Show HOUSE WASHINGTON April 21A contest for consideration arises between the special order the homestead bill and the river and harbor bill Finally the House refused yeas 85 nays 120 to consider the special order and the House went into committee of the whole McMillan Tennessee in the chair en tho river and harbor bill An amendment appropriating 2500CO for the improvement of the harbor of Philadelphia was adopted Henderson of Iowa speaking to a verbal amendment amend-ment regretted that he could not give his approval to the bill as it made up propriations for rivers and harbors whch it would test the geographical geograph-ical knowledge ol any gentleman to locate The Fortyseventh Congresc had passsd a river and harbor bill of 18000 CCO and the Democrats had gone into the next canvass and painted on their banners Down with the Republican Re-publican party because it passed tub enormous bi1 The verdict of tb people has been against this appropriation appro-priation With this piece of history in his memory he did not propose to vote for a bill which went beyond that which had been condemned bv the people peo-ple in 1832 Without further action the committee com-mittee arose and the House adjourned |