The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-04-03
THE RIVER AND HiRB0R BILL.
AFFFePriatisns Fer Mississippi Rivers and
Harh0rs.

Appropriations Fer Mississippi Rivers ana
Harh0rs.
Especial to The Times Democrat |
Washington, March q. The
Rivers and Harb0rs Committee
completed its bill to-day and re-
moved the injunction of secrecy
that had been imposed on mem.
bers. The total of the bill Is a
trifie larger than was anticipated,
being sl5. 164, 200.
The appropriation for the Mis-
sissippi river below Cairo Is g.
100000. OF this sum 100000 is
designated for the harbor of New
Orleans, $25O,0OO for the rectifica
ton of the Red and Atchafalaya
rivers by preventing further en-
largement of the latter stream,
and restricting its outlet capacity
and for maintaining a navigable
channel through the mouth of the
Red into the Mississippi; $4,000
for the river at Greenville; 800,
600 for the harbor at Vicksburg
and $4,000 for the Memphis har
Dor.
The rivers of Mississippi are
provided for as follows: Big Sun
flower, $4,000; Noxubee, $500
Pascagoula, $4,000; Pearl river
S17, 500; below jackson, $4,000
between Jackson aud Carthage
$4,000; between Carthage and Ed
inburg, $4,000; Steele's Bayou,
s2,500: Tallahatchie, $500; Tchu
la Lake, $1,000; Tallahatchie, So,
600; Yazoo river, s1O.0OO-for riv
er, $4,000; for snagboat, $4,000
Tombigbee. from Fulton to Wen
ma, $4,000; Tombigbee, below vi
emma, $4,000; Big Black, $4,000
Bayou Pierre; $4,000; Biloxi Bay
SI2,5OO.
Messrs. Blanchard, Catching
and Stewart, the Southern mem
bers of the committee, are anon,
the ablest members, and they hav,
worked with untiring industry il
the preparation of the bill. Eacl
gentleman expressed himself a
satisfied with the result, from
local as we'll as from a genera
point of view.
Er. Catchings, in conversation
with the Times Democrat CORES
pondcnt this afternoon, said: 18th
committee has examined ever
proposition with great patienc
and have endeavored to make ~
preparations only for meritoriou
projects. They have rejecte
many as unworthy and have lin
ted the sum given to each to tn
lowest point which would enabl
any substantial progress to b
made in works for improvement
and yet the gross amount is owe
s15,000,000. The work of the con
mittee is absolutely free from Sc,
tionalism; and while discrimin.
tions have undoubtedly been mad,
they are not unjust discriminl
tions. The nature of the work
some instances and the pressin
demands of commerce in other
made this necessary. We did nc
get all for the Mississippi whic
its friends wanted, but the commi
tee substantially recognize its in
portance and much good can
done with the sum given it.
| think the bill will undoubtedl
pass. No money expended by th
government does more substanti
good than that given for the in
provemeDt of rivers and harbor
and this has been proclaimed
unmistakable terms by the man
conventions held in different par,
of the country within the pas
eighteen months. The people (,
vor liberal appr opriations for thi
purpose and are entitled to hay
them.o
Picayune Saecia!.
The language of the sppropri'
ton for the Lower Mississippi
IN substance as follows:
"Improving the Mississippi Ri
: or, from the head of the Passes
the mouth of the Ohio, and contil
uing Improvement. S2,25O,000
be expended under the directio
} of the Secretary of War in accor,
ance with the plans, recommend
tons and specifications of IL
Mississippi River Commissio
provided that no part of this su
> shall be expended in the constru
ton of levees for the purpose
reclaiming lands or prevcntir
overflows; provided, howeve
that levees may be constructed ,
repaired, if, in the judgment oftl
commission. thu soma ha adris