The sun., 1901-03-01
THE PORK BARREL OPENED,
SENATE PASSES THE RIVER AND HAR.
BOR APPROPRIATION BILL.
Il Carries . Total OF SsO.leS.S20. Including
Continuins Contracts Conference Reports
on other Biiu Agreed To-Rush work on
the sundry Ciyi, Appropriation Bill

the sundry Ciut Appropriation Biii
WAsuISoroN, Feb Is The River and
Harbor Appropriation bill was taken up
In the Senate to-day The totals are given
In the committee report as follows: Amount
Appropriated for the year. t2i.oos. $50; amount
Of continuing contracts authorized s?s :
Sos eoo total. $50 ie<. 528 This Is stated
to be a reduction from the House bill oi
sa77o.sss
When the item OF Boston. Mass was
reached. where the appropriation IL reduced
from sos 900 to 500. 600. Mr. Lodge remarked
that he approved the general policy oil re-
duction followed by the Committee on COM
meTce ard would not oppose II IN the case
Of Boston. unless the policy should be over
ruled in regard to other improvements In
which case he would endeavor TO have the
appropriation for Boston Increased
committee amendment directing the
Seoratary Of War To report whether any
work il necessary and advisable for AFFORD
ing prot ection to rice plantations along the
Savannah River in South Carolina from
the effect Of Government work on the river
was agreed to
A committee amendment was offered and
agreed 10 directing a survey Of the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal 70 ascertain the
cost Of its enlargement as ship canal; ana
direc,ng survey Of its extension by the
Sassifras route or the Choptauk route so as
to short cn the distance from Baltimor' to
tho Atlantic Ocean
The bill was then passed
resolution was reported and agreed 10,
sl:horizing the Committee u Finance. dur
ing tie RECESS. To max" an Investigation n'
Internal revenue. customs. currency and
5, a
persons and papers and to act by sub-com-
mitteas
The resolution offered yesterday hy VI
Allen Pop. NebD, calling for copies "f papers
In the matter of Gunner Morgan application
To Admiral SumI son wa- agreed 20.
The conference reports on the Nuitaiy
Academy biz, the Agricultural ApprOpria-
ton U'll. the bll relating to hOmc~t"Hds ON
the Fort FetterInan military reservation
in Wyoming and the bill 10 settle ana pay
claims arising under the peace treaty with
spain were presented and agreed TO.
These bills authorizing the 90 obstruction of
railroad bridges were passed Across the
Mis-i-sippI River al Darlington. la. across
the Cumberland River ut Carthage, Tenn
across IT, - Red River. Louisiana, at lurnbuil =
Islsnd across Pearl River. al Monticello,
Miss. uc"os- the Flint River Ia pco"'d county,
ia.
and tOii- -lllIr AppTOpriuttun Olll Nd- pr e7ehtcd
and a."crd 10. The principal chang" made
iu tn. 'r,ttEur" a. a. passed the House - an
inc .ea-, uf from SgOUUu 20 Siu,uul 81 me tr-
p'uprl.,tIon for Purchasing legation quarters
at Pckln.
Senate l.ll granting charter Z, IL" Gen
eral FederutIuu OF Women HtIuh- Wa passed
The nou> - amendments tu tu" Neui L. I'M
for relei oI settlers on Ian Mlthlu thr ny
deInnty Limits ut the \or! !h'u Pacific Eail-
road Company were agreed %.
Tho Du!ul"ucc report on IA" bhI g. pluN!d"
revenue tor Porto Rico and 10 lnCret-" the
SALARY of IA" 'uu'nl-~luu"r Of fdacatluu
was presented and agreed 10
nI,' her conference on th- Post ONCE
tors Wul.plt. Chandler aud Butter WEI" ir-
The Sundry 'INil Appropriation lul was
taken ny II sppruprlate- So 15s. 80. bo,ns
an increA.e ut ~. 1913. 81 over the amount Ia
the hll r~ j. pu-.'d -" House u-t p IT,, rtu-"
OF s?.i8n.a .aNl FROM The appropriation Tor III"
,urrrut f'-r.l 'ylr
A. fa-t a. three rru ling clerks. re .evin
each other ut short Intervals. opI&i 80
through the bll. -oiurtlwe' reading only a
few lives Dt. each g..gc. Iivr" " a. very rapid
progrr,- made, hut occasionally a WatChIul
senator tMr. Sullivan of Mississippi would
object to the Wholesale s'lpplns and the
matter wouldha n he gor" over more regu-
larlN. The committee ausuduout. acre
agreed to IA they were reached. withuut any
uIlestion or Oh lection, and ~ . ~, '"u tnur~
after the hill Tad been taken ~. l3, ui DE- 50
pages were d. posed OF, and uI' '.r tuulu,ti""
amendments III 20 that IHuf H,fH, upon
Mr.. Allison, chairman oI ~" Hml'itl"" on
AppropriatiOu,. uGlto -ut.-It cd with TIE after
Moons work did not 'uin. u NECESSARY ln
have a night session. lLd ou hI- notion the
.dt p'tllt. f.