New-York tribune., 1901-03-04
RIVER AND H4RBOR BILL SETTLED
CoNFERREEs AGREE ON APPROPRIATIONS
OF ABOUT $4,000 OOO-MORE MONEY
FOR NEW-YORK.

Washington March 3.-The cOnferrees of the SEN
ate and House reached an agreement to-day upon
all items of the River and Harbor bill. covering
three hundred disputed points. except the Senate
amendments providing for the construction Of
storage reservoirs in South Dakota and wyoming
and authorizing the payment of sOlO5 for work
done upon the BTazos River. Texas With those
items eliminated. the bill carries an appropriation
of si9675.OO6 This is a reduction from the appro-
priations made by both the Senate and the House.
the Senate figures being s50S54526 and those OF the
House $50 AS In its work the conference COM
mttee used the Senate bill basis The principal
changes were as follows:
Buttermnk Channel. New-York Harbor. increased
s157.50o. making total appropriation of s25o00
bor, New-YOrk Increased s64,425 restoring the
House figures of s257. 200; Mobile Harbor. Alabama
increased SlS7, making the total appropriation
$S5AOOO: Southwest Pass. Mississippi River SSi,5o
takea from the continuing contract prov provision % ana
direct appropriation s5cO0o and the continuing con-
tract 1,s291e7 Kennebec River. Maine direct ap-
propration increased 70 sSloS and the eontinuing m
creased S1Onn In direct appropriation; Black war
rior, Warrior AMI TOmbigbee rivers, Alabama,
House direct appropriation of S60,00 restored
making an increase over the Senate provision of
$4,000. The continuing contract provision in
appropriation on that account $4,000 Galveston
ship channel Increased to the extent of $500
Galveston Channel. Twentieth to Fifty-frst St.
both direct and continuing contract provisions
eliminated; Upper White River. Arkansas, increase
of S1er. restoring the House hgures; ST. Clair
the House provision of $4,000 Illinois River House
figure of S15000 restored. survey of Illinois River
Increased $50 900. also restoring House provision
Mississippi River from head of passes To the
mouth Of the Ohio increased S125Or0 direct ap-
prOpriatiOn. making the total S2.e)0000. continuing
contract reduced to the extent of s35S.SS3 making
a total of s3,00000: Licking River. Kentucky. the
House direct appropriation of 100000 restored. but
continuing contract eliminated; Oakland Harbor.
California direct appropriation increased TO the
extent OF 100000 mak1SE the total $i5000 cOntinu
ing contract eliminated: Biscayne BAY. Florida
direct approximation increased 10 s50.000 making a
total of 100000. continuing contract elmina ted
Big Sandy River. Kentucky, direct APPROPRIATION
increased SSI,500 making a total Of 100000 CON
tinung contract reduced from Si6667 to S250O)l:
Monongahea River. Pennsylvania. House provision
of S20009 restored. making increase of s50.0O.
continuing contract also restored House figures
OF s43sslS Block Island. r. l.. direct .aupropria-
Harhor. Michigan. continuing contract elinna ted
Cumberland River above Nashville Tenn. de-
creased $500 restoring the House provision of
H05 m0; Lakes Union and Washington. Washington.
entire appropriation Of $3.50 dropped out; Cane
Fear River. North Carolina. reduced from 1850 0fa
10 H5000: Allegheny River. at Natrona. Penn.
Senate amendment eliminated entirely