The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-21

Special Dispatch to the Intelllgencer. Il
WASHINGTON Dec. 2o-The rivers
and harbors bill, contrary to anticlpa-
tons, will, when presented to the house.
tomorrow. carry an appropriation OF
but 35s.996, 900. or about that, Instead of
sSO,oo0.o 900. The committee discovered
in ample time that the aggregate was
too large, and scaled the items to what
the members conceived to be a reason
able expenditure on the great improv-
ments embraced In the measure. OF
the amount to be appropriated cash. the
items In which Representative Dove
ner's constituency is interested special
ly, will. through his zeal and energy,
get nearly twenty per cent. \.
Ohio River improvements.
The cash appropriations included in
the bill amount to s22, SO, ,544 80, to be ex-s
act, and for the deferred order contlnu-
ing contracts there will be probably
ss7.s26. .ooo The Ohio. river improve
ments in the nclghborhood OF Wheeling,
will get the following amounts:
The first dam, below Moundsville,. for
survey, and Site, $4,000; for lock and
dam. when under. contract. s25o.0Oo.
First dam below wellsburg, whichIwill
form a pool to Stcubenville. Tor site
and survey $4,000: for lock and dam
under, contract. s25ooOo.
Dam below East Liverpool, site and
survey. $1,000; lock and dam under con-
tract. $685. Dam at Cullcm's rifle,
survey and site and incidentals. s1oo. 600;
lock and dam und.r contract, s950.oOo.
This total foots up to s1.55O0Oo. This
added to s1,9oO,0O0. the sum which will
be required to complete the work, IN fu-
ture appropriations and including S40O.-
900 in the present bill for maintenance.
make a total OF steoO.O0O for the upper
Ohio. ~
There is In the bill also an item OF
$4,000 to complete the survey OF the
f river from Marietta to Cincinnati, be-
z sides $4,000 for the Fails Of Ohio" :;
Members Worked Hard.
The committee has worked laborious-
lyl upon the bill: the members have had
time for but little else, sessions having
been often held lat night. Had It not
been for the work done, at the last ses-
ison, the completion OF the measure
would have been delayed several weeks.
Representative Dovener expressed
great qualification tonight over the
appropriations for the Ohio, and also
for the reason thatth hard work OF the
session for him and the committee is
practically over.
Mr.. Dovener was at the white house
yesterday and to-day by appointment.
To-day he introduced to the President
Rev. C. B. Graham, of Wheeling, who
desires an appointment as chaplain.
Hon. C. w. Swisher. delegate-elect from
Marion county to the legislature. and
Messrs. J.rD. Buriey and George C.
Knight. OF Moundsvllle.
Senators Voted for Treaty.
The West Virginia senators voted to-
day for the amended canal treaty, al
though It did not meet the entire ap-
proval of either. Although very dlf-
ferent from the original, In their judg-
ment. It Is improved in form. Senator
Eihns, and Scott are both In favor of
the construction OF the Nicaraguan ca
nal and with other friends of the pro-
ject. Republicans as well as Democrats,
voted for the treaty lest opposition
might cndauger the success OF the ca
nal. Senator Scott said as much to-
night 1t is understood In well inform
ed circles that It was either the appro-
val Of the bill as amended, or loss OF
present opportunity to pass upon the
interest and so the friends Of the canal,
after practically defeating the original
instrument and securing the repeal OF
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. rallied to the
support Of the measure and passed It,
Az It was there was n majority OF but
one over the requisite two.thlrds. : (.