The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-09-25

The facts The honorable senator represents them
they as he represents them, long ago. and they
show the Necessity OF being informed IN relation 10 the
iaels now hold in my hand able report Of the lopo.
graphical bureau. The former reports that were made
were not satisfactory. The bureau finally employed
Colonel 1Tumbu The best engineer the service, go
out and examine this place He reports that 10 OF
The most dangerous positions on the lake, and that II
needs harbor more than any other point that por-
lion OF the lake. have his recommendation in my
hand 1t will take $4,000 10 complete the work /; but
for $4,000 il be placed in such a condition that
piers be erected SO as 10 make II IN sort safe
harbor. can appeal 10 my friend from Wisconsin-for
and he has been there oftener than haveio the truth
OF this statement He knows il. and we know H.. The
bureau. know, would not have stated these facts II they
had not understood them. | would rather lake Tie
appropriation from Chicago, and place il here.
Mr.. WALKER. Having been appealed 10, can add
10 what the honorable senator says that THIS point up
on the western shore OF Lake Michigan. Vessels hereto.
fore The OF Michigan have been shut out Of Nil
waukie They cannot get IN there Tor me reason winch
have stated before, They tried at Southport. and
failed there This is the last point al which any man
would take refuge unless between the dangerous piers
al Chicago, before going upon The southern extremity oil
Lake Michigan, Whenever vessels pass Chicago, there
is no effort made in oil storm 10 the vessel
but the efforts are all 10 save life simply. They sure
that they must go. can bear testimony TO that Upon
one occasion would have given jus, very nearly what
would have purchased my life Tor TO have had
protection; and so would every soul on the vessel
Women were praying stout hearted men praying
and in running into Chicago The vessel upon which we
were Tore away the Wntel-nohbe, 80 HdUOW was Tue
entrance | think the appropriation should be made
MIR CASS. have steadily voted against all amend
menis to this BILL But the Senate in committee OF the
whole agreed 10 this endment. The question is
whether we shall in IT, say TO The Senate that
was mistaken in what | stated while in commit
tee OF the whole. Waukegan is much further from Chi
cago than supposed
MIR. DAVIS II is stated in the report that Waukegan
not sixty miles from Chicago but somewhere between
thirty and forty.
Mr.. CASS. II is long distance. Under other cir
cumstances should vote against the appropriation. Ii
is already put in but now vote readily for il, be
cause find it was in the bill of 1916, which passed both
houses OF Congress find in that bill the following
g For the improvement OF Little Forth harbor S2 600"
Under all the circumstances, therefore, shall vote for
the amendment
The question being taken by yeas and nays upon
curing in the amendment it concurred n-yeas 81
nays Gas follow:
YEAS-Messrs Atchson. Borlsnd Bright, Cass, Chase
Carke Cooper Dodge Of Wisconsin, Dodge Of Iowa, Doug
las Felch. Foot, Geye Houston, James, Jones OF Iowa
Jones of Tennessee Mallory, Mason Meriweher, Risk
Seward, Shields Smith, sous, Spruance, Sumner, Tou
cey, Underwood, Wade, and Walker-3I
NAYS-Messrs. Bayard Bell, Brooke, Davis, Dawson
and Prat-6
Mr. RUSK / move to amend the bill by inserting the
following
For survey Of the la bors of Sabine, Galveston, Paso
Cavalo Velasco Bazos de Santiago, and Corpus Christi
and the rivers SABINE Bfazos, and Trinity Texas, SO 000
The amendment agreed to.
ITO BE CONTINUED