Morris tribune., 1884-01-16
OUR LAW MAKERS.
A Slight Unpleasantness.--The Hen.
nepin Canal Project.
Proceedings in COngress---Soidiers
B0unties--Star. Route Expenses
- Various Items OF In
tereSt.

WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 1O.-The friends
of the Hennepin canal express themselves as
grati6ed with the presidents message on that
subject, and say they have good reason to
believe they will get some aid for the
project this session. The COMMITTEES
on rivers and canals held meet
ing. The committee is inclined to think
favorahly of the project, and will probably
report bill TO aid the work at an early day.
Though nothing definite as to the details has
been yet agreed upon, Mr.. Hoblitzell, OF
Maryland who is acting chairman OF that
committee is very favorable to the project.
The letter of the chief of engineers to the
secretary of war, dated Nov q, 1883, says:
1.-THE surveys demonstrated the perfect FEAST
bility OF a route for the Hennepin canal"
Three lines were surveyed, known respec-
lively as the Marais d'Osier. Watertown,
and Rock Island routes. He submits the fol-
lowing estimates of the cost OF each route:
Marais d'Osier route-Construction Of
canal and feeder, including right OF way,
S5,S11, $751; maintenance and ordinary re-
pairs annually, $SS, 800. Watertown route
Construction Of canal and feeder, including
right of way, 81 ,2O1, GIG: maintenance of Or
binary repairs annually, S91,a54 Rock
Island route-ConStructio of canal and
feeder, including the right of way, S6,672,-
500; maintenance Of ordinary repairs annu-
ally, S94,S20.
These estimates are based upon the follow
ing dimensions: Canal 50 feet wide at the
surface, feet deep; locks 40 feet long and
to my constituents and colleagues In the
senate, resign the position of senator. Nor
could properly, while senator act as presi-
dent of the company"
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. ia wordy
encounter occurred between Senators Logan
and Sewell in the basement of the capitol,
near the senate restaurant, The two sena-
tors, it seems, had come down to obtain re-
freshments after being many successive
hours on duty, and were returning when
they met in the passageway. Senator
SeweIl, who took q leading part in favor of
F'itz John Porter at the last session of con-
gress, pleasantly greeted Logan and re-
marked in a joking way, he hoped he would
not again at this session detain the senate
with q three days anti-Fitz John Porter
speech, as the members were pretty well in
formed on the subject.
The remark was made without any inten.
ton whatever to Offend but Senator Logan
grew violently mad, and, looking daggers at
the New Jerseyan, roughly declared that
INV
properly informed on the subject, and that
he thought he would again make long ad-
dress in the Porter case. He wound up with
Insulting language, saying, according to by
ISLANDERS, that no gentleman would have
made such remark, and by asking Sewell to
attend to his own business in the future.
Sewel was overwhelmed with surprise for
C. moment, butrecovering himself, he retorted
IN, ind +J11C
have found an insult in his remark. Both
gentlemen assumed an offensive atti-
tude, and were OF the point of assail-
ing each other with their fists, When
number Of capitol employees at
tracted by sGe Nd talking, rushed up and
'Yterfere'~ The senator were induced to
separate, each going away as bystander
described it, growing to himself" :. An
effort was made to hush the matter up. The
capitol employees, on hint from another
SENATOR refused to talk to correspondents
about it, but it leaked out in spite of precau-
lions.
Soldiers Bounty.
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 10.--In the
senate, Sherman presented a petit
ton from q large number of soldiers and
sailors, praying for a grant of land to all
soldiers Of the late war.
Among the bills introduced. were the fol-
lowing: By Voorhees,, to equalize the bounty
OF soldiers who served in the Union army.
"This," he explained, lis an exact copy of a
bill which passed both branches of the Forty
third congress, nine years ago, and was
vetoed by President Grant on the ground
that it would take more money out
of the treasury than public business
would warrant"
WASHINGTON CITY, Jan. 9.-Representa-
tive Poland, of Vermont, has introduced
bill granting pensions to all soldiers of the
late war. 1t provides that all who served
over sixty days and less than one year shall
receive IS per month; over one year and less
than two. Sc; over two and less than three
years, 81; over three years, IS; the pension so
granted shall go to the pensioner solely
Nothing in this act is to be construed as con-
ficting with the present invaded pension acts.