New Ulm weekly review., 1890-04-23
500 BILL LEFT OUT.
The House Committee on RiV-
ers and Harbors Completes
the Appropriation Bill.
An Old Man Brutality Murder
ed in Wisconsin and His
House Fired.

& WASHINGTON. Special Telegram,
The house committee on rivers and har-
bors to-day completed the river and harbor
appropriation bill. The total appropria-
ton is a little over $4,000 600. The COM
mittee struck out the appropriation in the
bill for the Sault Ste. Marie and Hay Lake
channel and agreed to report the Davis bill
in its entirety. There will be an attempt to
tack on the Galveston deep water harbor
bill and the Columbia boat railway bill
and report them as an omnibus bill, but
this attempt will fail. The 500 men are
willing that their bill shall stand upon its
merits, but there will be an understand
ing with the friends of the Galveston
measure to help them pass their bill in re-
turn for the support which the Southern
ers will give the Davis bill. There is every
prospect now that the 500 bill will pass as
1t came from the senate. The appropria-
ton of $28, 600 for Duluth will be expended
as follows:
One-half on harbor basin and new channel east
OF Rice's point and in the preservation and
maintenance OF the canal and piers at the har-
Dor entrance, and the other half on the channel
west of Rices point and from thence along the
northern shore of Saint Louis bay to Grassy
point.
The $40, 900 for reservoirs is to be expend-
ed in accordance with the recommendation
otthe board of engineers in their last an
nual report. The $500, OGO appropriated Tor
the improvement of the Mississippi river
from the landing on the west bank below
the Washington avenue bridge, Minneapo-
lis, to the Des Moines rapids is to be ex-
pended as follows:
The sum Of $50 900 or so much as may be
necessary by the engineer in removing the sand
bar and other instructions to navigation in the
east ch annel OF the Mississippi river opposite the
prairie at Prairie du Chien, Wis, and in the dis
cretion OF the secretary of war the sum of SIS 900
bar in the river at Port Byron, III. $4,000 at
Burlington, Iowa, and $4,000 at Montrose,
Iowa, and the secretary Of warts directed to pay
out OF the latter sum to NJ j. Adams $4,000 in
full of all claims and demands growing out OF the
test made by him of what is known as the
Adams fume on the upper Mississippi river, the
said test having been authorized by congress.
NORTHWESTERN SURVEYS.
The balance of the sum is to be expended
as the secretary of war and board Of engi-
neers may direct. The following surveys
for future Improvements are ordered in the
Northwest in the discretion of the secretary
of war:
A survey and examination to be made of
CreelS bay, Totten bay and MinneWauken shoals
IN Devils lake. with an estimate of the cost Of
improving the same by dredging or otherwise, so
as to re-establish the navigation OF said lake;
Red River Of the North, with a view OF i'm
proving the navigation OF same by construct
ing q lock and dam at Goose rapids in
said river. The secretary of war is also author
lnation to be made of the entries Of the Bay Of
Superior at the west end of Lake SUPERIOR and
report upon the condition THEREOF, as well as
whether it is advisable to continusthe same at
government expense or in lieu thereof cut new
channel or entry to said bay opposite the open
ing between Rice's point and Connor's point,
to report t fully upon the subject Of the most
Bay OF Superior, with approximate estimate Of
the cost of each plan or Of ally other plans that
the engineers may deem advisable"
A provision is also inserted in the bill
which provides that the dry dock at Des
tegral part Of the Des Moines rapids canal,
and shall be under rules and regulations
prescribed by the secretary of war. An ap-
preparation Of $40, 600 is made for the Chip
pewa river, Wis, at Yellow Banks.
MONTANA IMPROVEMENTS.
The bill authorizes survey OF the Mis-
souri, river between Great Falls and Stubs
Ferry in the State of Montana. The
800, 600 Of the Missouri appropriation
is to be expended under the direc-
ton of the Missouri river COM
mission, and latitude is given to use it from
Fort Benton to Sioux City. Senator Petit
grew says the amount is entirely insufficient
upper than lower river. He expects to get
the amount increased in the senate. The
bill appropriates $4,000 for improving
Skagit, Stielaquamish, Nootsack, Snoho-
mish and Snowqualme rivers in Washing
ton. The secretary of war is authorized to
cause survey to be made of the American
channel of the Detroit river, beginning at the
western boundary of the city of Detroit
and thence continuously in American wa
ters to Lake Erie, with view to deepening
said channel to the same depth as has been
attained and is contemplated under the
present planin the Canadian channel Of
said river. The secretary of war is author
lied to make survey and estimate of the
cost of ship channel twenty feet in depth
and ofsuitable width in the shadows of
connecting waters of the lakes between Chi
tcago, Duluth and Buffalo.