Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-03

40 a petAO Vi q COulpiGlS NSOelu OI c0dQ0el
improvement, leYees having a standard
of elevation sufficient to confne the floods
most frequently recurring with the inten-
t1on Of producing maximum effect upon
the channel improvement at a minimum
OF cost. The restraint of those great
floods which recur only at long intervals
would involve a cost disprOportionate to
the injury inflicted upon the maintenance
and improvement of the channel by over
flow occurring at such intervals. The
system should be generally one of re-
straint in the interest of navigation. The
extent to which it should be carried with
this object, would be determined by con-
siderations Of economy. After describ-
ing the necessity of great
width of the river at the outlets,
and a proper standard of levees at
such places, the report says It's proper
that this recommendation should be ac-
companied by the statement that, while
levees judiciOusly erected under the sys-
TEN indicated would produce a maximum
effect in channel improvement at mini
mum cost, they would not be of sufficient
height to protect the adjacent land
from overflow during great floods. After
explaining the result of the commissions
experiments, and the possibilities of
making the levees effective on the lower
Mississippi, the report says that investiga-
ments as follows:
To AtchaflOya basin $4,000, to the
Tensas S75O,000, and to the ZaZOO
Y440,000. The commission also
allotted $4,000 to the work of closing
BOnnetCarre creyasse in conjunction with
the State of Louisiana and the Mississippi
alley Railroad. The commission renews
the recommendations heretofore offered
that provision be made by law for an
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land and material necessary in any
work of improvement of the Mississippi
river undertaken by the government, and
explains the difficulties that have already
arisen on account of the absence of such
legislation. 1t recommends that provision
be made for retaining control by the gov
ernment over areas reclaimed and built
up from the river bed by the works
OF the channel improvement. 1t
Is recommended that provision be
made by law for punishment of
persons making or assisting to make any
cut of at any neck or bend.in the Missis-
slppI river, or in any manner interfering
with its channel or banks. From much Of
that part Of the report which relates to
levees, one member Of the commission,
General Comstock, dissents. He is
OF the opinion that leyees are of
but little aid in the improvement
of low water navigation. The same men,
Der doubts at present the advisability of
raising levees on the banks of the rivers
above the present grades.
The report is signed by G.. b. COmstock.
Lieutenant Colonel of Engineers and
President of the Commission, Charles r.
Suter, Major of Engineers, Henry Mitch
ell Of the Coast and GeOdetic Survey, L.
NJ. Harrod and Robert S. Taylor.
A note explains that Gen. Q. A. Gill
hnan hx
from participating in the preparation of
this report, and is at the date of signing
unable to hear it read.
BILL To AUTHORIZE FORFEITURE OF
CERTAIN LAND GRANTS.
A bill was reported to the Senate to-day
by Mr.. Garland, from the Judiciary Com
mittee, which authorizes the Attorney
General to institute suits III the name of
the United States against railroad COM
panies to whom lands have been granted
to aid in the construction
OF their roads, and which
lands have not been patented by said COM
panies with the view of securing judg-
ment against them and. the forfeiture
to the United States of their land grants.
The bill provides, however, that if within
one year previous to the passage of the
act, the roads in question shall have
made substantial progress in the work of
thelr construction, they shall be exempted
from the operation of the act.
DUTIES ON COTTON wARPs AND YARNS.
The Committee on Ways and Means
took mp the schedule of cotton on their
consideration of the Tariff Commissioners
report this morning. The first paragraph
refers to warps, yarns for weaving, etc,
but the consideration Of it was not COM
pleted at the morning session, though the
rates were slightly advanced, and the dis
eliminating words ''fOr weaving" were
stricken out, On grades valued at not ex-
ceeding % cents per pound an advance was
from y to 10 cents; for those of value
more than % cents per pound and not over
40, from 10 to 16 cents; at 40 and not over
30, from 20 to % cents; at 80 and not over
go, from % to p cents; at go and not over
70, from 30 to 30 cents. Mr.. Russell, of
Massachusetts,, looked after the interests
of the cotton manufacturers.
OFFICIAL CHANGES.
The President to-day nominated Samuel
CorsOn for Postmaster of Washington.
South Carolina.
Marshal McMichael to-day made two
removals and appointments in his office,
both appolntees being New York men.
HIS FATHERS son.
The Attorney General has appointed
Charles f. Woods, son of Associate JUS
tice Woods of the United States Supreme
Court, Assistant United States Attorney
for thn Eos diStriot of o11iciapa