The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-19

wAiss tKy.) 1Aempssn. aaa Dur- nett (Ala.) who spoke in favor Of Improvements of interest to their die-
 tf1cts. It was sgrsed that general dsbate
 on the bill should cloos tomorrow at
 o'clock. Th0hsday, April D. va set
 aide for memorial services on the iate
 Representative Stokes of North Carolina
 and the late Representative Crumo ot Michigan.
 When the House met today. TranA .. LSon of Cuba, ". r.. was elected door
 keeper to succeed the late W. !. Glenn. The oath was immediAtssy Adninistersd to Mir. Lyon by the Speaker.
 The House then went Into Committee of the Whole and resumed the considera- ton of the river and hafbor bin. When MT, Hepburn Uowa) who has
 fought river and hafber bills ever since
 he came to Congress. arose to speak, there was an outburst of applause on both
 sides of the House.
 "I arise to make my annual contr1bu-
 ton to river and harbot literature, with
 he began "f recognize" he continued, ''the utter futility of saying anyins against this bill. [ recogniss that 1act years ago when the pork in the barrel was only $S.o0o,Oo0 How nAanifestly i'm possible is 1t to make headway against V
 now that the appropriations aggregate
 Seo. .000, ,ooo."
 At the same tine." continued Mir Hepburn. "I find In connection with the presentation of the pending bili some things to commend-a rare thing in my experience. We have at the head of the River and Harbor Committee an ideal chairman for the purposes in view-one who. I believe. Is striving to secure pub lie rather than private benefits. one look ing for the welfare of this great nation and the promotion of it's commerce. not the elevation of A. B. or c. to seats upon this floor" tApplause.) MT. Hepburn commended the committee for taking the back track" upon wasteful expenditures in certain directions. pointing out the abandonment of further Improvements of the Missouri River as final fuinlfment Of predictions made eighteen years ago He said that Congress should set n defi. mite limit upon the depth of water sought to be obtained in seaport harbors, thirty feet, for instance, and place limit on naval architecture, Otherwise. he de. clared, there would be no end to the depth of water which would be demanded, Mfr Ball (Tex). member of the River and Harbor Committee. contended that his committee was more economical in proportion to the interests served than
 
 Speaking of tho, Hennepin canal. Mir. Hepburn admitted that he had voted for
 it. But. considering the mental penance
 I have undergone elnce." said he. "and my infancy and ignorance when cast the vote, it will not go as hard with me as with hard-hearted old sinner like my friend from illinois (Mr Reeves) if he should attempt to indulge in another such freak of legislation. Lauehter).
 The canal was projected to get the produce of the farmers of Iowa to the great lakes" suggested Mir. Reeves. Quite true,'' retorted Mir. Hepburn, Out the farmers of that day are all dead. while the fncompieted canal continues to draw it's annual appropriations from the treasury" (Renewed laughter).
 While acquitting the chairman of the committee of looking to anything but the public welfare, Mir. Hepburn said there were gentlemen upon the committee who did not hesitate to ''log roll'' to secure appropriations for their. own schenes. Without desiring to refiect upon the cour- age of the present Speaker, he expressed the hope that the time would come when there would be Speaker with wonderful courage" who would see to 1t that the committee was composed of men who had no special interests to be conserved. Mir. Lawrence (Mass.) and MT. White (Ky) spoke in favor of the bill.
 Mfr. Thompson tAIa.) and Mir. Burnett (Aia.) spoke in favor of continuing the improvement of the Coosa River in their State. At 4:sS D. m. the House adjourn N