The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-13
THE RIVERS AND HARBORS
THE BILL FOR THEIR IMPROVEMENT
REPORTED TO THE HOUSE.
An Interesting Interview With tho
Chairman of the Committee-There
is Danger From the President and
the Senate.

Special Dispatch to The Appeal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE river and
harbor bill for the session was reported to
the House today, and its most important
provisions remain as indicated in The
APPEALS previous dispatches on the sub
ject. The chairman OF the River and Har-
Dor Committee, in conversation with your
correspondent today, said that he did not
anticipate the necessity OF employing an
unusual method in procuring the passage
OF the bill through the House. The passage
OF last sessions bill under suspension
OF the rules was necessiated by the fact
that at the time 1t was brought up the
tariff bill was expected to come along at
any moment and claim the right of way.
At the present time the river and harbor
bill has no important measure pressing it.
and Mr.. Blanchard hopes to find no diff
Guilty in passing it as soon as he can get it
up. He is also very confident that even ii
the President should veto the bill the
House will pass ii over his objection.
An evening paper publishes the follow
ing: at is almost certain that the river
the room OF the Senate Committee on
Commerce. The Republican members OF
the committee have informally discussed
the matter, and the chances are all against
it, Senator Frye, it is said, has developed
into determined opponent Of any river
and harbor bill at this session.
The report of the Senate committee
on the last bill was practically
pledge from tho committee TO the Senate
that no appropriation will be asked for un-
Ill the first session Of the Fifty-first Con-
gress. The report says; "The bill us sub
mtted TO the Senate appropriates S2l ,562,-
1877, exceeding by S2,S23, 0OS.T the
largest appropriation ever made in
a river and harbor bill, but when it is
considered that no appropriation Tor rivers
and harbors was made last year, and that
in the short session following Presi-
dental election il is hardly probable that
any appropriation will be made for the
succeeding fiscal year, the bill practically
represents a period OF three years on a
basis Of S7,00O,0O0 year, considerably
less than the average expenditures OF re-
cent years for river and harbor improve
ments."
Your correspondent at once saw one OF
the Republican members OF the commit
tee, who stated that he knew positively
that a majority OF both the Republicans
and Democrats on the committee were in
favor of n bill this session. He could not
answer positively for Mr.. Frye, but the
committee would certainly report the bill.
The following are the items in the bill re.
ported today below 5000:
Tennessee Zig lla,chie River, 5000;
Caucy Fork River, 81. 900; Clinch River,
to complete, $1,000; Cumberland River,
below Nashville, 5000; French Broad
River, 5000; Hiawassee River, 81 ,00O
Forked Deer River, $500.
Alabama-1allapoo,a River. TO complctc,
5000; Warrior and Iombigbee Rivers,
below Tuscaloosa. 5000: 1ombigl-.-
River. from Fulton 10 Vienna, TO com
pleie, $1,000 Tombigbee River, Walker
TO Fulton, 5000.
Mississippi SGnnower- River, S.
500; Noxu6cc River, $500; Pearl River,
between Edinburg and Carthage 10 COM
plcic, 5000; Pearl River, between Car
Image and Jackson, 5000; Siulcs Bayou,
-, OO0 Tallahalchie River, 800; Tchula
Lake, 5000.
Arkansas-St. Francis River, $1,000;
Black River, Arkansas and Missouri. 3d.
600; Petit Jean River, TO complete, II 900.