The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-13
ATTHE CAPITAL.
The RIVER AND HARBOR BILL I.
The Idloyncraoles Of the Measure tha
Excite Opposition Extension Of the
Geological Suryey-The Demo.
cratic Political Slate ln
this State.
Special Dispatch 70 the IatsllIEsnOer.
WAsntNoroS. May le.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.

WAsnNoToS. May le.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
photographed you day before yesterday
that there were some doubts entertained
among the friends Of the present River and
Harbor Bill as to the action OF the Presi-
dent thereon. A good many OF those IN
terested in 1t expressing their belief that
he would veto the bill II presented to him
in It's present shape. 1t will be remem-
bered that the growing dimensions Of this
bill have frightened the executive hereto
fore, even Gen. Grant at one time indica-
ted his reluctance to see it become law.
It Is bigger this year than ever before, in
fact 1t Is SO big that there is no danger Of
its failure In either House. Every mem-
ber who wanted creek dredged out in
his district had the opportunity to have it
inserted in the bill and so many OF them
have taken advantage OF the opportunity
that although. the bill eau only be reached
and passed In the House by suspension
Of the rules by o two.thirds vote, there is
little doubt but the two-thiris vote will be
obtained and the bill passed in the House
next Monday. The chances OF its passage
in the Senate are even more favorable,
majority OF the Senators being directly in
terested in 1t and majority vote being
then sufficient.
WHAT TIE BILL CONTAINS,
( I have not seen copy Of the bill and
cannot now furnish the aggregate amount
provided for. Some idea OF Its contents
may be gained, however, from the items
set apart for West Virginia streams. These
mount up to two hundred and eighty
nine thousand dollars (S2SO, O,00O), begin
ming with 500, 900 for the Big Kanawha
improvement and ending with 10000 for
pulling stumps out Of the Guyan. The
Shenandoah and Elk rivers are 10 have
s., 200 apiece TO make them navigable for
push boats and batteaux, aud the Little
kanawha, New, Monongahela and Big :
Sandy, are TO have Sl5 900, ST., 900, $4,000
and $50, 900 respectively for locks, dams,
and other steam navigation improvements.
In reading. over some OF these items, It
may be that some of your First District
readers will wonder what the honorable
gentleman from the county of
Harrison has been about, and why he
has not gotten in an appropriations to
make Buffalo creek nayigable to Clarks-
burg, and to make ship canal out Of
Wheeling creek as far as Mrs. .Roettger's.'
EXTENDING THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Considerable disappointment isfelt that
the resolution to permit the director Of the
United States Geological Survey to extend
such survey into the states upon the inyi-
tation OF the latter, which came up in the
Senate on Monday, could not be pressed
To q vote during the morning hour. The
same matter has came up in the same way
several times before, but usually, as on
Monday last, proyokes discussion which
extends beyond the hour and O half limit.
The regular order is called for and the
matter has to be dropped until another
day. It is believed that there are enough
members in both houses favorable TO the
measure to insure its passage II avote can
once be reached. 6.
1t is hardly necessary for me to say that
there Is no measure that has been pro-
posed during the present Congress in
which West Virginia is more interested
than she Is in this. A full report Of her
resources made under the general govern
ment authority, and from an examination
made by Mr.. Kings experts employed by
the government, would be OF incalculable
advantage in directing attention to the
advantages OF the State and furnishing
exact information as to its hidden wealth.
MORE SLATE WORK.
In addition to the Democratic slate
which was made up here last week, and
which was first promulgated to the world
through these dispatches, it is now de.
fnitely announced by the manufactures
that Judge John Brannon, OF Weston,
who has tried TO tempt the Senatorial
lightning To ssrike him every other win
ter for some time past, will now take
down his rod and take q nomination ut
Martinsburg for Supreme Court Judge In
place Of Judge Green. This will be bad
news for Green, who is better Democrat
than Petroleum v. Nasby, and who ought
to have been renominated, and 1t will
make Sam Woods and Geo. Sargent both
sick, but It is so, and it is no use for them
to kick against the pricks. II Woods be-
hayes himself he can go on the Circuit
bench II Brannon Is elected and give all
the printing in his circuit to Sergeant. He
could not give 1t TO better fellow.
THE WHEELING CONVENTION.
A very marked interest is manifested
here in the West Virginia Republican
State Convention proceedings OF to-day,
and there Is very hopeful feeling among
Republican here, that with the proper eff
fort the State can be lifted out Of Bourbon
control.
PERSONAL.
Congressman Wilson got back yesterday
and seems to think that his fences are
horse.high, bull-strong and pig-tight.
Col. Timothy shallcross Is here.