The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-02-26
AN ATTACK ON OINGLEY
Moody Denounces Favoritism in
Appropriations.
IN DINGLEYS DISTRICT
Grosvenor Follows Moody-The History
of the Contest Between San Pedro
and Santa Monica Reviewed
by Cooper.

Washington, Feb. 25.-A long and
somewhat exciting debate over the quas-
tion of river and harbor appropriations
was precipitat ted in the house during the
consideration of the sundry civil appro-
priation 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 Mr..
Moody to attack the contract items car
ried in the sundry civil bill He Sc
lected an appropriation of $3.50. 900 for
Rockland, Me-, which is in Mr. Ding
ley's district, and his remarks in denun-
citation of what he termed favoritism
approached the sensational Mr. Dingley
denied that he had ever suggested the
appropriation to the committee on ap-
preparations, or to any individual mem
bers OF the committee. 1t was intimated
that there was a plan to defeat all the
items in the BILL SO as 10 force consid-
Grafton of a general river and harbor
bill. but this intimation was not borne
cut by the vote upon the amendment
upon which the debate rested. only four
pages of the bill We're disposed Of to-
day. The senate amendments TO the
army appropriation bin We're agreed to
without debate.
Upon resumption of the consideration
of the sundry civil bill quite a debate
developed on motion 10 strike out the
appropriation of $133000 for work at
Oakland, Cal. Moody made a sensa-
tional attack upon the appropriation in
the sundry civil bill of S360.000 for Rock
land, Me-, harbor, which is in Dingley's
district. He said he was willing to sub
nit to economy and honest leadership,
but proposed to rebel against the leader
ship hat gave an appropriation to
Rockland, an insignificant port that
could be buried in Boston harbor
Grosyenor attacked the appropria-
tion and declared that if the house al
lowed these river and harbor items to
go into the sundry civil bill there would
be no river and harbor bill.
Cannon replied to the attack declaring
that some of the most vicious river and
harbor items ever passed came from the
committee when he (Grosvenor) was a
member of it.
Dingley answered the personal attack
upon him. The Rockland movement he
said, was not simply an Improvement
1t included provision for brealSwatcr
and harbor of refuge, just such another
as was being built at Sandy bay. in
Moody's district. and on which $750,000
had been spent.
Catchings, dem. Miss, defended the
action of the appropriation committee.
When the item appropriating 100000
for San Pedro, Cal. was reached, there
" as Spiiit aIbdAct III LIZ IohISG VI WHICH
Mr. Cooper. dem. Wis. reviewed the
whole history of the protracted contest
between San Pedro and Santa Monica,
characterizing it as the most astoun1-
ing chapter in our legislative history. If
there was anything in the bill that
ought to pass, he said 1t was this. The
item passed without amendment An
effort was made to secure
of the bill passed by the
senate for two additional regiments of
but on objection from Mr.. Cox,
dem, Tenn, 1t went over. An amend
ment appropriating s150.000 for Yaquina
bay. Oregon, was pending when the
house at 5 o'clock recessed until g. the
evening session to be devoted to private
pension bills.