The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-28
Nineteen and Ealf Million Dollars
Appropriated by the Bill.
The Mississippi and All Southern
Rivers Get q Good Share.
Funeral of the Late Chief Justice
Waite to Take Place Today.
The Arrangements To Be Carried Out
The Services To Be Conducted by
Bishop Parel- Proceedings OF
Congress Capital Notes.

WASHINGTON, March 27.-The river and
harbor appropriation bill was completed in
committee today.
Among the large appropriations for
western waterways and harbors are the fol-
lowing: New Orleans, 100000; Arkansas
Pass, 100000; Galveston, $500, 900; Sabine
pass, S250,Oo0; Galveston Bay, 100000;
Ashland, 100000; Greenville, Miss, $,5,-
600; Vicksburg harbor, $4,000.
The larger appropriations for rivers in
the bill are: The Mississippi, from the
mouth OF the Minnesota TO the gulf,
So, 1856, 900; St. Mary's, river, at the falls
and Hay lake channel, Sl,500,000; Mis-
souri, river, S625, 900; Ohio river, $5l5,O00
Columbia river, $685., 900; Tennessee river,
S265, 900; Cumberland river, $4,000; Red
river louisiana and Arkansas), 500, 600;
Black Warrior, river, 100000; Arkan-
sas river, $4,000; Cape Fear river,
100000; Great Kanawha river, $500, 600;
Fox river, 100000; Calumet river, S50,-
600; Plaquemine river, la, 100000; La
Fourche river, La, $4,000; Hickman,
Ky, $4,000; Columbus, Ky., $25, 900;
Pascagoula, Miss, $1,000; Yazoo river,
S35,O0O; Buffalo bayou, Texas, $25, 900;
Red River OF the North, $4,000.
The bill makes an aggregate appropria-
ton OF $40, 432, 7S3 and is the largest bill OF
the kind ever brought up.
Chairman Blanchard OF 1882, which was
the LARGEST up TO that time, aggregated
SIS, $4,000.
MISSISSIPPI RIVERS.
Biloxie harbor, SIS, 800; Big Sunnower
river, 5000; Noxuber, 5000; Pascagoula
river, $4,000; Pearl river, between Edin-
burg and Carthage, 5000; between
Carthage and jackson, $500; below
Jackson, 10000; Steele's bayou, 5000;
Tallahatchie river, 5000; Tehula lake,
5000; Yalobusha river, 5000 Yazoo,
So, 900. 81 600 Of which for repair snag-
boat Meigs; Classify bayou, 81, 500.
ALABAMA RIVERS.
Mobile harbor, $3.50, 600; Alabama river,
poosa, $500; Warrior, below Tuscaloosa,
emma, 5000; below, $1,000; from Fulton
TO Walkers bridge, $1,000.
ARKANSAS RIVERS.
Arkansas river, $4,000; new works,
SOS, 900 (snsg boating); st. Francis, 8, zoo;
Red river, above Fulton, 5000; Black
river, 5000; Little Red, 20 complete,
s., 400; Petit Jean, 81, 800; White, 5000;
ouachita, above Camden, 5000; Cache,
5000.
TIE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER,
from Cairo TO the Gulf gates, e, 900, 900;
Vicksburg harbor, Sl56,0O0; harbor ut
Greenville, $40, 900; removing obstruction
from the Mississippi river, 500, 900; sur
vey Of the Mississippi river between head
OF passes and head waters. $4,000; ex-
aminations Of South pass, $4,000;
gauging waters Of the lower Missis.
sippi, 5000 this year, $1,000
next year; Red river from Fulton, Ark, "a
the Atchaiaylaya, 800, 0OG Red river at its
mouth, including the rectification OF the
head OF the Atchafaylaya for turning the
waters Of the Red river around the upper
side Of Tunbull's island, 500, 600; Bayou
Plaquemine, or commencing the work oI
connection with the Mississippi, sl00, 900