The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-04-25
500, BILLLEFT OUT.
The House Committee on Riv-
.ers and Harbors Completes
the Appropriation Bill.
AN Old Man Brutality Murder
ed i'm 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 little over 10000, 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 fell. The 500 men are
willing that their bilLshall stand NPon 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 isrevery
prospect now that the 500 bill will pass as
1t came from the senate. The appropria-
ton of $2S, 600 for Duluth will be expended
as follows:
One-half on harbor basin and new channeleast
OF Rice's point and in the preservatior.and
maintenance OF the canal and piers at the .har-
Dor entrance, and the other half on the channel
west OF Rics's point and from thence along the
northern shore OF Saint. Aasls bay to Grassy
point
The $4,000 for reservoirs is to be expend
ed in accordance with then accommodation
OF the board of engineers in their last an
nual report. The $500, 600 appropriated Tor
the improvement of the Mississippi river
the Washington avenue bridge, Minneapo-
lis, to the Des, Moines rapids is to he 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 distractions to navigation in the
east channel of the Mississippi river opposite the
prairie at Prairie du Chen, Wis. and in the dis
erection OF the secretary OF wharf.-the sum OF 80, WW
or 80 much as may be necessary IL removing the
bar in the river at Port byron, Ill. $4,000 at
Burlington Iowa, and 81, 600 at Montrose.
Iowa, and the secretary Of war i.directed to pay
full of all claims aad demands growing out of the
test made by him OF what is known as the
Adams f1ume on the upper Mississippi river, the
said ties: having bean authorized bNcongress.
NORTHWESTERN SURVEYS.
The balance of the sum is to he expended
rs 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 thessecretary
of war:
A survey and examination to be- made Of
Creeps 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 reestablish the navigation of said lake;
Red River sOf the North, with q view OF i'm
proving the navigation OF same by construct
ing lock 1 and dam at Goose .,1 RAPIDS pa. In in
ICED and directed to 'caufe survey and exam
nation to be.Inade of the entries of the Bay OF
Superior at the west end of Lake Superior, and
report upon the condition thereof, as we'll as
whether it is advisable to- continue the saUe at
government exBense or IN Leu thereof cut aenew
ing between Ricess point and Connor's point,
to report fully upon the subject OF the most
safe, careful and economics! entry into the said
Bay OF Superior, with approximate est1matecf
aOf
the engineers mayadeem advisable
A provision is also inserted in the bill
which provides that the. dry dock at Dies
Moines rapids shall be considered An In
and shall be under rules and regulations
prescribed by the secretary of war. An ap-
preparation Of SIC, Geo is made for the Chip
pewa river, Wis, at Yellow Banks.
MONTANA IkPRovEMENGs.
The bill authorizes survey OF the Mis-
Ferry in the State Of Montana. The
100000 of the Missouri appropriation
is to be expended under the direc-
ton of the Missouri river COM
mission, and latitude is given to useat from
Fort Benton to Sioux City. Senator Petit
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
Skagit, Stielaquamish, Nootsack, Snoho-
mish and Snowqualme rivers in Washing
ton. The secretary of war is authorized to
cause a 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
tiers 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 of
said river. The secretary of war is author
cost of ship channel twenty feet in depth
and of suitable width in the shadows of
connecting waters of the lakes between Chi
cago, Duluth and Buffalo.