The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-02-20

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these Will not work as deckhands and
hence would be of no use. The Seamen's
4 Union is responsible for the bills.
| JOHN BUCK of this city lost an arm in
a feed cutter on Friday last. He owns a
farm in Manitowoc Rapids and while
feeding the machine had the tips of his
fingers caught. Sections of his fingers
and arm were taken off clear up to the
elbow. Such accidents as this are be-
coming quite common. It would seem
chat some means could be employed to
prevent this liability to accident.
The committee which the city council
sent to Washington to labor IN the inter-
ests of the ManitOwoc harbor appeared
before the house committee on rivers and
harbors on Monday last. The committee
from this city was not the only one
present in the interests of this harbOr.
There we're many others from various
sections of the state, SO that the work
which congress is requested, to do is not
at all local IN lis character. a committee
from SheboygaD was also present to urge
the claims of Sheboygan. THIS movement
on the part of our sister city was Inaugu.
rated long after ours was under way.
There Is suspicion that 1t was rot kind
ly IN its inception and was designed more
to check any movement IL behalf of
ManItowoc than to gain any advantage
for Sheboygan.
The Sentinel report OF what vas done
by the committee is quite full. A mass
of statistics was presented. In addition
to our committee, President Grape of the
I. 4 p. NJ, President Edwin II. Abbott,
General Abbott and Thomas H. Gill
spoke. The sum asked for was from
$4,000 to 100000. The Sentinel article
goes on to say that !he project attracted
considerable attention before the COM
mittee and were 1t not for the disposition
to cut down all appropriations at this
would meet with favor at the hands of
the committee
Whatever the result may be, Manitowoc
has made good fight and has left I'M
used no influence which might be of
avail. The degree of courage shown and
the energy of action Is positive
gain which will bear fruit in the future,
even though 1t should fail now. We
have our working clothes on and can't be
stopped.
THE reports of yesterdays Sentinel
were very favorable, indeed. The COM
mlttee made very favorable impression.
The house committee unanimously
adopted resolution, at Congressman
Cooper's instance calling for information
from the secretary of war as to the cost
of making twenty foot channel in the
harbor at this place. This can only
be done by Joint resolution and Senator
Villas will at once move to secure favor
able action by the senate on the resolu-
ton.
Congress acts only on the recommen-
dation of engineers IN charge and their
report being in, this joint resolution, if
! passed. serves for favorable report next
year. II the report OF the Secretary of
/ War be favorable, we have secured one
year IN advance favorable report, if one
could be than secured from the engineers
/ in charge of harbors on this shore. 1t is
really anticipating favorable report on
the Mauitowoc harbor by engineers next
year, and puts us ahead one year in ad-
dition to having The report needed, in
advance.
This Is a long step toward securing
what we want. 1t will give us this wear
in any event, the full recommendation of
the war department and may give us in
addition what might be recommended
one year from now The situation is very
favorable indeed and places us right in the
front rank.
YESTERDAY the joint resolution cal
ling for information from the War de-
partment concerning the ManitowOc
harbor was presented in the senate by
Senator Villas, but was objected to by
Senator Hill who raised the question
! as to weather it was necessary for the
senate to act upon the matter This
caused the resolution to be sent to the
committee on commerce and prevent
ed action being taken upon it at once
,, as was Mr.. Villas intention. 1t vii
4 certainly delay the matter if If vii
!. not entirely defeat it. Manitowo,
people have reason to swear at Hill.
= Nothing as Yet has been done il
Madison regarding the proposed
memorial Lieut.. Gov. Baensch ma,
i be relied upon to do the best possibl
4 regarding it. The opinion is it vii
s pass unless defeated at the instanc
5. of Sheboygan.