, 1877-01-29
CAPT. EADS' JETTiES.

11as Cnpt. Eaas Complied with tho Terms
Of Ills Contract :.--1t Not, TIc Cannot Draw
sooo.oon Ont Of thr Sntionnf Trensory.
koattfana s'af< E<o'aer. am. a.
See. of Mr. Entls' contract with the Cuitcd
ssasrs reads a. follows:
THAT James H. Easil. nf st. Lnuts, be ami he IA
hereby authorized. with such nfhGra n* may be
a-~orsntst with hin. on the conditions hercinaltcr
ccnt jcttcs mt .,ch ansIIiars wurk~ Il. ore necea
+nr. =" oeats uTl permanently ,na ntan a. hefe,n
H. s "'i W. n de ! ,1, s1Tfsn IN
GnH n} Hr3sto.
Tic flow1n. scrtfon qualities The tcrnls On
Which thc llrsl s1U,po may he paid:
3 Whtn T. 'iG., 70 f:t IN "r,h an n' lc'. tlan
e. pait saa e'e' "F Auxiliary 'v'FF' 'o0 oo0 tha
ttsn. t. r. Coms,nrk was appointed ly tie
Ga'ytrnncnt " rxI''ihe. u'nl fF''n tin,c tn time
rt;,ur. t. tic Engineer ii, tr{, ur 10 tlr scrr-
tnry of Var, tho results " the work. The fifth
md Inst report ,n4,ic Snv. Is, l>i,. t. the See
rGsary 81 War, ~ pa-c !. und"r .ile fIca'l IT
KceaTf1tlat!on," fLvs: At the lead uf the
passe. ihere r. u st1pai 2.o&l feet In width
illroughwht.h they fa, = ,lr'l tei channel ffnIn
thirty to ninety f.et In wrltls. through wtith
eighteen aud 4 i4alt feet pr water can T." carried
from illc rivt ~ tiIe 1'u3s' itc aIs, rays hat
''tIc structure at lie montl, Of the pass Is
temporary. nnd not pcrluanetit. us the colI-
trail s'i,,u}a.rs. an.l "ihat a tnnlrr+s nlrou ,E
srventy 1tct wide lias been nut ,s:ross the bot
tu!n u HoHtHHt:t lAAh+ HlisL lHt E1titfatt
says that Ills work Wa to be ut The SOUTH Pass
onh.
Tie country, when this t1,ntract was made,
WA 1r'f IT. hclIcs" tLai Mr. EaG' nIi>slun was ~
ul,rll ami nut nl's,rtIct navigation. In tc re-
port nf the commissioners recently an;Mintc1
by the Secretary VI NAr NJ, fnentnn WAS male
of this obstruction of tl.e Southwest Pass. In
tact. the SeerytArv u War never gave AHv III
ssructio1is about ts work, ,'ur 10 asccrtas the
extent vi thu cxtcnsion u tlte bar, nr amount
nf I'LL In front of The jett[rs. TheSn were ari
arc important. tacts that the cuuntry should
knew.
We have III ,ss'jcc,len to Mr. Eai1s being pail
$,O0.uW wh:n he llas twenty feet nf watcr, so
tlIat ships ui that draft may pass through, bit
We do not pEu'n'sc, without pfotr.t, IL FEC
money rtaih for work tlIat Is not 1Une, for, u!-
less something ulure is accomplished, the jcttie.
are absolutely wnrthtcss+ TIE oltnn epttltIltsct
continues to enter tl,e river at the Suuthwest
Pass, tie same II the jcttics iIatl never bren
built. They are not usctl br auY Of the larger
newspapers in Elds' interest llayr circulated The
rul,ott over the country that they are great
at.t4E-s.
WtcI this contract was made. The existence
OF tEe shna! nj tllc i!eatl u the South ass WIS
as we'll knnwn n tint engineers mud others who
ha'l any knowledge IF tic mouth of tho alias-
ttSippt lsiyer, WAS the Lar at the lover cnu Of
the p:sscs.. II was plainly lnfd down I'll tue
innl. aud If Congress, the engineers, MIR. Eads,
or my OH. tHuac CUutFaet to Upen ! channcl
Mt tic lover end o the South Pass, mud dbl not
contemplate Or include the opening Ut 4 cha,1-
net clear through. from the deep waters of tho
tinlf to those VI the river, it was fraud Oh tho
country.
Tlcsr nsc facts and conclusions that must tc
| answered. nnl met. before 1alar should be
paid 10 Mr.. EA'ls out uf the SAtieuui Treasury,
and our delegation In Congress should stu to It.