The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-29
SENATORS HEARD FROM.
They VIII Assist I'm Getting the sa-
vannah HarbOr appropriation Put
Back I'm the Bill.

BACK IN the Bill.
The announcement in yesterdays Morn
ing News that the appropriation for the
continuation and maintenance OF the i'm
provements in the Savannah river and
harbOr had been stricken out by the Sen
ate committee on commerce caused very
unpleasant feeling in business circles
After the apparently successful effort on
the part Of Congressman Lester 10 have
the appropriation included in the river and
harbOr bill It was hoped that there would
be no further trouble. The necessity OF
maintaining the work Of improvement just
completed here has so frequently been
dwelt upon as not TO need further explana-
ton.
Mayor Myers was one Of the first to take
notice Of the change. and he at once saw
rhe necessity Of taking prompt steps for
the purpose Of having the appropriation
reinserted in the bill He telegraphed Sen
ators Gordon and Bacon and also Con-
gresham Lester to confer with them on
the matter. His telegram to Senators Cor
don and Bacon is as follows:
Savannah. Ca, April q. 1S96.-Newspa-
pers report that the appropriation for the
Savannah harbor is stricken from the
river and harbor bill by the Senate com
mittee. 1t is Imperative that the House
item concerning the Savannah harbor
should remain unchanged, otherwise mill
lions which have already been spent viii
be lost and commercial interests developed
by past improvements, including new rail-
roads to western points, VIII be utterly
ruined. At no point in the United states
has such a volume Of business been de-
NelOped in proportion to the amount eN-
pended as at Savannah and nowhere have
improvements been OF greater value. To
ruin them now by such a blow as Is con-
he a a
this state, but to the whole south and
west. Please amend the committees re-
PoIt Wheh the Din comes comes, DeloIe the zen s.
ate. so that when the Dill goes 10 confer
ence il will contain the item, carefully
studied and adopted by the House"
Mayor Myers also conferred with Presi-
dent Purse of the board Of trade and Pres
ident Williamson of the cotton exchange,
and at his suggestion kilograms were sent
by both of these gentlemen, President
Williamson telegraphing Senator Gordon
and President Purse telegraphing Senator
Bacon. Capt. Purses telegram was as fol-
Savannah, Ga, April 2S, 1S96-Senator
A. o. Bacon, Senate Chamber, Washing
ton, ID. c.: Wired here from Washington
appropriation for Savannah harbor has
been stricken from river and harbor bill.
without this appropriation for absolute
~ securing and fixing advantages obtain
ed from millions already expended, ire
parable loss will follow, and the south
and west for which Savannah harbor, as
an outlet and inlet for a vast commerce
growing into more vital importance each
day. will be most disastrously affected. DO
your utmost to save this appropriation in
some available shape for the protection
OF this river and harbor. ID: G.. Purse,
President, Savannah Board of Trade.
He received the following Teply from
Senator Bacon yesterday afternoon:
Washington, d. c., April 2S 1S96.-Hon.
d. G.. Purse. Savannah, Ga: / fully real
lie the Importance of retaining in the
Senate bill the House appropriation for
savannah harbor. and will work actively
to accomplish the same. A. o. Bacon.
The House appropriation which was
stricken out by the Senate committee
was for $l,09S $50, which included the pro-
Ject of a steamboat route to Beaufort by
way of Wrights river. If no appropria-
ton is made by the present congress for
the work here the engineer in charge will
be left without funds, with the exception
of about 5000 unexpended, with which to
continue and maintain the improvements
recently made in deepening the mouth OF
the river. The Importance of maintaining
the improvements already made is well
understood here, and action will doubt
less be taken by the commercial bodies al
an early date to emphasize the kilograms
mentioned above