The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-04-18
TELEGRAPHIC 1IDINGS.
Mr. Kellogg Defends the Mississippi
River Improvement Bin. and
is Match for His
Adyersarics.
!" '"e House a Slight Breeze Springs
Up In discussion over Na>
val Affairs.
INC ford brothers, Jesse James Slay.
ers, PLEAD Guilty and
are Sentenced.
That Sealed Verdict In the South Chr.
olina Election Cases.
Ihe New York Post on Futures--The
Stock Market.
o'her Foreign and Domestic News.
The New York Post ON Futures--The
Stock Market.
Other Foreign and Domestic News.
Forty-seventh Congress.


SENATE.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE bill recently
reported by Mr.. kellogg, from the com.
merce committee, for deepening canals and
improving the navigation of the Missis.
slppi ana Mlssouri rivers, came lp as tho
regular order. The. bill provides that the
WORK Is TO be carried on by the secretary of
war upon the plans of the Mississippi river
the mississippi and Sl,00l,000 for the Mis-.
soori river. II prohibits the use of any nor.
tlon OF lhe money in the construction or re-
pair Of levces " "
ihe amendment to the bill intended to
be proposed by Mr.. Jonas, of Louisiann
apples so much of tho appropriation
Us the secretary of war deems
necessary, upon the advice of the Mississippi
RIVER commission, IN the immediate repair
IN deepening the channel, but not for the
overflow '"'N' ~
An amendment proposed by Mr. Garland
10 increase The amount to Sl500O.OO0 Sl3 !.
,,OOtoto Mississippi and So 900 600 to The
missouri river, to be expended in construo.
uon ana completing of repairs and the
eservatlon OF such work as In the iudg-
nent OF the commission will best locate and
| tLo innrn,,a','..s. "nu plo'cct the Danks, for
tho Improvement, safety and ease of nayi-.
cation, to prevent destructive floods, facili-
tate trade and postal service.
Mr' hellogg III his opening debate said
tnat whlle the bill was unanemously report-
ed some members believed IL better 10 i'm
pose no restrictions upon the Mississippi
~ ~ 80. .v'''nniSsIoh ana would be at liberty
w "Sieu w, aI amendment constituting
,menipers ,h,t Oh That body the sole judges as to
..l
shnnidh any part oi the appropriation
Snouiu1 ,'a',i;. useu III puilulng leyees. Upon the
nSsntuu1 nnaeu .. ,he nt.oyerllow, he said IL
Sv'vieu S, nigniy cultivated-area inhabited
ny planters and farmers, nearly / 900 miles
~ ~ ,, ,,ehg'n ana from 30 to SO miles In
n,u'h' ne said That the states In the val
Ivy nnu expended millions in fruitless pre-
,iumn.i'Ne means that corporations had been
".iNe unsuccessful aud that now all were
nonpelieu u 10 loon to the general govern
iIo", liz ,Jr Some eiiectve plan for protection.
aaoa, ,v undcrstoou ,, the commission to have
"uVP,eu the concentration rather than the
vutlet theory, the one upon which the
enamel OF the south pass was deepened by
mu o. we Jetties, and he believed this plan
Toam uI.inatcly uispense with the ncccs-
sV oI any system OF levees. This plan
WVu,u eiuse gaps IN the banks and confiEe
u sho s.icaIi IN narrower limits and increase
.nc current III such manner as to wash
uu. anu 9eepen the channel AS TO tho
lus.Je oi ,he demand Tor congressional aid,
~ a,d this was generally recognized. The
Mrl,s,ss'Pp' M,a,,nI river was the property OF the
United states, having been acquired by
purchase ana Its free navigation having
been provided for In the treaty with
riahce. lie quoted from Garfield's letter
a, ,uicusp.ance ana presidential recommen.
uatiohs as 10 the profound Importance OF
nuhlpIoVenheht OF the great national high
way and remarked that the proposed ap-
paupi'n.Ioh was oniy ABOUT half the amount
annually s,any required by commerce OF the Mis-.
TTssipp' Tor Increased rates Of insurance.
snie,,, lhe appropriation was .predicated
solely on the estimates and
report OF the commission which were sup
pVi,teu py thc careful estimate of a respon-
s'D,e s'os oo soIps OF engineers. II was less by
ii,o,voo tnnh tle estimate OF commission.
n''e' speciiylng many OF The expenditures,
no s%on as raliIroao, riyer and harbor to show
,he authority and justification for improy-
ng .he grset inland seas commerce. the
olauo oi whiSh exceeds our entire foreign
ovnaiierce, ovn. ,h, Mr' Kellogg proceeded TO dis.
r', br ,ha .ne e system OF Improvement considered
3 .nt commission, one apparently regards
cu Us lhe most feasible, as 1t contcmplntcs
seourinS out OF the channel through shall
,oms and Dars, where the width Of the river
isvSscessive, Win view TO establishing
"nu,orn, veloclty.
M mr; cameron, Of Wisconsin, favored the
nnl, put DOUBTED the propriety OF confin.
ing the entire expenditure forthe Mississippi
70 improvements below New Madrid as was
contemplated by the plans Of the commits
SION
Mr Mcmillan complained that the COM
i,nlsslon had given too much attention TO
,ne lower portion OF the river, to the preju-
ace OF the survey above 81. Louis.
MI Gonger made like criticism.
MI hellogg argued 10 show the urgency
oi IMPROVEMENTS below the mouth OF the
ono, and that these, like the jetty system,
VIII hc OF general utility 10 the conimerce
o. a'l the states. lie suggested u compar-
lson o' tho amount Of expenditure now
proposed Tor the benefit OF the national
highway with tho probable aggregate of
rom seven to nine millions TO be voted for
river ard harbor Improvements which
are comparatively of local or trivial i'm
poftnnce.
Mr, vest, IN elaboration of Mr. Kelloggs
tas sh,, sshow ~ Iuo.eu rom ON tne Official records