Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-31
WATERWAY CONFEREES.
THE RESULT OF THE MEETINGS
OF THE COMMITTEES.
An Agreement to Devote $4,000, 900 to

An Agreement to Devote $2,0OO,O0O to
the Mississippi River from the Passes
to the Mouth of the Ohto-Ths Amend
ment of the Hennepin Canal Item.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-The following
statement exhibits in detail the results of
the conferences upon the river and harbor
bill: The principal items upon which
Congress differed were the provisions for
Sandy Bay On. Y. harbor, the Missis-
sippi River Commission, the Po-
tomac flats, the Sturgeon Bay
canal, the Portage Lake canal and the
Hennepin canal. The House conferees
receded from the Sandy Bay clause
VITA amendments, one increasing the
amount of the appropriation from
$4,000 to 500, 000 and providing
for an examination of the improve
ments by board Of engineers. to be ap-
pointed by the Secretary Of War, Th e
House cOnferees also receded from their
disagreement to the item for New York
harbor, decreasing the amount Of apprO-
prlation from $750,00O to $600,0O0.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
The Senate amendment in relation to
the Mississippi river from the Passes to
the mouth OF the Ohio river was agreed
| to, increasing the appropriation therefor
from 1857 800 to -, 600, 900, which is $780,
600 less than the amount in the original
House bill. The House cOnferees receded
from their disagreement to the Potomac
| flats appropriation ana to the sturgeon
| Bay canal appropriation, with an amend
| meut providing that the appropriation
therefor shall not be expended unless the
| Secretary of War and Chief OF Engineers
| shall be satisfied Of the eXpedienCy and
desirability of the United States acquir-
ing the canal, etc, and working the same
tree of toll. The Portage Lake canal
amendment was agreed to by the House
conferees, with an amendment in the same
terms as those attached to the Sturgeon
Bay canal.
THE HENNEPIN CANAL.
The item relating to the Hennepin
| canal was amended so as to retain the
| paragraph in the Senate amendment ac-
! cepting the Illinois and Michigan canal
| from the State Of Illinois, and the Secre-
! tary of War is authorized and directed to
| commence the work of enlarging said
! canal in accordance with the surveys,
| plans and estimates made in pursuance
| of the river and harbOr bill of 1882; and
| the Secretary of War is further authorized
and directed to cause final survey and
| location of the line of the Hennepin canal,
and for these purposes the sum OF $500, 900
| is appropriated. AS thus amended the
| House cOnferees agreed TO the provision.
| The appropriation for the James river
was increased to $ll2,500, an Increase Of
| $50, 500 over the amount in the Senat e
| amendment.
THE SENATE'S CONCESSIONS.
The Senate conferees consented to an
amendment decreasing the appropriation
| for a lock al the cascades on tue Columbia
river $37, 800 less than the Senate amend
ment. All the items of appropriation
which were contained in the bill reported
TO the Senate by the Senate committee,
and which amounted to not more than
| $20,0 600 each, and which by the Senate
| amendment were reduced % per cent,
! the Senate cOnferees consented to restore
to their original amount respectively,
| thus restoring the reduction of 25 per
cent. Phe gross amount OF this in-
| crease is in round numbers
! S45S, 900. The bill as it passed the Senate
| appropriated $l4,0l3, 1913 %. The amount
of the amendment agreed upon by the
conference increased the above amount
about $67S, 106, making the total amount
appropriated about $l4,69l, 800. A section
! is added to the bill making it unlawful to
| throw ballast, stone, slate, gravel, earth,
slack, rubbish, wreck, filth, slabs, edg-
ings, sawdust, Stag, cinders or other
refuse or mill waste Of any Kind into New
York harbOr.
In the House to-day Mr.. Blanchard sub
mitted the conference report on the river
and harbor appropriation bill. The read
ing of the report consumed nearly two
! hours, and no time was left for reading
the descriptive statement accompanying
the report, which is signed by only two OF
the House conterees. Mr.. Hatch raised
question OF consideration, pending
! which the House, at O'Clock, took re-
/ cess until s O'Clock, the evening session
| to be for the consideration OF pension
| bills.