Claiborne guardian., 1882-07-26
Supplement TO Address July 5, 1859.
Report Of Msssvres u Dsst Is1erest to ny
district aRd eeate,
respectfully submit . list ~ measures
mot in,,.,r,stt a, M, Dist net and State,

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most inpar,snt tn ny DIST net and state,
70 which have givtn special attention:
Acts pass d present (47th) Congress i"F
the imurnv-nrnt Of the Mississippi River
frnm th,. head Of thr Passes tn Cairo, Ih.
clpdiny the rect ifestion OF the rnHitrs ni
Red aud AIehaf,lala Rivers, LarlUrs OF
New Orleans, NattheZ (anh Nidaiia),
Yick.bnrg (and hlta) "Froridcd, That
the Commission is authnrizrd tn repair
aud hnild lryrrs, II in their jadgn" Mt u
should t- done as part Of their plan {"
afford ease and safety to the navigation
ami commerce nf the river aud deepen it,
channel" q" this the Commission IL com
mift,i)- A. WnGT: passed House aud
Senate, now IN Committee of Conference
uf the Ia Hnn-r- ~ which the amendment
by the senate Increasing the apprrpria-
rinn " III L- m a measure reduced, probably
{ aud the hill become a law so -'Auu ~ thus
il done the Commission will he urged "a
begin work.
IL will br necessary to obtain like sums
each succeeding s-salun, until the work is
completed.
| Act for tho necessary expenses Of the
Mississippi River Commission for the fiscal
year ending june 30. l--3. 3...... sl,0.t co
Act ~ carry ont the various acts Great
ing tue National hoard of Ilrulth-lmitcd
Z" the prevention or the iuiroduction of
yellow fever. cholera, aud smallpox.
Maintenance ard increase of postal ia
cilti-s IN North Louisiana.
Appropriation for continuing the Inn
oruvrnrut of the navigation of ih" Qua
chitr River. E. TOO; unrxp"nded haiamrr,
sI2GpO. Total $4,000
For continuing the improvem' nj Of
Bayou bartholomew w-.......... S.WN
For continuing the Improvement of the
n,yiratiou of RpufT Rivrr st.GpO
Examinations or surveys and estimates
Of the cost at Improvements proper "a be
made ~ follows:
/ Black River; for improvement by cut
offs;
! Onachta River from its mouth to Cam
den. Ark:
BAYOU DArhonnr:
Biyon Rnundaway;
BaSnu Vidal;
Mouth of Lake Palmyra;
The harbors If Monroe and Trenton,
Inuisiaua, with view to prevent the
river banks from further caving at those
P"iHts.
On the subject of pnhlic improvements
of this unturr, quote tn" following re-
marks nf senator PnglI. of Alabama. n
veteran Drmocrat, in the United States
senate:
Nh. pugh briefly stated the reasons nf
"hi- support If the bill. Like all riNrr
land hnrhnr bulls II was he irsnit Of CON
"cr-sinn and compromise, aud was
" measure which pru,ui.ed To restnte To
"thr South som" Of its lost powrr, aud To
furnish io the whulr cunutry watrr-vaNs
(which experience had demonstrated tn
"hr the only means Of controlling the
"rxtortinn- Of the railroads. That r. IL
liable siai--nian fIniaiio Srymuur. had
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"cannls were worth more than all other
"rNp"lirnis combined in preventing rail
"ruad n"uolr,li-s aud abuses"
NariouS acts tor the relief Of the suf-
f-Irrs from the food from the Mississippi
River and it- tributaries, from which
sums, in addition to :h- am"nnts supplied
the inhabitants who suffered in other
States from the flood, Louisiana received
nnr million nine hundred anh siNty-six
thou.aud ratinns. the full amount asked
for hy the State Commissioners.
In this cuuucctiou | will add that |
made my hest rndravnrs to get the relief
asked for hy those from whom petitions
were received hy mc-irnm the Hill Par
ishrs. Whose crops last year were destroyed
hv the fiery aud protractcd dIouth--wIth-
ont sucrrss.
Whrn ii is remembered with what
pron,ptnrs- the Congress of the United
STATES, three wears ago. voted large snnI
of money for the relief Of sutt rrrs Of
lrrlanh aud fitted ont vessel of th..
navy To transport supplies across The
ocean tn these people whose Ctups had
fttf-d, these petitions for rrh-f made 10y
"ur own cIfi1rus will not APPEAR uurra-
suuahlr. aud think, unh"r the ciI,um-
stances. ought to have hsrn granted.
A hill arpInpiiafiug 50 uoT for seed for
Sufferers hy the ho~i fr"m rh. Mississippi
aud tr,hntarirs. Also, distribution "f
srrd- from the regular appropriation for
the Department ot Agriculture.
Protection ot rights of purchasers and
oN ncrS of "pullir lands"
Mru,ur,s pending ~ my last statement
made at the clnsr of the session of l--o
aud that have siucr become laws by the
acts of Iith Congress
Improvement uf the Mississippi River
in Accordance with the paIs aud rrCun,-
nrudatlons of the Mississippi River Conn
mission ................... Sl,HO,hO
This - the tirst appropriation ever mmre
for the Improvement ui the Mississippi
River from the lr.u Of the Passes to
IalIu.
An act to establish Circuit and District
Cont at Nnta Louisiana.
An act tor the advancement of Agti-
culture.
An act IN carry out various acts creating
National B"Hid ut Health, buIldIug q iar-
aniInr Hospital "n Ships Island. ahd tot
ard To local quarantine stations and Ia
State Boards ni Health ........ 81. UWU
tor hrerosatS rAprn>'- Mississippi River
Commission (slJ,uUo unexpected lnl-
ancr) ).............. Sl6},Hn
Amounts appropriated III the RlNcl and
ilathur Bill iur the Oud,hta River
slz,WU, aud $500 unexpected balance.
Total. $<u,OOo
New work:
Amounts appropriated in River and
llarhor Bill fur the improvement Of
Bayou bartholomew ....... 1000
B".uif KIvrr............ $1,000
Ama,nllIs .Iinlrnni MIMI LII L INrr mud HIM.