The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-29
SENATOR'S DIJTDE 4 JACKPOT.
How the Commerce Cowsittee Dis.ribateA
the PORK In the RiSer and Nnrl,or Hi.

How the Commerce Co~r,ittee D,s.ribsteS
the Fork In the River and uarbc- Bin.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The comical by play
OF the Senate in pretending to rebuke tho OK
| travagance OF the House by recommttng tho
| River and Harbor bill to the Comm cree Com
mittce. on tho recommendation OF the COM
mittce itself. with instructions to race" it
down % per cent after it had been reported by
the committee. at first carried CONSERVATION
and terror into the ranks OF the river and har-
lor people generally. Their apprehension was
i'll founded however. for the Senate Commerce
Committee. while making a show OF COM
rlianco with the instructions Of the Senate by
cutting down the big items. in point OF fact
loaded up the bill In other directions to an al
most equal degree. so that tho bill at present.
instead Of carrying Sl.2OO.UOO additional as
first recommended by the COMMITTEES. and
some S5,OO0COO less ordered subsequently
by the Senate. still carries total OF S2l.3T4.OOo
This strange performance on tho part OF
tho Senate Commerce Committee. when
thoroughly known and understood. will be
highly cdifyins 10 tho average citizen I'M
familiar with tho peculiar methods Of
legislation which prevail In committees
of tho Senate. Tho Republicans of that
committee arc Senators Frye of Maine.
Jones OF Nevada. Dolph OF Oregon. Sawyer OF
Wisconsin. Gallon OF Illinois. Washburn of
Minnesota. and Quay Of PENNSYLVANIA. while
tho Democratic members are Senators Ran
som Of North Carolina. Coke Of Texas Vest Of
Missouri. German Of Maryland. kenna OF West
Virginia. and Gibson Of Louisiana Those
Contlcmcn. after cutting down the big items IN
the bill as instructed to do. proceeded next TO
throw the sums cut ont into n tlgurativo Jack
rot' and then. with mutual understanding. to
IL triL fhg, Nc n,t,Ii n
among the favored States which they happened
to rcrrescn ard u few States adjoining there;
to- low m!artia.lv they did their work Will
appcnr from n glance at the items below:
Senator Frye. the Chairman. was maGnil-
Gently tnEcn sarr o. a. NEE SsHMsrH r Sizes
~ demonstrates
Improving haI, Q, at CIam1en, anrrorrrpption
rem ut; bescEt 70 forcnpine. Island. from
900 to 100000: renobsc River; from S23-
900 to $4,000. Down the coast little. Mystic
"D1 N fSnrs YG vs 1 EoSn fr0% s@ sgo tS 10
s:IOOOu: new provision for saugntuck River
GHp s1H n"Fh 1oa ." E%so1 T;om 1?m Sla5
ssA sHF$i' o or Sls' co F' AMI s5p1
G ms ly'p w "f ior assaehu q.
creeks and hart'"r-.
ssTG,os "Eh f"Esd even BITTER h ic5 oreson
rs9r a. rom acn sy to ors naw trio"
contracts 10 the extent Of s2.G72,UOl more:
to ESSts oWer 'r "na
Columbia River. Ore. from S5U.UOU to Sl5O.- |
coo: new provision for Columbia River be-
tween mouth OF Willamette" and Vancouver. |
Gvo Gsd h irn aH &he ~ Is, h1n
900: new provision Tor construction Of ship
canal 20 connect lakes union with Puget
Upper Columbia River. $1,000:
senator sawyer secured AS his share an liz
Wis: for narhor at kewaunee, Wis increased
from $4,000 to $4,000: Sheboygnn, Wis.
s g Bay and s2 lake ns pF shp canal H
ssl 900: Grand Haven. Mich. from S4oOuoto
$4,000: pnlMth. Mimi. increased from $50
Iarhor Canal Mich. from $4,000 to $1,000
together with other minor concessions.
should not suffer in the divide" On his ac.
5, nj nrw rIoyision for the Improvement OF
, wns nsf1s from an
,reasel from $4,000 to. S4G.T0o: new pro
Erie t. Pitt hurgh. sl6.ob0. and for eXamina.
ion %! tho ,latns and corporate property Of the
Aid So IN running down til" ii st. each mem
Der OF the commute. received for his re-
ISSty Sse f ana pss!H"rE%a f pro"
Wa.hhurn looked tn the shipping and trans
p"rtation interests in Minnesota: Senator Coke
'cceivrd valuable increases for Sabine Pass
and West Galveston Bay. Tex; Senator k.nna
'ereiyed larger appropriations for the Kama
rha l;iver and authority for an enormous con-
.cnuicsccd in as to the Cane Fear. Roanoke.
md Black kvers in North Carolina. while
os'ly sups intended to be conciiatory were
brown to Senator German in the shape Of in
rcasas for tho notapsco: Warwick, and La
rappo Rivers in Maryland. and similar iavors
we're shown to senator Gibson for Louisiana
md to the remaining mem bers Of the commit
ee for their respective States