The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-06-25
SOUTHERN sENAroEs UEoExr
They Importuos the 1itssissiOpI Five
Comm sssou for Aid


They Importuos the 1ississi0pI Elver
Commiss.gp for Aid.
New York. June 24.-The II iss.ssippi
river commission convened IN the army
building here today and Immediately
went into executive seszion - deliberate
On and possibly make some changes n
the annual report OF the commission. The
re-o-,, rs soon as II has been put in The
desired form. VIII be forwarded to secre-
ta-y OF the Navy Long. some time be-
tween the first and tenth OF July. Until
the report reaches Secretary Long. the
commission VIII NO. disclose its tenor.
The congressional appropriation for
damages to properly from the overflow
ing OF the Missouri river amounts to ST.
e.. - fn- the fiscal year ending June
30. 1897. This sum viii be distributed by
the commission after the hearing OF testf-
nlony on damage sustained in the three
districts extending from Cairo 70 the gulf
and under the executive and disburEin4
supervision OF the commission secretary.
Captain H Z. Waterman. OF ST Louis.
and District Officers Captain George
tenants II. C. Newcomer ard N. NJ Pat
rick OF Memphis. These officers are n
attendance on the meeting OF the COM
mission. OF the commission there were
present Colonel George L Gillespie o.
New York. president. and Major 3. II
Ha-iod. Of New Orleans Colonies Henry
Flad and Amos Stickney OF 81. Louis,
and Major c.. II. HsndDury and II. L
Marirden, OF Washington. d. C. On-y
one member OF the commission. former
Judge r. 8. Taylor. OF Fort Wayne. Ind.
was absent
When the commission wene into open
session. Senator Berry CT Arkansas ad-
dressed the members. He said that The
tu-ure Of the Missouri river depended up
on the report which this commission
wcul6 make. II The report was favorable
sufficient sum of money would be ap-
2roprated 20 perfect the banks He eu-
ioaized Senator Frye and detailed a. con-
siderable length the Huses for dissa tis-
fac'lon which had arisen in the southern
states against the levee system He re-
viewed the action Of congress IL KS sp-
preparation and said that Il was only by
ne r0st strenuous Efforts that 3 49,
II rad been granted He was not tae-.
20 tell the commission how % make the
appointment, bu; . emphasize the r.
cessj;y that tie money should be 50 DIS
-ri5ute1 as . cause ID charge OF par
liahiy-
Arkansas" Ne said. does 10; wan;
= lake xhs; belongs % other states Il
simply wants justice"
Governor NcLzG.la % Mississippi. said
Il vas as nlca ne du:y e the govern
meat % protect enc SIDE q ne river as
ne o-he-. TIE people % re lsvee sis-
trict themselves raj expended q .s-gs
aoua; o. nsolsy- Two Districts zia-e had
soen. aba; siI- 90 o.s - % dare ard 5s
declared ne people were taxed % ias
ii-ntt = p-o;ecs ;As ieyee-
Continuing. G7verac- XcLaurin sasi
be though, oze O. ;1e governments chic.
du,ies i4y In protesting f5e nzv.za;ion
and settlers s,51g re banks % t1s Mr.
sislssip2i he szi5 iAat ne isvses IL
creased ne current q the river zai Vs-a
81 ard improved n chanreA Re Ao2e3
re com5lsszioa void report tzyo-s5sy.
IS appropriations from congress &C.
PER TED Gp3n rs acsion-
c5-g-esszaa cz.rAizzs % Nlsx.ss23I
soIscxe5 Fl ;as same Ines as - 7cer@4-
iag ~zxe-- he asked t1- fair treat
nez- f2- lis safe an decis-st tazs re
future G. tee Nls=tssipp4 river greatly
dspsz3e3 sson tAe Er2@s E. tie coulazls-
an
Co-rss=Esa Xcgas CO A-xz-sss. ~as
lie Eexi so=aaks.