The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-04-24
500 BIILLEFT OUT.
The House Committee ON Riv-
ers and HarbOrs Completes
the Appropriation Bill.
An Old Man Brutally Murder
ed in Wisconsin and His
House Fired.

WARRINGTON, Special Telegram,
The house committee on rivers and bar
bors to-day completed the river and harbor
appropriation bill. The total appropria-
ton is little over $40, 600, 900. 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 wates 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 SOS, 600 for Duluth will be expended
as follows
One-half on harbor basin and new channel east
of RiceS 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 Rice's point and from thence along the
northern shore Of Saint Louis bay to Grassy
point.
The $40, 600 for reservoirs is to be expend-
ed in accordance with the recommendation
Of the board of engineers in their last an
nual report. The $500, ,Oo0 appropriated for
| 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 80 much as may be
| necessary by the engineer in removing the sand
| bar and other Instructions to navigation in the
east channel OF the Mississippi river opposite the
prairie at Prairie du Chen, Wis, and in the dis
cretion of the secretary of war the sum OF $4,000
So much Se as be II
| 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 SO. 900 in
| full OF all claims and demandsgrowing 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.
NoRTHwE wEsTERN 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:
survey and examination to be made oi
! Creels bay, Totten bay and Minnewauken shoals
| in Devils lake. with an estimate OF the cost o
| improving the same by dredging or otherwise, sc
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. Inc secretary OF war is also auCnOf
lied and directed to "cause a survey and exam.
! ination to be made Of the entries Of the Bay o
| Superior at the west end OF Lake Superior and
report upon the condition thereof, as well as
| whether it is advisable to continue the same al
| government expense or i'll lieu thereof cut q new
channel or entry to said bay opposite the open
| ing between Rice's point and Connor's point
to report fully upon the subject OF the most
safe, careful and economical entry into the said
Bay OF Superior, with approximate estimate o.
the cost of each plan or of amy other plans that
| deem
A provision is also inserted H., the BIZ
which provides that the dry dock at De:
aGt>Aces rapids shall be considered an in.
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 q survey of the Mis-
souri, river between Great Falls and Stubbs
Ferry in the State of Montana. The
100000 of the Missouri appropriation
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
and that there is more navigation on the
upper than lower river. He expects to get
the amount increased in the senate. The
bill appropriates $4,000 for improving
nlish 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 plan in the Canadian channel oil
said river. The secretary of war is author
ized to make survey and estimate of the
cost of ship channel twenty feet in depth
and of suitable width in the shadows o.
connecting waters of the lakes between Chi
cago, Duluth and Buffalo.