Show ARID LANDS congressman grosvenor opposes government aid for the wes eastern representatives quarreling reline over the divisions of the vas sums to be spent on rivers and harbors while and america gets nothing sharp debate over proposed appropriations washington jan 10 the desk of dark of new hampshire who died last night at bis home was shrouded in black nd covered with flowers whoa the house met today by unanimous consent the bill to revisa add codify the postal laws of the united states was made a special order after the disposal ot the river and harbor MIL the house then went into committee of the whole and resumed the consideration of the river and harbor bill mr of missouri protested against the action of the committee in abolishing the missouri river commission mr grosvenor of ohio replied belef ly to the remarks of the western meia tera in favor of appropriations in the river and harbor bill for the reclamation of arid lands he appreciated the glamour of the pro spot of watering the arid regions of the west but he denied the power of congress to enter upon a vast scheme of irrigation and he questioned Us propriety mr jones of made ail earnest plea for an appropriation tor improving the inner harbor at grays harbor washington mr hepburn ot iowa then took the floor for an hours speech in which he vigorously assailed features of the bill he was in favor of promoting loter state commerce by every sort of legitimate improvement what he complained of were the enormous sums appropriated for purely local and estate improvements 1 I understand said mr hepburn ahat asme gentlemen here are getting backs up because a gentleman Is proposing to exploit the manner in which the states of members of the committee are taken care of in this bill what are you complaining of he asked addressing the members of the committee the notoriety of the act or the act itself mr hepburn and mr W A smith of michigan had a sharp exchange in which personalities were bandied back and forth many of mr hepburne Hep burns criticisms were aimed at she uridge amounted which the state of michigan received and this fact aroused the resentment sent ment of the michigan members |