The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-02-02
Improvement of the Mississippi
Ohio, Kanawha and Tennessee
River 10 be Favored

Ohio, Kanawha and Tennessee
River to be Favored.
WASHINGTON, February l.-At eau
Gus meeting of the Republican members
of the Senate to-day, the following pre-
amble and resolutions on the transporta-
tion question were adopted, and will be
offered in the Senate tomorrow:
WHEREAS, The power to regulate
Commerce among the several States
conferred on Congress by the Constitu-
ton, includes the power To aid and IA
cilitatc Commerce by the employment of
such means as may be appropriate and
phinly adapted to that end, and Con-
gress may therefore, in its discretion,
provide for the improvement or creation
of such channels or highways of Com
merce a. will, in its judgment afford
the cheapest and best facilities for the
interchange of commodities between the
different states VI the Union and,
WHEREAS, 1t is believed that thor
ough and systematic improvement OF the
Mississippi river, including an adequate
channel at its mouth like the connection
of the Mississippi river with the lakes,
bv means OF the Fox and Wisconsin i'm
provement, and the Henretin Canal; the
speedy completion of the Improvements
between Lakes Superior and Huron, and
Lakes Huron and Erie; the thorough and
systematic improvement of the Ohio and
Kanawha, and of the Tennessee rivers,
are works Of great national Importance
and of immediate pressing necessity,
which when completed, will materially
reduce the cost of transportation, and
thereby diminish the burdens now borne
by the Industrial interests Of the coun.
try; therefore,
y. ResoLrcd, That IN addition to the usual
and necessary appropriations made in
the river and harbor bill for the works
already under the charge of the govern
ment, including the Missouri river, the
Committee on Commerce be instructed
to insert in the bill such sums as in their
judgment, having due regard TO the
Recommendation of the Chief of Engi-
necrs, and Of the commission appointed
to report upon the mouth Of the Missis-
sippi river, can be judiciously and eco
nomically expended during the next
fiscal year, upon the improvements above
indicated, looking to their speedy COM
pletion, and msrts Of our rapidly in
creasing internal commerce.
Arrest Under the Poland Gag Law
ST LOUIS, February limited States
District AttoEpey Patrick to-day notified
.. c. Buell., of the Republican, that be-
had been ordered by the department of
Justice at Washington, to cause his arrest
and transfer to the District of Columbia
for trial, on Il charge of libelling Senator
Chandler, of Michigan last winter. No
formal arrest was made, but Mr.. Bue'
gave his pledge to appear before United
States commissioner any time he might
be- wanted, for preliminary hearing
The purpose seems 10 be to compel Buell.
to give bail here for his appearance at
the next term Of court in the District of
Columbia, under the Poland law, or in
default, to take him to Washington
forthwith. Hon. James .. Broadhead,
and cx-Gov. ThOs. G. Fletcher volun-
teercd as counsel for the defense, and an
effort will be made to test the validity Of
the law upon haJedS corpus.
Mr.. Buell. will probably be formally
arrested in one or two days, when n writ
Of haJeaS corpus will be applied for. The
revival of the case causes considerable
comment here.