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

waters oil the ryer above break through the bar and
form an opening for the influx OF the water This has
Nlr DAVIS II the senator wants the reasons for this
recommendation OF the bureau have them here aud can
give them TO him - -
read, but that will do we'll enough when get through
mere is really no mouth for the navigation OF he
ise al me point called the natural mouth than there
tue worm Cut Any person who will go upon the ground
VIII see that the river is very often stopped up al The
NOUN. and the piers being located there al such time
ars useless ior vessels cannot avail themselves OF
lhem NY Trend from Illinois MIR. SHIELDs has asked
me whether there has been vessel Of any import.
our harbor answer that there has not None come
up ou lumber vessels and light vessels No steamboats,
come IN win ihe exception OF mail boats Heavily laden
boats do not come in Thus you are appropatng money
Without giving anybeneito there Heavy YES.
seis cannot come in and how is Why here upon The
bald lake shore there extended pier out into The
and there are warehouses upon them Vessels 90 there
and discharge and receive cargoes There they
passengefs and there They land passengers They xo
INTO The rver at all because they would be there
No vessel would undertake TO into The mouth of the
rye and double the cape and run The risk Of getting
upon Inc marsh to the left that the vessel that
should come along to take refuge would be driven along
side Of IT, That has been the result heretofore More
than one accident has happened in consequences OF
not being able 10 get in for purposes OF refuge As
remarked last night, when storms come up, vessels in
stead OF trying to make the harbor for refugensead Of
running into the mouth OF the to get secure get up
steam and go OH into The lake. The reaches Them
and. with the Nile and The Boston, to which referred
last night their pipes are blown away, and they de-
sroyed. The senators from Illinois know, and so do the
senator's from Michigan believe one of those boats
was owned in Detroii-that those two boats were de-
sroyed on account OF The unfortunate location OF the
habor Ii is utterly us.less TO appropriate money for
this harbor, unless it is expended upon point where il
will be OF some
The late OF which senators have spoken as hav-
ing done damage TO other harbos upon the lakes has
done great damage to the harbor at Milwaukee The
city OF Milwaukee has been at expense of $4OO 900 in
repairing these piers, but they have been broken away.
Tho han nd fho
and they are OF no nse One of the piers stands al
most diagonaly the mouth of the river Instead
OF expending money repair the harbor there, would
rather get the old piers out of the way; but you wish
10 furnish place OF refuge TO vessels 10 D you
apply the money at the point named in my amendment
explained the whole matter last night. When vessel
enters from the lake, she cannot get up than
third OF a mile until she reaches Walkers Point near
which the hlenononee river comes in, and vessel
not turn round there; but if you will make the appro-
pra,on, and expend the money at the North Cut there
will be direct passage from the lake the city, and
shall have as hne a harbor as any on Lake Michigan.
But IT this money not expended in the way PROPOSE
II might as well not be expended at all
Mr.. DODGE, of Wisconsin Mr.. President, 1 fully
concur with the views presented BY my colleague,
spects the harbor al the mouth OF Milwaukee river.
have from the beginning opposed all amendments TO this
bill but having been overruled by the Senate, fully
concur in thus one. was against making amendments
10 the bill, because believed should thus leopard
its fate in the House OF Representatives. Wisconsin
gets but 1853 900 in this bill for lake coast of upwards
of four hundred miles Milwaukee is OF The princi.
pal commercial points OF State. | delegate in
the House of Representatives when the original appro.
priaon OF $4,000 for liz harbor obtained The 10
cation of the harbor then made by the topographi-
cal bureau, for whom have the highest respect but it
located contrary the wishes OF the people of Mil
waukie The corporate authorities OF that city have
uniformly protested against the location OF The harbor
the mouth oil the river, and have unifsrmy been in
favor of what is called the Upper Cut which has been
fully explained by my colleague. fully concur with
him in the views which he has presented the SUBJ
ject am sure he is perfectly correct know that the
north or upper cut is much the most proper point for the
naToo5 and thus s apeTSprailon Dc expended there il
objected 10 all amendments Tor fear OF jeoparding The
bill, notwithstanding The fact that my State had but
$50 900 given 10 her, yet as majority OF the Senate have
determined 10 make amendments TO the bill. hope this
amendment will be adopted.
Mr.. PRATT. hope the chairman OF the Committee
on Commerce Mr DAvIsl will withdraw his objection
10 the amendment proposed by the senators from the
State OF Wisconsin. They are the representatives OF the
locality They know---or ought 10 know, and ~
least responsible to their constituents for what they do
and ought to give them the credit OF knowing-beter
than we do with regard 10 the proper expenditure OF
money for the benefit ol their immediate constituents
hope the objection will be Withdrawn. Ii their amend
ment wrong, they not we, will bear the blame of it,
Mr.. DAVIS do not wish 10 debate the question
shall have read the for insisting the original
amendment which were sent TO me from the topograph
cal bureau And now what wish TO say 10 the Senate
is his-that II You remove to this point and make new
opening, according 10 these statements, into The river
from the lake. You will not get much water You will
then have TO dam the river. as II Is stated IN these
sons because there is marsh there half mile wide
MI. WALhER L desire 10 correct the statement oil
he honorable senator. The engineers have been on
the ground Tor near ten years, and am that at the
south bank there is a good wharf That shows what
these engineers know about the subject. Not having
been there Tor ten years. they do not know what the city
OF Milwaukee has done.
Mr. DAVIS. desire that the statement OF the opo-
graphical bureau may be read.
The Secretary proceeding with the reading OF il,
but was interrupted by
MIR. CASS. II the senator will only recollect enter.
ained the same views that he does bn, here are two
M Irh he
amendment 10 the amendment proposes. That report
made nine years ago. and in the tremendous storms
that have taken place in Michigan, great changes have
occurred OF the effects OF which that report says nothing
MIR. DAVIS. IL should happen TO be here next ses-
sion. and these facts disclosed, to clear my
skirts OF all blame.
Mr.. WALKER will clear them If there is any diff.
Guilty,
The question being then taken upon the amendment,
il was coDcurred in
The next amendment made in committee of the
whole was 10 insert after the word "lals" before
,0o0," in the following clause
"Fot survoy and examination Of the falls of the Ohio
river by board Of topogra phica and civil eng neers
appointed 10y the Secretary of War; report upon the
pedency OF an additional canal around said falls, S5 O00"
the following
And the comparative advantages and OF enargng
and extending the present canal at said falls"
Mr.. MERlWETHER | offer The following as a sub.
siiiue Tor that amendment Strike out all after the word
"ialls" and insert
vanages, OF making such additional canal the Ken
lucky and Indiana OF the said river, respectively
and also the advantages and disadvantages OF enag.
ing and extending the present avoid the rocks
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