St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-08
It's Distribution q Source of Great Worri-
ment to the Alleged Wise Men
in the Senate.
Another Day Spent in squabbling Owe
the Provisions of the River and
Harbor Bill.
Appropriation Allowed for Sturoeor
Bay Canal and the Harbor
at Duluth.
The House Puts in it's Time Consider.
ing the Vetoes of Pension
Measures.
River and Harbor Bill

WASHINGTON, July THE senate re-
sumed consideration of amendments to the
river aud harbor bill, the pending question
being an amendment approprating $50. 900
Tor the purchase of the Sturgeon Bay and
Lake Michigan ship canal and harbor of
refuge.
Mr.. Spooner offered an amendment as a
substitute. 1t appropriates 100000 for the
purpose of making free of toll the commerce
through the canal. He explained that his
SUBSTITUTE did not recognize the canal COM
pany as the owner of the Improvement 1t
simply contemplated what the original act of
congress contemplated, the making of this
canal free to commerce, and it was to be done
by relmbursiug to the state, or (what was the
same thing the canal company such
sum of money as the secretary of
war, after careful investigations should
find to have been expended over
and above the receipts from the lands
and the tolls. After discussion the subject
was agreed to. and the amendment as thus
amended was agreed to. The next amend
ment was one increasing the
APPROPRIATION FOR DULUTH HARRoR
from $4,000 to S75, 900, and adding a clause
giving the city of Duluth the right to con-
struct and maintain q sewer for drainage
purposes through the United States crib
work bordering on the Duluth canal into said
canal, subject to such conditions as the sec
OF the amendment was agreed TO, and the
second part was excluded on point OF order
as general legislation. Mr.. George argued
against the amendment, striking out the
item of $4,000 for Big Black river in Missis-
sippi, and moved to add q Droyiso that the
state of Mississippi should first cause the
bridge over Black river south of the Missis-
sippl y Meridian railroad to be so constructed
as not to obstruct navigation. Mr.. ingalls,
expressed desire to aid lin the bilD the
states not represented on the committee on
| commerce and which had been victims of the
committee transcendental economy. Still
this item for Black river rather staggered
him. Mr.. Georges proyiso was agreed to
and the committees amendment was re-
jected. Mr.. Edmunds demanded an explana-
ton OF the amendment increasing the appro-
priatiOn for Bayou Terre Bonnie Louisiana
from $4,000 to $4,000. The explanation was
given by Mr.. Gibson, who said that the pro-
posed Improvement would make very direct
inland water communication between New
Orleans and Morgan City on Berwick bay.
This bayou was navigable stream on which
steamboats, had been running for forty years
Mr.. Edmunds did not think that it was a part
of the national duty to operate in way
which redounded chiefly to local benefits and
that great national interests like the mouth
OF the Mississippi. and the harbors Of New
York, New Orleans, San Francisco and
Savannah should carry along on their backs
appropriations for improving every place in
the United States
WHERE WATER RAN OR STOOD STILL.
The amendment was rejected. Mr.. Berry
and Mr.. jones of Arkansas argued against
the amendment striking out the item of
$1,000 for Red river, Arkansas, and it was
rejected. The same action was taken on the
amendments striking out the item of So OUO
for the Little Red river, Ark, and s., 500 for
| White river, Ark. These items are left in
the bill. MIR. Harris and Mr.. Whithorne
argued against the amendment, reducing the
| appropriation for the Cumberland river,
above Nashville, from 100000 to $4,000.
Mr.. Mcmillan defended, and explained the
| action OF the committee. The amendment
was rejected. Mr.. Harris argued against the
| amendment striking out the item OF So, SOC
| Tor Hiawasseo river, Miss. Mr.. Mcmillan de-
| Tended il, remarking that the senate was TAX.
| ing on itself The responsibility for appropria.
/ tiOns not recommended by the committee on
| commerce nor asked for by the board Of en-.
| glneerS. The amendment was agreed to, yeas
| 20, nays 10. Mr.. Pugh argued against the
| amendment reducing the appropriation for
| the Tennessee river at Mussel Shoals from
| $3.50, 000 to $3.50, 000. Mr.. Mcmillan defended
| the amendment. He stated that the total
| amount already expended on this work was
| $2,574,0O0. The amount necessary for its
| completion was S1.470.000, and the amount
which could be expended for the next fiscal
| year was estimated at $3.50, 900. The committee
! had agreed to recommend SO per cent. of that
amount. The amendment was agreed to. yeas
| 20. nays ~. MIR. Blackburn opposed the
amendment striking out the item of S. 900 for
! the south fork of Cumberland river Ken.
| lucky. The amendment was agreed to, yeas
| 23, nays 20. Mr.. Blackburn argued against
the amendment reducing
THE ITEM FOR THE KENTUCKY RIVER
| from S250,O00 to 100000. He stated that with
| the completion of the work ION which the
state had already expended over $1,000, 0OO
| and the United States over $500, 600, there
| would be six feet draught of water in the
| river for zoo miles all the year round IT
| would drain as rich lumber and mineral re-
! gion as could be found on tbs continent Mr..
| Vest defended the action of the committee
and stated that he was well acquainted with
| the Kentucky river, (having been born on
| its banks, and that unless its character was
| very much changed it was q small narrow
deep stream with overhanging trees He
| was opposed to the idea of states or COM
| panies undertaking works of internal i'm
| provement and then proposing to unload
| such works on the federal government. He
was in favor Of keeping in repair the five
| locks and dams turned over to the federal
| government by the state of Kentucky but
! he would not construct new W orks Of the
| kind.
Mr.. Biackburn-Does the senator mean to
be understood that the contract between the
federal government and the state of Ken
| lucky stopped with the repairing OF the five
| locks and dams of the river?
| Mr.. VeSt-I take issue with the senator and
| say that the contract was that the federal
government assumed not to repair these five
| locks, but to secure slack water navigation
for 200 miles of river. Without disposing of
the amendment the senate adjourned.
THE PENSION YET0ES