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Show DEEP WATER MEN. They Have a HenriiiK Other News from the .National Capital. AVasuixotox, J,nn. 30. A large delegation delega-tion of representatives of the deep walcr way convention held in Detroit, December last, was given a hearing today before tlie house committee on rivers and harbors and the senate committee on commerce in joint session, these committees having in charge tlie preparation of the regular river and harbor appropriation bill. The purpose of the delegation was to secure the construe, tion and maintenance of a twenty-one foot channel from the head of Lake Superior through the various connecting links between be-tween tho great lakes and through the Erie canal to the sea. Thompson said tlie total expenditure! in Improvements on the irreat lukes had been Icbs than if30,(X)U,0(X). Tho saving in last vear due to the lake transportation was 150,000,000. more than the cost of all Improvement Im-provement thai has been accomplished in the past by giving sixteen feet of water. It would not only be duplicated but enhanced en-hanced ten-fold by Hie expenditure of something some-thing over $3,(K0,(),'ll to secure a depth of twenty feet. He thought very little need be added to secure the appropriation desired; Canada had spent almost sixty million of dollars upon her water ways, and inside of live years there would be a clear water way of fourteen feet through Canadlrn soil from the head of lake Superior to the Atlantic. When Canada had fourteen foot of water way and the United States only six feet through the, Erie canal, we could no more compete with her than a wheelbarrow with a freight train. Thompson said if there was going to be a revival of American shipping the Great Lakes was the place to begin. Its vessel interests in-terests were large and would be enormous if they could get it to the oceau and engage in ocean voyages during the live winter months tin y were how idle. The firms on the lake had uuderbid the coast firms for the construction of American war vessels.'TTna ftre hiiis ere rejected j not because be-cause they were not responsible bidders, but because of our treaty with Great Britain. Ex-State Senator Sloan of New York addressed ad-dressed himself to the resolution of tho waterways convention urging the appro-priation appro-priation of $100,0011 for the. completion of the survey from the lakes to the seaboard. Iii the House, Wasuixotox, Jan. 30. In the house today to-day on tlie regular order which was the consideration con-sideration of unfinished business, tho proposed pro-posed code of rules was demanded. The speaker stated that the rules were not called up, for the rea-on that there was a special order for 1 o'clock. The consideration of the rules was postponed until Monday. Public business having been suspended, the hoti.-e proceeded to pay a tribute of respect re-spect to the memory of Representative Honk of Tennessee. Woods will Bn Confirmed. WAHttxriTOx, Jan. 80, Xo further hear-ings hear-ings will be held by the senate committee on the judiciary in the matter of the confirmation con-firmation of Judge Woods as one of, the new circuit judges. It is said the committee will report favorably upon the contlpmation of Judge Woods together with those other circuit cir-cuit judges upon which action was postponed post-poned pending the settlement of tho Woods case. Dubois to Retain His Seat. Washington-, Ran. 30. The senate eom-mittec eom-mittec on privileges and elections will submit sub-mit a report to tlie senate Monday recommending recom-mending that Senator Dubois of Idaho retain re-tain his seat. |