, 1879-03-11

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WHAT rIrR gADs N.nnT suCcEEDED IN GET
. ting INTO THE RIVER AND nANBon DtL1~
Sntcfal Cor7rspnndtnee IT The 7rthtlnst
WASHINGTON, D. C., Marct a.-Thc fact that
Tie Ryrr aud fIarbor bill contained an appro-
rrins!on Of S75o, 900 for Can't. Ends Ia said 10
llaye beon ono reason why tho President desired
10 vito The bil1. Capt. Eads las hccn here all
winter, and Inns had small but influential lobby
working IN his interest. As the result, he sue
ccc1ed III incorporating the following provision
as an additional section III tllc River and Harbor
bills.
That tho fourth and auc,:ecdtns sections OF An
set entitled "Ah act msktnH appropriations for
tho repnsr preservation, and cnmrlctidn Of certain
pappess. aes p Mateh T. is suthor
1sins James i. Eads md hle associates tn cre4ts
a p..s =, @ t asgp Mxsi
amended So as L. prosidc IL iien q thc plymcnt.
sie ssss a ,ss G. = ~ so~s
namely:
directed to draw ii. wersant npon tho Secretary Of
the Trcaeury Of tho United states In favor Of tho
tad ames K"ds ~ b. lss' iST
appropriated; and the Secretary Of the Treasury 10
hereby authorized and directed to my TO Faid Kads
tho TrcnAury mot otherwise appropriated, the sum
for which said warrant Is drawn.
action Of tic jettics and auxiliary works authorized
ly sala get twentyaye feet II depth. ana not less
t6aa 2o9 tect tn !d,h r l. tho ':on M; through til"
Wien 4 channel shall have been obtaIned through
the trtttcs twenty-si1 feet in dcuth anu not less
than So1 let In width at tho bottoln efo shall b
Whe,, channel .hirty feet In depth. without re-
sss ssls ab g. psd nae s
set to e pa by t6s United ststs. u teq asd TWEEN
clatcs, and tho satne, with Intcresk ahal1 b. paid
to said Eads, hls legal representatives. at tho
rho sloo, QUO per annnm prorlued BY said rc
cited oct to bo paid to said Eads ana he aesoc1ses
Rs0 yfhts .a BE- 1 the
tho maintenance by said Eads and hia associates Of
chsnnel through tho 5etties twenty.ax ~; tset tt tn
tun and having throug. Il ccntral depthof thirty
scet without reunrd 10 width.
Nothing hctcin contained ahAll DO 30 conatt1ed
~ to repeal In my wss affect the provisions ot
The amcntatofy net approved 5ans ~, a: u: as!s,
,nonoys to @ pay for % materials % frsaed. 1aSos one.
and expenditures incurred in the construction of
tho work at tho mouth OF tho Mtssissippi River;
and tho whole Of the hctelnbetorc recfted net ap
proved March 3, A. y. 1876, except the samo ts
hereby expressly modiacd or amended. or l.as by
act heretoioro paascd been modlhed or amended,
shall 9be and rcn.alh In full force, and hayo tho
same effect ~ If this act had not been passed.
Yet this appropriation Is made In the facc Of
tho following statement made by Senator Davis,
Of West Virginia, as to tho condition of tho
work, ard the fact that the Government has al
ready paid $1>oo000o more than WAS originally
intended to bc pnld:
II wss In evidence before thu Committee OF
Transportation Routes TO the Sen 5oara that ntut
81, 800 opo IN nil has been expended upon this wnrk.
hsSs h.sa ssS G d. 4
tho control Of the contrnctor. Now what Is tho
condition Of tue wosS1 Is Tne report Of Tho Engineer
sus commenced On very aolid basis, was IS, 235. :
900. Tint was tim CONTRACT price, upon the ps!n.
pto urae1 10 sss liz % "a and nssa
fhe contract 1t waA urged upon CouXrceS not by
one man aot Sy I've et ~ " ~
Lsst yenr there was q modification Of this plan.
in co.t than 1t was intended by tho Government II
Nov what has bcon the result, Tho law was to
four tc9s M Of M water ~as ooalnod then there would
" "ssd e
tSseteg bss Ind Il III control ST. ooS, ooo 10 Rois
e IL
year. For tho past two Years probably there ha.
been no ntogres: M tn tno depth Of the channel. rwe
to.day In depth. and It " not deep now AZ It
two .non!ha ago: understand tho iact to be liza
tho depth was about twenty Two feot and that |.
Janury last It was nearly twenty. .tonr feot. Con
sequently, there has been. instead Of an tncteas'
much water HOW "a these was formprly.
Tho present measure asks ua to do WHAT To pa.
$3.50. coo at once. Although one 81, 900. 600 hAy,
now boen paid moro than wns originally tnscnuc'
TO DO paid. $3.50. 600 moro must be paid ~ soon
this measure passes. without any more work bcn
done whntover. What clEot Mhnn twen.y.Gy
feet OF water "a obtained. S60Q. QUO more must b
I'aid. All this ~ in advance of what tho coatrac
1nade a year ago. Than when twenty-tix foot Q
watce arc obtained. $500 200 moro nfe 10 hu paid
and when depth OF thisty feet Is obtained, $780,
Do0 moro: these SUMS u,uking tho ent'ro paymen
thattha Government agrees TO 'n,ako when 4optl
1880 feus, 1 think. Dy this modification In til
contract, beyond question tho Government Ia mcrc
~ to say: we must pay over all this menoy an
take what work you hate dune up 10 this timo"
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