The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-01
RIVERS AND HARB0RS.
$5oo,ooo ADDED TO THE MISsIs-
SIPPI APPROPRIATION.

An Amendment for a survSy for q
Ship Canal From LaSalle &c Lake
Michigan The Hennepin Canal
Amendm ent Wedged INA Protest
From Mr.. Vest-The Bill Remitted
to Committee.
WASHINGTON, June 80 Tho senate met
at II 80 o'clock this morning with less than
dozen senator's present, and resumed CON
sderation of the river and harbor bill.
Among the amendments agreed to were
those adding $500,000 TO the Mississippi
river appropriation and inserting 81, l00,-
900 for the Missouri river, inserting a pro
vision in lieu of the ono struck out for an
examination and survey of Cape Fear river,
North Carolina, from Wilmington to the
ocean with the view of making a navigable
channel 20 feet deep at mean low water.
The amendment to reduce the appropri-
alton for dredging Chinco bay, Virginia,
from $50, 900 to $25, 900 was, on recommend-
alton of the committee, disagreed to.
THE HENEEPIN CANAL AMENDMENT.
The amendment directing a survey for n
ship canal from Lasalle Ill, to Lake Mich
igan. near Chicago, provoked good deal of
discussion, along with the Hennepin canal
amendment, which was linked with it in de-
bate. 1t was finally amended and then
agreed to as adopted. 1t reads: Fxr the
purpose of securing continuous navlgable
waterway between Lake Michigan
and the Mississippi river, having
capacity and facilities adequate for the
passage of large Mississippi river steam
boats, and of naval vessels suitable for de-
Tense in time of war, the Secretary of War
is authorized and directed to cause to
DO made the proper surveys, plans and est-
mates for channel Improvement and locks
and dams in the beds of the Illinois and
Desplaines rivers, from LaSalle to Lock
port, so as to provide a navgable water
way not less than 100 feet wide, and not less
than IA feet deep, and to have surveyed and
located channel from Lockport to Lake
Michigan, at or near the city of Chicago,
such channel to be suitable for the purposes
aforesaid, the necessary expenses Of such
surveys, estimates, plans and location to be
paid out of the sum herein appropriated for
the improvement of the Illinois river.
PROTEST BY MIR. VEST.
The amendment directing the Secretary
of War to locate "a canal from Illinois river
at Henuepin to the Mississippi river at tho
mouth of Rock river was then agreed to,
after protest by Mr.. Vest, that it would
commit the government absolutely TO the
construction of the canal, MesSrs. German
and Beck denying that it did SO, and Mr..
Allison declining to commit himself one
way or the other. Tho last amendment to
be acted upon was the insertion of pro-
vision abolishing tho Missouri river com
mission.
The bill and amendments were then re-
ported from the committee of the whole to
the senate, and the amendments. on which
separate votes were not asked, were agreed
TO.
Separate votes were demanded on the
Hennepin canal amendment, the amend
ment abolishing the Missouri river commits
sion and the amendment for the purchase
of the Green and Barren river improvement
in Kentucky but there being no quorum
present, no further progress was made with
the till, and the senate proceeded TO execu-
tive business.