Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-04
RIVERSANDHARB0RS
The Scramble for Appropriations
Terrible.
TARIFF BILL IN THE SENATE.
,,.o,,,rn.noe In General Politics OF the VIZ
sinis Democratic Fiatform-1enerai
Washington Topics OF Interest

80 TIC Improvement Of rivers and har-
IRIS IN their district; and the certainty
,.., fhc aggregate appropriations for the
,.tirc country viii be comparatively
email this year makes the scuiile all the
i..licr among the congressman. The com
,,,,,ee having charge Of tho bill now
lr.uc prepared appear TO have adopted
,Jen 10 mako the distribution as fair
I'D thcv can. bat necessarily many OF the
,-.,er,s which received aid IN tho last
iii viii not be recognized this time. And
t,tis likely to make trouble for the COM
,.rtco On these times. when money IA 50
l.o ia Uncle Sans treasury. The failure
O., p~ovl8c for some OF the smaller streams
,.rl undoubtedly arouse opposition to the
i.l wien Il comes before the House but
i.tisa moderate one-say. carrying not
moro than 100000 dollars-it viii be
ssod without any deadlock.
The Vlrl1nla projects VIII probably re-
,eivc the consideration Of the committee
within the next two weeks. MT. Jones IS
"a member OF tho committee. and he VIII
do his best for Virginia, but no viii have
- take his chances with the rest OF
tho members. and all OF his colleagues
who have waterways IN their districts
VIII DO apt u rely on him to help them
through.
NipGTNIA APPROPRIATIONS
tn. largest appropriation likely to 20
., VIRGINIA VIII be for Norfolk harbor
and james river and the YORK and Rap
r.tnlrircs rivers win also De remembered,
it tlc amounts viii be small in COM
harrison with the sums voted two years
.r, 10 the Norfolk people insist on
l.tlr. a liberal appropriation for deep
ching Tho channel leading 10 the navy
,lrI. they. Of course. will expect to get
"A very small amount for the other har-
llr. and they may get nothing this year
,l'.Ile OF the first project named
-i..t % the money 20 be spcn. on tho
continuation Of the Improvement Of the
Potomac river viii b. applied 70 that
partition ion tho vicinity OF Washington and
stops viii probably be taken soon look
Inc 10 rcplac'nc the long wooden bridge
rli.u the engineers report IS bound 90 be
aorc as the present wooden structure
cannot last always. and they think "a new
structure Of the modern pattern viii be
iu the interest Of navigation.
The Apu0mattox river win probably be
provileI for I'm the bin, but tbs people Of
Petersburg must not expect anything Ike
the amount they havo asked for. Their
U.an Of Improvement while 1t has been
won presented has not. II seems. i'm
pressed the engineers 10 the extent that
They viii recommend big appropriation
for the Apr0mattoX. Some of the smaller
rivers iu ioN Virginia Nud North Caro-
Ina which were recognized in the last
rKor and hlrbor hin. will be omitted this
year because Of the lack OF funds
MINOR WATERWAYS.
othcr waterways IN Virginia that will
undoubtedly receive appropriations In the
1fs n9w being prepared will be the Mat
tau0ui river. GThdna creek. NOmini creek,
and Nachod1ck enc. k
Ju INC last river and harhor bill passed
tho sum ~ $1,000 WAS appropriated for
Cape Charles hafbor Virginia but the
money has not been expended for the
reason that a condition vas imposed
The New York Philadelphia and Nor
folk railway has It's southern terminus
there. ANA the company owns the harbor.
which IS am artificial one. 1t was there,
fore provided in the bin when the money
was appropriated that tho railroad COME
Tluy should code 10 the government C. .sb-
I. road le1 iing 10 the harh0r. the road 10
o. forty feet wide. ana furthermore. the
I.uNav company should permit all sail
.Hg craft o. freely use the harhor. Tho
Company las not carried out any OF the
provisions. and the biz boats of the COM
lany cXc.uI. the smaller ones. hence tho
money g. stil being held IN the Treasury
because The company VIII not accept the
conditions imposed IL is not probable that
fhis Congress VIII make any further APP
Iropration for Cape Charles harbor I'M
.es the railroad peqpio should come TO
f.rus As long as the harbor Is main
trIned as a. private one IL IS against the
policy of Tine coseInm,nt TO spend money
on private improvements
FEDERAL BUILDING PROJECTS
Ccngrc. ,man Elmuuds has called re-
IrIte1ly during the past two months 10
lrf. thr Oh. .als Of the office OF the SUI
l.flIeluv Architect of the Treasury TO
make Preparations for commencing Work
GA the public building AT Roanoke. but
tNev do not give him much encourage
M.ut 40 ono time il was thought GER
Calm the work would be started early IN
Tie sprrE. bat now the talk Is that,
owing o. 81 scarcity OF funds and the fact
that number Of unfinished buildings
which were commenced during the last
months of the Harrison administration
r.l.t Doe pushed t. completion to prevent
ulmler. 10 may be late m the summer
fore they can do anything for Roam
rhe That means boz all probability that
30 viu Dee even long Q. for this matter
l.s he,o banging rr, for more than
100 y,trs Tn. money for the Roanoke.
N.rrarr. and Starnton buildings was au-
l,..f,1f.l lurulr On. Fif,v-nrst Congress.
small star, has been made on the
Stanton building. but il will be a long
...r tl. r.opla Of that place will have
l...r. th.v see their new government
t...ure finished.
-..,.,..,, ~ MIN, e,,>.,rr,
'". io inc STATE OF MS heaIih' Sena-
VANCE, IH'"tH Il HeH4ner ca inc
'A"'' &. In'"''i.r' VIII hol laNe any part
Ii Ut p. Jar ..'h OF 'Hr '"ilI OH ia
tA' N.'.' .. y subcommittee mas ptth
"I'"i.i' Zoo h'hi'' the measure on the
part oi tA' upper hianch or congress- ana
t.e -.nt-m.' Who VIII thus serve VIII
hiN' i''''F '' l'''i'"a worn 10 40 lH.E
VII grant I'd number OF hearings ana realiy
many %, th- industries that have been
i..' heavily affected VIII rely on the
S.l1t" for corrections in the bil and the
chances aIr mat many changes VIII be
iHir For instance 1t Is the general be-
N l'it enough senators VII amer rom