New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-02
WASHINGTON.
Barr's Digest.

WASHINGTON, December l.-Specisls from
Columbia, mp to one O'Clock last night, rop-
resent the colored element of the combined
houses as in yelling state; Az night ap-
Ties. The gas company, however. upon 60 !.
curity by ;he Democrats for bills, turned ON
tho gas, and for the first time in two vears
the great chandeliers of the State House
were ablaze.
The very latest advices this morning
show little progress toward solution.
What General Ruger will do. or has been
ordered to do, is unknown. His soldierly
comrades here say if obedience to orders
impugns on his personal honor he will sur
render his sword.
The Cabinet held q full session, unusually
long.
by any one for Speaker. More important
matters crowd the contest out of converse
ton.
The Illinois Legislature consists of lol
Republicans, ninety-eight D ,m0crats and
five Independents. This indicates that
General Logan will not be his own sue
ceseOr.
The debt statement shows in the treas
ury-Coin, nearly $8O,OOO,OOo; currency,
Members of the Cabinet decline to give
any information. It is known, however,
that additional instructions have been sent
to Ruger.
Mr.. Fish is reported to be refractory, and
his resignation is expected.
The Jetsies-Report Of the Inspecting En-
Efneors.
Colonels Barnard, Wright and Alexanders
the commission On Southwest Pass, have
reported. Their instructions are signed by
the Secretary of War. They are not to in
terfere with Major Comstock, but furnish
professional advice upon certain subjects
which tho law requires the Secretary
of War to decide upon, viz: Whether
| is part of that pass or the main Mississippi,
and whether q channel of twenty feet in
depth, exclusive of this shoal, entities
Eads to the first payment of $500, 900;
what depth and width of channel is desir-
able through this shoal and an interpretar
ton of the words average flood tide;"
| whether the work being constructed is in
tions. The commission is authorized to
visit the scene and spend $4,000. The re-
port is dated New Orleans, November 10.
It's purport is a. follows:
The sh0al is not exclusively part Of
South Pass. It extends from shore to shore
of the Mississippi river. and is common TO-
the other passes, but the channel through
this ehOal is part of South Pass. Eads is
entitled to his $500, 900, exclusive Of this
shoal, provided the depth 80 obtained has.
the bottom width required by the fifth SEQ
ton of the act. The desirable permanent
depth through this shoal is twenty test
within thirty months, and the ultimate
twenty-six feet.
Commerce would be satisfied with q
width through the shosl sufficient to pass
single vessel. One hundred feet would
suffice. "The average flood tide" mesns
the average Of all daily observed high
waters throughout the full cycle of year.
Regarding materials. permanence, etc., Of
jettiee. the commissioners say: while We be-
lieve that the engineer officers, applying
moneys appropriated to meet their esti-
mates BY Congress-, would have executed
the work differently, especislly in applying
freely stone to each layer OF mattresses.
We are nevertheless of the opinion that the
work is being constructed occasionally &C.
cOrding to the spirit of the act, as men
toned in the tenth and thirteenth sections
thereof" The report cOncludc o:
The more important of the duties i'm
| posed upon the Secretary of War by the
act are embraced in the thirteenth section,
and of these the only one on which We have
| any suggestions to offer is that which re-
quires him to see that the works shall be Of
such substantial and permanent character