New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-02
,,vrR AND HARBOR BILL UP.
, PROGRESS MADE ON THE MEAS
IRE IN THE HOUSE
,,o,-,NrSrs IN NEWBORN HAR-
nor rAvoREp-Two AMENDMENTS
REJECTED.


.,,re,on. Feb 1.-The House began cors'ue'
%, the River and Haroor Dill To-Day anu
ston o. .orrsss Fifty Of the eghty-six pages
made rap'u .,.,.d AZ adjournment. The bill ap-
had o' ,,~a.,lv shout sl2 500 600, and authorizes
prop''' . -. extent Of s1sOo0.000 more The
conuN ,he+e was unusually brief. Its feature
gene" ,a,h IN opposition to the bill by MT Rep
Wa - Iowa who has fought every River ana
o." hi FOR the last six years. He selo ne kh""
h"os,ton would avail nothing. as the votes ior
hf V'' ooe had been arranged for by the appropr'-
~" IN the bill. He attacked parNcu'a'N 'o
fuo' ~, River improvement project. which was
Nsns nv Mr. Catchings. OF Mississippi Prac-
~, onlv amendment adopted to-day was one
nca'! 80, an appropriation Of $3.50 900 for chan
- galveston 10 Texas City. Tex which was
w.. go nv NJ Hawley. OF Texas. because tho
opp o.narrnent had made no report upon the
.,.sIhlry o. the plan.
g pu-ton OF Ohio. chairman Of the River and
-, rormittee opened he debate with gen
,.,,en,ent 81 the necessity Of continuing river
sa ,.ho- work This country. he said. was now
shu $50 or an era OF commercial expansion The
eD ro,,n, Of exports as well as their excess
We ,,,or,s was the marvel Of the commercial
"N The greatest factor in this expansion was
" movement OF rivers and haroors IN oroer 70
tns ~ ,s oos, Of TRANSPORTATION. In all $500 ooo.-
~ Ia beer expended in river snd harbor worK
.rrsfes on which this bill was oaseo az
l" COO o0O 900 The committee recommended
-. over $50 600 600 The arguments advanced
-. o,annel rom the Narrows 10 the sea IN
.'' yo,l riarbor ne said had been unansweraole
W. -, coro,nit-ee had made provision for H. Inc
a.. 49, symmetrical as far as Il went and no
~. ''' r,e-7hcre not 70 press amendments
.,e o,,-,,rrs with compliments 10 the commit
~ ubaf Il had done for NeV-Nork Haroo7'
- 80 -ha, the channel between Castle GaIoen
- 90. should be made forty feet IN depth Inc
-. he said felt that = could do no more
'V... DO rad given IN the bill Nj cummings
le,,ar addressed 70 himself and written oy
- -~orA~ in which the writer contendeo
~ vork Hsrhor was ten years oehind the
I--.-.i.f necessities M Cummings gave notlce
80 -r.rty-nve feet depth had been oo'@neo
"' ..,l ,+~o5uco measure providing for I'VE
fest additional . .,.,a
NJ fischer offered At amendment provld-
-. ,-s r,ate-ial taken from the harbo1 shouo
i"7 - &c "a foundation for 2 foruhcauon on
-. s,oals I'm MS remarks in support OF TINS
l.....,.o- Ny FISCHER said thar lighthouse ana
80 ..grs should be erected on the toruhcauop n
-, yt.ob was ro- distinctly heard took place
-, Nfesers Fischer Bennett Foote cummings
W, D,-rI4nar The amendment was opposed by
g...-n.r Burton. and was lost by vote o. >
,oE - a~
NJ r-,sooer also attempted - secure the adop-
- --,e.,,I-,a,,- Increasing the appropr atom
w. .,r c,ry,-.rt,s Creer 70 10000 Mr., burton
o. So ~. .uenarlcnt saying that business
woaL bend at .s eaeis., Pr, 10 stter,,'t
i,-,, mani 81 the East Channel hei0r 49,
ia. ms :. s4 ~ Driegs i1do. sea ny Isl.
..- -.,- In orief remarks III ne amendment
was lost without division