Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-15

c., from $5, 900 to $1,000; for Neuse river up to
Smithfeld, N. c., from $4,000 to $50 000 and
for Mackey's creek, n. c., from $40. 900 to sl5,-
600. Inserting an item Of s3, 600 for Pasquetank
river. North Carolina Increasing appropria-
tion for Arkansas river in Arkansas Kansas
and Indian territory from $150, to 500. 900
and for Tennessee river below Chattanooga
from $425, 900 to e5oO, 900. Inserting provision
authorizing leases or licenses for the use Of the
water powers Of the Green and Barren rivera,
Kentucky.
Increasing appropriations for Saginaw river,
Michigan, from $55,00O to $4,000. Of which
e37, 500 is to be expended above Bay City: for
Red River Of the North, Minnesota from
$50 900 to e25, 900. Inserting items of $780, 600
For Fa. new locks and nd approaches At 81 M
channel Michigan. Reducing appropriation
for Kaskaskea river, Illinois, from Ss, 500 to
$4,000. Increasing appropriations for continu-
ing operations upon the reservoirs at the head
waters of the Mississippi river from $4,000 to
$500 Amending the item of $500, 900 for
improving the Mississippi river from Minne-
apolis to the Des Moines rapids by inserting a
provision that $50. 900 Of that amount shall be
expended between the Chicago and St.
Paul railroad bridge at st. Paul and
the Washington avenue bridge at Minneapolis.
THE MISSOURI RIVER.
Striking out the provision for the Missouri
river and substituting for it the following:
Improving Missouri river from its mouth to
Sioux City, Iowa, inclusive.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENT
Striking out the item of $4,000 for improv-
ing the Mississippi river at Des Moines Rapids.
Striking out the several provisions for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi river from the
passes to the mouth of the Ohio river and
substituting for them the following:
Improving the Mississippi river from
of the Ohio river including salaries. clerical,
office, travelling and miscella neous expenses of
the Mississippi river commission, continuing
Improvement, S3,500,000, which sum shall
be expended under the direction of
the Secretary Of War in accordance with the
plans. specifications and recommendations of
the Mississippi river commission for the gen.
eral improvement of the river, for
the building Of levees, for surveys
for work at the harbors at Hickman,
KY; at New Madrid, Mo-; at Helena, Ark at
Greenville, Vicksburg and Natchez, Miss. al
New Orleans, La; at the head of the Atcha-
falaya and at the mouth of the Red river, and a:
other localities. in such manner. to
such extent and in such proportion
as in their opinion shall best promote
the interests Of commerce and navigation,
embracing office, clerical, travelling and other
expenses OF the Missouri river commission,
surveys, permanent bench-marks and gauges,
S9O0, 200, to be expended by the Secretary OF
War in the systematic improvement of the river
from its mouth up to Sioux City, inclusive,
according to the plans and specifications of
the Missouri river commission; provided, that
in the discretion of the commission such por-
tion of said sum as they may deem proper shall
be expended in the protection Of harbors and To-
calites or any part of the riverwthin said limits
Inserting item Of $3.50, 900 for improving the
Missouri river between Fort Benton and Sioux
City, with provision for two ice harbors. In
creasing the appropriation for the canal at the
Cascades, Oregon, from 100000 to $3.50, 900
for the mouth of the Columbia River,
Oregon from S425, 900 to $500, 900; for the lower
Willamette and Columbia rivers in front of and
below Portland Greg, from SSO, 900 to 800. 600
for Cowlitz river, Washington. from $4,000 to
$4,000, and for the Columbia river from
the head, Of Rock Island Rapids to
the foot Of Priest Rapids. Washington,
from S69, 900 to S79 900. Of which $4,000 may
be used for a survey from the international
boundary to Rock Island Rapids
Inserting a provision for a board of three
engineer officers of the army to select and sur
vey the location of a ship canal to connect the
waters OF Lakes Union, Washington and Lama
mish with Puget sound.