The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-26
ATTACKS CIVIL SUNDRY BILL.
An Appropriation for Rockland Har
Dor ProVOkcs Discussion.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. February o.
The House to-day resumed consideration
of the sundry civil appropriation bin.
quite o. debate developed on motion to
strike out tine appropriation of $l33eo Tor
work In Oakland, Cal, its opponents all
leging that no contract mad yet been
made for the work and asserting that
river and harbor bill was 20 Doe suppress
cd nd favored few given appropriations
iu the sundry civil hul The appropria-
ton remained in the bin by vote ot
ISIS 20 l6.
Representative Moody made "a sensa-
tional attack upon an appropriation of
$500 900 in the sundry civil bin for Rock
land Ofe) harbor. which is In Mr.. King
ley's district. He said that he was will
ing 90 submit to economy nd 90 honest
leadership. but for one be proposed 20
rebo against the leadership that gave an
appropriation 90 R0ckland. Maine. an in
significant port that could be- buried IN
Boston harbor
Mr. Grosvcnor Rep. of Ohio attacked
the appropriation and declared that it
the House allowed these river and har-
Dor items 90 go into the sundry civil bill
there would be no river and harOor Dill.
He was amazed De said. at the attack
upon the Appropriation Committee ana IN
sisted that au members should be on an
equality.
Mr. Cannon replied. declaring that some
Of the most vicious river and harDor
items ever reported came from the com
mittee when he (Grosvenor) was mem
her of A.. He said that from % 90 30 per
cent. If the money appropriated by bills
ne holDed TO report had been worse than
thrown away.
Mr. Kinelcy answered the personal
attack upon him. The ROckland I'M
provement. he said included provision
FOR n brcakwatcr and 81 harhor or re-
uec just such another as was being
huut al Sandy BAY iu Alr. Moody dis
trict and on which $4,000 had been spent
He Indignantly repudiatsd the intima-
ton that Doe had ever suggested or inu
mated that this appropriation should o'
made In This bin he presumed 10 had
been made upon the commentators OF
the CORPS OF engineers no the public m
terests
Mr. Catchings Dem. of Mississippi de-
tended the action OF the appropriation
committee. The House passed the sun
dry civil item sppropriating Soo'o Tor
san Pedro hartor. California. II was
practically agreed By those who paru-
cinated In the debate to-day that tner'
would be no river and harbor bill an this
session OF Congress. IL was lnilmal -u
that there was plan TO defeat all nc
items in the bin so as force consideration
OF a general river and harbor ouL but
this ntimation was not born, ONT 10y lhc
vote upon the amendment upon "hich
The debate rested only four pages OK
the bin were disposed of to-day.
In the senate
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-llon. Henry
W. Corbett's right 20 a seat IN one senate
from oregon was under consideration by
| the senate this afternoon for i've hours.
Mr. Spooner (of Wisconsin, conclude"
the speech which he began Yesterday in
| favor OF Mr. COrbett. and was Followed
/ bv Mr.. Teller (of Colorado. Mr.. Alltn 'oi
Nebraska and Mr.. rurley OF Tennes-
see) with speeches ia opposition 10 th'
seating OF Mr.. Corbett, and Mr Turner
(of Washington in favor Of seating him.
Mr.. Hansbrough OF North Dakota gave
notice that at the conclusion OF the Cor
! bett case he would move 10 take up the
/ Alaska homestead and railway right or
rho senate az Sis. on motion OF Mr.
! ttsie vent into executive session, and
! AZ 5.25 p. NJ, adjourned.