Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-05-14
Those Northern, Claims.


House Friday by Mi. Philips oil Kansas.
IN answer 10 the speech OF Mr.. Money OF
Mississippi:
rise 10 question OF personal expla-
nation Tor The hrst time in my NE not
that | deem Il ma1ter OF very great I'M
portauce. lind ia the Record of this
morning a speech printed purPorting TO
have been delivered by the honorable gen.
tleman from Mississippi mir. Money! on
Wednesday, me 24Ih instant. As l was
here all thai day and did not hear is. |
presume il was either delivered at the
night session OF that day, or as 1 under
stand leave was given to print il. In
that speech il is charged that bills have
been introduced by northern men for the
benefit Of northern people, in which are
asked 81, 599, IL. 0S5.l3. But that Is not
the worst OF il. According 10 that gen.
tlemau, myself introduced bal ii. X.
No. S239) which asks an appropriation OF
81 500. OOO, 900; nearly the whole pabn-
lum on which this indictment against
northern Representatives is founded.
| wish 10 show that did not Introduce
any such bill and in order that my bill
may be correctly understood | here give
copy OF 1t:
\ bill TO provide for a survey OF and
estimates tor ship canal, win stone
sides aud bottom. from deep Tide water
near the mouth of the Mississippi River,
10 Saint Louis, Missouri, with branches 10
PIttSOurg, Chicago. Saint Paul and Omaha.
B, e enacted 6y the Senate and House
Of Representatives. o. Tie UEIteG States Of
AmericG "a Congress assembled That
there shall be appointed by the President
Two commissioners who shall be practi-
ca engineers, 10 act with an officer OF the
Engineer Corps OF the Army, and the
lhrec shall cons itute q commission 10
make survey OF together with plans
and estimates Tor, a ship-caual to be con.
slruc.ed IRON deep Underwater, at the
mos; practicable points near the mouths
OF outlets OF the Mississippi River. thence
10 The valley OF said river, on the best
location; said plans and specific ltioas
shall be tor a canal, with StoOs sides and
bottom. large enough Tor two large
ocean steamers - pass each otheci aud
they SHAH survey and make a pan an
estimates for Two basins, one al Memphis
aud one al Saint Louis, SathcleAl IN their
capacity 70 bar Dor dry soa-gOins vessels
and the said commission shall make
taeir report a, the earliest practicable
uomenJ which report, plan OF survey,
and estimates shall DC submitted 10 Con-
gTess.
SEC , Having completed and submitted
such plan and estimates for sand canal,
the commission shall without delay pro-
coed 10 survey breaches tor SAID canal
md connecting theTeSith ~ suitable
points. 10 PIiS6urg, by the valley Of the
OhiO River; % Chicago. by the most suit
able route cOnnec;ing with deep water 81
TIE laac>; 70 s.. Paul. BY tie Valley OF the
Missouri River and TO Omaha by the val
l.y OF The Missouri River; and shall report
on each OF these branches IS they are re-
spectIyely completed, undor direction Of
Toe Prv-ideut.
SIC 3. The said commission shall in
heir plans and estimates provide Tor The
feeding OF said canal from clearwater
rivers aud streams.
SEC. 4. Tae sum $4,000 or 50 much
thereof as may be necessary, l. hereby
appropriated, on, of any money not other.
81 I,i,reuce 10 the last section OF the
bii. Il Mil be seen that il only sppTopyi-
a q, The sum Of So. 900 or 50 much there
OF as may be necessary.
They can DO some remarkable things
10 Mississippi, especially IN the arithme-
tic ot ,.ec.ious; out raising $50, OOO TO
- 500 600 600 is Temarkao iegt even
tor Mississippi. presume tue gentle
mans nKUles lOr the other little bagstelie
of S269, OVO,u are equally accurate.
What makes The matter lille harsh 10
IN is That the $4,000 asked for by the
bulI Introduced was, II obtained, no. ~
be exp uded in the Northern States, s.
be CHARGES, bn, between Saint Louis aud
The mouth Of the Mississippi Riyer-al
10 the South. and no incOusiderable pOr-
ton in the State OF Mississippi.
A fragrant indictment has been brought
against ne personally Us having intro
duced 4 bill proposing to appropriate
II. 300 900, 200. II the gentleman will
persist 10 bringing DILL OF indictment
asainst me or against the Republican
parry would remind hun that there Il
Ole item which he appears 20 have over
lOoked-Sj 900 900. 900 for suppreSsing
The rebellion and preserving the Union ,sll
of which was taken from the Treasury or
funded N debt Oy the votes OF republicans,
Oll winch was chiefly expended, as
would be the $50 600 | ash 20 have SIP
pr JpriaIvd. in the Southern States.