, 1881-08-26
.,,71Y0Is WATERWAYS.
.,.u of the Committee IN
H''tc!%hn Charge Of the Hennepl"
' Project.
,,,cr,,. to Bo Msmoriell,ed Il !, IT,, to Build
@asl''' - seyon.Foot Ditch Tor
Barge Lines,
.,..,,, n the Illinois & Michigan
shs .se,l senpal 10, tho Federal Gov
ornment.
NJ Il Va, the Last General Assembly
p'' = Failed t6 Pass tho'Bill
Therefor.

TIE HEN NNErlN "a. OnNMM. s..,a;,,.o y,
~ n.shvcotion held In Dnvonportf H., mot
II 10 r e.u a,,srnoo,t ut tho Grand iaoilo tiotot
IeaMa'sn, n,,rposc of rcorEanlzau9n aao tno aa+
iof fpnt mo Of tho work, Those prcaont Wcro
!ines'0M ~ A,lon, OF 0c,.csco, l!'., rrealoont ~
!'m.o !'mr.orntssIo.,; Edward lt''sse1 OF Davenport
ia0 es.rt,ary; u. T. lsob'nsot'' OF noex 1s14uq'
=, treasurer; Z. Il, Deere. Mohhe' ~ =. y.
r.s,n s i1on. m; john Mann. MuseaIl"9; y in.'
tamp,,, rlnrk. kuoknk, Ia; judge b. !ast'
Ism y. @ ~ rranct,co, Cnl.: Payton l,anuey. Mich.
nys ean fn,,rin, l,osctI{eld DIolnG, lI hiusara.
tfaas IT, asn,iSlnr and uharloa ltamdolph. ot thM
,s.:e asp Hg4,k ,oak purt n tno t,aotns' ald wore
addea ,cetrp :" wis calnd to order by Mr. Allen,
W. az nS tt tSsi ito chief point 10 hc achieved
sss' sas:,o o ret 10 work. Mir. spaldlng ana tuas
Ti,p y1'staEsH;sfEN or cIiloAao
, paly WITH tho I,G og]fets a,ca5 o. - IT.
VI nsy ha s.i tas haa boo susses.c
ST. I'M Commission, should reorRanlte nald lhat
@e eoe,crI iln motion the pres9nt otitora wcre ro'
u iIaaets1 o,sJ1'' hy accnmntlon. Tho Chairman stk.
esti es..,si init an Executive CDntnitt0e shonlu Do
spooIutcd 10 lax9 cbnrxe o. lag Mooo ~
M91 .1oso w thn it1cotIuX Of tho next CongruRs.
Diy'c IT, 'c1ark, 0f Kc0kuk. thought tho existing or.
r.ni.auon could du tho work i!iu 9as, ann tnat ",
I sI4rn tto business OF getting tho matter hoforo
s1ss. sa . h bods Hser lor tho csa Ills Este on
I ts, yGs a 81 1sI GsfG ssasn 8 ey Us csaa -
psSpottssI taHp thought tho committee should con-
III q personA conycrsant with tho shipping H.
eEs 9an II licnieTsol. MI and Judge Harding spoke
brjsdy In fnyor Of tho proposed cAt1ll 1uu ROC
oninoudcd that work should b1 begun.
Tne Vccrotary elll ho had n lNittugo OF
,fr7E1,s FROM INFLUENTIAL. CITIZENS AND
!, TRADE ORGANIZATIONS,
N,11 tvupa.hlz.ng With tho objects Of tho Com.
,ai..}ou.e Il WIS decided to rcad ouly few Of
;as,c,-amons thom one from Senator Allison.
q iosa. pledxtnx himself in tsSor ot tho yro!.
Encouraging ets letter, mud the Toronto Hoartt
II, Tfa1o expressed u. horo that the
,an would proye succosst1l, ani went ~ TO say
ii proposei] they expected 10 10 ablo to ship
nam IRON Chicago to Liverpool Tor 10 cents por
pushcl. =. .,.,.
Ihe cannl. This cutnmlttEe consists or MoasrS.
S.N. CArk, Of KcUkuk; Chnrlcs 1sauuo!ph, HcU-
fe,ary Chlcuso l}oard or Tr,sdu; J. II. Ft'stcr,
Wisconsin; pcyton hnnpcy, MlchtTaa; and T. G.
ii'W'vsi nsuJolph .aovsd That TIC Co,nmlttco 10
Instructed to present to Congress memorial
ASKING AN APPROPRIATION. FOL, A CANAL.
not more than bcycn foet deep: lilo considered
u IL "a, ss ;s su oc nsefs t. tine Ga e'nS ogo 5
been made to got hetter canal accommodation
for illinois tho movement had bocn handicapped
ytha call for 4 snip-cnna1, which could nevot
Judge Hastings agreed. Whit they wautcd
xas largo transportation, aud thoro ,waa
40 sense In tAlslny about y ship
,sna They wsGe ;9 Egng ag .