HOUSE BILL.

Improving harbor at Gulfport, Mississippi: Continuing improvement and for maintenance of anchorage basin at Gulfport and channel therefrom to the anchorage or roadstead at Ship Island, and for the improvement and maintenance of channel at Ship Island Pass, $85,000.

Improving Pascagoula and Leaf Rivers, Mississippi: For maintenance, $14,000.

Improving Pearl River, Mississippi: Continuing improvement and for maintenance below Rockport, $16,000.

Improving Yazoo River, Mississippi: For maintenance of improvement of mouth of Yazoo River, $10,000. The sums herein and hereafter appropriated for such maintenance, together with any unexpended balance of appropriations heretofore made, shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War.

Improving harbor at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered Six hundred and sixty-seven, Sixty-third Congress, second session, and subject to the conditions therein stated, $125,000. Improving Yazoo River and tributaries, Mississippi: For maintenance of improvement, including Yazoo, Tallahatchie, Big Sunflower, and Coldwater Rivers, Tallahatchie River above the mouth of Coldwater River, Tchula Lake, Steele and Washington Bayous, Lake Washington, and Bear Bear Creek, $40,000.

Improving Big Sunflower River, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, $90,000.

Improving Southwest Pass, Mississippi River: Continuing improvement and for maintenance, $400,000.

Improving Bayou Teche, Louisiana: Continuing improvement and for maintenance, $30,000; for improvement in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered Thirteen hundred and twenty-nine, Sixty-second Congress, third session, $100,000:

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vided, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States for acquiring any lands required for the purpose of this improvement; in all, $130,000.

REPORTED SUBSTITUTE.

Improving harbor at Gulfport, Mississippi: Continuing improvement and for maintenance of anchorage basin at Gulfport and channel therefrom to the anchorage or roadstead at Ship Island, and for the improvement and maintenance of channel at Ship Island Pass, $50,000.

Improving Pascagoula and Leaf Rivers, Mississippi: For maintenance, $14,000.

Improving Pearl River, Mississippi: Continuing improvement and for maintenance below Rockport, $16,000.

Improving Yazoo River, Mississippi: For maintenance of improvement of mouth of Yazoo River, $10,000. The sums herein and hereafter appropriated for such maintenance, together with any unexpended balance of appropriations heretofore made, shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War.

Improving harbor at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered Six hundred and sixty-seven, Sixty-third Congress, second session, and subject to the conditions therein stated, $125,000.

Improving Yazoo River and tributaries, Mississippi: For maintenance of improvement, including Yazoo, Tallahatchie, Big Sunflower, and Coldwater Rivers, Tallahatchie River above the mouth of Coldwater River, Tchula Lake, Steele and Washington Bayous, Lake Washington, and Bear Creek, $40,000.

Improving Big Sunflower River, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, $90,000.

Improving Southwest Pass, Mississippi River: Continuing improvement and for maintenance, $300,000.

Improving Bayou Teche, Louisiana: Continuing improvement and for maintenance, $30,000; for improvement in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered Thirteen hundred and twenty-nine, Sixty-second Congress, third session, $50,000:

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vided, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States for acquiring any lands required for the purpose of this improvement; in all, $80,000.

BURTON SUBSTITUTE.

Improving harbor at Gulfport, Mississippi: Continuing improvement and for maintenance of anchorage basin at Gulfport and channel therefrom to the anchorage or roadstead at Ship Island, and for the improvement and maintenance of channel at Ship Island Pass, $50,000.

Improving Pascagoula and Leaf Rivers, Mississippi: For maintenance, $14,000.

Improving Pearl River, Mississippi: Continuing improvement and for maintenance below Rockport, $16,000.

Improving Yazoo River, Mississippi: For maintenance of improvement of mouth of Yazoo River, $10,000. The sums herein and hereafter appropriated for such maintenance, together with any unexpended balance of appropriations heretofore made, shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War.

Improving Yazoo River and tributaries, Mississippi: For maintenance of improvement, including Yazoo, Tallahatchie, Big Sunflower, and Coldwater Rivers, Tallahatchie River above the mouth of Coldwater River, Tchula Lake, Steele and Washington Bayous, Lake Washington, and Bear Creek, $40,000.

Improving Big Sunflower River, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, $90,000.

Improving Southwest Pass, Mississippi River: Continuing improvement and for maintenance, $300,000.

Improving Bayou Teche, Louisiana: Continuing improvement and for maintenance, $30,000; for improvement in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered Thirteen hundred and twenty-nine, Sixty-second Congress, third session, $50,000:

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vided, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States for acquiring any lands required for the purpose of this improvement; in all, $80,000.

HOUSE BILL.

Improving Bayou Vermilion and Mermentau River, Louisiana: For maintenance of improvement of channel, bay, and passes of Bayou Vermilion and Mermentau River and tributaries, and continuing improvement and maintenance of Bayou Plaquemine Brule, $12,000. Improving Vermilion River, Louisiana, and channel to connect Vermilion River with the inland waterway at Schooner Bayou, in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered Thirteen hundred and thirty-six, Sixtysecond Congress, third session, $37,500: Provided, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States for acquiring any lands required for the purpose of this improvement.

Improving Bayou Terrebonne, Louisiana: Completing improvement, $25,000.

Improving Atchafalaya River, Louisiana: For maintenance, $10,000.

Improving Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana: Completing improvement in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered One hundred and seventy-six, Sixty-third Congress, first session, $32,000.

REPORTED SUBSTITUTE.

Improving waterway from Mississippi River to Bayou Teche, Louisiana, in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered Six hundred and ten, Sixtythird Congress, second session, $50,000, and in constructing said waterway the Secretary of War may use such portion or portions of any private canals as may be suitable for the purpose and can be acquired upon satisfactory terms.

Improving waterway from Bayou Teche to Mermentau River, Louisiana: The unexpended balance of amounts heretofore appropriated for the waterway from Franklin to Mermentau, Louisiana, is hereby made available for expenditure in accordance with the plan for improving the waterway from Bayou Teche to Mermentau River submitted in House Document Numbered Six hundred and ten, sixty-third Congress, second session, which plan of improvement is hereby adopted: Provided, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States for acquiring any lands required for the purpose of this improvement.

Improving Bayou Vermilion and Mermentau River, Louisiana: For maintenance of improvement of channel, bay, and passes of Bayou Vermilion and Mermentau River and tributaries, and continuing improvement and maintenance of Bayou Plaquemine Brule, $12,000.

Improving Vermilion River, Louisiana, and channel to connect Vermilion River with the inland waterway at Schooner Bayou, in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered Thirteen hundred and thirty-six, Sixtysecond Congress, third session, $37,500: Provided, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States for acquiring any lands required for the purpose of this improvement.

Improving Bayou Terrebonne, Louisiana: Completing improvement, $25,000. Improving Atchafalaya River, Louisiana: For maintenance, $10,000.

Improving Lake Ponchartrain, Louisiana: Completing improvement in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered One hundred and seventy-six, Sixty-third Congress, first session, $32,000.

BURTON SUBSTITUTE.

Improving waterway from Bayou Teche to Mermentau River, Louisiana: The unexpended balance of amounts heretofore appropriated for the waterway from Franklin to Mermentau, Louisiana, is hereby made available for expenditure in accordance with the plan for improving the waterway from Bayou Teche to Mermentau River submitted in House Document Numbered Six hundred and ten, sixty-third Congress, second session, which plan of improvement is hereby adopted: Provided, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States for acquiring any lands required for the purpose of this improvement.

Improving Bayou Vermilion and Mermentau River, Louisiana: For maintenance of improvement of channel, bay, and passes of Bayou Vermilion and Mermentau River and tributaries, and continuing improvement and maintenance of Bayou Plaquemine Brule, $12,000.

Improving Vermilion River, Louisiana, and channel to connect Vermilion River with the inland waterway at Schooner Bayou, in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered Thirteen hundred and thirty-six, Sixtysecond Congress, third session, $37,500: Provided, That no expense shall be incurred by the United States for acquiring any lands required for the purpose of this im provement.

Improving Bayou Terrebonne, Louisiana: Completing improvement, $25,000.

Improving Atchafalaya River, Louisiana: For maintenance, $10,000.

Improving Lake Ponchartrain, Louisiana: Completing improvement in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered One hundred and seventy-six, Sixty-third Congress, first session, $32,000.