New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-10
WASHINGTON.

l A Proposition from Sanborn.
WAsHINGToN, April 9.-Sanborn offers to
collect from 81, 1000, 900 to S., ,OOO, 900 of in.
| come tax from persons now in Europe for
| nfteen per cent He would accept this small
percentage because the information of these
| unpaid taxes is already in his possession
| Under his contract he collected $472, 900,
whereof the government received $2l3'OO0'
His expenses we're $l56,00O.
Minister to China.
The President nominated BENJAMIN P,
avery, OF California, minister to China,
vice Low. .-..-. ...-., .,-.-. -. - -
General Sheldon's Canal Bill.
General Sheldon has prepared the follow.
ing bill, which he will introduce and ask it
to be placed on the calendar and be con-
sidered on the twenty-frst instant, when
the subject of the mouth of the Mississippi
comes up in regular order, as q substitute
for the Eads bill:
A bill for the construction of canal from
the Mississippi river, in the State of Lou
isiana, to the Gulf Of Mexico. o.
SECTION l. Be it enacted, etc., That the
Secretary of War shall cause to be made in
the most expeditions manner a thorough
detailed and final survey and location Of a
canal from the Mississippi river, at some
point below Fort st. Philip in the State of
Louisiana, on the left bank, and terminal
ing at some point most eligible in the deep
waters of the Breton HarbOr or Pass. The
survey and repOrv of the engineers assigned
to duty shall exhibit complete plans and
specifications OF the work in the cOnstruc.
tion Of such canal, and the estimates of the
cost OF each portion of the work shall &C.
company and form part of the report of
such survey, and the sum Of SO, 600, or go
much thereof as may be necessary, is here
by appropriated out of any funds in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated, to de-
fray the expenses of such survey.
SEC. :. That the Secretary of War shall,
on the receipt of such report, and without
unnecessary delay, advertise for bids to |
construct said canal as a whole, for such |
time and in such newspapers as he may
think sufficient, and he shall award the |
contract to the lowest and best responsible |
bidder or bidders, who shall give bond |
with sureties to the satisfaction of said |
Secretary, that the work shall be done &C. /
cording to the stipulations of such contract: |
provided, that no bid shall be received un-
less the same is accompanied with de-
poslt with the said Secretary of the sum
Of $25 600, which sum shall be
forfeited to the United States and
paid into the treasury thereof in case
such bidder fails for period of thirty days
after notice that his bid has been accepted
to make contract in accordance with the
terms of his bid, and give security as re-
qulred by this act; provided further, that
the contractor or contractors shall perform
their work according to the plans and speci-
cations OF the engineer department, and
under the directions thereof and provided
further, that said canal shali be fully COM
pleted for use within the period Of three
years from the day of contract and that
Jhe entire cost OF such canal shall not ex-
iced the sum of $l0,O00,00
SEC. 3 That the said canal shall not be
ess than 200 feet wide on the bottom, and
lot less than twenty-seven feet deep, and
HAL have the proper locks, gates, waste
Nelrs and other appurtenances necessary to
aeIlitate the passage of ships to and from
ne said rivers and the deep waters of the |
'ulf OF Mexico, and it shall be SO con.
tructed IN all respects as will make il q
channel, and The contractor or
contractors shall be paid quarterly ii five
yer cent bOnde. gold interest, payable semi
annually. sixty years from date, ninety Der
ent OF the value of the work done and ma
erial delivered, which shall be estimated
md certified to by the officer of engineers
q charge OF the work, upon actual and
areful examination, and upon com mpletion
I contract the percentage reserved shall
70 paid to the contractor, in like bonds,
earing date of the several estimates.
Sec. 4. That all the ge-boats, i'm
dement's. tools, machinery and material ,
rocured by any contractor for the con-
sruction OF this canal or any part thereof, ,
hall be forfeited to the United States in !
ase Of failure of such contractor to COM j
ly with his contract, and the Secretary of !
ar Is required to take possession of and :
Sc the same in the construction of said
anal whenever in his Judgment any con.
ractOr has failed to comply with his con.
ract, and no suit or proceeding by such
OntractOr shall be entertained by any conrt
nat shall deprive the Secretary of the use
such dredge boats. implements, tools.
lachlnery and materials, and whenever any !
ontractor shall fail as aforesaid, the said
ecretary shall cause the work to be done
the engineer department, or let the same
other contractors III accordance with the
rovisions of this act.
SEC: D. That if said Secretary of War II
1ail be unable to make contracts for the
obstruction of said canal for period of =
months after receiving the report of the
lrVey required by the first section Of this
CO, ne shall cause the engineer department
commence the construction of said canal
lthout delay, and the same to be COM f
leted in the shortest period possible. g
SEC. 6. That the Secretary of the Treas q
~ shall execute bonds of the United q
tates for such an amount as is necessary c
NAL in sums of $1,000, payable sixty wears
ON date, with interest at the rate Of five
ar cent, payable semi-annually in gold j..
lin, which bonds shall he delivered from
me to time a. is required by the provisions 9
this act; provided the entire sum shall \
ot exceed $4,000, 900. And in case the
nited States shau construct said canal in
hole or in part said bopds may be sold bv
10 secretary OF tho Treasury from time