Daily Republican., 1881-12-15
SHIP CANAL.
Csngress Expected - take some
Action ON IL the PresoDt session.

OOu0b bOoS LARCVeUS ~
Action ON IL the ProssDt session.
Yesterdays Baltimore Sun has the
, following in reference to the Delaware
and Maryland ship canal;
The advocates Of the Maryland anC
Delaware ship-caual project will, al
soon as the proper time arrives, orihe
the matter before Congress, anu ust
their most earnest efforts to secure lts
favorable consideration. Senator Cor
man, in conv, Ration on the subject
with your correspondent to-day, SAID
that a. soon as tne committees OF the
House were announced aid that body
got down to work the Mary land
Senators aud members would hold
conference, and the effort would be u
adopt = plan by which the entire
delegation in the two houses could act
in concert. Heretofore, as he remark,
ed, some members had favore one
,onre and some another. There an
unmistakable sentiment here in favot
of fostering and encouraging by sub
sUaLtial aid ali works Of internal i'm
prove,uent which are OF national inn
purtance, and the Maryland delegation
will therefore have the opportunity to
present to Congress under favorable
auspices ;he project for great work
Of conceded Importance to the greatest
and richest section of the Union.
twill be remembered that at the
last session ofCoDgress a new survey
OF the proposed routes tor the canal
was authorlzai, which survey ha~
.
Col. Craighill, of the eng.n"er corps.
The main point on whicA further inter
NATION was de irabIe was lot so much
the orr siual cot @. the different pro.
posed routes, bat the cost OF maiute-
II nee after the Mork shouId be con
ntructed This part OF the subject was
Ntiy thorough y discussed by tn
friends OF lLr li,aI roAt"s IN the
name rous bearings VIII ch We're laid be
f, rs thr senate ana House committees,
but il wa, thUu,ut wiser to have the
affirmation in al official form from
the experienced and unbiased army
engineers, lashrg than undertake 10
form judgment upon what might be
charged as partial presentations. 1t
is understood that Lhls last survey
which has been made demonstrates
Ihat the cost OF man'aining at proper
depth the channel by the SassafIas
route would very largely outweigh any
amount which might pe saved in tIr
OrlgIu uaI cost Il construction AS over he
Chuptank ronrc, 10 say nothing OF
other N,ry important considerations,
ihr State of Delaware has already
gran ed Il charter tor the go struciiOn
of IL ship ca al, making no restriction
~ to choice Of rJu e4. Ihc inteu,l II Is
TO apply to The legislature If Mary
Ian0 at IT. cn>uiu., session fora similar
Guar orr. W.th those I 70 charters il
naud, the Maryiaud "garion ca
thcn tender Ih,m to Congress and
.o4Ne 1t 10 he wisdom If thai body t.
pro slde tor the selection ut the utA,
.orua' or German, sali that il would
probably he lhJu. ht best 70 propose
taat Congress auIhullze the President
to dcNSoalc n board # army engineer,
% take hIrg Of b construction at the
anal. with power to Scl-,t I he rouDf.
II is the expectation t" Introduce ii bill
vi l. this pArpo." III vleA, and at the
saure tim" preliminary appropriation
Of 500 coo, or perhaps tuorr my hc in
c.uGed. The luat;rls Of detail mus
natural y b. lett 20 tau tMeI consultation
aud future Development, 1t sni-
,sh and private interests cau
be left i'll the background, if, as
there Is the best r asou to hop
he entire delegation from MARY
land viii work together to one com
| mun end, there is at least someglittlt
pro, prct hat mis- great enterprise may
| b. s"rcr. .sIu,y luauEura I'd, but it will
| undou.".dIy require very skIIIlul and
| Il SCrtct lndha cMcnt.