The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-03

hurh PORTIONS ol tIN HAhH pEVpy"NN ~
tho modified project presented BY tbs
board OF engineers IN It's report OF Oc-
tO,er II, 1894. which report was printed
in tho annual report Of tho chief Of en-
ftneers for the year 1896. Part ", Page
ss7G, and following. as may be Necessary
TO construct In advance Of the Opening OF
this canal 10 commerce, that then al
locks could be completed inside OF
work necessary 10 the opening OF the
month and the canal and locks opened.
At this same time one Of the contractors.
Mr. l. n. Day, waB IN Washington. ana
In the presence " the chief Of engineers
after hearing the engineers statemepl,
coincided IN that view OF the case. l
then asked the chief OF engineers TO pre-
rare jolnt resolution covering the case
at,s my colleagues and I would get y
through the two houses " possible ahh
,s saon aa possible. The resolution was
preyared by the chief OF engineers ana
sent to ME, which I introduced. ana
senator Mcbride and took hold OF the
matter NJ once and promptly passed u
through the senate The resolution then
went 20 the house. where some delay oc-
Cured Ia getting II up. occasloned "
ths sneaker OF the house postponing u
for some other matters. II finally passed
the house some two weeks after Il passed
IN. nennte and was signed Dy the pres
ident on the 9Th cf April. see copy ~
Scarcely had the resolution become n
CLOSED.
law when We were advised that the forty
or ffty thousand dollars unsxpended bal
nncs nj the date the resolution was pre-
nented to tho senate had been used up
leaving nothing for the resolution 70 At
tach 10 A. the sundry civil bill, now
ever. which has passed the house con-
tains an appropriation OF nIp.sh tor con-
tinuing the Improvement at the las
cadcs, Immediately went before tRe
appropriation committee OF the sehale
and had Incorporated IN subsulnce anu
effect as nn amendment 20 that bill the
resolution heretofore passed setting opart
$50 90 OF this si7gB7 fos the purpose OF
cotnrleting these walls. he completion
OF which we were assured both by the
engineer department and the contractors
through Mr. I. ~ Day would enable
the locks 10 be opened 10 commerce
without delay. ! send you today copy
OF the hundry civil bill, The approprti-
ton and amendment ! refer 10 are on
pages n and *: that printed In ltalicr
| is ms amendment pat on In the senate
| committee.
This hln has now been reported 10 the
| senate and will come up for consideration
| and will pass the senate and go INTO con-
| ference within the next ten days. JUS
| how soon Il may become n Law, Of course
| IL IL impossible 20 tell but l should say
some time between now and the 10Th ol
l5th OF May at latest-probahly not laiei
than the 5th OF May. We have no doub
whatever OF being able 10 hold this pro
vision In the hill. As soon as the bill
becomes law. therefore the engineer
and the contractors WIN have all IN
money at their command which they eacl
I assured us was necessary In order u
open the locks 10 commerce.
In addition TO this. ,hc river and har
Dor biIl. which has passed the house,
now under consideration in the senat
committee on commerce.. OF which m
colleague. Senator Mcbride. Is a mem
her. and this same matter aS to the nT
| pronriltions necessary TO the speed
opening of this work Is receiving hi
careful consideration and attention, nm
some further appropriation and provi'
ions looking TO that end will. | have n
doubt, be Incorporated IN the river an
harhor bill when n comes from the CON
mlttee. can assure YOU there has bee
no derellction upon the part OF the deli
CATION In either house in doing the
duty and In doing 1t promptly In T,
gard to this whole matter We Gu
only move In these matters OF course
accordance with the Recommendation
= the engineers and whenever the ci'Eil
; GERS have required money We ha'
promutly given It In the manner desire
I YOU can rest Hssured and can 20 nssu
= the people Interested we VIII leave
. rtono unturned to secure .he early ope
= Ing Of the caral and locks At the Ca
, cades Very respectfully,
E JOHN H. MITCHELL
Joint resolution authorizing the imm
|, dlate use OF n portion OF the uneNperd
. balance OF appropriations heretofo
! made for construction OF canal Cnd doc
4 ut the Cascades OF the Columbia river
: construction OF protecting walls necess
ry to the opening OF said canal and loo
, TO navigation;
= Resolved, by the senats and house
Z representatives OF the United States
$ America, In congress assembled. that I
: secretary Of wnr be. and In hereby. a
{ thorized ana directed TO expend as mu
3 as may be- necessary OF the uneXp1td
e balance OF appropriations heretofC
VI made by congress for construction OF
u canal anu lOCkS Il lUN '-sNHNstNltS ul I
d Columbia river. not TO exceed the 3,
: Of twenty thousand dollars, In constru
r ing on the lund and river sides Of
e canal between the upper lock gate II
k sonry and the upper guard gate masG
q ry, such portions of the walls prOpos
10 In the modified project presented by
n board OF engineers In its report OF Oc
'e her 18th, 1Sqt (which report was prin
Y, In tho annual report OF the chief OF eng
'e GERS for tho year 1895, part Ave, PAL
= $3.50 and following), as may be necess'
ID 20 construct In advance OF the OPEN
@ OF the canal TO commerce.; provided Il
q tho contractor or contractors for CO
1t pleting the construction OF the said ca
At In accordance with the present adop
'e project shall consent to such uee OF
portion OF tho appropriations aforesa
In and shall make no claim OF any X
$ against tho United States on aeeol
Id thereof.
rs Approved. April & 1896