The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1884-04-24
DIississippi Before the River ana
kkarbOr committee.

Nississippi Before the River and
kkarbOr Committee.
The River and Harbor Committee
of the House OF Representatives gave
the Mississippi delegation a hearing
on Thursday last in reference to the
appropriations for our inland streams,
Col. Singleton urged that the appro-
priation for upper Pearl River be-
tween Jackson and Carthage, be so
modified as to extend the work to
Edinburg, and the Committee will
probably comply, and give at least
$4,000 for that division of the river,
His arguments in behalf Of the Yazoo,
and Tchula lake, were listened to
with great attention and a reasonable
appropriation will be made for those
Important waters, and the other
streams that enter or bound his
district.
Major Barksdale made a strong ar
gument in favor Of the appropriation
of $4,000 for Big Black, and while
is not likely that the Committee will
recommend 50 much this year, 1t was
very evident that it was impressed
with the necessity for commencing
the work of improving that impor-
tant stream. He also argued in favor
OF work upon the Pearl both above
and below Jackson, and in behalf Of
the other rivers that penetrate his
district, and his recommendations
will doubtless be respected.
Judge Van Eaton, strongly repre-
sented the claims of lower Pearl river,
Pascagoula river and Bay, and the
waters in the vicinity Of Biloxi, etc,
and was assured that his recommen-
dations should have fair considera-
ton.
Col. Muldrow, made an exhaustive
argument in behalf of the Tombigbee
between Vienna and Fulton, asking
that the Committee allow at least
$4,000 for that work during the
fiscal year commencing July LIST.
The Committee agreed to allow $50,
900 for the river between Demopolis
and Fulton, but this was not salts
factory to our Representative, who
insists upon the appropriation being
so warded that $4,000 will fall to
the division above Vienna, and he
will probably get it. He also made
strong fight for the re-approPriation
OF the $4,000 granted in 1882 for
Old Town Creek, and not expended;
and the chances are in favor Of the
Committee allowing it. He showed
conclusively the Importance Of this
stream and the advantages that would
accrue to the farmers in its vicinity
from opening it up to navigation,an
supported his statements with incon-
testable facts and figures,
Judge Jeffords appeared for a dis
trict that probably has as many navi-
gable streams in it as any in the
United States, including the Yazoo,
Big Black, Cold Water, Sunhower,
Deer Creek, Steel's Bayou, Roe-Buck
Lake etc, etc. His remarks were
listended to with great interest. In
concluding, he said that he had been
gratifed and astonished during his
attendance on various sittings of the
Committee to see how familiar the
members were with the characteristics
OF every stream that had been sur
veyed and reported upon by the Z.
S. Engineers, and how we'll informed
they we're with regard to the indus
tries Of the people in their vallies and
the necessities Of the varions com
Munities. He had but one cause for
Sgret and protest, and that was that
the Committee of the House had de-
termi, -ed to limit the total amount Of
the bill ,esey we're preparing,to eleven
million doilars. He believed that
the clammor of the ignorant and OF
the enemies Of river improvement
should be utterly disregarded, and
that the Committee should proceed
fearlessly with its work, appropriat-
ing wherever the needs of progress
and civilization demanded the wise
and careful expenditure of public
money, whether the total footed up
Q. sven or fifteen millions.
Captain Money, whose District like
that of Judge Jeffords is full Of rivers
and bounded by rivers, spoke earn