, 1874-01-11
Meefi1g OF Western and Southern
congressman in Washington
Yesterday.
The Various Schemes for River and
Canal Improvement Dis
cuSsed.
Speeches Of Representatives
Hur1h.1t, Stanard, EIcKee,
and Others,
Another Meeting to Be Held a Fort.
night Hence.

l y"
night Hence.
| WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 10.-A number OF
members Of the House Of Representations met
Tonight IN tho room OF the Judiciary Committee.
! in pursuance of call nume1nusly signed, to
| take into consideration the subject Of cheap
transportation. Representative Donpan of
| Iowa, Was called to the chair, snd Reproeenta-
tiFea Barrerc, OF Illinois, and Hereford, of Vest
Virginia, we're appointed Secretaries, ReDre-
sentative Holman alluded to th,, fact chat dur;nr
the last Congress the appropriations for
rivers aud ha1bors exceeded $4,000, 900. and
said it was currently reported that efforts would
be made to reduce them this session to $50
ooo. What was to be the policy OF Congress- on
| the subject of
| CHEAP TRANSPORTATION
| 1t VAS matter Of great moment. II ap-
preparations are reduced. they might be applied
to fe" specific objects, where the money would
be spent for the benefit Of the people at large.
REPRESENTATIVE uUELBUr,
q member OF the Committee On Railways and
Canals, said he came here to receive informa-
| ton. There were before that Committee
PROJECTS INVOLVING TIE EXPENDITURE OF
$130, ,000, 900.
All OF them had their friends. While 1nauy of
@A4S9V E4o1@Nto ht12 1OCh4 OF SECTIONAL Some
q them were natiopnl. Although in
the section where he lived there
s1ppi River, yet that river was important to tie
agllcu'tural interests OF Illinois at large. and
he, therefore, VAS in favor Of tho Fort St. Philip
Canal.
THE TslPnoTEMEST OF THE GREAT LAKES
and means OF Masking navigation accessible to
the sea we're second to none Of the other
schemes proposed for cheap Transportation
which included the deepening OF the St. Clair
Flats aud Niagara Canal Then there WAS also
project for canal across New YORK to divert
to tho cnnal Western produce which now sought
IN outlet through the st. Lawrence. Another
through various channels to afford some outlet
to the Atlantic coast to reach Georgia or South
Carolina There we're other schemes Of like
a nature wcss aRd rs ng0Fspf' of ,ona n1' cry Of
action on the part Of Congress
to relieve them from the engorgement from the
overflow Of the productions of the Mississippi
Valley There vas growing up well-founded
COMPLAINT AGAINST TIE RA1LRoYns
THIS had been going on for ten years, and had
extended to other States. A Sub Committee bad |
reported to the General Committee bill which |
would be considered by them, providing |
reduce the exorbitant rates now charged by rail- |
roads. He thought the Committee would in |
dorse this bill, and report it next week. He |
was satisfied that Congress could act upon this
eeolect aa1Gt Po"e1 ~ 1esu49te commerce BE-
.~een " 1ne o'a'es' ana gave MIS- Tlews IN favor
.. 01 ~,
u fHk1oar RAILROAD l,dco MILES LONG,
snio,",ng sai, tue Bfens aovantages which would re-
SUIT ooIh 10 western producers and East
80" eo14oo"o4o, WILLIE 'uo 3uAu ltst!1 "uul4
20 o. souIce o. g1eas plont he could prove
tnas WIN an enterprise OF thls character there
would % s9cn 1educuon OF transportation !
tates as would enable us TO successfully compete
70 european marcus Wild the wheat OF the
blacK oea and Medter1anean- a proposition to
....
ADoUBLE-ThAcK ROAD
ltom some point on the HUDSON to Council
DILL y WILL ola4cuea to OF. LOUIS ana tnlc1agOs
naa neen made, out the projectors require the
I unlted states to guarantee tae payment OF in
Letest On certaln OF tneu Donas; 40 hoped IN
cou4so VI "eeA " pf:Pa1e Dill enDody1nB IN
lt pleoge OF the unated States, with such guards
IND guarantees as would prevent the occurrence
,! Buca lmpoaltlohs DY fairoaua 2s those to
which they were now subject.
REPRESENTATIVE HEREFcRD
SAID instead OF voting to reduce, be should vote
20 increaae tho appropriations for rivers aud |
aarbors-
REPRESENTATIVE H'KEE
explained that when there VAS much talk shout |
all know that good deal OF money |