The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-04
DYKES COAST DEFENCES.
TO LOOK INTO CHARGE
OF DISCRIMINATION.

shouId Charge Prove True He Will
Demand That Adequate Provision
Re Made for the Southern Ports.
rebate on the Qualifications APP
propriatiOn Bill Fakes a Political
Turn-Jerry simpson Jumps on
New Jersey with Both His Erst-
while SOcIxIess Feet.
Washington, Feb. "a bill was passed
IN the House to-day appropriating $4,000
for a survey and report on the practical
biity of securing a 35-foot channel in the
southwest pass of the Mississippi river.
The House then resumed consideration
OF The fortihcations appropriation bill.
The debate drifted directly into politics,
and Mr.. Burke, Dem, of Texas, and Mr..
Grosvenor, Rep, of Ohio. Joined issue on
the subject of Mckinley prosperity.
MI. Simpson, Pop, of Kansas, followed
and again took up the controversy he had
a few days ago with Mr.. Pitney, Rep. of
New Jersey, over the trusts, which he
said were organized in New Jersey to
prey on Kansas and other states. In a
humorous vein, he said the people of New
jersey were not to blame that legisla-
ton in that state was knocked down to
the highest bidders, as they We're the de-
scendants of the Hessians.
When asked by Sam Smith, Rep. of
Michigan, why he had done nothing to ex-
terminate the trusts, Mr.. Simpson replied
thar he was helpless in the House. an
this House." said he, "the Speaker is the
whole thing. | had as well file bill in
the Potomac river as in this House"
Mr. Pitney, in reply to Mr. Simpson. re-
ferred indirectly to the fact that Mr..
Simpson was born in New Brunswick. He
remembered he said, that after the war
OF the revolution many of the Tories and
traitors in New England were deported to
the neighboring province or New Bruins
wick. He did not mean 10 imply he said
that Mr. Simpsons ancestry was necessa-
r.ly tainted by that fact. but he asserted
his pride in his own country He also
paid a glowing tribute to his state.
The political discussion was continued
by Messrs. Shafroth. Pop, of Colorado.
Gaines, Dem, of Tennessee. Mccall, Rep.
Of Massachusetts, Green, Pop, of Nebras-
Ia and King Dem. of Utah
Mr.. Foote, Rep, of New York. then de-
voted some time to criticism of the FORTH
cations bill. At the rate of appropria lions
provided in this bill 1t would require ff
teen years to carry out the plans of the
Endicott board. He asserted that on the
South Atlantic and Gulf coasts there was
not gun that could be fired in defence
OF the harbors
Mr.. Hemenway. Rep, of Indiana in
charge of the bill, denied that the coasts
were detenseless. At Charleston. he said.
there were three S-inch guns one 1O-jnch
gun and eight mortars If the coast was
IN the condition reported by the gentle
man from New York, he said he would he
wiling to appropriate $40OOOO0O. Mr.
heLnehWay declared the coast was fairly
wei protected, not as well as he would like
10 see 1t, or as it would be- The pending
OH carried every dollar which the govern
ment could afford to appropriate at this
Mr' Livingston, DEM, of Georgia r. read
rom statements from Southern papers.
charging that in the distributions of mu-
SI'.ons OF war New Orleans and other
southern ports had been neglected He
had no knowledge on this point. but pro
Poseu TO make inquiry of the proper au-
lAoflties' and il the allegations should
prove true, he warned the House that pro
VISIONS would have to be made for South
ern ports
-. Al so clock the general debate closed and
under the fve-minutes' rule.
Mr. Mcclellan of Ohio offered an amend
n'eHt 10 increase the appropriation for
gu guns ana mortar batteries from 81 OOO. 900 to
S2VV,Vo Ii was voted down. During the
uepate Mr. Simpson, Pop. of Kansas.
MADE some humorous remarks about Mr..
don 0--i 1oii
Feplylng, Mr.. Dingley said the hat was
maze IN New York and that the manufac-
.uFer put in London mark to make the
Suues purchase them, whereupon Mr..
SIMPSON said Mr.. Dingley was not a dude.
Mr. Dingley said Mr.. Simpson was Civ
sn 70 talking through his hat, and ended
~ uenying that he had imported WOO
NJ pTIore the passage of the Dingley bill
me whole episode caused a great deal of
amusement in the House.
thout completing the bill. at sos
o'clock, the House adjourned.