The Chicago Drainage Canal

The Chicago Drainage Canal.

Springfield, Ills., April 15.--A joint-session of the senate and house committees on canals and rivers was held yesterday to listen to remarks by a number of gentlemen interested in the proposed Chicago drainage canal. Representative Whitehead, of Cook, though the enterprise was costing too much money. Senator Bell, of Peoria, argued against the repeal of the bill authorizing the work. Senator Allen spoke in favor of repeal, while Judge Garnsey, of Joliet, and ex-Congressman Cullen, of Ottawa, favored letting the bill stand. A. J. Ward, a civil engineer of Marseilles, also opposed repeal. The matter was postponed to the next meeting of the committee.