The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-03
CONGRESS MEETS TODAY
The River and HarbOr Bill TO Come
Before the House.
Improvement I'm Waterways Recon-
meBded - The Sundry civil and
Naval Appropriations Bills Way he
Jntroduced-The Reupportionmcnt
Measure May Also he Called Up.

Congress will reassemble at noon today,
the concurrent resolution under which ad-
journment for the holidays was taken on
Friday, December q, being that the two
houses should meet again on Thursday,
January 3.
The House Committee on Rivers and
Harbors held meeting yesterday on the
River and Harbor Appropriation bill, and
after making some additions to the meas
ure, agreed TO report il to the House to-
day. Preliminary surveys with view to
future improvements are ordered by the
bill as follows:
Connecticut-Niantic Harbor, Tomac
Harbor. and West Haven Harbor, with
view to dredging channel from New
Haven Harbor via Oyster Point to Kim
berly Avenue bridge
Rhode Island-Newport Harbor, to Sc
cure depth of eighteen feet through the
channel and its approaches eastward of
Goat Island.
New York-Hudson River, from State
Dam at Troy to Waterford with view to
securing depth of twelve feet of water,
including a lock at the State dam of size
and capacity sufficient to accommodate
all probable demands of commerce; Cats
kill Creek, East Chester Creek, Ticonde-
roga River, Mammaroneck Harbor. Oh
colt Harbor, Lake Ontario. oswego Har-
Dor, with a view to ascertaining cost OF
necessary repairs to breakwater; and
Erie Basin and Black Rock Harbor, with
a view to obtaining a suitable channel Cor
deep draft vessels.
New Jersey-Shrewsbury River, 10 OBJ
tain an eight foot channel from its mouth
to Red Bank on the north branch, and 10
Branchport on the south branch.
Delaware-Harbor at Wilmington, Della
ware and Christiana Rivers. with a view
to providing bulkheads for said harbor
and widening and maintaining channel
twenty-one feet deep.
Maryland-Havre de Grace Harbor, Pa
tapsco River, with a view TO deep chan
mel from the main channel in said river
TO the drawbridge at the mouth of Bear
Creek.
Ohio-Muskipgum River from GAINESVILLE
to Coshocton, with a view to obtaining a
navigable depth of six feet; Huron Har
Dor, with a view to securing a channel
with depth of twenty feet; Sandusky
River, from its mouth to Fremont.
North Carolina-Hood's Greek, shelter
River and Lockwood's Folly River
1t was said last evening that the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill will not be re-
ported until the LIST of February. Hear
ings on the bill were finished by the sub
committee just before the adjournment
for the holiday recess, when the bill was
reported to the full committee. Repre-
sentative Cannon, Chairman of the APP
preparation Committee, having charge Of
the bill, who is now in Illinois, will Lot !
return before the latter part of next |
week
There is a suggestion that Mr.. Hopkins, |
Chairman of the Committee on the Cen
sus, may call up the bill providing for
reapportionment of the representation in
the House of the States, though he weight |
of opinion is that this matter will not be
taken up for consideration until Monday.
Representative Grout, Chairman of the
sub committee on the District Appfopria-
ton bill will call his committee together |
today and begin consideration of the Dis |
trict Appropriation bill. Hearings on the |
bill will probably begin tomorrow. Mr.. |
Grout expects to have the measure ready |
to report to the House next week.
When the Senate convenes today the |
Army Reorganization bill viii be given the |
right of way after the routine morning /
business. The Ship Subsidy bill still re-
mains on the calendar as unfinished bust |
ness but will not be called up until some |
decision has been reached On the army |
measure.