New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-31
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WASHINGTON.
The Eads, Bill Reported.

The Eads' Bill Reported
WASHINGTON, May 3O-The Transports
tion Committee report back Senator Wessis
pill for the Eads' jettles without commit
ting themselves in it's favor.
The jetty men with all their expenditures
in detraction and cramming of the press
can not count on fifty votes in the House, as
we believe, SO telling have been the reports
of the Board.of United States Engineers and
of the chief engineers in proving the il-
possibility of the rapid extension of ,jestiss
and the total absence of a littoral cnrrens.
Major HOwelrs recent survey and sound
ings at both ends of the canal are completa-
The demonstrations are substantially sas
same and require the completion of the canal
for actual use within three years, while
Ead's bills, both Senate and House, give
him eight months to begin and thirty
months to obtain twenty feet of water, ana
seven years and half to complete the
twenty seven feet at low tide Several par-
ties stand ready to bid for the canal con-
structiOn, as provided, in three years, and
to give enormous bonds. Eads' bill
provides for none. 1t is highly probable
that Congress will make further appropri-
alton for the prevention OF famine in the
flooded region, though it is uncertain
whether the amount estimated by the COM
mittee, as already reported, can be obtain
ed. Gratuities may cease whenever labor
is furnished, not before. Congress Win ap'-
preciate this, and We hope to rebuild the
levees
The Conference ON Finances.
The conference committee on the Finances
bill held long session to-day, but ad-
journed until Monday without coming TO a
conclusion on any point. They, however,
discussed the situation, including the Presi.
dents position, and several of them in.
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session.
The Falling Waters.
The signal Office reports that during tfye q
past twenty-four hours the Mississippi mas
remained stationary at st. Paui ana New
orleans anu iaiien from Lacrosse 10 helebs.
the TALL at the latter place Delng tour feef
seven inches. Inc Missouri mas risen one
| inch at 1ankton and fallen from Omaha IA
It's mouth. Inc Ohlo mas 1allen 1our lncheh
a. flttsDurg, risen Two lncnes az MarieFIa
anu 1allen thence TO its mouth. Inc hef.
river mas 1allen three lncnes az ohreVepcTEs
the Arkansas three lnches at Lutte tloeh,
and the cumberland renamed STATIONARY
Inc Allegnany mas 1ailen TWO lncnes al lna
City and risen one inch at freeport. Ths.
M0nongahela mas 1allen sligatly.
In the water shed OF the Missslssip2i. The
| rain fail has been one'nundredth OF an lneh
| at st. Louis; nine-tenths OF an inch, at La
crosse; ionr-hundredtns at Cairo, and Two
hundredths at Memphis. In that OF the 4
ONO, eeventy-1Our hundredths, at f1tts-
burg. In the Missouri, nlne-tenths OF an
inch at lankton. and IN the Arkansas, ono
| tenth at Fort Gibson.
Ashore.
The signal office reports that the shire
William, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, from
| L,ondOn. in ballast. went ashore on SandY
! Point. at ten o'clock this forenoon. Crevs
| all safe,
| Ihe IrouD'es OF tne Mlssissippl saHeS~
The Overhow-The Levees-The Onss
let to fhe Gulf.
] The interests of Louisiana and the flooded
| delta are engaging the attention of meme
bers of Congress in several respects TLa
! distress from high waters aid crevasses In
the levees command sympathy and weighty
consideration. First, the levee breaches are
SO great and their strength and size 80 in
adequate as to put them entirely beyond
repair and construction by the delugeti
| States. Congress must undertake the work,
or the flood will be repeated every year,
even without very high water. The State En-
s.HooLl ~ louisiana os.inaSes a3 'ne woiA TO
No to q o00 o0a cnh;c rards We ast;naa+,
m;li;on each for W;ss;ss;nni and ArLansaY
TO nrovide temnorarv safefT The 0oo G16
cuh;c yards viii cost s1 f0o 0O0 ~ ,,,nr,S
even nnder the carefui d;sbnrsaments IS
tbe 11n;tad States ENGINEERS
The neonje whose crons ara des+rorea
| nend a1nnloymapt and mnst boTe nro,1s
siOns or perish. Give them work and dis
purse unls sum oi money among them fcF
levee puilulns, anu tne government WIZ
avon tne ouruen certalnly aWaitlng IL OF
ieeulng, ~ prevenL famine, an ,dle people,
1or no crops can .ney MAKE 1iil next year
no NOT then WITHOUT repuliding the ievees;
Ihese views we are constantly urging and
we nave tae cooperation OF al s,e mem oers
from tne hooded regions ana have strong
hopes lnat tnese general views VIII prevail
Mean.lme the commission !., provided 1or
under deneral Moreys Dill can proceed to
!ne oiges1lon % Oh suen system 1or natl1nai-
lling inc ievees anu retaining the WhOie