The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1883-11-15
r. arsday, November Is, 1888.
rs. SEyaTORIAL COMMITTEE
ESPECIAL y. o. PIcAYUNE.l

Wisconsin, Hon. Is. f. Jonas OF LOUIS
lana and Hon. J. ID. Walker of Arkan-
sas are the Senatorial Committee.
Accompanying the Committee are
Col. J. ]. Christie, deputy Sergeant
alarms Of the United States Senate;
Major S. A. Jonas, Of the Sergeant
alarms Department United State
Senate; Mr.. NJ. p. n. Robinson,,t Jerk
of the Committee; Mr.. Theodore f.
SHINY, Senate Stenographer; Mr.. w.
Is. Taylor, Private Secretary to Senator
John a. Logan; Hon. II. II. Evans,
OF the Illinois Senate; also Ma or
Harrod, of the River Commission.
} ajor Miller, Capt. Knight and Capt.
W. l.. Marshall, of the United States
Lagmeers, were with the party. Maj.
Amos Stickney, United Statet Engi-
neers, with headquarters at New
Orleans, joined the party here.
Although the instructions under
which the committee acts do not in
clude the river above Cairo, it was
thought best, III the interest of the
great scheme Of Improvement to take
the boat at Rock Island, and from
that point to the Gull to inspect and
report on every work Of channel on
coast improvement, and take the tes-
timony Of civil engineers, captains,
pilots, merchants and voters, and 9TH
er interested parties as to the utility
or success of each particular scheme
and needs Of each locality.
This committee has proved itself to
be essentially working committe. 1t
embarked upon its mission in the in
forest Of commerce and navigation
and without a desire to forward or
thwart any particular plan or scheme
and certainly unelnharrassed by the
shackles that so many members OF
ongress have consented to wear in
the interest Of great transcontinentaI
railroads that ant, gouize every efo t
made for the Improvement of the Mis-
sissippi River.
The committee lett Rock Island On
the 10th OF last month and has not
lost day or night, stealing down the
river during the nights and stopping
to inspect the various works and take
testimony Of experts during the inter
venlng hours OF daylight
The witnesses, as general thing,
have been engineers OF acknowledged
ability and citizens OF emlnence and
experience IN river matters, and we
Detray no confidence when we say
that 50 far as relates to work for the
protection Of the caying banks Of the
river, and improving and deepening
10y narrowing the channel, the COM
m'ttee IS unanimous IN support Of the
plans Of the Commission The wor k
shops and plants along the river have
been examined closely and all the de-
tails investigated.
1t IS doubtful if there has ever been
committee on this important ques-
ton who have been as diligent IN Sc
curing the facts as the present one.
This is good omen for our river I'M
proyement
The committee were met this mo. n
Ing at the lower landing by Mr.. j. +.
Baum, Capt, +. {. Carroll and the
boat went up along the work at Del
ia FONT to give the Senators an oP.
portunity OF viewing the work accom-
pIiShed there, which was explained TO
the gentlemen by Maj. Halroj, Maj.
Miller and Capt, Marshall. After a
TRIP along the entire length OF this
work the boat turned and came up
Trough the West Pass into the lake
and in front of the city, landing at
the foot of China street, where the
party were met by large number of
citizens. The committee Of citizens
had carriages there, and the party
were taken out on a drive through
the city.
The lolI'w ng gentle men connect
ed with the river Commission have
been met at various points and exam