Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-07
DON'T WANT TO HURT DELAWARE.
Congressman Reyburp and the LIS
toms Point lefty.

He Says There Is No Disposition to Interfere
with Delaware's NavigabIe streains-I;ur
He WIN Insist Upon the Appropriation
Being Restored 60 &S0O,OOO.
From Our Washington Correspondent.
Washington, May g. Tho River and
Harbnr bill was taken up yesterday in
the Senate, but at 2 o'clock was laid
aside for the consideration of Mr..
Peffer's bond investigation resolution.
The correspondent Of Every Evening
learned this morning that when tho
amendment of the committee on com
merce, relating to tho project to erect
a dixie from Reedy Island to Liston's
Point, is reached, Senator Quay will
endeavor to secure the original amount
appropriated $500, 000l, for tie deepen
ing of the channel Of the Delaware.
An effort was made to see tho Senator,
but he could not be reached. Senator
Gray is, however, positive that the
Senate will pass his amendment, which
is for the protection of the rights of
the people of Delaware.
Hon. John Il. Reyburn of Pennsyl-
vania, who is a member OF the House
COMMITTEES on rivers and harbors, was
seen at the Capitol yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Reyburn was in charge of the ap-
preparations for New Jersey, Pennsyl-
yania, and Delaware, and it was upon
his Recommendation that the sum of
$500, OO0 was appropriated for the
deepening of the Delaware's channel.
He said that the House would strongly
object to the reduction of the appro-
priatiou for this work, and in order to
remove objections from the people of
Delaware, would so modify the project
IN, In Il lra hstk lao
satisfactory to ALL He said that there
was no desire to injuro Deiaware's g
streams in any way. He recognized
the rights of the peops of the State
and desired 10 work IN perfect harmony
with them.
| "The improvement of the Delaware, -
he said, 'is for the advantage Of us
all, and we want to work together.
| The committee L.ade appropriations
for the Improvement of the Christiana,
and for the harbor at Wilmington, and
gave them about all that was asked.
We will so modify the project as to re-
move all objections; but we want
$500. 600 for the work..
Mr.. Reyburn said there was no use
| of further surveys of the river. He
said the river had been surveyed and
surveyed until it was almost made un-
navigable by the number of surveyors e
stakes. "We want to deepen the river
20 that deep draft vessels can reach
Philadelphia, :" he continued, "but we
do not want to do this at the expense
of our neighbors The river has been
examined by three or four boards
already, and there is no use of further
surveys. The interests of Philadelphia
and Of Delaware both demand that the
river should be deepened. 1t would he
greatly to the advantage of Whining.
ton, and l would like to see vessels
which draw 30 feet of water go into
the harhor there. l have been all over
the country and have had too much
fun on those streams to do them any
harm.
Mr.. Reyburn was asked il he did moi
understand that If the proposed project
was carried out, that the Appoquini.
mink river and Blackbird creek would
both be cut off from the Delaware. He
replied that the engineers "say they
have left gaps to provide for such q
| contingency