, 1865-02-02


The following is copy Q! the Illinois Ship
Canal Bill pending in Congress and Which
was made the special order in the House for
yesterday:
Mr. Arnold offers the following additional sec-
uops as a9 amendment to the amendment pro-
Fec Sc. i i. I Iad Ss Il Ju5th<r enae!ea That as a
military work, and TO facilitate the defense Of the
feis M % 81 = %sr e'' to pass rom tie Mississippi 10
between thc dlaer ent statcs and the United SUITES
States re, rnd ie hereby fully authorized ind Cd.
powered to deepen md enlarge the Illinois anG
hichigan canal. supplying the same w1th water
@ tioa Of @ dc nl1nois md Dcs Pjaacs nvcr II sa:h
manner as ~ insure sale md uninterrupted nsyi-
Cation between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi
for snuboats, stcambpcts, naral and war vessels
Ct the United States ot drawing less than elk feet
of wstcr, the plan Of which shal1 be Submitted to
and approved by the President Of the United
States. The President my, und Is hereby author
ted TO- eontGact Nith tic state Of Illinois, or with
any company Incorporated for tlat purpose, to
eG1G sre Il. f4H 4n@ IS urth<- enacted That to MD
tic statc of Illinois. Or such company as may he
incorporated 70: that purpose, In the construction
Of the United Stotes, payable twenY years from
hclr ta&e bearing interest at the rate Of stx per
ccEtEn per annun, to be made and Issued IN the
utAA! 4ua4AE1t L41c 41I!ES Aiiu F&lACiit u hAtA
said bonds to be payabte out Of an5 moneys to be
hereafter appropriated BY Congress, eha' BE- dclr-
cred by the Treasurer Of the United Ssates to the
State Of Illinois, upon the following conditions, to
lie aEsentcd to hy The es1ature Of the State OF H.
!Inois ard which sbnl1 be embraced In contract
between the Cnitcd States and snfd State Of 1lli~
nois, before the delivery OF any of eaid bonds. to
Nlt:
First That the s.id canal and rivers, when i'm
proved hhnli be and rclnnin forever ftee from toll
cl.arga hy 4l'e vessels. e1nboata, transports.
Second. The state Of Illinois shall, By its !egis~
tature, undertake and contract that thnt State,
either hy itself or through Eouc compauy 1ncor-
porated for that purpose proceeded y Htthonf delay
te commence, and, within . reasonable time, COM
such sny Ms to insnre sneh navigation a.
hercaabc:orc mentioned hct,rceu Lake Afchi-
kEn ana the mississippi riyer. On con-
P1!aICc VIII Which conditions, mud in execution
q cohtr3c; between the United St1tss and the
Ssate oi !nhols, the Secretary Of the Treasury is
ner following, TO Wit: The nn,ennt of Eve hun-
drcd tbou*anu dollars IN bonds shail BE- delivered
Ept1 Tic concluding Of said contcact With rho
State Of Illinois; and whenever there phnij have
been expended upon eaia Wosksl the sum OF one
million OF dollars, and the SANE shall be certf1el
and swoFn to by the chief engineer Of Eaid works
m additional SUM Of 6Ee hundred thousand dol,
esid State and co On for every million IT dolare
expended upon said works and certified and vcrl-
fed to the Secretary ct the Treasury az Aforesaid
tie sum OF I've hundred thousand dpllara In bonds
shall be Issued and delivered until the whole
amount Of said 1xe millions ahsll hare been DC
IIvered Ios the purposes OF aiding In constructing
esid works as Aforesaid.