Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-01
The GREAT FALLS POWER.
An Amendment introduced Today by
SerntOr procfcr

senator Proctor.
When the Senate adjourned last night the
presiding Officer, Mr.. Faulkner. ruled out of
order an amendment offered BY Mr. Mander-
son to the sundry civil bill appropriating
100000 for the purchase of the water rights
of Great Falls. in order to provide for cleo
trio lighting for the public buildings. To-
day Senator Proctor designed an amend
ment to the bill which he thought would
meet the objections raised by Senator Cor
man and others to the Henderson amend
ment. provifing for the completion OF the
survey begun recently By a board of officers
under direction OF the Secretary of War
This amendment he offered this afternoon
and stated that 10 would enable this board
or engineers. Col. Elliot and Capt knight
and Capt Rever, to accomplish what the
lack of funds prevented them. He said that
In their report to Congress, through the
secrctary, they had said that at least S1O-
tp would ne needed for the preparation Of
definite plans for an electrical plant at the
falls and the completion of the Inquiry into
the total water supply.
Mr.. rroctor's Amendment.
The amendment which he offered Is as
follows:
THE Secretary OF War and the ATTORNEY
General are hereby authorized to report to
Congress what action has been taken by
UeIn or their predecessors In Office under
tie act OF July Is. 1SS2, entitled An act
TO increase the water supply OF the city of
washington and of the previous act and
TO report the present condition OF the titles
to the water rights and to such laEi con-
tSuOuS thereto as may be necessary for
the improvement Of the water power at
Great Falls TO a sufficient extent to fur
nish an adequate supply OF water for the
District o: Columbia, and to furnish power
FOR lighting the public buildings and
GROUNDS by electricity. and to report fur
Their the amount and present condition of
claims now pending against the United
states growing out Of it's taking or its use
Of the water Of the Great Falls an! the
sum of $4,000 IS hereby appropriated to
be expended under the direction of the
Secretary Of War for carrying out the pro-
visions of this act and for making the
plans for the plant necessary for said pur-
pose, with estimates OF the cost and also
for operating and maintaining the plant for
electrical lighting and comparisons with
the present cost of lighting"
Mr.. Chandler's Addition.
To this amendment Senator Chandler
offered an amendment In the way of an ad-
clifton. follows: And the Secretary of
War is also hereby authorized to negotiate
with the Great Falls Manufacturing Com
pany AMI the other owners Of land and
water rights at Great Falls with a yiew of
settling existing claims on the part of said
owners against the Knitted States, and of
acquiring title 70 the said land ami the
Whole Of said water rights and 10 report
the result OF his views TO the next Session
OF COnEress"
Senator Proctor was disposed TO accent
Lr. Chambers Amendment but before any
action could be taken the proceedings v ere
Interrupted rs the Tressntat ton Of the con-
ference report on the Oklahoma town sit.
bill. AMI the debate on The slIniry civil hin
was postponed temporarily.