The weekly Louisianian., 1874-08-01

1of II; Dut you Will AVE TO pay1sm
more than the other parties, qid, be
causeit is a.:nrore difficult matte
than thought. I have no doub
the parties will deed back to tn,
United States government any Ian.
they mar require :>~ =
Senator Wmr~:
What does this explanation
amount to? That in the mun'ii66
cenee of'his Leart and-the plentiful
Of bis pocket, he became the guard
ian Of the United States, and wen
down there to buy land to give t,
the United States. z~,:.'.
Professor FoRsHEy-i :,
I shall claim the privilege of re
plying to any attacks upon. me-, .ant
I can do it with a vengeance. .'
Senator WEsr--..
ALI, the gentleman claims til,
privilege Of replying.
The PRESIDENT
Said he trusted the speaker
would meet with no further inter
ruptions.
Senator WEsr-
Now, in the light of what I have
already said to you-frst, in tho
light of the extraordinary, but per.
haps easily explained circumstance
that the engineer of the army, who
was instructed to look for an out.
let, directed his attention peculiarly
and particularly to the Fort St
Philip Canal, Second, in the ligh!
Of the fact that another officer Of
the army, through a relative, took
up land there. I ask .yon if there
is not something exceedingly an
cicnt and ish-liko in the odor OF
this bill that I nm now going to
read to you? This is the bill that
I am criticised for, because I would
not mako a minority report upon
it. "Deformed, unfinished, sent
before its time into this breathing
world, scarce half mado up" A
bill that nobody here, if its provi-
sions were explained to him, but
would scout it from his presence.
It was never intended that a drop
OF sweat should fall from any mans
brow in the construction of this
canal, as contemplated by this bill.
1t is a delusion and a fraud, .impos-
sible of application as a matter OF
legislation, a crude piece of clap
trap, gotten up SO that Congress-
men on the eve of their election
might go back to their constituents
and say: 'Look what we have done
for you'll" The bill starts out with
a direct and positive provision that
the canal shall be located by the en-
ginecrs, and that it shall be right
at that particular spot and nowhere
else. It says:
-.eTl,at a ship canal, to connect
the Mississippi river with the Gulf
of Mexico, commencing at some
convenient point on the Mississippi
below Fort st. Philip, on the
east side of said river, and termi-
ut some convenient point on
Breton Pass, in the Gulf of Mexico,
shall be constructed and maintained
ut the expense and under the ST.
p~ervision and control of the govern
ment Of the United States ; and for
purpose the Secretary of War
shall cause to be made in the most
expeditions manner, q thorough,
detailed and final survey and loca-
of said canal"
It is to be done through the Sec
OF War. He is to locate it.
The second section provides "that
he location of the said canal shall
70 that indicated in the report Of
he engineers Section third pro-
tides "that the Secretary of War
hall cause said canal to be made
nd constructed through tho lands
Indicated in tho report of the engi-
It seems to me that with
hese three provisions that canal
vas pretty well fxed;. provided, as
he bill says, a practicable route
hall be found there. Section fifth
+ the bill goes on to stipulate-
nd here was our embarrassment
That no expenditure shall be made
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