, 1879-03-17

'slr Davis. OF 1rIno's-Tas eonsFncts were be-
Mr. El,,un,tt-1t tho ConfcFcnec Committee
does MY know, then suppose We nu.t 30 With
out the information.
Atr. AiItsoM-l have the contract here before
want to sar 10 the Senator from Vermont TINT L
dislike quite "a 1n,leh as he docs this afranGc-
ment ne Of reconyeyng t)'ts water.nower % 70 thc
n Gs 'er, p1oyss I cfp'U TN U,d M snss sa" s
ernitlent shall hnltl this wnstr-lh~tr n1'tl use
portion VI II ip pcrpctuity and retain the re-.
mainder of Il. | s!'uuld like to saY onc word
'r's ' ssns,oa ~ from os' Fiji oS Mth @ Rek ls1,
Arsenal. Tie Government Of the Chttc1 States
tl ehEngc with this Watcr.p0wor Cu,ni'any 70
dcve1up tile powcr. nlnl iliry have Joycluped Il
70 certain degree; hut thry have asso Improved!
by ho', 20 hare diverted watcr wtl'cf. properly
belongs to the Solito Wntcr-l'0wcr CutnranT,
rs understand. to the flnfn channel. tlIus re-
1uirlnE on aJ1itlonal expenditure at thia Tine
for the purpose OF maintaining sufficient water
IN It's dam ur rAtc ibat is now u.c'l hF various
manufacturing companies. Therefore the Co1n-
mlttcs un Appropriations Inserted S!5,uo TO
remove these ubstructions Ailll open up this
waterway; hut. NJ l!ns been said bv tho Senator
irun Illinois. there arc pcoplc-l need not aay
where or WHO they asG-wliD arc determined
TINT this Hook 15lntl Arsenal shall DC
DESTROYED. Hewitt, !"r instancc.1 Ono d the
1slnn was lint tllcrc Is talrre vast accunlu)n-
ton of water tint may he utilized by tie Gov.
crusncnt for the purposes of all arsenal. Or
course, X ths watcr-po,ter Ia rcconycyed 70 tue
Statcs caM ttse no portion. If Il. and when the
tntcd Suites s!In1l ceasu to usu the ,sa,er-
power MI argument will bc made! Way hase
a. as",ta! cn Roek ls'aadf,' Therefore, Mr.
That tl,c Secretary Ut War will not exercise this
discretionary power conferred upon him, r. Il
,ta* IL hoattt 1anda should regret exceedingly
to Etu tits SrnatG utl0rt tllc conference report,
prize the Guycrntnent Of the Cnited States Of
The great advantage Of this watcr-powcr for NIL
time to come. regret exceedingly to stc this
proriA'on IN this btl' although les' qullc sure,
cnt Secretary nf War WILL not exercise tic pow
gr conferred upon him III this bill.
Mr.. Wiiluo1n-1 hope the Senate will vote
down thc conference report and lot new Corl-
Htitfcc tic appointed.
Mr.. DAVIS; of ll!!uofs-1 have no objection 10
having 1t voted down ou tllat point. l believe
with ttle Scilutor from Iowa that II Is the pur-
nosc Of certain persons to destroy the arscnal at
Rock 1e!unt.
MIR. Eirkwood-Cc.tnln Interests.
Mr.. Davis, Of ltlfnois-Antl 70 ol ttc Armory
Of Springfield, aiass. lIpsr interests want to
have nr,ns manufactured Uy private associations
| am opposed to tint. There !s 10 l.lacc N this
country where grcnt work Of i1ils kiuti Is hrt-
ter i!xed tEan ut Rock Island. Tie tiuvcr.,-
nItnt purchased this r,oscr bccnnsc the ureuts
II H. e no,,1i 'npniorns't ~ a "aN ,'ans & 70
'L .,ss ait., ~, t., u ~ p'u"s @ .nt!c,
@ snm,,o = c'G }rnn T ,a. rs ~ as - 1uss as e
, nf , ,naIn 1yMa a t M th H. rtvo- tv1 ar
,mGn. ,as " ,t .ta ,a, .tn ~ .c 1s'eI .s tas
-" ~, n, ne us
s,,nunt ~ watcr ~ r3,, th"r ~. ia a'c e.,t;s =
mo". u, u Mnne, . ~ " .aGS arf etH!sn cto -
sarvy =" !. ais T. IN m'sh nr 1,s ~ acu " ive9
a",ri,,, ~ Il INV r., ~ ,hn s,otn - !iIt
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