The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-01
The CLOSING RUSH BEGUN
The River and Harbor Bill Passed
by the Senate.
No Division on the Measure During
It's FinaI Consideration - Exceed
fngiy Rapid Work on other I'm
portaut Pieces of Legislation.


It's FinnI Consideration - Exceed
fngiy Rapid Work other I'm
port.ut Pieces of Legislation.
The Senate yesterday passed the River
and Harbor bin without division. The
measure cuts down the House bill by
s9170SSg, and carries a total of SJO,lSi.526.
The bill was called up at noon and given
its first reading. The totals are given in
the committee report as follows: Amount
appropriated for the year. $21. $50;
amount of continuing contracts author
lied, S23, $685. ,c95; total. $5o,16l,526.
W men the lem of Boston, Mass, was
reached. where the appropriation is re-
duced from S163000 to 100000, Mr. Lodge
remarked that he approved the general
policy OF reduction followed by the Com
mittee on Commerce. and would not OPP
pose it in the case of Boston, unless the
policy should be overruled in regard to
other improvements. in which case ne
would endeavor to have the appropriation
for Boston increased
A committee amendment directing the
Secretary of War to report whether any
work is necessary and advisable for al
fording protection to rice plantations
along the Savannah River IN South Car
IA.
work on the river. WAS questioned by Mr..
Chandler who remarked humorously that
the Senator from South Carolina (Alr.
Tiilinan), had spoken yesterday of the
River and Harbor bill as having a soft
ening and soothing effect on the South
ern section of the country. He said that
the amendment was scheme for build
ing up ernbankments and draining the
rice plantations of South Carolina with
out any cause except ''softening and
soothing"
After some badinage between Senators
Chandler and Tillman. the latter resumed
his seat with the remark that he was
''soothed into silence and the amend
ment was agreed to.
The consideration OF the River and
Harbor bill was suspended. and Mr.. AL
drich. Chairman of the Finance Commit
tee, presented the conference report on
the b II to reduce war taxation. 1t was
agreed TO.
The cor ference report on the DiTlo-
matte anc Consular Appropriation bill
was presented and agreed to- and con-
sideration cf the River and Harbor bill
was then resumed.
A committee amendment was offered
and agreed to directing a survey of the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal to ascer-
tain the cost of its enlargement as a ship
canal. and directing a survey of its ex-
tension by the Sassafras route or the
Choptank route. so as to shorten the dis
tance from Baltimore to the Atlantic
Ocean.
The bill was then passed.
Senate bill granting a charter to the
General Federal Confederation of Nom-
ems Clubs was passed.
The House amendments to the bill for
the relief Of the settlers on lands within
the indemnity limits of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Company were agreed to.
The conference report on the bill to pro-
vide erevenue for Porto Rico and to in
crease the salary of the Commissioner OF
Education was presented and agreed to.
A further conference on the Postofice
Appropriation bill was ordered and Sen
ators Wolcott, Chandler, and Butler were
reappointed.
The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was
taken up. 1t appropriates ss2 .IS0 being
an Increase of S5.159.S72 over the amount
in the bin as it passed the House and
decrease of s.. 2.5eO coo from the appropria-
tions for the current fiscal year
The total increase in the bill amounts
to 8. "a. So 20 over the House allowance.
the reductions amounting to s2l9,00D.
Among the items allowed in the bill are
the following: Pan-American Exposition
at Buffalo. 10000: payment to the Gov
ernment of Mexico on account of La Abra
and Well claim, si12.572; postoffice at
Putte under present limit, $1,000: Ellis
Island Immigrant station. sl75,Oe0; Point
Dune Cal, light and fog signal station,
Sc. .Oc0: relief nsht vessel. Twelfth and
Thirterntn districts $4,000; revenue cut
L fpn
revenue cutter at Boston. $4,000; fish
hatchery in Utah, So. coo; fish hatchery in
Idaho. 5000; lobster hatchery on the
coast of Maine. $4,000; payment of debt
of Hawaii increase over House,. 81 $50:
food. etc. for native inhabitants of st.
Paul and St. George. Alaska, SIS. 500: mill
tary quarters at Fort d. A. Russell,
wyo: Fort Meade, S. D.; Fort Sheridan.
Wyo., and Fort Lincoln. n. D., $4,000
each: m!..lary quarters at Buffalo Harbor,
N Y sZ50,Fl: relief of destitute in Alas
ka SIS GO, branch home at Hot Springs.
s. D., $4,000; buildings for laboratories,
Department of Agriculture, S2DG,c00 The
principal items of decrease are: Light
house and fog signal stations in Alaskan
waters, $,..--,; coast survey salaries,
slO.so0; barracks and quarters, military
posts. sl91e00.
The following local items are con-
tained in .he measure: To begin con-
structiou on the Memorial Bridge, $780,
COZ: fireproos laboratory buildings for the
Department of Agriculture. 100000; for
expenses attending the unveiling Of the
statue of General Logan. lately erected
in Iowa Circle $500; for the purchase of
a replica of u bronze statue of George
Washington. S20.U00: replica of bronze
statue of Rochambeau by Ferdinand
Hawar. and for pedestal. 1850; prepar-
alton of a site and erection of a pedestal
for statue Of Mai. Gen. George b
Mcclellan in this city. $4,000. Authoriz-
ing the Secretary of the Interior to eE-
change sixty acres of land east of Nichols
Avenue. south of Congress Heights. for
sixty acres adjoining the grounds of the
Government Hospital for the Insane. The
bill carries appropriation of $4,000 for
the erection and equipment of a power
house and nurses home under the direc-
tiGn of the Commissioners of the District
Of Columbia. An appropriation Of 81. $50
is made for pointing up and painting all
the interior walls and ceilings of the iso-
lating wards for minor contagious dis
eases at the Garfield Hospital.
The appropriation for work and general
repairs TO the Capitol building is increased
from sS4.25O to $37. $50. The appropriation