, 1869-06-23
the ILLINOIS RIVER IMPROVE.
MEhT.
An Attempt to Deprive 1t OF the Ka-
tional Appropriation.


An Attempt to DeprtVe 1t OF the Ma
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ti0nal Appropriation.
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1atto. coo.,,
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WAsu1safoN, June H.
o11: Tbe importance which we Of the West A.
tach 10 the continuation Of the improvement Of
the Illinois River uakas It pzope7, that should
submit 70 you, IN brtet, the claims which should
commend that subject to Jour favorable cousidaz-
ar1ou.
MAKING approprsuons for tos t,uuroTeneps ] o. osz.
tain tain hasoola and n,ers." approved August y.
"Tr the Improvement OF The navigation ol the
iinifo's ai'es, too 'uta y! s@o' II 1893 "'AA
Eas commenced under tnts appropriation.
In the report Of Joseph E Johnston, "Supertn.
,.,,.rt ua.+avc ptva- 1,rnroverenta ), (which
tenaea. a j.. ~ r....lp. rsa....ea. So.ond
may oe rouaa a,.s ~ suss SaH,. aoeae ~, 81
Session Ta,ra assa Tsasea,o Ve septsnesa
's ne sna saJs; 81; ., 7as, tos 1nos Wa surve,ed
Rom its mouth 70 copper1s GTeeE-1D ra!les-snd
channel cut through Galnofa bAf. Iao nosa
WRA fe&nmeo IN april 1eo4 the snIEeJ EuntMuss ~
meantime working on Naples Flats. When shs ihP
survey ~aa nnts1ed tae dFeage ooat We tcIaossS LUZ
70 spf1nS CEeen nsl as . ohe ,aann r,sts nntit
as 1as ,1'Hp n :M,E wlen II rrounded. Tue Board
81 Engineers Of lakes, uaIbors and Western Riv~
era recommended. IN their report q Aogast !,
1st4 me extension ol tas suf'es " AAe AA'0' ~
Asaa .o~ .,,..o- nrn,,n,,s.
II *a1 set ~ - -,.e ~. - s.ad,,nr ~ tha
uon VI s<o,o"' auo" tna -. s.a,nsS 49, ~,
oals aun nass ~ ea4u ..aa,d a1sc -s,, .,ta1-
pot'AuL - ~ ~ - ns.as S,s.os .sr+
uol ~ tus tupo.t . =. s.s s.,as .o~,s, "a 1a.,
tnhoe 70 eolonel 'ooa7''a' os''s1 ~ -s>''
IL ~ mnlcu ae sasn .r,,,ot, .,,.,sts IN r,,t+,,,
mt ~ ~ fs1ifsn1I Rar' m tbs lover part Of the
river. in tna fall Of 1853 making It easy for low
water navigation n April
q ne present snso ~ a. as 9ss
transieITet, to spfing CreeE Dir 100 ysrds were
Temos ed, making 10th conpafauvely easJ Of
passage; but not TO the e3tent oonnMnplatea:
FTom thence tne boat "ss Isao9sa e. ~ MsaoSpn at
tlet lIta rnlsn mss s ~. ~ ia xn5{as ~
sne T. F III aa ha rtrr1 Msnees cnnssfs IN
.nd tne aSs ~ tSs nort of cSisaa 10
the ports Of A.tan aid st. Louis, and war trsde
Of W Il sae ; Il rtveT az Country mi . il boia directions
Tas n l., passssss ,s. q 6oa.s y tho aogasF ,sF
Eastward, amount to four hundred and sixty
sfeamboats and nine hundred and elEhtJ.alne
- ,a anu p @ ~ 01h tn Ths
"a for the t1aHe psssinT EsstTarl. Tha Western
way trade ls independent OF thlA'
Following these reports, Congress up 10 1858
continuously provided for the continuation Of the
survey Of the said river, under the direction Of
the Secretary Of War. In June, 1865, tho House
or representatives passed bill mating appro-
prtationx Tor the 1epairs, preservation and com
plctton Of certain public works and 1or other pu1-
poses, In which Bill eighty y-nvs thousand dollars
were appropriated for the continuation Of tho wors
upon the Il1ipols Rser. The bill failed, however,
To become Law.
In order that the necessary WORK on rivera and
hStbotB annuld not stop, Congress, IN July Of the
sa1ne seaz, passed IN act entitled "An
act making appropriations to supply the de-
1cteuc1es in appropriations for tho service Of The
government for the fiscal year ending juno 81,
1865, and for othes purposes, +" approved July %,
1sG5, which provided:
"For the repair, preservation, extension and
completion Of certain public w2rn % Eyess and
sashofa 70 ee expended nnuef tne Gtteenon 9, Tue
sand n,sta. n,,ovi,ia1i III Ia. said eInandltnTes
shall not he applied TO any Wosks not mentioned
In the bill making appropriations for repairs,
PteSe1sauon ana coup!eLlon " sS7an puenS H.
fiHnss of Renressnts tT ~. lima m. 1Ssa ~"
11nda tha ur,yytsIons Of this net the secrctary
of war a1o,ted in M ,ordanca with the pro,1aions
Of the House bin. which failed TO become Law.
n. nm tn he exnrnhe,i in the continuation of the
work upon TIC Illinois River by which said allot-
ment sn.l order Of the SECRETARY OF War, the ss!d
xss.SfO became a creaIt In fnyor of the Illinois
R,vpr rho sn,ne an II The hill which psaand the
tIousc of REPRESENTATIVES., June 50, 1868, had be-
cnma a law.
I,u, afterwards. In Aupust 81. 1888 on the rccom-
rcr1st,on nj cn,ore1 : II wI1son ths r,h,af ot
rnctuaara fscDersl Uuu,nhncra aetn1 a atv4x,nn
ri the ea,d onrrnnrtatLno nj sss am N
tha wort m tha Roct 1s,and ranl,s
wh,ch was ,ccor,,tnolv done nv the
,nnrnva, # tha s..rrrtsrv of War Aner,t M 1sts
ther,hy 1royun,,na the axpandIsnre of the said
1.,~-, ~ r. InI.,e, p,-a. -h... :. 1o..t,,.,.,,
,amni,.et Nv az
ran.,~as, 81 ,.s ,,., .a.a,on exa,snt,x ,.,+n,
mo anToe ohftcfa m rev whtrh prnmntso the ncr
~ INV On 1sas nasse,1 nj, .rs entttled An MI
m,linp an an1rnnrta,ton foY the ltnnroveu,ent of
rtrert nna hnrhnrs for thu nsnol year endfr1 juue
! ~ 1l5o ouI rha var ending Jnne N ism !, tho
,cyt NJ which ia "a fo,1owa-
uH, il .oce,td b, he Sena1e md Ho,.sa ~ R.D,s
senirtirt. n the tHised Sast<s u A1essu IN Corr
Grfss esssa.tlsd, That The Sun Of two million DOL
a.s,n " teps @ 1 !os aar Nv enafnt, jnnc
s. $50, to bo e1pented Tor ths fepaf, extension,
PRESERVATION a1u completion OF works for the lIa-
ptovensn:s Of rivers and harooEs. qnaer t5e diIso
SorrraIt y ~ n VIZ hrEt,y nu;nur.StSi 70 canss
-suets vaPsot.sufcs % b Enadc 80 ~ best 70 End
,is ne ~ ,a.. ~ ~ W MI nu ~ =, T.
| December sesstou. nj exrend!turcs MAGE undsI
the prosfsions Of ibis oct up to that time, In do
tau-' Approved April ~, lsoo.
| l ain m1ofmel lha1 tae eh!el OF Engineers &c
tae secfetasy Of "as has naue no fecomfnenda'
uon 'ot ~ Mlosmen1 OF any ot tals appsopf1auoc
OF t6o mlllons o! aol'ass 70 Do expended In the
Improvement OF me Navigation OF the 1linolF
Atef. Hny thls 1Mpo1sant ~ork haa oeen over
locked IN the allotmeatof thls appropriation i:
someih'nE which cannot understand.
I, certainly cannot be that this law IS 20 COZ
strued as 10 exclude the continuation OF the wora
on the Illinois RiTer- II WIS evidently lntentet
I to only include works or improvements ALREADY
| commenced, and the appropriation might be CT