The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-08

Ark, and it was rejected. The san
action was taken on the amendments
striking out the items OF $4,000 for
Little Red river, Ark, and $4,000 for
White river, Ark. These items were
left in the bill.
The river and harbor bill was tenn
porarily laid aside and the Chair Ia d
before the Senate the message OF the
President vetoing the bill authorizing
the construction Of railroads through
the Indian territory in Northern Mon
tala.
The message was read and Senator
Dawes moved 10 +, fer the bill and
message TO Committee on Indian Al
fairs, and he desired 20 Ego with this
remarkable message the section OF the
treaty which had affected the Presi-
dent so sensibly." The committee
which had reported the bill had (he
said) thought thpt it was regarding
the rights of the Indians That arti-
Gle was in These words, "For the pur-
pose OF establishing travelling thor
oughfsres through this country, and
t 70 better to enable the President to
execute the provisions OF this treaty.
the Aforesaid nations and tribes do
hereby consent and agree that the
United States may, in the countries
respectively occupied and claimed by
them, construct roads OF every de-
scription, establish lines of telegraph
and military pests, use the materials
OF every kind found in the Indian
country, build houses for agencies,
missions, schools, farms, shops, mills,
stations, and for every other purpose
for which they may be required, and
permanently occupy as much land as
may be necessary for the various pur-
poses above enumerated, including
the use of wood for feel and land for
grazing; end that the navigation OF
all lakes and Etre ans shall be forever
free to the citizens of the United
States.
The motion was agreed to, and the
bill and message were referred.
The Senate then resumed consider
alton OF amendments to the river and
haibor bill.
Senators Harris and WhitthoIns ar
gued against the amendment reducing
the appropriation for the Cumberland
river above Nashville from 100000 to
$4,000.
Senator Mcmillan defended and ex.
planned the action OF the committee.
The amendment was TejeCted-yeaS,
%, nays, %.
Sena'or Harris argued against the
amendment striking out the item for
$4,000 for Hiawasse river, Tennessee.
Senator Mcmillan defended it, re.
marking that the Senate was taking
on itself the responsibility for appro.
priations not recommended by the
Committee of Commerce, not asked
by the Board OF Engineers. The
amendment was agreed to-yeas, 25j
nays, 10.
Senator Pugh argued against the
amendment reducing the appropria-
ton for the Tennessee river at Mussel
Shoals from $3.50, 900 to S250,OO0.
Senator Mcmillan defended the
amendment. He stated that the total
amount already expended on this
work was 82,574,C0O, the amount
necessary for its completion was ST.
470, 900, aud the amount which should
be expended for the next fiscal year
was estimated at $4,000. The com.
mittee had agreed to recommend 80
per cent. OF that amount.
The amendment was agreed to-
yeas, 90 naya, %.
Senator Blackburn opposed the
amendment striking out the item Of
$4,000 for the south fork Of Cumber-
land river, KY. The amendment was
agreed to--yess, %; nays, 20.
Senator Blackburn argued against
the amendment reducing the item for
the Kentucky river from $3.50 600 to
100000. He stated that, with the
completion of the work ION which
the State OF Kentucky had already
expended over 100000 and the
United States over S500,000), there
would be six feet draught of water in
this liver for 200 miles all the year
round. 1t would drain as rich a Ium-
her and mineral region as could be
found on the continent,
Senator Vest defended the action of
the committee, and stated he was well
acquainted with the Kentucky rivfr,
having been born on its banks, and
that unless it's character was very
much changed it was a small, narrow,
deep stream, with overhanging trees.
He was opposed to the idea of States
or companies undertaking works of
internal improvement and then pro-
poeing 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 Gov
eminent by the SAFE cl Kentucky,
but he would not construct new works
OF the kind.
Senator Blackbum-Does the Sena-
tor mean to be understood tina. the
contract between the Federal Govern
ment Hnd the State Of Kentucky in
1879 stopped with the repairing of the
five locks and dams on the river?
Senator Nest-l do, Mr.. Blackburn.
| take issue with the Senator and say
that TIE contract was that the Fed.
era Government assumed not to ie.
pair these five locks, but to secure
slack water navigation for 200 miles
of river.
Without disposing OF the amend
ment, the Senate adjourned.