Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-05-14

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Sew urinans Times democrat.
Improving The Mississippi river,
from head Of the Passes 10 the mouth
OF the OhiO-FOf continuing the i'm.
%proyement. ~e2,2tyOOO, which sum
shall be expended under the direction
Of the Secretary Of Wat without the
Intervention Of The Mississippi River
Commission"
Nj. Hepbufn's amendment striking
out the appropriation for Galveston
hafbor failed, ~ did IN effort Of Mr..
Allen, Of Mississippi, 10 have the 40.
preparation for the Tombigbee river
Increased.
The following rivers and harbors
are included In section thirteen Of the
bill, which provides for examinations
and surveys under the direction Of the
Secretary Of War:
Florida-Pnnta Rassa harbor. req
survey Of Tampa Bay, including Hills.
6oro river, up to the City OF T. mpa;
resurvey of the outer and inner bar at
Pensacola; Charlotte harbor, including
San Carlos Bay.
Louisiana-Little river, Bayou
Rouge, Dugdemona river, mouth Of
Bayou ~Plaquemine, with a view to its
connection with the Mississippi river:
Bogue Falia, from present landing to
CovingtoD; the three bars at the mouth
OF the Calcasieu river; Bayou Terre-
bonnie, from Houma to Thibodaux;
Bayou Teche, from st. Martinville to
Fort Barre; mouth of Bayou Lafouche,
with a view to the construction of a
lock and draw; Cornie river; Ouachita
river, from Camden to the mouth, with
a view to slack water navigation.
Mississippi-Cassity bayou; Noxu-
bee river, to ascertain whether it can
be made continually navigable by a
system of locks and dams.
Texas-Cedar bayou, where it
empties into Galveston Bay; raft at the
mouth of the Guadalupe river.
The friends OF the lower Mississippiy
are in anything but a cheerful frame
of mind tonight, although they have
by no means given up the fight. There
is severe criticism Of Glover. of Mis-
souri,, and Gibson, of West Virginia,
both members of the Rivers and Har-
bots Committee, but on this crucial
day absent from the House ia at
e 'daLce on the races. Their presence
alone would not have prevented the
adoption of the two Objectionable
amendments, but their absence at such
a time is holly resented.
Chairman Willis said to the Times
Democrat correspondent tonight: 81
look to see today's action, in SO far as
it is %prtjudicial tG the interest of the
lower Mississippi, reversed by the Sen
ate. Especially ought that to be done
in regard to the Republication by the
House of the Mississippi River Com
mission. The Commission has lust
succeeded in maturing its plans, is in
possession of a valuable and costly
plant, and it is worse than a mistake to
disposess it at this late day. The in
terestS OF the river demand the rein
statement of the Commission, and
every friend of the river in or out of
Congress ought to exert himself to
help attain that end.
The enemies of the commission are
advising against the undoiDg Of today's
work upon the ground that by throw
ing over the commission the bill will
be saved from the Presidents veto.
Mr.. Cleveland is represented as being
opposed to the commission and as hav-
ing refrained from sending in a special
message recommending an a%ppropria-
ton for the reason that widespread
dissatisfaction prevailed as to the plan
that was being carried out for its i'm
provement. 1t is not believed, how
ever, that there is any definite author
ity for the statement.