New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-20
The RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.

Tracy will make statement before the committee TO-
| morrow lie Is record I'm favor Of the bill.
|
The RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
| ACTION BY THE SENATE on AMENDMENTS OF
| THE COMMITTEE on COMMERCE.
| WASHINGTON May 10 (SpecaD.-The senate will lose
no time In pushing through the portly and openhanded
| River and Harbor BILL passed by the hfnse OF KEEP
resentatvcs though by yesterdays action Of the Com
mittee on Commerce, the total Of the actual appTo-
prations in the bin Is to be million or two below
| the figures piled up In the House. The reduction
agreed on easy and practical one-a horizontal
cut OF 25 per cent on tho amounts reported Tor the
| " continuing" improvements, which are made under
the system of contract and paid for In annual install
ments something like the cruisers. That the Sen.
ate believes thoroughly In liberal giants for river and
harbor purposes is shown by the fnct that tho leading
Senators on both sides OF the chamber are ready to
support and eustain the Committee on Commerce In
any appropriations for rivers and harbors 1t may SEQ
| fit to make and the committee Is evidently sincere
and In its contention that the money 1t spends
goes works Of undoubted public service and utility.
Mr.. MCPHERSON. OF NcwJersey, attempted to play tho
part OF a Holman for a few minutes this afternoon, by
proposing send the bin back to the committee for
80 per cent reduction but he not encouraged In
his economical" role BY the Senate. for he got only
six for his motion 10 forytwo against II. The
bill will probably be passed tomorrow substantially
as 1t comes from the Commerce Committee.
After Mr.. MGI,hersOns motion had been disposed
of the clerk proceeded with the reading Of the bin
for amendment. Among the numerous amendments
reported and agreed to were these
IIarbor at Boston, Mass, increased from S145O00
to 1900 900 deepening and widening the channel to
n depth Of 81 feet ard a width OF 1000 feet.
Reducing appropriation for hnrbor nj Buffalo, y.
y. from $500. 600 1925. 900. Inserting item OF
100000 for improving Bay Ridge Channel. In the
harbor Of NewYort. Increasing the appropriation
for the harbor 1T Oswcgo, " ". from $4,000 to
100000. Inserting an item OF So.4GO for improving
Jamaica Bay, y. u
Reducing the appropriation for the haroor az
Savannah Ga. from 1925 900 to S3I 900. Reducing
the appropriation for the harbor at Mobile Ala, from
s350,OO0 to $500, 500. Increasing the appropriation
for Sabine Pass, Tex. from 100000 To S35oooo'
Inserting item Of $1,000 for a channel In West
Galveston Bay Texas.
Mr. FRYE lin charge Of the bin moved to rednce the
appropriation for the harbor and bav at Humboldt
Cal. 500 900 to $4,000 thls being one OF the
90 per cent rcduconsl.
Mr.. FELTON, opposed the amendment and argued that
the bill made determinations against the interests oil
the people Of California. There Justice In the
principle OF horizontal reduction on which the
amendment based
Mr. Frye expressed his amascmrnt at the opposition
Of the senator from California and said that the item
provided FOR contracts complete the work at Hum
bodt and that really better than II the appropria
ton had been fixed at 100000 or 100000.
Mr.. Vest "a member Of the Committee on Commerce,
protested against Mr.. Fcltons nimaton that there
had been any discrimination against the Pacific Coast
After further discussion. Mr.. frycs amendment was
agreed to- and the amendment for Humboldt Bay re-
duced TO 100000.
Among the further committee amendments agreed TO
were jhcs,:
Increasing the appropriations for the Thames River
Connecticut from 10000 10 $4,000. ard for the
Mystic River. Connecticut. from 5000 TO 100000.
Inserting item for $1,000 for saucltuck River. Con
nccticut.
Reducing the appropriations for Hudson River. New
York from s2jooOo tn sis7.j0O and for Harlem
River New.yors from 1850 0oD to $4,000.
Increasing the appropriations for the ins-alc River
New Jersey. from $4,000 to sijooo.
Inserting an item Of $1,000 for and location
f ship canal connecting Lake Erie and the Ohio River
from a point at or near CJnucaut Iiafbor Ohio or
Erie Penn. TO q point at near Piit-burg
District Of Columbia. frum s.oJ.oDo 10 100000.
Inserting nn item 1f $1,000 for surv'y tor y
canal connecting Lake superior and Tie Mississippi
River
Increasing the appropra'ioa tr q. sarr ard main,
vi ss.ip 1 Hiv from $50 VDD {, $4,000. Reducing
The appropriation for tnc Mississippi River from lhi
TO rlI25.ooO T,.iucnr the appropriation for th'
Miss.sipp from tie head Of The 4 10 the mohth
Of ohio from S2juo.OOJ To Sa2u-.2D lile amount
FIRST recommended by the committee having been
~. 100000.
Reducing the approximation Or .hIp channr IN
Lakes between Chicago. Dulnlh ard Buffalo ir1m
500. coo t. r.I1;.OuD.
Reducing The appropriation for the Missouri River
from H. mouth - sioux 'ny, Iowa. from h-oooo
10 sGOo.cOO
An the committee amendments having been dis
pos,d Of He hill went over IN tomorrow twhen II
win IL. opened for general amcndmcnt; and the
senate ut q p. III. adjourned I'LL tomorrow