Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-13
The River aua HORROR nnI.

NAsuuGT0.. December ~. The river and
b,rhor aruroprnuon bill WAS reported 10
thc House Of Representatives this morning
by Chairman Blanchard. some changes are
made in Toe bill and A. finally sgreed upon
ID appropriates Sll.90G.Sj0 The following
are some OF The principal items OF apDFopria'
ton: Norfolk and approaches. $4,000;
Charleston. including >ulliysn's island,
S2O9.ggJ: Wlnvaw hsy, $. c., slOO.0JO;
Cumberland sound, Ga, 100000; Mobile,
Ala. SlI0,OJU; James river, Va, $4,000;
Great kanauha river, 3ljO,0O0; Mouth OF
Il. Johns river, Fla, 100000; Black War-
rior river, Ala. from Tuscaloosa 10 Daniels
creek, 500 GOO; Tennessee river below Chat
tanooga, $3.50, 600; Cumberland river above
Nashville $4,000.
The following are the appropriations be-
low $4,000 by States:
Virginia: Appomattox river. $4,000; Rap
nabannoca river, $4,000; o,aunton river,
$1,000; York river, $4,000; Chincoteague
bay to Delaware bay, $4,000; Nansemond
river, $1,000
North Carolina: Beaufort. $4,000; water
way between Beaufort aud New river.
SO. Oo0: between NeUberDe aud Beaufort.
$4,000; Cape Fear river above Whining
ton. $4,000: Currltuck sound, COini0ck
bay, and North river bar, $1,000: Neuse
river, $4,000; Roanoke river, $4,000.
south Carolina: Georgetown hsrbor,
s. 900: Great Psdee. $1,000; Santee, $751;
600; Wsccamsw. $1,000; WaDpoo cut, SlO,'
COO: Waieree. 5000.
Georgia: Brunswick. $4,000; Savannah.
$40. ZOO; Al:amaha river $1,000; Chatts-
hoochee river, $4,000; CoosA, as 600 ;
Flint. $4,000; Ocmulges, 1880; Oconee,
| $500; Savannah, between Augusta and Sa-
/ YanHah. $4,000.
Florida: Apaachicola bay. $4,000; Cedar
KEYS. $1,000; Pensacola, $4,000; Tampa
bay, $1,000; ChoctsWhatchse river. 5000;
Escambia and CoHeouh rivers, $1,000; SUI
vance river, $1,000.
Ala6ama: Alabama river, e13,500; War
rior and Tombigbee river below Tuscaloosa,
! 1000.
mississippi: Biloxi bay, $4,000; Pasca-
goula river. $4,000; Pearl river below
Jackson, slO,0 Yszoo river, $4,000.
Tennessee: Cumberland river below
Nashville. $1,000; French Broad river,
$1,000: Tennessee river above Chattan ooga,
I $4,000.
The report presented by Mr.. Blanchard to
accompany the river and harbor bill says
I that the estimates OF the engineer officers
upon which the bill was based aggregate
$3G.Ol2, $50, and that the appropriations
made are 10 each case Tor conunustion OF
the projects already begun. The report
says: "The purpose fer which sppropris-
/ tons OF the character embraced Ia the bill
are made Is entirely proper and legitimate
| one. Taking Into consideration the number
aud extent Of our waterways and the enor-
nous value Of commerce dependent upon
/ them, an annual allotment OF even twenty
millions = year would be comparatively .
moderate sum for s country OF the cont.
uental dimensions and limltless resources oil
/ the United States TO expend upon their i'm
I proye=ent. The objection 70 the riyer
aaa harbor bills urged by portion OF the
public press Of the country, your commit
/ tee conceive 10 b based largely upon the
editorial proyincialnm-thst is, carelessness
and want Of knowledge OF the needs and
conditions OF other localities than their own.
! so far IS the peoDle themselves are con-