Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-07
Tue SennJe.

WASHINGTON, July 6.-The senate, after an
Intellectual effort by Cameron (Wis.) in behalf
OF the Ben. Holiday BILL took up the rive,
anG harbor appropriation bill.
Senator Mcmillan, chairman Of the commit
tce on commerce, stated that as it came from
Tue house the bill appropriated Sl7 ,367, S75:the
senate committee added 50 GOO; making a
total of Sl9,463,8f5. He enumerated the
principal items. This increase of SS77, OOO
had been added to the appropriation for the
improvement of the Mississippi river under
1he direction of the river commission, to be
Appiieu from the head of the passes in the
river TO Cairo, making the amount for that
portion of the river $5,000,000. For the i'm.
proVement OF the Missouri from It's mouth to
&ioux City 100000 additional had been
voted and for the survey from the mouth
~ The river to Fort Benton $4,000. For the
harbors on the shores OF Lake Michigan the
items increase the amount SiO2 600: The
committee had inserted & provision authorjz.
iug the secretary Of war to lay out and con-
Suuct canal from point on the Illinois
river, at or near the town or l1ennepiG, to the
mississippi river, at or above Rock Island, aud
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 a
statement by Senator Mcmillan that the canal
would be maintained at the governments
cost, free of tolls.
Ex-senator Vest said the aggregate cost had
oeen estimated before the commerce committee
at $S,000,000.
Senator Allison asserted that careful est.
males by engineers fixed the total outlay at
100000
Senator Mcmillan urged the advant ages to
accrue from the improvement in cheapening
transportation and otherwise.
Senator Beck suggested that if the amend
mt ha Ill
ship canal was equally entitled to considera.
ton in the same form. He preferred that both
projects should be giy-n opportunities for
Fearing on their merit, and remarked that the
failure of the government canal between the
FOX and wisconsin rivers after the eXpendi-
cue o. p;illlons, should be warning against
like undertakings.
senator Morgan raised sundry questions OF
order, Under the rules, against the IenreDin
canal amendment
senator Mcmillan said the proposition was
substantially that of the bill introduced by
Senator Allison, and favorably reported upon
by lhe CONNIE rec committee.
senator Allison replying to objections by
senator Morgan said that the proposed i'm
iwoVement was merely local one, and enum-
%Iated 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 com
snerce OF the country, and he could not under
stand the reasoning upon which the items
were quietly assented to and objections made
40 an Improvement to connect the great water
ways oil the country and make a water line
from st. Paul to the Atlantic.
Senator Morgan had waited until forty
Ahrce pages of the bill all bristling with
thiugs, according 10 his theory, that were not
III 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
inols and Mississippi rivers and dispense with
4he cost OF Improving these rivers. If great
Improvement Ike this was denied lie was
willing to let the bill fail.
senator Davis CIV. Va.) asked that the vote
on lhe SUBJECT be postponed till tomorrow
%hcn Senator German could be present and
ouer Delaware ship canal bill as an amend
sncnt.
After further debate the senate oyerruled
all questions of order, So to 1S
=. senator Hawley referred to and quoted from
fHe engineers reports, beginning at 1875 and
gong back to 1870, to show that they con.
ialned no detailed estimates on the surveys by
which the cost of the work could be ascer-
tanned.
N~h"Nol hiiIoOu lCIICu Tue
report referred to by Senator Hawley was
made wholly with reference to that portion
ot lie canal between Hennepin and Chicago,
sud that it was impossible for the engineering
TeIorts to present mathematical demonstra-
Sion OK the total cost. The estimate, So, OOO,-
~oo. was based upon a tabular report on
sie 10 the war department which was as full
Us 1t could 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
}here 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 details. The important consideration
h' re was that the canal should not be made a
sn onof'oiy but shall be free TO the public
sieFNsomitted that sufficient information was
FURNISHED by the reports to enable the men,
fsrs TO vote intelligently and proceeded to read
estimates for work in further reply to inquir-
les as TO its cost.
Senator Hawley explained that his purpose
vas not TO oppose the canal project if it could
he demonstrated to be feasible, but elicit in
formation.
Senator Butler gave notice of a proposed
modification CT the committee amendment
aud without action the senate went into ex-
ecutive session and adjourned.
House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, July 6.-Mr. Belmont called
up the motion to consider the vote by which