Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-07
THE NEEDS OF THE NAVY
AMPLY CARED FOR IN THE BILL
WHICH PASSED YESTERDAY.
A Fair Prospect of Something Tangible In
the Shape OF Navy-A Row In the
House-Robeson Attacks Whitthorne.
and Whitthorne Calls Robson a Liar
About a Standardization Cham pIops
che Hennepin Canal Item Other Bust
ness of Congress.
TIE SennIe.


Tie Senate.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-The senate, after an
Intellectual effort by Cameron wis in behalf
OF the Ben. Holiday bill, took up the river
and harbor appropriation bill.
Senator Mcmillan, chairman OF the commit
Tee on commerce, stated that as it came from
Tue house the bill appropriated SIT 1867 ,S75;the
senate committee added 50 600; making a
total of Sl9,463,8f5. He enumerated the
principal items. This increase of $S77 900
had been added to the appropriation for the
Improvement of the Mississippi river under
she direction of the river commission, to be
applied from the head of the passes in the
river to Cairo, making the amount for that
portion of the river S., 100000. For the inn.
proVement OF the Missouri from its mouth to
Sioux City 100000 additional had been
voted and for the survey from the mouth
81 The river to Fort Benton $4,000. For the
harbors on the shores of Lake Michigan the
items increase the amount 100000; The
committee had inserted provision authoriz
ipg the secretary Of war to lay out and con-
stftct a canal from point on the Illinois
river, at or rear the town OF Hennepin, to the
Mississippi river, at or above Rock Island, and
had appropriated 100000 for the work.
The bill was then read and the amendments
OF the committee cOncurred in as reached.
Inquiries by senator's Butler and Beck con-
corning the Hennepin canal project elected
statement by Senator Mcmillan that the canal
wonld be maintained at the governments
cost, free of tolls
Ex-senator Vest said the aggregate cost had
been estimated before the commerce committee
at $4,000, 600.
Senator Allison asserted that careful esti.
mates by engineers fixed the total outlay at
$3,9O0,000
Senator Mcmillan urged the advant ages to
accrue from the improvement in cheapening
transportation and otherwise.
Senator Beck suggested that if the amend
ship canal was equally entitled to considera-
ton in the same form. He preferred that both
projects should be given opportunities for
Fearing on their merit, and remarked that the
failure OF the government canal between the
Fox and Wisconsin rivers after the expendi-
ture o. millions, should be warning against
like undertakings.
ORDER, Under the rules, against the Henrepin
canal amendment.
Senator Mcmillan said the proposition was
substantially that of the bill introduced by
senator Allison, and fayorably reported upon
by The CONNIE rec committee.
senator Allison replying to objections by
senator Morgan said that the proposed i'm
provenent was merely a local one, and enum-
frated the large expenditures annually made
an the river and harbOr bills for the benefit OF
portions OF the country other than the great
Northwest. The bill teemed with little items,
not one of which affected the general CON-
nerce of the country, and he could not under
stand the reasoning upon which the items
were quietly assented to and objections made
10 au Improvement to connect the great water
ways OF the country and make q water line
from st. Paul to the Atlantic.
Senator Morgan had waited until forty
three pages of the bill all bristling with
nug linz to ..c@
IN order were read, and attacked the great
commercial canal which would vastly cheaper
The prices of western products.
Senator Allison went on to show that the
proposed canal of sixty-five miles in length
would secure saving of 500 miles or naviga-
tion through the toftuous channels of the Ill
inois and Mississippi rivers and dispense with
the cost of improving these rivers. If great
improvement Ike this was denied he was
willing to let the bill fail.
senator Davis CIV. Va.) asked that the vote
on the SUBJECT be postponed till tomorrow
when Senator German could be present and
Ouef Delaware ship canal bill as an amend
sncnt.
After further debate the senate oycrruled
all questions of order, SO to Is.
=, senator Hawley referred to and quoted from
Vae engineers reports, beginning at 1875 and
gong back to 1870, to show that they con-
ialned no detailed estimates on the surveys by
WHICH Ine cOSC OIL Inc Work could be aScer-
tanned.
Senator Allison replied that the subsidiary
report referred to by Senator Hawley was
made wholly with reference to that portion
ot lac canal between Hennepin and Chicago,
sud that it was impossible for the engineering
Seports to present mathematical demonstra-
sion OF the total cost. The estimate, $39,OOO,-
poo. was based upon a tabular report on
ale 10 the war department which was as full
as ltcOuld be made. The speaker asserted
@hat The water power on Rock river would be
ample after supplying the canal to meet all
requirements of manufacturing industries
shere for the next century. His friend (Haw-
iey) might not have all the information de-
sired as to how much masonry might be re-
'4ulred for the work, but he should be willing
10 trust the engineers as to the minor matters
'of' detaNs. The important consideration
III re was that the canal should not be made
sn onofsoiy but shall be free to the public
sie sssbmitted that sufficient information was
tHTnlshed by the reports to enable the men,
ssrs TO vote intelligently and proceeded to read
estimates for work in further reply to inauir
les as to its cost.
senator Hawley explained that his purpose
was not to oppose the canal project if it could
DE demonstrated to be feasible, but elicit in
formation.
Senator Butler gave notice of a proposed
modification Of the committee amendment
aud without action the senate went into ex-
ecutive session and adjourned.
House of Representatives,