The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-11
4 BIG GANE OF GRAB
CUsEMAN, OF WASHINGTON, SHOWS
UP THE RIVER AND HAIR
BOR BILL
NO DISTRICT HAS ANY SHOW
UNLESS 1T HAS A MEMBER ON THE
RIVER AND HARROR COM
M1TTEE
no DISTRICT HAS ANY SHOW
FACTS AND FIGURES GIVEN
Seventeen States With Committee
Representation Get Ffve-Sixths
of the Total Proposed
Appropriation.

WASHINGTON. JAN 1O.-The desk Of
Representative Clark, CT New Hampshire,
who died last night at his home, was
shrouded in black and covered with flow
ers when the house met today.
BY unanimous consent the bill to revise
and codify the postal laws of the United
States was made SPECIAL order after the
disposal of the river and harbor bill.
The following days were set aside for
paying tribute: Saturday, Feb 2, at 8
o'clock, to the late Senator @. K. Davis,
of Minnesota. On Saturday Feb. 9, at i,
TO the late Representative Wise, of Viz
ginia. Jan. 26, at /, to the late Senator
Gear, of Iowa. Feb 16, at 4, to the late
Representative HCeffecker, of Delaware
The house then went into committee Of
the whole ard resumed the consideration
of the river and harbor bi !.
Nlr. Shackleford (Mo0 protested against
the action cf the committee in abohshing
the Missouri river commission.
Mr.. GrOsVencr (O.) replied briefly to
the remarks of some of the Western
members in favor OF appropriations in
the river and harbor bill fer the rec'aim-
ing of arid lands. He appreciated the
glamour of the prospect of watering arid
regions of the country, but he denied the
power of congress to enter upon a vast
scheme of irrigation, and he questioned
its propriety.
Mr. Hepburn 0o) then took the floor
for an hours speech in which he vigor-
ously assailed various features Of the bill.
HEPBURN IS CAUsTIC.
Mr.. Hepburn an6 Mr.. w A. Smith
CMich) had a sharp exchange in which
personalities were banded back and
forth. Many of Mr.. Hephurns criti-
cisms were aimed ct the undue amounts
which the state of Michigan received and
this fact aroused the sentiment of the
Michigan MEMBERS
MI Hepburn also assailed the policy
of the river and harbor committee in
deepening the harhor to meet the drau2h
Of some ship which some freak ship
builder saw fit to build. He argued that
shipbuilders could be compelled to con-
form the draught of their ships to the
depths of water in the harbor they were
to enter and not the harhors to the
draught of the ships.
Mr. Cushmen (Wash) followed Mr.
Hepburn with another assault upon the
bill. Hc Illustrated his remarks with an
enormous chart which he had brought
into the hall Members crowded about
to examine the exhibit it made. On a
table in one side in figures sufficiently
large to be read from the remotest limits
of the hall was list of seventeen states,
which had members on the river and
harbor committee, giving the sums ap-
The direct appropriations amount to
S14,2@S,2 260 The authorized appropriations
amount to $24, ,457, 1896. He yaid the seven
teen states with members on the COM
mittee got all the appropriation with the
exception of $S,349, ,557 in appropriations
and authorizations left to the remaining
tYenty-eight states and territories, ten
OF which got no appccpriG tions whatever.
Mr.. Cushman said he was in favor of
river and hartCr improvements. But a
hill for that purpose should be for thu
benefit Of the whole country and not for
the benefit of the members of the com-
mittee.
SEATTLE NOT IN IT.
He spoke, he said, as one who had
been victimized by the bill. He sad the
committee had Overlooked" his state as
If it had been a white chip in Il faro
game. He represented a city that had q
tonnage Of 6,OO0,O00, and it got the meas
ly' sum of $4,000. IF you think my
vote can be bought at that price," saij
he addressing the members of the com
mittee, you are off your base"
Mr.. Cushman's criticisms aroused the
members OF the committee, and they KEEP
up a continual fire of questions while ht
was speaking. AS a result there were
some exceedingly spicy exchanges.
Imperial Caesar, Mr.. Cushman said
had divided all Gaul into three parts
Caesar was an ancient and d provincial
Had he lived to the dawn of the TWEEN.
tieth century, said Mr.. Cushman. he
would have divided gall into fragments
to give one to each member of the river
and harbor committee of the house
Oaughter.)
Mr.. Cushman had brought into the hal
another chart showing the proportion Of
appropriations to the recommended tions
Of the chief of engineers. The states
represented by the river and harbor com.
mittee, he said, got Sc per cent OF the ap-
preparations recommended, while the
other states got less than 40 per cent
Il invite the members of the commit
tee, said he, ito go up against the froz
en- facts of that chart" Naughter)
One by one Mr.. Cushman paid his re
spects to the members of the committee
producing individual maps showing thu
appropriation each member had secured
The district of Mr. Bishop, of Michigan
he said, had six counties with frontage
on Lake Michigan, and each one had al
appropriation in the bill. And each on,
has harbor," interposed Mr.. Bishop.
Have you ever examined the map o
the state Of Washpgton?" retorted Mr.
Cushman, amid laughter.
FOR A NON-EXISTENT HARBOR.
Another time, Mr. Cushman declared
the Florida member of the commit.
tee had secured an appropriation in tn
bill for harbor that could not be four,
in the latest and largest maps. He wa
especially severe in his criticism Of tn
appropriations secured by Mr.. Tongue
of Oregon, for his state, calling atten
ton TO the fact that although $500. OF
had been spent upon the Columbia. be
tween Portland and the sea, the dept
Of water today was less by seven fee
than it was before dollar was ex
pended.
In conclusion Mr. Cushman disclose
his reason for his attack 1t was be
cause the committee had not provide
for the Seattle ship canal. He made a
eloquent plea for justice for his state.
/ IN THE SENATE.
Considerable progress was made toda,
by the senate with the army reorganiza
ton bill but the final vote upon the meas
nre seems to be as far off as ever To
days proceedings were characterized b.
several sharp colloquies, some of whicl
were of a decidedly personal character.
: An appeal was presented by Mr. Tel
Ter, of Colorado, from more than 200
persons in Manila, urging the Unite,
States government 10 cease its operation
against tie Filipinos. The appeal i
tio,aa1 f,, re of opd ca IN