The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-09

suggested by Logan and Allison, then pre-
vailed. without objection.
On motion of Logan provision was add
ed for survey of the Illinois and Michigan
canal, and estimates of cost of charging
the same, etc. The question recurring
upon committee amendment as amended
yeas and nays were ordered
Sherman suggested that the proposition
as amended was not sufficiently explicit
and was liable to be construed as commit
ting the government to the construction oi
the canal. He would have AIlison's un
Outstanding in point
+ Allison declined to construe language fol
others. In his own judgement it did no
absolutely commit the government to ap
propriate money as would direction for
the hire of a department clerk
Hawley would have a definite under
standing in order that the sense of the
senate as expressed by its vote. refusing
to bind the government to undertake work
Until lfull survey of the ghele canal coaId
5e pIasen tdi inight besniahfel
Allison criticised what he called neryoas
anxiety of senators in the matter, and ex
planned that provision was exactly similar
TO every other for survey =
Mr., Hawley regarded This. statement as
satisfactory. and said he hoped he might
be able next winter to unite with Allison
in advocacy of the canal project.
Pendleton moved to strike out the an
thority OF, the secretary of war to deter
mine and locate the route of the canal, so as
to avoid possibility of construction. and
that The government was committed TO the
work Carried
OF twenty nine votes for the Butler
amendment, twenty three came from The
democratic side. Davis, of Illinois, Cor
man. Pugh! Ransom anu Walker voted no,
and the other negative responses were
given by republicans
p The committee amendment, as modified,
was adopted. 1t provides for the survey
of the Hennepin canal route. with an esti-
mate cost of construction and annual main
tenance and use when completed, and for
tllefsnryeS of Illinois and Michigan canal
and thesestimatcscdst- Of enlargihg-St, etc,
so as to make its dimensions correspond
with the Hennepin connection, and appro
priates aS10a, eoo for ahatpurpose, the re-
port to be made next session. s
The remaining committee amendments
were agreed to.
Discussion followed upon the amend
ment offered and advocated by Frye pro-
hibiting expenditure of any part of. the.
So, 0O0, 900 appropriation for the Missis-
sippi river or for levees, in reclaiming or
pretecting lands or sothervfse than in
deepening the channel and improving nav
igation
!. Jones, of louisiana, quoted provision
in the bill to show that it expressly pro-
hibited the building of levees except
where in theziudgment of the river commit
tee they were NECESSARY as part of the
plan to afford ease and safety TO commerce.
of the river, to deepen the ohandel: he re-
garded the amendment as substantially
bat less desirable.
2 Kellogg argued that the amendment.
would unnecessarily restrict and handicap
the commissioners and retard them in
closing gaps.
Harrison and CoDger preferred the
of the amendment to that of
the bin as less ambiguous. and Hoar and
Bayard opposed II believing that the ju
risdiction oil. the commissioners ought not |
10 be restricted as proposed, amenement
was rejected / 6 to 80.
.Robesen, from the special committee,
reported the amendment appropriatfng
$500, 900 for Improvement of the Potomac
river III the vicinity Of Washington with
To nav gsttien. the establishment
Of harbof lines and raising of flats. The
bin then went over. a committee APP
pointed to attend the Hewbury celebration.
Adjourned e Il
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