Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-12-15
FATHER OF WATERS
Senate Committee Report That Tim
Der Destruction Does Not Neces-
sarily Occasion It's Floods.
LEVEE SYSTEM is THE THING
National Board Of Trade Favorable to Build
ing the Nicaragua Oanal-House
Will Take Holiday Recess De-
cember 81 to January4.

| Washington, Dec. 15.--The senat,
committee on commerce today agreed
upon the report of the Subcommittee,
appointed under the resolution of Marcl
1897, to report upon Mississippi river
floods, their causes and prevention
| The report was prepared by Senator
| Nelson, chairman of the subcommittee
In regard to the cutting of timber at
the head waters of streams, the com
mittee says, Nothing in the evidence
or other data obtained by your commit
| tee discloses the fact that the destruc.
| tion of timber at or near the head
waters of those river systems tends to
cause or promote the foods referred
to. The committee finds relief from
| floods by means Of reservoirs or new out
lets is not feasible, hence, only through
properly constructed leeves can the
proper relief be secured. The committee
furnishes the estimated cost of compile
ing levee system from the head of St.
Francis basin TO the head of the passes,
putting it at sis 100000 to $50, 900. 900
The committee says, the comerce of the
Mississippi valley asks and is entitled tC
a much deeper and broader channel to
the sea than is now afforded or likely to be
afforded by the south pass. An improve
ment of the south west pass and the use
of both is suggested.
Senator Vest made personal eXpla-
nation the purport of which was that he
received a letter from Attorney General
Griggs, denying that at banquet he
had, as quoted, expressed an opinion
that the constitution made for 13 half
developed colonies could not reasonably
be expected to meet the demand of the
greatest nation in the world. Senator
Morgan presented a memorial from the
national board of trade favorable to
building the Nicaragua canal. Senator
Allen objected to printing the memorial
in the Congressional Record, and Morgan
accepted the objection asan effort to OBJ
struct legislation for the canal to pre-
vent the country's securing information
on the subject. Senator Allen resented
the imputation, saying he favored the
canal on general principles, though ad-
vocating a government ownership. He
predicted the canal would cost $500, 900,
600.
THE HOUSE.
The ways and means committee OF the
house today agreed to adopt a resolu-
tion for a holiday recess from December
21 to January 4.
Mr.. Barney Republican Wisconsin,
called up the pension appropriation bill.
Mr. Allen Democrat Mississippi of the
appropriations committee, called atten-
tion to the fact that when he came to
congress IA years ago, the pension
appropriation bill invariably precipl
tated bloody shirt discussion. He
congratulated the country that there
had been no acrimonious discussion on
this bill. "And | congratulate the
country" said Mr.. Allen, ''that while
one of the most gallant and desperate
soldiers of the confederacy helped to
report this bill, the president of the
United States is down in Dixie doing
honor to the confederate dead. We all
have cause to rejoice.
There was no further debate. The
bill was read through without criticism
and passed, the whole time occupied in
its consideration being less than 20
minutes The bill carries S145,233, 800