New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-18
CANAL MEN WIN A POINT
NICARAGUA MEASURE ATTACHED TO
THE RIVER AND HARBOR BILL.
MENCE-PROyIslON FOR NEW YORK
WARROP IMPROVEMENTS


MEAcE-PRoyIsloN FOR NETWORK
HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS
Washington. Feb. 17.-The Senate Committee on
Commerce decided to-day 20 put the Nicaragua
Canal bill on the River and Harbor bill Senator
Morgan made brief argument favorable to the
lconst ructiou ~ Tho canal He controverted the
opinion that the addition OF the amendment would
Doe detrimental 20 the interests OF the River and
Harbor bill. and expressed a preference for that
measure over the sundry civil Appropriation bill
as vehicle 10 carry the Canal bill There was
no prolonged discussion. and there seemed litte
division Of opinion as to the wisdom Of attaching
the amendment 10 one OF the appropriation meas
Some OF the members desired that the
amendment should go on the Sundry civil bill but
a motion 70 recommend that 70 be Incorporated In
that measure was voted down Senator Nelson
then moved the amendment to the River and Har-
Dor bill which prevailed by the following vote:
Ayes Mess-s. Nelson. Berry Penrose. Mcbride.
Mcmillan. Elkins and Jones CNevJ.
Senator Fry. chairman Of the committee dld not
Noes-Messrs. Caffery. Mills Pasco and Murphy.
While Senator Canery voted against the amend
ment b" did not Indicate amy purpose 20 oppose
the passage of the bin in the Senate because Of the
Incorporation OF the canal provision. II" joined
with en the other members OF the committee IN
the vote 90 report the bin with the amendment
added.
River and Harbor bill. Aside from the Nicaragua
Canal the cash appropriations are increased about
S2o0O.OO0 over the amount voted boy the House
while the amount II continuing contracts - IN
creased about SlnoODOoo
Senator Frye made mo following summary OF
the changes.
The Increases on limitations on contracts are only
IN the important haruors. as follows N"W 1"rN
Harbor. North channel 10 rho ocean through taIt
c6aur.s $3.50. 300 increase. providing depth OF
40 feet and width OBJ l-9 Ic'' iiui. ID -. ~, ~
crease. SloO'o0p. Fast River. for tine rein'N"l oI
rocks. SlJuWo Increase. halumoit h"Tp2r ana
Patapsco River. Increase - f'!"H' I'm" . ,'
foot channel Increase. Sloo'"'. sandy Boy Har-
Southwest Pass mouth OF the Mississippi hiNer ~
Galveston T. Houston. Te1.. Increase OF about
The total expenditure I'm this ncrease Wi. DC, be
spread over two OF ihIr. car. Con- ,r.., 1,ac
authorized for the iull mount ot iu,i -.
House bin was decreased ~ striking out sun4r!
ircreaso for the next fiscal year was about
g.. iuUuuu and the net increase Oh conINuhs III
whole bil. exclusive OF the Nl''i.aL"@ 49, ,,
amendment. carries ana Exp 'ndltui' iol tht No.
ftn ffov.ine Two or three Years Of about sun
Co., making d total expenditure II about Nl-"""'.
other important changes than those indicated In
Senator Fryes statement are New-ilav"n Harn"r'
continuing contract reduced from S2lt"" 10 S-'o'-
n1p. Buffalo Harbor continuing contract reduced
s p
from SlDooo 90 SN50iO. BrIdreport Conn. limit OF
contract reduced from S-ss%37 20 S2'"ooo, Abse'on
Inlet y i. ucv ten). cash Appropriation Oh
SiooVu limit nxod ~ Si3oU". Mlminstom- ~ l1 81
hmm Of appropriation Increased lNn to STD ~
HulsbOrO Bay Fla. new teinl ca9H Ip' ~. :"
$500 o0O limit fixed 81 SmoOi". Pearl hatb9I ia
,... o.,.h AUTHORIZATIONS SluU.uUD new Harlem
River Now York. increased from S-'n" 10 Sl'"-
0lO. East River ana HeH 81. ..'.,,',,sd srI1
100000 tO S2luUlO. Potomac RIVER l.l'a@'H ,l'l''
SsnOOu o. uOu. and limit fixed az Nl"'V" ana
costa River urW pprOpriauoni S-O"W". a'i's ,
RIVER Va decrease from Sl'oo" 10 Sl"l"F'.
~ ,.~,. Pi,.. = g. d direct appropriation is
~, i and limit fixed ar SlOpOpp. s.. johns River;
FLA from Jacksonville 90 the ocean. ilmlt hA"n
tn folioving decreases In limitations on hnal
cos- were, made after the decision was reached I"
insert tne Ncaraea lana, avn pm S.s,5 DO TO-
from SiSl9N 10 $4,000 BLACK hF't 'o'''' :, ~
<cn" o.ti. r. i.do from $4,000 To- S>oluo. SAN
+. arcisco. from - .ooo o. S5ooop. Calumet rom
$50 900 % SNnotuO The continuing cohtac' OF
the chicago River was stricken out -, MI.
The following are the amendmtnls 70 tL,e i'''7'
and Harbor I'm relating 20 New-lork Harpor
etd6 o,r For a channel zUHo feet wide ana !" eel
deep rom the Narrows by the so-cAlen fs., s
Chanu, across sandy HOOK Bar TO yV g., iaddleton
81 -sosl and contracts are auihoilHri III
necr,-ntiug S. 0uofl j. unable 10 makt cgi'la
within these limits The PHI g ror4er 'H "a Var Ss and
q provisional appropriation o. $3.50 g0 Is made con-
+iIuirs irrur0reruclt OF Bay Rdge lhHiN"l atu
I5f LOOK channel New-Y0rb Harh0r. $1,000" Tn"
southern end O.. Bay tdi7e 'a1inti anu ~, Nv -
tirueI through IL along Che broohiyh sH2rr ~
Twentf-e upt bay t 5 A. IoH tide and
" Win ~ f200 feet The Improvement or Red
Hook Channel is 20 be begun at the southern en n
and ar its junction wi'h pay i1-e .mail'r en- 49, -.
OH ,i.r rfftre~nIilk channel until Red Hook chan
mel has depth of forty feet ar o" de ana Wllll
dxed an s. 5000 IN addition TO The above appropria-
ton