Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-12
RIvsR AND HAkBOR BILL.
reported In the House To-day-4150,.
40 for the Potomac Flats.

The river and harbor appropriation bill was
reported to the House of Representatives this
morning by Chairman Blanchard. Some
changes were made in the bill. and, as finally
agreed upon, it appropriates 81. $50
Among the items is else, 900 for the improve
ment Of the Potomac fats. The other items Of
900 or over are as follows: Boston harbor,
s75.000; Sandy bay, Cape Ann, sl00, 600: Vine
yard Haven, $50, 900; Buffalo, N. Y, s1S5 900;
New York hsrbor, 800, 900; Tonawanda harbor
aud Niagara river, $50, 900; Philadelphia harbor,
SOC, 900; Delaware Breakwater, s65,O00; Balti-
more, Sl75,0 600; Norfolk and approaches, $50 90;
Charleston, including Sulivan's Island, S2o0 900;
Winyaw bay, South Carolina, S100 COZ, Cum
berland sound, Georgia, $4,000; Mobile. Ala,
$4,000; Aransas pass. Texas, s65. ZOO; en-
trance to Galveston harbor, $500 900; Sabine
pass, and Blue Brick bar sI5O, 600; Cleveland.
Ohio, S65.500; straight channel through Maui
NEE bay. Toledo, $50 900; Michigan city, outer
harbor. Indiana. $4,000; Chicago, H.. $780,
600; Harbor Of Refuge at Milwaukee. ESQ, 900;
Duluth. MIMI, ESQ 900; Humboldt, Cal. s67.-
600; Oakland, sl66, 500; Goose bay. Oregon,
$50 900; Yaquina bay, 500 900; Harlem river,
New York, $50 600; East river and He'll Gate,
S175,0 900; Delaware river, from Trenton to
mouth, S175,0O0; jones river, Va, sl35 900;
Great Kanswha river, sl5o.oOo; mouth
Of St. Johns river, Fla.,. sloo 900;
caloosa to Daniels creek, 500 600;
Red river, Louisiana and Arkansas, ESQ., 900;
Bayou Plaquemine, $50 600; Arkansas river,
$4,000; Cumberland river above Nashville,
$3.50 900; Tennessee river below Chattanooga,
1000; Kentucky river. 800, 900; Ohio river,
500, 900; Falls of the Ohio river. Sl25 600;
Hay Lake channel. Mich. $4,000; st. Clair
flats ship canal. 100000; st. Mary's river at
the falls S50O.00O channel at Grasse Point,
500, 900; Fox river, Wisconsin. below Montello,
M. M. foQta
sippi river from Minneapolis to Des
Moines Rapids, s330.0OO: Des Moines to
mouth, Illinois, $4,000; Illinois river
to mouth of the Ohio river, $500, 0OO
From Cairo to head of passes, 81 900 900; in.
| Guiding salaries and expenses Of the Mississ-
ippi river commission; survey of Mississippi
river, complete. $50, 900; harbor at Hickman
Ky., $50. 600; Greenville. Miss, $4,000; vicks.
burg. Miss. $4,000; New Orleans harbor
$4,000; rectifcation at mouth of Red river
and Atchafalaya, 500 .00e0; Missouri river
5000 900; canal at Cascades, Oregon, $50 900
mouth of Columbia river. Oregon, $3.50 900
Lower Willomette and Columbia rivers, Ore
gon, 100000.
| REPUBLICAN. SENATORS AGAINST THE PASSAGE OF
! BILL AT THIS SESSION.
| II is almost certain that the river and harbol
bill will die in pigeon-hole in the room Of the
Senate committee on commerce. The repub
| lican members of the committee have infor
mally discussed the matter, and the chances
are all against it. Senator Frye, it is said, hal
| developed into determined opponent of any
river and harbor bill at this session. The re
| port of the Senate committee on the last bill
was practically pledge from the committee
| to the Senate that no appropriation would b.
| asked for until the first session Of the Fifty
| first Congress.
That report says: 'The bill as submitted :,
the Senate appropriates Ell 562, 7s3 n, exceed
| ing by S2.S23. n the largest appropriation
it is considered that no appropriation for river
and harbors was made last year. and that il
the short session following a presidential cleo
! ton it is hardly probable that any appropria
| ton will be made for the succeeding fiscal year
the bill practically represents period Of tire,
| years on a basis of 1000. 900 a year. consid
erably less than the average expenditure o
recent years for river and harbor improve
ments"