The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-09

there IS a necessity, In order to faciH
tate railroad transportation. for III,
construction Of 300 feet span bridge.
over our rivers.
Res0LUed, That the piers Of ih,
/ bridges now Ia course Of construction
/ By the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
/ Company, of only 300 feet apart, vii
be dangerous obstruction to tht
navigation Of the Ohio River, and tht
I attempt of said company to cree
I bridges across said river with span.
/ over the channel of less than 400 feet
! is an act of bad faith toward the river
interests, which demand spans Of 5G(
feet, but agreed to accept 400 feet as Z
reasonable compromise, which com
promise was accepted by other bridge
companies, and said company should
be required to change the construc-
ton of the same, so that not less than
400 feet span should be left over the
channel way, and if the company shall
fail to DO so. we urge upon Congress
the passage Of a law for the removal
Of the same.
RcS0IUed, That 1t is the duty Of
Congress to repeal so much OF the 18th
Of July, 1862, act as allows the cree
tl0n OF bridges over the Ohio River
above the mouth Of Big Sandy, with
spans across the main channel of 300
feet.
Resolued. That in the judgment of
this Convention, it is the duty Of Con-
gress to enact general law, fixing the
height Of the span Of bridges to be
erected over the navigable rivers Of
the United States, showing that the
spans of bridges to be erected over
the channel OF the Ohio River shall
not be less than 400 feet.
Res0lUed, That the best interests Of
the whole people of the United States
require the removal Of the National
Capital from its present location, and
that IN the opinion Of this C0nven-
ton some part Of the valley Of the
Mississippi should be selected for its
permanent establishment.
Res0lUed, That We are opposed to
any further appropriation for govern
ment buildings in Washington City,
recommend that Congress take megs-
ures for the removal of the seat of
government as soon as it may csnve-
niently be done.
The Committee On the Mississippi
River and its tributaries made their
report as follows:
. Reso ted, That the people Of the
Mississippi Valley, now in convention
assembled, do hereby respeci fully and
earnestly petition the honorable Sen
atOrs and Representative of the For
ty-First Congress to appropriate at
the next session so much as shall be
necessary to complete improvements
of the Mississippi at the DesMoines
and Rock Island rapids. and the COM
pletion of the Louisville and Portland
canal at the falls Of the Ohio.
Res0lged, That, fully appreciating
the work now being done at the Ba-
lie at the msuth Of the Mississippi
under Mayor Howell, and the re
moYal Of suags and dredging Of sand
bars on the Lower Mississippi, the
Missouri and Arkansas RiveIs, under
the direction of Col Maconbes; the
Upper Mississippi, Wisconsin, and
Minnesota Rivers, under Major Gen
eral Warren; and the removal Of the
Instructions to the navigation Of the
Tennessee River, under General God
fres Weitzel; on the Ohio, by Col
Roberts; the Illinois. under General
j. III. Wilson, and the falls at Alex
andria, on the Red River; and we do
most earnestly and respectfully ask
Congress to appropriate at its next
session so much as can be judiciOusly
expended In the continued improve
ment Of the navigation Of said rivers
during the next fiscal year
Resolced, That we urge upon Con
gress the necessity of passing a gen
eral law regulating the general
construction Of bridges over the
Mississippi River and its principal
navigable tributaries, fixing the mini
mum width of span over the main
waterway or channel on the Ohio
River at 400 feet, and on the Missouri
and Upper Mississippi, and all other
navigable tributaries OF the Missis-
sippi at 300 feet.
ReS0lred, That Congress be urged,
at its next session, to repeal SO much
of the Act Of Congress, approved
July II, 1862, as allows the construc-
ton Of bridges across the Ohio River,
above the mouth Of the Big Sandy,
with a span over the main channel
way OF 300 feet, and requiring all un-
finished bridges now being construct
ed on said river, to be constructed
with q clear water way over the main
channel of not less than 100 feet.
ReS0tUed, That a committee Of five
be appointed to memorabilia Congress
on the improvement of the navigation
of the Mississippi River and its tribu-
taries.
ResolUed, That the thanks of the
people Of the Mississippi Valley are
rendered to the Thirty Ninth, Forti-
eth and Forty Pirst Congresses, for
the appropriations granted by them
for the improvement of the Western
rivers, and respectfully 10 those mem
beTs whose warm sympathy and earn
est labor contributed so largely TO Sc
cure said appropriations