The daily union., 1852-09-04

have been entirely satisfied with the views which he
pressed lie differed from his colleague Mr. BoRLAaD
and slaed IN very clear and distinct The
which governed The department in ommending the
course which is pursued in this bithai s one appro.
praiion for all these rivers, including the preparatory
measures which are necessary Well sir, that is conye.
nen IN The nst place. Tor this reason II you make spe
clhc appropriation for each OF these rivers, aud OF
them falls short, another the cunt
say you cannot transfer from the TO The other, for
the law ofoids III and II You make boat with por
on OF of these appropriations for the OF OF
hese nvers and you tail have full employment Tor II
mere you cannot transfer that boat 10 be used else
where, for II belongs 10 that appropriation. Now, the
view OF the department is that there is greater conve-
vience and greater economy in appropriang for the
whole OF the nvers togeherlhefe being such variety
oil purpose IN the Improvement OF all these rivers that We
can manage the fund by having general plan for
making this machinery Tor the whole of the general
fund better than by having designation in the
contended for Now, the honorable senator from MIS-
sour Mr.. GEyERl says thai this is not done elsewhere
Yes, IL is done elsewhere. There is but boat for
Lake Erie one boat for Lake Onario and boat Tor
cts Tor this purpose and where they have occasion for
boat 1t is employed for all works within given dis
Tct and thus full employment is given TO it, The ap-
preparations for the harbors are made separately and can
not well be made otherwise. These views satisfy me
that This only another mode OF increasing the general
appropriations. Now. if gentlemen want enlarge
ment Of the appropriations for the rivers, let them
move directly to that effect. H II
Mr.. BRIGHT. This is very important amendment
applicable 10 rivers proposed be improved by it, and
desire that the Senate should unders and il distinctly
before they vote upon it. When we adjourned ON SAT.
uriay evening we upon this amendment. and did
not suppose there would be any objection its adoption
we got 1890 900 Tor the Oaio Mississippi, Missouri and
Arkansas rivers The Ohio and Mississippi rivers are
each 10 get 100000 OF this sum- and the Missouri and Ar
kansas $40 900 each Now, out of the 100000 appro-
praed for the Ohio $50 900 may be ior
the Cumberland bar aone and the probability is that thar
amount will be taken for that purpose. This will leave
but 900 Tor all The rest OF The Ohio river and ou! OF
that sum boat and instruments generally for the inn
provement OF the river be purchased We had BET
Ter not appropriate money TO improve The river al all II II
rs TO be done in this way; for il will be but the and
not the substance far the Ohio river concerned
Now, the amendment OF the from Arkansas Mr.
BoRLASD provides 5o000 to buy the -sary fixtures
and machinery to enter upon the work OF improvement
and 4 will take all that amount After the appropriation
mas been exhausted and the boats and other implements
purchased they will not be loss TO the government for
hey VIII De there ready preparatory TO other appopria
tons TO continue the Improvements think there can
really ne no objection to the adoption oil the amendment
under these circumstances
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. If the change made upon the
motion OF my friend from Missouri Mr.. GEYEal had moi
taken place, we could have got along very well by in
creasing the appropriation. thought at first the appro
priaton loo email. But | concede that my friend
from Indiana Mr. BRIGHTl has demonstrated that, this
change being madc the amendment is absouie and in
necessary for otherwise you will not be
able TO do anything And tbe fault Of the argument OF
my friend from Massachusetts Mr.. DayIsl IS that he
does not see the effect OF The amendment and The change
that has been made. Now, what is our objection 10
getting all the money in that way' IL is that you will
take all the money you get here make sna boats and
other fixtures and then there will be nothing left for the
rest oil The work Now having made this change, if
adopt this amendment il will operdie in this way Hiv-
ins these fixtures together and separate by themselves
then you transfer them 10 any point YOU please,
by using the whole force al any place, you there
by work TO the greatest advantage Now, reference 10
Tue of Of The honOas S@
nessee rver separate work OF improvement, and then
the argument. Of my friend from Indiana (Mr, BRroHrl
applies with full torce, Tor you will take all the money
Tor the Tennessee to get the sDay and other
fixtures Now il you adopt this amendment. and have
these things separate matter, as think should be the
case, then, when you have ireshets upon the Mis-
sour or Mississippi, so as TO prevent your working,
you can transfer all your force 10 the ONO else
where, and work TO great advantage there. do hope,
therefore, that this amendment will prevail.
MIR. DAVIS. | am not going 10 debate this subject,
because IT Is one which everybody can understand But
wish TO sci this matter OF appropriations night There
ion with the Missouri, Ohio, and Arkansas OF $780, 900
Then there IS appropriation OF SIS 900 Tor tue mouth
OF the Mississippi one oil $4,000 Tor The Upper Misss-
supp, and one OF $4,000 Tor the Red river Thus the
Mississippi and lis tributaries have appropriations the
amount OF Si350O0. There have been added $4,000 for
the Tennessee river and $50 600, believe, Tor The l
nois Iiver-makng 10 all S5l5 ,00O-a ,olerably large
sum Tor the Mississippi and It's tributaries considering
that we have got nearly to the month Of September.
Mr., JONES, OF Iowa. Is this additional appropra-
ton proposed by the senator from Arkansas Mr. Boa
LAsDl Intended TO be applied any way to The improve
ment OF The rapids OF the Mississippi Iverl
Mr.. BoRLAND. 1t is iof all iie river
Mr.. JONES, Of Iowa Tbeo, will vote for ii.
Mr.. B0RLAND. | will state 10 the Senate what ]
suppose will be the operation OF this amendment One
why we have been called upon for so many ap.
propriauons Ior our western this very failure 10
set apart special appropriation Tor each nver, and then
have separate amount Tor the construction OF these
boats and other hktures 10 keep the amount Ia.
tended for the improvements by ITSELF after The boais
have been prepared. Heretofore appropriations have
been made which deemed sufficient for the work.
No aowace being made for the building OF the boats and
other machinery the department would go 10 work and ol
the first inng to be done would be TO construct the
boats and machinery, and they would barely get the
boats into the river, and fairly work, before the appro
pralions would run out and before any could be
obtained the snags and shoals formed IN the next
would create the whole mischief again, and require the
same additional expense TO remove them Experience
has proved this TO be And the purpose now this
having given the amount which suppose Will be sui
hclent whin given time 10 go on with the work, we
now wish TO add an amount which will be ndlspensl.
bly, necessary TO make that work eheciua-o give the
means OF beginning the work upon which we wish TO
the appropriation which made for the work
ITSELF and not o the tools necessary TO executei IT And
the advantage OF having the appropriation Tor the rats
and fixtures in amount instead oil having separate
appropriation for each river for that purpose, is, that i;
will enable them to build all the machinery which will
be necessary and then II in river the oher as
the circumstances OF he and the favorable condi-
ton OF the river may render necessary.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD. THIS is so important that must
again trespass Tor few moments upon the time OF The
Ssna'e, by stating 10 them my idea OF the necessity Of
this amendment. Ii 10 this--if senators will be kind
enough to attend 10 me Tor a minute-you may want a
machine 10 excavaie the bars npon The rivers and ths
machine TO excavaie bars and shoals very different
thing, everybody knows, from machine to take out
snags and other things OF thai sort Now we have these
bars and shoals upon all the rivers, and II you let The