New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-01
PROSPECTS OF THE NEW RULE II THE
HOUSE,
rpy TELEGRAPH TO TIRE rRIpuxEl

"a
day-shall be entertained by the Speaker at each
stage in the proceedings of bill and provides also
that the previous question shall not be seconded on
the first day Of the consideration Of any bill except
by three-quarters vote. This, however. is not to
apply to any bill appropriating money.
It's the intention of the majority to adopt this
rule on Tuesday which may be done by majority
vote and then to Offer as tho first proposition after
the new rule is adopted, the now famous civil
Rights bill Whether it VIII be adopted is ques-
ton by no means certain OF affirmative answer
There are those who believe that majority OF the
House will vote against it. unless it is so amended as
to have no effect except to proptiate the negroes.
That other legislation in regard TO tho South Will
be attempted there is little doubt; but that 1t Will
fake place is very doubtful The proposition of Mr.
White Of Alabama prohibiting the carrying OF shot
guns on election days, may receive some attention,
but no action on it is probable.
OPENING TIE MOUTHS OF TIE MISSISSIPPI
CAPT. EADs's JErrY SYSTEM ADOPTED by THE SEN
ATE CoMMITTEE-ITs ESTIMATED CosT-WHo is
To EXECUTE THE WORK.
lFRoM REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2S.-lt is now under
stood that the long contest before the Senate Com
ulittee on Transportation between the ship-canal
scheme for opening the mouths of the Mississippi
and Capt Eadss proposals for ietties, has
been settled in favor Of the latter The
Board Of Engineers, composed half OF army
officers and half Of civil engineers, made careful
examination of the matter last Summer and after
locking into the operations OF the ietty system in
Europe, wlo1e it has been used at the mouths of
nearly all The great rivers. decided unanimously IN
its favor At least their report may be fairly pro-
nounced unanimous since the only officer who dis.
sentea IN any dtToo ION it, Gen Wright Of the
Engineer Corps had himself been so vehemently
committed beforehand TO the ship canal scheme and
against the jetties, that his decision might have
Jsen considered from the outset as known IN adj
vance. The othe1sx declared in favor Of the jetues
and EXPRESSED the belief that the work could be COM
pleted in three years OF these Six. two were well
known officers of the Engineer Corps, Gen. b. s.
Alexander and Gen. c. b. COmstock. Another was
Henry Mitchell of the United States Coast Survey
while the remaining three the civil engineers)
were Messrs T. L. sickles, w. Minor Roberts and ii.
d. Whitcomb.
1t is now reported that Capt Eads's victory
threatens to prove barren one, since the danger
is that the scheme for deepening the mouths of the
Mississippi by jetty system win be placed under
the control OF the Army Engineer Corps. Tho chief
OF tins corps spent the most of last Summer trying
TO prove that jettes mpractlcabIe, and that, IL
built at al, they would be enormously expensive.
Under these circumstances the plan OF placing the
system under lis management looks good deal like
what Senator Sumner once described as putting the
child to nurse with one that cares not for 1t. Gen.
Humphreys estimate of the cost OF the jetty sys-
tenn for the Southwest Pass was $22,OOO,OG0. The
Select Board estimate the cost at Sl6OOOOOO
Can't. Eads has proposed to execute 1t, and
guarantee the work for $ll 100000 and asks no pay
until the channel ssecured proposing to have % feet
I .F,v ha,o oil ON doll no
Missouri State Grange passed strong resolutions in
December last in favor Of putting the work under
Capt Eads's charge. The Missouri Legislature also
passed resolutions in favor Of his proposal while the
resolutions of tie Illinois Legislature on the same
subject were understood to be intended for his
benefit. Throughout Illinois and Missouri Capt
Eadss standing as civil engineer, based not only
on his great success with the st. Louis bridge but
on many former works, is so high that there Is i'm
plicit confidence IN his ability to accomplish WHAT
ever he may propose concerning the work at the
mouths of the Mississippi.
1t ia believed that bill Of some kind for opening
the mouths of the river by jetties will undoubtedly
pass at this session, no matter who docs the work.
ii is pity that the smallest pass the South Pass
should have been selected instead Of the Southwest
Pass. which many accounts is believed to be the
most favorable The South Pass is only $50 feet
diagonally across it would not only block it, but
would be very likely TO cause the water to find an
outlet through the low alluyial bank at the lower
end of the wreck thus abandoning the etties below
and forming a new mouth Besides. this pass even
at its upper end has but II feet Of water 30 that 1t
needs to be deepeued there as well as at the
mouth. where it has only seven feet
Capt Eads'5 proposal Included maintenance q liSS
works for nine years 1t is understood that he Of
fered to modify it so as to take all risk of extension
maintenance, and so forth, for twenty years, for
moderate annual allowance, leaving considerable
proportion of the original to be paid him for the
work in A. Lands of the Government as guarantee
for keeping it 10 repair
An important letter from Sir Charles A, Hartley,
tho engineer of the European Commission of the
Danube, has been distributed among members, de-
,larng very emphahcally in favor OF the jetty sys
tenn and drawing q comparison between the work at
the mouths Of the Danube and that which he thinks
sught to be done at the mouths OF the Mississippi.
GEN HIITLTR BADGERS THE SPEAKER.
. PERSONAL CONTROVERSY IN THE HoUsE-GEN.
ByT1ER VASTLY URGES THE SPEAKER TO OVER
RIDE THE RULES.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRDUEE.l
WASHINGTON. Jan. 31--During the proceedings
yesterday in the House, Speaker Blaine ard Gen.
Butler had private controversy which excited uni
yersal talk among members. Gen. Butler went up
20 the desk and urged the Speaker TO make ruling
which would give the Republicans an immediate
advantage over the Democrats The Speaker ex-
planned that by so doing he would violate the rules
himself Gen. Butler became excited, and expressed
very prOfane contempt for the rules and again
nroe6 the Sneaker TO do as he desired The Speaker