The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-04
Many Important Works stinted he
cause Democratic Mismanagement
Has Caused Treasury Deficit.
SENATOR VOORHEES, UNWELL
HE Is SUFFERING FROM vALvULAR
RHEUMATISM OF THE HEART.
Members of His Family Say His COndi-
ton Is Not Serious, and that He
May he Out I'm n Few Days.
,pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.


WASHINGTON. April 3.-The river and
harbor bill has at last been completed, and
will, if Mr.. Reeds plans do not miscarry.
be reported TO. the House tomorrow. The
bin is SO much smaller than in former
years that it must be considered merely
as tiding over of work now under way
until some time in the future, when Demo
cratic mismanagement will have become a
thing of the past and the treasury is able to
bear the burdens of larger appropriations
for rivers and harbors. 1t is stated roughly
that the aggregate of appropriations is a
little over 50 900. This is a middle ground
reached after many conferences between
the committee and Mr.. Reed, for the Speak
er. when the committee first took up its
labors, requested Mr.. Hooker, the chair
man, to hold the appropriations down to
S5.0O0,000. The COMMITTEES. on the other hand,
was inclined to take the bit in it's teeth
and stand out for s200O0.0O0. The action
of the House recently in, failing to sup
port the efforts of Mr. Hanley, Of Indiana,
to secure large appropriations for an in
crease in the number Of battle ships pro-
vided for in the naval appropriation bill,
showed the temper of the House, and in
dicated clearly that the House would
stand by Mr. Reed in the attitude he has
assumed, and would aid him in holding
the appropriations of this Congress down
to the lowest limit.
The bill before the members Of the COM
mittee to-day, in printed form. differs
greatly from the bill that was sent to
the committee In proof on Wednesday last.
That bill carried appropriations for a
much larger sum in the aggregate than the
bill in it's present form, but owing to the
appearance OF the March treasury state
ment on the same day. the bill as 1t came
from the printer was Sisigured until its
own father would not have known it. Mr..
Reed was imperative in his demands that
the bill should be held down to the lowest
possible point. The March treasury state
ment had shown that the deficit was con-
tinually increasing instead of improving,
and in order that the government might
be embarrassed as little as possible great
er cuts were made in the bill, and nearly
every new project was cut out of it, even
though they had been promised to certain
members. Mr. Reed knew that the House
or Representatives and the people would
stand by him In the position he had as
sumed. and was. therefore. fiintlike in his
opposition to any increase in the size of
the bill. The committee. realizing the tenn
per of the Speaker and of the House, ac-
ceded to all his requests. and will pro-
sent to the House bill that has been cut
down to practically the lowest point. 1t
Is to-nght's programme to whip the bill
through the House next Monday. If pos
sible.
The following are the distinctiveiy. In
diana features OF the bill: Michigan City,
outer harbor, continuing Improvement $70-
$4,000; improving outlet to Wolf lake. 5000;
harbor at Evansville, 1852; improving
Wabash river at Vincennes, $4,000; below
Vincennes, $1,000; improving White river
to completion, $500. Other features are:
Kentucky-Kentucky river. $4,000, and
contracts authorized amounting to s1,34s,-
900; Ohio river and Indiana chute falls,
$4,000, and contract authorized amounting
to $517. $50; Rough, $4,000; Green, $4,000;
Ohio River-Dam at mouth Of Beaver
river, 81, Geo. and contract to cost $3O0O
four dams between Davis island and dam
No. g., $4,000. and contracts to cost 81, $685.
S250,0C0.
Illinois-Illinois river. $4,000; Illinois and
authorized for completion for s5,7lO s66;
Chicago river, $4,000; Calumet harbor, Chi
cago. s75.ooc; Waukegan, 10000.
fort. $1,000; Grand Haven. $4,000: Grand
Morals. S24, coo; Manistee, $4,000; Muskegon,
1000; Ontonagon, $4,000; Sand Beach 3l6-
600; Portage lake, $4,000; Benton Harbor
canal (St Joseph), $50 900; South Haven,
$1,000; Marquette, $4,000; Ludington, $20,-
600; Saugatuck. $4,000; Cheboygan, $1,000;
Point Marquette bay. $4,000.
Representative Hemenway is entirely salts
fled with the treatment of Indiana's inter-
ests by the committee. Evansville is well
provided for. being included In the con-
tract provision for the improvement of the
Ohio river. The appropriation for the Wa
bash river below vincennes is the same
as in the last bill. but the appropriation for
the Improvement above Vincennes is $1,000
more than formerly. When 1t Is remembered
that almost every appropriation was scaled
down 90 and in some cases 70 per cent. the
allowances made for Indiana are more than
generous.
An Associated Press dispatch says: The
total amount appropriated by the bill is
in round numbers ten millions and provision
Is made for continuing works already under
way, contracts to be made by the Secretary
OF war for works, which will cost $51, ,000, 600
for which appropriations will be made in
the future. The Fifty-second Congress au-
thorized about 81. 100000 expenditure and
Congress bill carried $25136, 295 appropriations
and contracts foi about $13, 600, ,000 Members
Of the committee of both parties unite in
the verdict that the contract system is the
most economical and satisfactory. it saving
according to the Secretary of War. from .
some cases more