The New York herald., 1879-02-12
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II, 1879.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILI--AMoUNTs AP-
PRoPEIATED FOR THE VARIOUS SECTIONS.
The River and Harbor Appropriation bill, which
was concluded by the House Committee Com
merce to-day and ordered reported to tho House.
contains the following appropriations
New York-Port Jefferson, S5,000 Hudson River,
$4,000; East River and He'll Gate. $25000 Harlem
River, 100000; Flushing Day, sl0.oo0 Buffalo har-
Dor. 500 900; Oswego haroor. $4,000
New Jersey. Pennsylvania and Decentralization
River. 100000 Railway. $i0,000 Manasquan River.
$4,000; Delaware River between Trenton and
burg. Pal. $4,000; Ice Harbor, Newcastle. Del.
$5.UO0 pier near Lewes. DEL, $10.500; Delaware
River at Cherry Island Flats. $4,000; Erie harbor
River $24 900; Little Kanawha River. $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures Harbor $IOo.00O.
West virginiam.Great kanawha River. $15o.ooo;
New England States Belfast. Me-. 5000; Bur-
nser Boston MsrSor Mass o; Pra
dence River and Narragansctt Bay. ss0,o0: Little
Narragansctt Bay. $4,000 Connecticut River below
Thames River. 81, 500; Bridgeport Harbor $4,000;
Norwalk. 5000; New Haven. 1880; New Haven
Breakwater. $4,000; Portsmouth. N. H.. $4,000.
Western States -Rcmoval of snags, &C., Missis-
sippf River $1O0000 removal of snas. &C., Missouri
River. $6O,0o0; removal Of snags Arkansas River.
$4,000; Ohio River, 600: improvement Missis-
sipp River between the mouths of the Illinois and the
Ohio, $4,000 Improvement Missouri River. above
the month "a OF ieiiowssone. sx''m; improyement
$4,000; improvement Missouri River between East
port and Nebraska City. $25,000 Improvement
Missouri River ct Sioux City, $4,000; Improvement
Missouri River at Fort Leavenworth, $4,000: i'm
provement Missouri River at st. Joseph $1,000; sur
City. Iowa, $4,000; Missouri River, Kansas
River. sso.Ooo; snagboat for Upper Missis-
Paul 10 Des Moines Rapids. $780,
Mississippi River. near the mouth Of the Illinois
River. $4,000; Kentucky River. 100000; improve
mcnt of the Des Moines Rapids and opening canal
$65.OO0; Galena River and Harbor $12.Oo: Chippewa
River. S6,OO0 st. Croix River. s6.0O0 Red River OF
River. $4,000; wabash River, $50 600; Duluth Har
Dor. $4,000; Ontonagon Harbor. $1,000; Mud
River. Wis. sl2ooO; Fort r, Washington a Harbor
ment Of Fox River. 100000; improvement Of the
Calumet River. $1,000; Manistee River. $4,000;
$4,000; south Haven Marbor. $500; Michigan City
Harbor, $4,000; Chicago Harbor. S75oDO; Hnrbor
Of %,vds Refuge lake Huron s7Soo St. Ma5ys
Detroit River, $5O.00O; Saginaw River. s,OOD Ceve
land Harbor. Ohio, 100000; Ashtabua Harbor Ohio.
Mo-, $1,000; Glasgow, Mo- si5,oOo; white River.
Ind, $25.OO0 Usage River Kan. $40 600; Sluceway,
st. Anthony Falls. $4,000.
Pacific coast-oakland. CAL. 100000; Wilmington,
CAL, $1,000; Willamette and Columbia rivers.
$s5,O00 Coos Bay, Oregon, S40.OO0 Upper Columbia
River $4,000; canal at Cascades, Columbia River.
southern states-Jamcs River, $sofoo; Appomat.
tox River, $4,000; Rappahannock River, $4,000;
$25.0oo Cape Fear River. $4,000; Ncusc River.
$l5,O00 French Broad River. 5000; Charleston
Harbor sioo.o%; savannah aa Msrbor sioo,oc; s..
$45,OO0 Alabama River s30.00D: Chattahoochc
and Flint rivers s22 coo; Apalachicoa River. 5000;
Cedar Keys. Fla. $4,000; Choctawhatchic River,
$5.0W; Warrior and Tombigbcc rivers. $4,000; New
Orleans Harbor. sGo.0oo; Mobile Harhor. 100000;
ssatnS ss.. y sr
Dor. $1,000 ship channel. Galveston. $sO0D; Mar
rows. Sabine Pnes. $1,000; Paso Crcvado ami Mata-
gorda Bay, f25,0O0 Cyprus Bayou, $1,000; Aransas
Pass $4,000 removal Of RAFT. Rcd River slj ooo
vcys. South Pass, Missssppi River S24 600; removal
OF obstrnctions Red River 800; mouth Red River.
$40UOO; Ouscbita River. fl0.0V0; gauging waters,
Mississippi River. $4,000; Tenncssce River above
Chattanooga. s1l,soo Tennessee River below Chatta-
nooga, S2i0.O00; Nstchcx River. $1,000: Memphis
Har6or. s37. 900; vicksburg Harbor s27 900; Yazoo
River, Mississippi. $4,000; Cumberland River
below Nashville. sso,ooo Cumberland River above
The amount appropriated for examinations and
surveys 10 Siso.ooo.
Tho total amount appropriated by tho bill is
S5.7se,O0o.
Previous to tho meeting OF this morningi the com.
mittcc had made no provision for tho Improvement
OF the Harlem River. when upon representations
made by Messrs. Potter and Willis of New York. the
appropriation Of $loo,0o0 included in the bill.
CIVIL GOVERNMENT FOR THE INDIAN TERRI
ToRY-BrLL PROM THE SENATE COMMITTEE
ON rERBrroRrEs.
Tho bill reported to-day by Senator Patterson from
tho Committee on Territories ito establish United
States Court in the Indian Territory and for other
purposes. provides for regulating the affairs Of tho
Indian Territory, SO far the administration of
Justice is concerned. and for making tho white,
coorcd and Indian residents of the Territory citizens
of the United States under the constitution and
laws of the land. The unanimous report Of the
committee which accompanies the bill includes nn
elaborate review of the condition of the Territory as
the result of tho investigation in which tho commit
tee has been engaged during the past year.
IL states that. besides the testimony taken in wasl
ington. subcommittee visited the Territory during
the and examined largo number of witnesses
representing tho various interests involved in the
questions covered by the resolutions of inquiry.