Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-05-24
HENNEPIN STAYS.
The House Says So By Vote of
Two to One.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
The Lower Branch OF Congress Acts
on the Canal clause This Morning
Yesterdays Meetisg In This City
and Mr. Murphy's Views.

1t was good news indeed that the tele.
graph brought from Washington to the
ARGUS this afternoon in the way of a
special message from Vice President
Henry Carse, OF the Rock Island Citizens
lmpr ovement association. and which read
WASHINGTON. d. c.. MAY "a -Henne-
pin stays in the river and harbor bill by a
vote of 1879 for. to 80 against, in the
house this morning. HENRY CARsE.
The fate of the canal, therefore. de-
ponds on the vote on the. river and har-
Dor bill. Gen. Henderson having carried
his point on the question of jurisdiction
Ii the river and harbor bill passes at the
present session of congress, the canal
section will. and if the bill should not pass
the Hennepin has received that recognition
that Las never been before accorded it.
aud which places it where it will be a
part Of the bill when it does pass.
meeting was held at the rooms of the
Rock Island Citizens Improvement asso :
citation at O'Clock yesterday afternoon,
which was attended by citizens of Rock
Island, Davenport and Milan, who have
always been identified with the Hennepin
canal project and anything pertaining to
its interests. Maj. III. C. Connolly, of
this city. presided. and Mr.. W. b. Wylie,
OF Davenport. acted as secretary. The
main object of the meeting was to hear
report from Hon. ]. H. Murphy, of Dav-
eDport. of his recent visit to Washington
in the interests of the canal Mr.. MUIR
ply detailed at length the evident pros.
poets of the canal. which he believed TO
be very good. If the river and harbor
bill passed at all. he believed the Henne-
pin clause would pass with it undis-
turbed. To Congressman Henderson
he said, was due more credit than
any other man for the success thus far
achieved by this great measure Mr.
Murphy did not believe hope should be
aband oned even should the canal bill fail
at the present session, either through the
declared hostility of the present speaker
OF the house to it. or through the exercise
of influence against it higher up than the
house of representatives. He quoted
from his speech before the river and hsr,
Dor committee Of the house of represen>
tatives on April last. in the interests of
the Hennepin capsl in which he showed
the endorsement the canal had received
IN various ways, what the nations of
Europe had done for commerce in build
ing canals. the importance of the Henne
pin canal for defensive purposes in time
of war, its Importance in the interest of
agriculture, commerce, etc. Mr. Murphy
believed there was friendly disposition
toward the canal in the lower branch of
congress now, but even should it be de-
feated through the opposition of the
speaker and thus lost to this par
ticular session, it would come up
at the opening of the next ses>
sion in December, for the same
committee would again put it back
where it now is, and furthermore. if it
should come up in the committee on CON
ference it would be well treated, for il
had the large majority Of the members of
that committee on its side. Mr. Muir
ply believed, however. that st least
three fourths of the mem bers of the house
were n favor of the Hennepin canal, and
that only deliberate obs truction 10 the
entire river and hsrbor bill could defeat
the liennepin canal now. He did not
believe any more work could be done of
a nature essential to the canals advan-
tage at present
At the close Of Mr.. Murphys remarks
a number of questions were asked him as
to the various elemepts Of similar ma
ture that may combine either for or
against the canal. and before the meeting
adjourned vote of thanks was. upon
motion, extended Mr.. Murphy for his la
bors at Washington.