The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-11-24


The senate met nj = o'clock PM
TN motion by Mr.. ONLER, the reading Of
the Secretary's journal Of yesterday was dis
pensed with.
MICHIGAN CITY HARBoR.
The following message was received from
the Acting Governor by the hand Of Chas. L..
Jacobs, his Private Secretary:
To the Senate and
House y Representatives,:
l beg leave respectively u call your attcn-
ton 70 the propricty Of passing joint rc>olu-
ton asking Congress 70 make n donation Of
lands 70 the Company incorporated under the
laws Of this State - construct \ harbor a
Michigan CITY.
some forty years ace there was cut of from
the Territory Of Michigan II q strip of land
ten miles in width. which vas added 10 the
state 81 Indiana. for the purpose Of affording
her Lake liarbor. For the purpose Of con-
structing harbor Al Michigan City. the Gov
eminent made appropriations extending
through a series ot Year,, amounting in the
aggregate TO about Sl'1.w0. but these Were
given in such small sums. and az intervals -
distant from each other. n 10 render them
comparatively Intellectual.
Yet. with all these drawbacks harbor was
made which. for some YEAR,. gave - our
state quite an amount Of shipping. On the
completion Of the Michigan Central Railroad
the haThor II Michigan City was abandoned by
the Government. and for want OF repairs, and
bcing exposed 20 the storms %! the Lake. the up
per works which had been erected Were gradu-
ally iooscned and FIJI. and the sand drifting
across the cribs finally checked up the mouth IF
the creek, and the harhor became Inaccessible 70
anN but small d fishing vessels. Citizens Of In
diana. convinced that thc state should have a
port on our great inland sea-. n sell rs Ohio
and Illinois. formed Company under the Laws
81 the state. for the purpe~e II rebuilding this
harhor. To this Company Congress ccded all
the Government y orh thai remained. and gave
permission for the work g. b. prosecuted. a.
had already heta successfully done by COM
! pany AZ Milwaukee. under ike ep>>ion hy
the Government The Michigan City liarbor
Company are thoroughly organized and al
rcads Stock has ben subscribed - the enter
. pri.t amounting O. Sl.aNn and assurances
. hssc .csn received hy In Company that the
l.. \. \. & 4. L. X. g. Wit take stock %
The amount q $4,000. "a soon - u Is asccr-
tain that the balance necessary 10 complete
the work can ~ procured
Competent engineers. employed u examine
the welk haseestinntfe.i that tht entire amount
required - ceuirlgfs aud >feslrg t. eur ~ts.c a
permanent Lake ilarher will not exceed
S3lHn.
on the hsneiit~ t. y derived by our Stale
from the establishment ~ Fert II Entry and
Departure. GA t. Northern borders. II +. dili-
cult O. place taa hish IN estimate In fh,.
transportation - n heal frum points north II
the Nt'ash, tittfn cents Per hu.h,l viii De-
saved & the producer. that lsinc The .il,fer-
cnce between Railroad and Like trau-lsorta-
fion.
-, from saginaw. which i - extensively
u~ed ~ our packer. vita tai. harhor eom-
plcfld. ceuld - delivered Al Michigan ETY. ~
gaeaHig at Chicago. thereby resulting IN an
inn. u-s saeing o. the peUpls q lusiianz " ho
reside north - the Wabash
H. .rua mines - l.8ka superior too would De-
eleica O. oar state. And IN AieN II eur coal
bc'is ana fte Na~f quantities q isos ere which
lsso all In mixed with lite Lake >u-
pffai Hfapnletor> q miaes ou Lake
~4Itf eH.f hlasf furnares and rolling
niits cans. shipping their crude ere 10
tHis iuat HufIase. and thereby furnish
m the fei and rcn deposits Il oar
! -tli- - feul ALSO ~ = sat ing II same
IN cat. 90 fiHf lumber ~ II could is
s.ii, e Nlhisan ,.ts Il The same rate.
af 4I.az
- limits e fhis ras..lalull alton veuld nj
pgru - iflfrfiiea a 81 the asl,,r,,,.,. -
result Z. iif -fi from tlie esf.t r,,-fi.,' - !,
I harlnF en u northern hefarr- a -. ~ IN,
onlf hafs r. sIIuiiesi O.. Ia a.klpg .,..,..s.
4 O. 81 .nf - Ie tampsnx donation ~ Is,,,l.
lte la in O. obstruction OF ths hafl,ey a..
t0sa ~ A. mtiy waula ouy b. ...lieitin,.
haf numerous preesdsufs furnished Nv land
- pr r.sfIaHs IL aid q other public WORK.
III lols he lowed. | respectfully recon-.
EN- tlc pa.ss-se 4 Jaini resolution request
Ag tonsTe-s - make donation of lands 10 AID
| ~ us completion Ct the work.
CONRAD BAKER,
- Acting Goyerrer.