The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-08
Our Canal Bill Drags.
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Danger that Dawes, Bur-
chard, Holman and their
fellow-ecOnOmists will gue
..sssa. Kill it. --s- p
Expected Compromise in
Il "1t' Louisiana. ~
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Arkansas all Right
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No choice yet for Senator in
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Accidents. Fire. Etc.
The Hennepin Canal.

WAsHINaToN, Feb. 6.-HoUsE.-Th
Hennepin canal bill was then takensup.
In the debate on the bill, Messrs. Mo
.Crary. Cotton, aud Wilson, of Iowa, favor,
Ell the passagesof the appropriation; and
Messrs, Burchard, Holman and Dawes op-
posed it. - X y
MIR. Holman thought it was the initial
job of the session the pioneer measure,
which would, in the end, take hundreds OF
millions from the government. IL this
scheme stood by itself, it would have but
little support from the house. 1t would
only get such support Oh account OF other
schemes that were linked tOru.
Mr.. Burchard stated his belief that the
construction of the proposed canal, by the
route proposed. would cost from twenty to
twenty-five million dollars. He advocated
an amendment that would leave the sur
vey and location OF the route to the engi-
peer department, before any expenditure
Of money; but he Was opposed to the pas
sage ofthe bill in any shape 1in view of the
sadition of the treasury, even although
his own district might be benefited by it.
Mr.. Hawley, of Illinois, who has charge
of the bill. replied to the arguments made
against it. He was astonished that his
colleague MIR. Burchard) should oppose it,
and should intimate that Illinois did moi
ask for it, in the face Of the fact that the
Legislature of Illinois had this week passed
resolutions instructing the senator's and
representatives from that state to vote anG
use their influence in favor of the BILL
Everybody in the northwest, so far as BIZ
knew, was in favor of the measure, except
his colleague, and he thought that In CD
| posing it, he failed in his duty, and die
not represent the people of his district
He hoped the bill would pass, and he wa,
sure it ought to pass
Mr.. Maynard supported the bill, and ex
pressed his regret at having heard thu
chairman Of the committee of ways aD(
means reiterating the argument, Otter
made by him before. that the government
had no money for such work. The peopl,
had money enough for anything that wa
necessary to be done, and had no none,
for anything that was not necessary to b.
done.
Mr.. Gunckle moved to lay the bill on th
table, and pending this molten the hous
adjourned.
| WASHINGTON. Feb Ga special to tn
Chicago Times says the Hennepin cana
| bill has been the subject of warm discus
sion, during the entire afternoon, in tn
house. The western delegation. particu
larry the illinois members, come out strong
with prepared addresses, and argued Wig
orously in behalf of the measure. Mos
Of the eastern members opposed it, Nj
Roberts, of New York, making an earnes
plea that the condition of the country
finances should forbid appropriations &
present for anything but absolute necess
ties Nearly all the work put in again.
the plan by eastern and other member
\ was on the same general plea This mea
ure is regarded as a test by the friends
water transportation improvement. 1t
viewed as the fairest of the many plans
its kind. and the fact is admitted that
this cannot pass all the others are hop
less. A vote will be reached on Monde
afternoon The probabilities are that, Il
bill will be defeated. The statement
Mr.. Dawes was regarded as fatal to th
J. and all other transportation schemes. f
!, said that the revenues of the country we
i in very low condition; that they had ia
en- off over $3,S0O,O00 within the last
;. days.
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