The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-09-23
CONGRESSIONAL.
DEFERRED DEBATE.
MONDAY. AUGUST %, 1892.
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SENATE.

.,v~, .sn p,Rp,s siLL FURTHER AMENDMENTS
Mr. BROOKE move TO amend the bill by inserting !:
For surveys of the Tonblgbee. the Yazoo. and Pead
rivers in the State OF Mississippi, ~ 800 each"
make one more appeal Mr. President, in behalf Of
me tabooed region in which live. offered an amend
ment somc time ago, approprlalDg $4,000 Tor each o.
these rivers but il was voted down, think without
consideration, now oier this amendment Tor the pur-
nose of aording to The Senate opportunity OF
s;derug that determination. had the honor on Saiur
dsy OF offering amendment appropnating $4,000 for
Two OF these TveTs and my colleague offered amend
rnent 10 my amendment, appropfIang $4,000 for the
Tomhybee We were met with the objection, and il was
the only objection then urged that no survey and no es
ma,,s had been made for these rivers To obvate that
objection now offer ms amendment proposing sur
~ The government 10 be voted for purposes Of in
fernaI improvements DO not see why my seo,ion as
well az any other section OF the country should not have
its share.
II may be said, sir that the appropriation TO the Mis-.
ssspp river will satisfy The demands Of my State. |
would say here that from the city OF vicksburg, our
norlhernmost port Of embatkauon, TO The city OF New
Orleans the Improvement OF the Mississippi river is Of
comparatively little importance to The only Difficult
~ and disadvantage under which we labor Is in getting
10 the Mississippi river Appropriations are being made
for improvements for vast number OF riversl cannot
pretend TO name them all now-and merely ask that a
survey may be made on the bosom OF these rivers, the
Yazoo Pearl, and Tombigbee, which float down to their
respective ports 400 900 bales OF cotton annually, which
realize S200Oo0o0, being one-tenh part of the whole
exports Of the United States ask, in all fairness, in
all candor in all justice, is il not right that we should
have appropriation Tor the survey OF these rivers
That is all ask, and appeal to the Senate to know it,
when they voted down the appropriation had the honor
Of offering Saturday, they did not do it on the princ
Die ,ha, survey and estimate had been made of the
probable cost fthe Improvement OF these rivers Now
all that ask is that the survey and estimate should
be made by the proper department, so that. when the
we may come in under the rule, and legtimaely on
equal terms with other portions OF the Union.
Mr. DAVIS. The senator has complained of some
tde hardship about not having surveys in Mississippi
There are appropriations how in the bill for two objects,
think, asked for by the legislature OF Mississippi
Mr.. BROOKE. Onlyone oi them was asked for
MIR. DAVIS. There is, then, al any rate, 5000 ap
propriated TO make one survey asked for by Mssis-
srp Thought there were two; but the senator says
Mr. MASON There has been very large provision
put IN BY the amendment of the from Georgia
for that Slate. ] do not why, in the language OF
the from Mississippi his State should be abooel
want TO have my vote recorded in favor OF doing jus.
iice 10 Mississippi and therefore ask for The yeas and
nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered and being taken, re
sulted-seas lS, nays 27--as follow
{ YEAS-Me.ss Atchison, Bcrapd Brcdhesd, Brooke,
lory Mason. Morton. husk, soule and Waiksr-i6
NAYS-Messrs Bsyard, bradbury, Bright, Cass, Chase,
Foot. Geyer, Hale, Hamlin, Jones Iowa, Mewether,
Pearcs Pfait, Seward Shields, Smith. Spruance, Sum
nsr, Underwood, Upham, and Wade-2z.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr.. WALKER move TO amend the portion OF the
bill approprsing for the improvement OF the habor a,
Milwaukee, BY adding:
"To be expended AT the point the Milwaukee river
known the North Cut, surveyed by Lieutenant Centre"
The Senate will perceive that this amendment does no,
ask additional dollar But II becomes necessary, il
we are to have harhor at Milwaukee that this provis-
ion should be made have drawn up diagram here
which members around me can see, and which will ex-
plain 10 them. q
Several SEsAroRs. 1t is not necessary. There is no
objection TO the amendment
Mr. WALKER II there is no objection, have moth
4 Mr.. r. DAVIS do not know ,ha, am very well in.
formed regard to the subject and would ask the
aior from Wisconsin whether this matter has been
we'll considered at the typographical Department. and
whether, alter full consideration and examination, the
ofcefs OF that department have not given their opinion
favor OF making the Improvement at the old mouth
OF The Milwauk'e river, where the improvement, was
begun
MIR. WALKER | can answer the senator in a very
lew words II was some years ago considered where The
entrance 10 the harbor should be located But think il
was not "very well CONSIDERED" At all events, the
unanimous judgment OF the practical men, the seamen,
the sailors the owners OF vessels. aid OF The commercial
oi the place. has always been against the location
But proof stronger than all this has arisen show tha,
the Typographical bureau wrong in the location OF The
harbor. have drawn a small diagram here, from which
senators how this works | have nafked on
the diagram circular sweep which the bay takes
in coming from the lake round TO the river The Mil.
waukie river runs south from The city OF Milwau-
kie 10 a point called Walkers Point II then turns
directly east and about eihird OF mile to with
10 one hundred feet OF the lake shore. Ii then runs
south again. then southwest, and then TO the east and
eners the lake. The point which have marked on
the diagram here is the mouth OF the river The
north cut is directly from the lake to the riyer where
the latter approaches within one hundred feet OF the
former u saves all these turnngs. II is the unani.
nous opinion o commercial there, and OF all seamen
in the neghbohood, that The barbor should be located
inside oil this cut so that vessels might in imme
diaiely. The piers formerly located the natural
mouth OF the nver. Experience has shown that that
point does not answer great deal OF money has been
expended. and the piers have been made, but they
OF no use. When vessel enters The bay the heavy
seas make directly against H. Heavy break upon the
sand bank through the piers, and render them usees,
The expenditure OF money there by the government
will become entirely useless for hs reason The city
Of Milwaukee has, for temporary purposes expended
5000 TO make repairs there, Ia order to admit YES
sells for the season; but informed by gentle
man, very recently from Milwaukee, that the late
has committed great favages there IL has rendered the
harbor entirely useless, and more money will have to
be expended for the that the obstruction thus
aed will have 10 be removed as well as new piers to be
approaches 80 near the lake. at the cnt made, the
money will be useful; otherwise the expenditure will be
altogether useless The experience which we have had
IN regard TO the present barbo and the judgment of all
uon.
wish 10 make further observation. believe the
government s pursuing bad policy to expend money at
.ue present location OF the harbor. sincerely believe
VIZ. a ssless the almost unanimous sentiment OF the
hy ~auke when say that you nigh, as well strike
ns appropriation from the bill as TO expend The money
uPon "'e present location II is only orlheast wind
o =" ease wind That will bring vessel in, and they
VII nor 'ake her up 10 the city Weet Of the entrance
VI % n9 osy marsh. When, in Stress OF weather, a
.esse runs ~ at the mouth of the river and she
r,,ht - a,ah. nd