The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-04-24
500 BILLLEFT 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 appropra-
ton is little over $50 600, 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 i'll re-
turn for the support which the Southern
crs will give the Davis bill. There is every
prospect now that the 500 bill will pass as
1t came from the senate. The RpprOprla-
ton of SOS, 900 for Duluth will be expended
as follows:
One half on harbor basin and new channel east
of RiccS 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 III accordance WlIIl the
OF the board of engineers in their last an
nual report. The $500, 900 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 channel OF the Mississippi river opposite the
prairie at Prairie du Chen, Wis, and III the dis
erection OF the secretary OF war the sum OF S5,OO'
| or so much may be necessary i'll removing tina
| bar in the river at Port Byron, III. $4,000 a.
! burlington. Iowa, and $4,000 at MOntrose
| Iowa aud the secretary of war is directed to pay
| out OF the latter sum to NJ. J. Adams $4,000 II
full OF all claims and demands growing out OF TN
test made by him OF what IS known as tn
| Adams hume on the upper Mississippi river, TIL
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 survey
| for future improvements are ordered in TIN
| Northwest in the discretion OF the secretar!
! Of war:
survey and examination to be made G
Creel's bay, Totten bay and Minnewauken shoal
| in Devils lake, with an estimate OF the cost {
| improving the same by dredging or otherwise, s.
Red River OF the North, with a view OF in
! proving the navigation of same by construct
Ing Il lock ana uaM at loose rapids l
said river. The secretary OF war is also author
| lied and directed to cause a survey and exam
nation to he made Of the entries OF the Bay {
! Superior at the west end of Lake Superior, an
report upon the condition thereof we'll a
! whether it is advisable to continue the same q
| government expense or i'll lieu thereof cut ne'
channel or entry to said bay opposite the oPe1
| ing between RiCe's point and ConnorS point
to report fully upon the subject OF the mos
safe. careful and economical entry into the sal
Bay OF Superior, with approximate estimate {
! fh,ap at nf q
the engineers may deem advisable"
A provision is also inserted i2 the bi
when provides that the dry dock at De
7tlE,"s rapids shall be considered an il
tegral part OF the Des Moines rapids cana
and shall be under rules and regulation
prescribed by the secretary Of war. An ar
preparation of $40 600 is made for the Chit
pewa river, Wis. at Yellow Banks.
MONTANA IMPROVEMENTS.
The bill authorizes q survey of the Mis-
souri, river between Great Falls and Stubb:
Ferry in the State of Montana. Th
100000 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
and that there is more navigation on TIL
upper than lower river. lie expects to &c
the amount increased in the senate. Th
bill appropriates $4,000 for improvin
Skagit, Stielaquamish Nootsack, Snoho
mish and Snowqualme rivers i'll Washing
ton. The secretary Of war is authorized t
cause a survey to be made of the America
channel OF the Detroit river, beginning at tn
western boundary of the city Of Detroi
and thence continuously in American wa
tiers to Lake Erie, with view to deepenin
said channel to the same depth as has bee
attained and is contemplated under tn
present plan in the Canadian channel c
said river. The secretary of war is author
lied to make survey and estimate of tn
cost of ship channel twenty feet in dept
, and Of suitable width in the shadows {
connecting waters of the lakes between CHI
Cago Duluth and Buffalo.