St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-16
Senator's Inclined to Vote Big
Money for Improving West
ern Waterways.
Items Tackled on to the River
and Harbor Bill Aggre
eating Millions.
France Has No Earthly Use
for American Packing
House Products.
Nettleton Feels Wall Streets
Pulse Regarding Bond
Purchases.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The senate
by a vote of Sc to s took up the river
and harbor bill. Among the amend
ments reported by the committee on
appropriations and agreed to by the
senate were the following: Reducing
appropriations for harbor at MuSkegOn,
Mich, from $4,000 to $4,000, and for
harbor Of refuge at Sand Beach, Mich,
from $4,000 to $4,000. Increasing ap-
preparations for harbor at Marquette,
Mich, from $4,000 to S50.00O; for
harbOr of refuge at Milwaukee,
Wis. from $4,000 to $4,000; for harbor
at Superior bay and st. Louis bay, Wis.
from $4,000 to S65.000; for harbor at
Duluth, Minn., from $4,000 to 100000.
The harbor at Grand Mafais, Minn.,
from $4,000 to $22. $50. and for harb0r at
Agate bay, Minn., from $4,000 to $780,
600. Inserting a provision for the ac-
ceptance of certain real estate from the
city of Duluth, MINI. Inserting pro-
vision for the purchase of the two canals
from Keweelaw bay to Portage lake and
to Lake Superior, and the works, lands
and franchises connected Herewith, for
$3.50, 1000. Increasing appropriations for
Saginaw river, Mich., from $50, 900 to
5000, of which S37,5O0 is to be eX-
pended above Bay City; for Red River
of the North, Minn., from $4,000 to $25,-
0G0. Inserting items of 100000 for new
locks and approaches at ST. Mary'S
falls, Mich, and of 100000 for
Hay Lake channel, Mich. Increasing
appropriations for continuing opera
tiOnS upon the reservoirs at the head
waters of the Mississippi river from
$4,000 to $4,000. Amending the item
of $500.000 for improving the Mississippi
river from Minneapolis to the Des
Moines rapids, by inserting provision
that $4,000 of that amount shall be ex-
pended between the Chicago d st. Paul
railroad bridge at st. Paul and the
Washington avenue bridge at Minneap
oils. Striking out the provision for the
Missouri river and substituting for it
the following: Improving Missouri
river from Its mouth to Sioux City. To-,
inclusive, embracing office, clerical,
travelling and other expenses of the
Missouri river commission, surveys,
permanent bench-marks and gauges,
100000 to be expended by the sec
retary of war i'll the systematic
improvement of the river from its
mouth up to Sioux City inclusive, ac-
cording to the plans and specification of
the Missouri river commission; pro-
vided, that in the discretion OF the COM
mission such portion of said sum as
they may deem proper shall be ex-
pended III the protection of harbors and
localities OH any part of the river with
in said limits.
Inserting item of s35O.OOO for improv-
ing the Missouri river between Fort
Benton and Sioux City, with pro-
vision for two ice harbors. Section of
the bill giving the secretary of war
authority to require the alteration of
railroad bridges over navigable water
when they are distractions to naviga-
tion) having been reached, a discussion
of the section was entered upon.
Finally. after some modification, the
provision was agreed to. The provision
for the improvement of the Harlem
river was discussed at length, but with
out action upon it the senate adjourned.