJoritism"
approached the sensational.
Mr.. Dlngley denied that he had ever sus-
gested the appropriation to the committee
| on appropriations or to any individual
member of the committee II was intl-
mated there was plan to defeat all the
! items in the bill so us to force a general
river and harbor bill, but this was not
borne out by the vote on the amendment
upon which the debate rested
| Mr.. Berry (Ky.l succeeded in securing
the adoption OF an amendment increasing
the appropriation for the Kentucky river
| from $i0b,O 900 TO s35O0O0.
F, Only four pages of The bill were disposed
| Of today The senate amendments to the
army appropriation bill were agreed to
without debate.
Washington, February % The bind
chaplain of the house prayed ror peace at
the opening of the session Today.
"oh, Thou Almighty he prayed, strong
10 deliver and eyer-wise in Thy counsels,
hear our prayer. Keep US we, hsseeen
| Thee, in the midst of ali excitement. calm
and deliberate, and especially deliver Us
| from unnecessary anxiety and care and
from vain hoastings so that ii the time
should come, and we pray that It may not.
we may be strong TO maintain our rights
and upheld the dignity OF the Nation. BE, ).
We beseech Thee, the president OF mo
| untcd States and all his counselofs, The
congress and all others IN authority so that
righteousness and peace and honor may he
ours. i"
The house resumed the consideration of
the sundry civil appropriation oili Quite
q debate developed on a motion TO st-ike
cut the appropriation OF $685. 300 sor AcrlS
at Oakland. Cal, its opponents alleging
that the contract had yet besa made for
me work and asserting that :, river and
harbor bin was to be suppressed ana a
favored few given appropriations IN the
suuuEy clNli Dill.
Representative Moody made Il rengational
stack upon an appropriation ia the sun
dry civil bill for an appropriation for the
Rocklapd, Me-. harbor which is in Mr..
plngley's district He said he was N ilins
70 submit TO economy and to honest lo.der-
ship but for one he proposed 20 rebel
against the leadership that cave al appro-
priation TO RoclSIand Me. an ins,gnliIeant
port thai could be buried in Boston harbor
Mr.. Grosyenor tRCp,, 0hiol attacked thc
appropriation and declared that n Tho
house allowed these river and hnrbor itcms
20 20 into The sundry civil bill their wonlS
be no. river and harbor hill. lie was
aniazed. he said. at the action a, lhe an
preparation committee and Insisted that n,
the members should be on an equality
Mr. Cannon replied to the attack do.
ciarlng that SOME OF the most ylcious r,vs,.
and harhor iteus ever reported eame Nor,
the committee when he tGrosyennrS 'a 800
member OF 1t. He said that from u ,a 20
per cent OF the money Appropriated wh,c =,
he had reported and supported haa nsa,,
worse Tran thrown away.
Mr.. Dingley answered the persona, !,
tack made upon him The RosL,s.a
smrrovemeDt. he said. was not s,n,n,'. ~.
improvement II included proyieian ,or
backwater and harhor OF reiure-v,us !,