, 1875-02-08
WASHINGTON.
The Hennepin Canal Project
IN b Bid Way.
Mr., Burchnrd, Of Illinois, Vigorously
Opposes It.
The Chicago Mint Scheme Also
Despaired of,
A Warning to importers from ths Ways
and Means Committee.
Present State Of Forwardness Of the
Appropriation Bills.
THE HENNEPtN CANAL BILL,
ITS PROSPECTS, in THE ,lorsE.


ITS rRosiEcrs IN THE MorsE.
Srts1at Bsnatch 10 The Chicago 7,ttnnt.
WAsMlSGToS, D. G.. Feb. G.-rho Nennepin
o','' wv "-o sIs'1'." . 49,
Anu u! hoJouait'o't was 1''.' l'cnp's Il H'o'''l'
TO table it. The prospects OF itH pa ksaEc arc not
as hopeful az they wcro week aGo. Tho Fro-
troctc1 no1;tirat phf nf tl,o 1ast t,, works. Inns
so am, n ;,orod liz nomoc,ota ,h.t t1,cv sccn,
p, - Nv o,.ssA ..,.. a:s.'t @ a."
llhely 20 Fose al'nos1 u''1s aea'"bS 'Ho
bill. They wore not pleased when Haw"
lev Of Eock Island refused to 4|loy then, to
uso tho hu as n foot-n,1I tn ,,nfra. thu CIVIL
rir,,,, IN, ,r,,o, - hal ill., raI,t =, tho 1oor ~
.. a.. IN, Ir,.. ,~.,,,;.,sIJa
against Inc 'astef oi''' ls'o NOS 'of1nHaole op-
position, however, las como from tle 3lepnbllc-
MI aldo, III the exhibit of tho condition of tho
rptitnn, sl'rnaau,,, 1rado ,,v Mr. 1lnwcs nrd o,,
IL. ,,,a.o.. ,,s,,a.a ,,,Io ,r 1,,r,Lo, ~ O,,;,
s..' ''u,''' ''",to W ''''' - ',3' - '
Tho hill has fallen upon peculiarly eSit times,
anu ltn mott earnest friends to-n1ght admit that
the vote will 10 very close.
,,',pany nt IOWA.
.ar,o,to, H.. nj, as oro - .ar;o. ~ spo,
0u'os"tto ~. o'' HS o''o oA a. 'e''oH - n4o"n"es
calculated 10 bFti's fehol % tne people. 20 ono
single measure cotitd settle tho 'mpn1 tant qnos-
uoh o1 tiaf,spof'asloll. nc fno%cu ~ STATISTICS
t1o aavataEG .' H. Of Iater t.anap ortato ; alla
Charmed fhat ,'lla Mo''o "as noe OILY tlie choai,-
est III ltse!i tat i'y cnnlpcthE cotnrctltlon WIN
Nlls.1a.p. hno tie entcs - iea'tGo rnecs npot
EafAiel f"a'F. 10 ,e1aiinea tnt t!iis ehfa! W1s
a'to ~ .1'o l'NF'o y. ~" t4H"S .selsh"E'ts ~
order that thcy mls'ht bo Placed on m equal
iooflhg II THO matter of transportation.
MT IotI'il. nl Iowa. Ifesehted momo1fa!
lfcna tuss HolLuMea.ern M Ganai convention, uci'i
That other routes a'o surveyed boforo the work
on ,tIo llenheliss Gannl ~ conitlchcee. lio ar
SHcl tat ath3aEh tne coHt o., o. tm9 @ proposed eS-
tehsi"h "onlu bo plt :1ueu wv, Tue entnfso-
Canal. a1I tho improvement Of tho Illinois lsi1-
or Wouia 1hSnl'o ...
total ~; ExfsSMTchE or OVEN :2o,ouu obo.
James h!lsnl,' oi Iowa; lnssteti that tle work
"nH lmrcrhtiFely aalna1ted ny THO aElicpIturA!
interest q the Northwest, and raid that II would
10 pe.Iot lor iowa to ash'imo tne WofA titau to
"at ~ ee'fS iof lth colallnti5il. ine pfeHent
CO. " lieias nc maintained. II one 70 tho great
onu taie neah'tTo .,s, a. te o'erlts ~ weaso OF
Elf>,!t'o aha Costly sshcno OF Internal iulprnSo-
'f'sfrs: H. ruro,,,~,, main
rt rn rnosia srnosarsr mnas errcn AGAINST THE nr1
Se nftcreu a'l misunderstanding full exatn-
ha.i"ii AMI surveys to eetcrmlue the most fcaAl-
po ru1n to connect tiio ll1ois Hyer and M!n'
h'ppi n!'ovo tlo rapias, l1e ha'ta That, y srlG-
tcet. thereby saving considerable expense of
fa',sr @ aso, 9a tna' ao,a Ino 'chgfh ~ to
o,a ,ee,t'' III sao aGeaof e9ala Nc ne fequa1e
Eoa!u na mhter!al!y shortened. ana II "onlu
haoit.tl M Ine Sl''e from Ghlcago 70 h4l points OIL
ina i,. op:"r Mlsslsslpn. htyer. Ae nas elnrl.a,-
11caIly opposed 70 ti'ls canni running to Koek
avr a m y aen s pG' # ,s @ tnnr tan ,ar a. o wGa @ 10
a u .sgf o. - efen y 'no enaalbe ~ loeaeloH 1A-
,Ion of inp.o aod extending tic Illinois i
,n!; Mse;'s ~ nanal was i,ot new oo 20 hm Or to
niis'tal Convention Of is7o opposea @ loanins tic
s.u.t 81 'ne :iHlo lof chl1al lpfpseEaents, a''a
ttatca to voto on th9t question III tho Conyen-
no. - po ~ ,or au IL aGass the aslicso Or tIo
Gopatl:utton Oh that euhlcct, lle claimed that
kuG Esl4lttl W0lElA HDL HD MDlG To ulFGfk my