The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1892-05-21
Amounts Cut Down.

| WASHINGTON, May.-Senators Dolph
and Mitchell are greatly annoyed over
the proposition of the committee on cons
merce to cut down 25 per cent of present
appropriations contained in the river bill
for all work for which continuing con
| tracts have been authorized by the house
or senate, some sixteen in number. The
argument used Is that the continued con-
structlon of these works Is secured by
the authorization of the contracts for the
whole work. The further appropriations
will be made for them all, to be immedi-
ately available, in the sundry civil appro.
priatIon bill of next session, which must
be passed before the 4th of March next,
and therefore the amount of the present
appropriations Is immaterial, so far as the
progress of the work IS concerned that
the amounts provided in the bill cannot
be used before that time. and that the
total amount carried by the bill can thus
be reduced without injury TO any inn
portant work. Senator Do,ph says in the
committee he begged to be allowed to
surrender something else instead of any
reduction TO the amount for the Cascade
locks, if it was deemed necessary to re-
duce the bill. The. senators say they
think the object Is to get something to
enable the senate to force an agreement
In conference, and that the proposed re
duction of the present appropriation for
the Cascades, if made, will undoubtedly
be restored iu conference.
Tt 10 true tho nrnvioinn for tha No,oo do
locks secures the continuous and speedy
balance of the appropriation required
will be made in the sundry civil appro-
priation bill, as other appropriations to |
meet the obligations of the government |
already accrued, and the proposed cut, if |
made, will not delay the work; but the
Oregon senators are not willing to surren.
der anything, and hope, because so many
senators are interested in the large num-
ber of works affected, that the PROPOSE
tion will be beaten In the senate. If the |
proposition carries 1t will reduce the ap-
preparation for the boat railway to $751;
900 and for the locks to S376.250. The
reduction of the appropriations for the
boat railway will not delay that work.
as the contract connot be let until the
right of way is secured, and probably by
the time that can be done another appro
priation may be had in the sundry civil
bill of next session. Senator Dolph says
the house will not consent to a cut of so
many of their large appropriations. and
should it be made he will see, If any is
that Oregon is as we'll treated
rs any other state.
The Western members of the house of
representatives won great victory to day
is beating the economical house, and
more especially the economical chairman
of the committee on appropriations. The
representatives from the states OF Mime
sofa. North and South Dakota, Montana,
Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Wyom-
ing, made fierce fight to secure an ap-
of $400, 900 for surveys The
from each of these states point
I'd out the necessity for appropriations of
his kind, and after long struggle, in
which they were supported by number
If Democrats who understand the situa-
ion, "Miser" Holman finally consented
hat the mesger 100000 should be in
,reased to 100000. This means practi-
ally 100000, as the senate will set it up
o 100000, and the conference will agree
lpou the intermediate sum.