The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-18
BILL STRONGLY CRITICISED
A Pro British Female Shakes Her Fist at Mr.
Cochran.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
Washington, March 1.-THE House to-
day began the consideration of the River
and Harbor Bill. Mr.. Burton, of Ohio,
made an extended speech in explanation
of the measure. in the course of which
he presented many interesting facts rel
ative to it. Several other members spoke
briefly TO the measure among them be
ing Mr.. Bellamy, of North Carolina. At
the conclusion fthe proceedings today
Mr.. Wachter of Maryland, denied
newspaper story to the effect that
Henderson had attempted to influence
his course on the question of Cuban re-
ciprocity.
Mr.. Burton, in charge of the River and
Harbor Bill, discussed some popular
misapprehensions with reference to it.
In the first place, he said, the impression
existed from the bill carried something
over $50, 600 900 for the ensuing fiscal
year. whereas it carried but $24 00O, 900
of actual appropriations, the remaining
$36 GOO, 900 being simply authorized TO be
appropriated under the contract system.
There were also, he said a mistaken idea
that the pending measure carried larger
rCpriations than any previous bill
In 1890, he said the actual apprOpria
tions in the bill exceeded S25, 900 900. For
the current wear the appropriation con
tanned in the Sundry Civil Bill, to pro-
vide for continuing contracts authorized
in river and harbor bills, he said, were
$37 ,OO0, 900 against SAL 900 900 tCr the two
previous years Mr. Burton said that
the appropriations for river and har-
Dor work instead of increasing with other
governmental expenditures as was pop
ularly supposed, were ip reality decreas-
ing.
Mr.. Burton also denounced the popu-
lar idea that unworthy projects for the
Improvement of bays and creeks absorb
ed a proportion of the appropriation in
the bill. The appropriations were not
divided up according to tSates and To-
calities. The great projects which the
whole country was interested absorbed
$50 COO, 900 out of the $50, 100000 carried
and authorized by the bill
Mr. Bellamy, On. c., vriticised the
bill for what he declared was the unjust
was particularly aggTieyed of the omis-
sion oil appropriations lot WHINING Ton
and the upper Cape Fear River.
He charged that there had been will
full discrimination against North Caro-
lima. He contrasted the treatment &C.
corded Ala bama and her ports with that
received by North Carolina and her
ports. and said il was most unfortunate
that North Carolina had not had a mem
Der uI.on the River and Harhor Com
mittee The States represented on that
committee, he said. received S47 000 900
of the 100000 600 carried by the bill
Mr. Foster, Glls.), discussed the Boer
war, denouncing the majority for fail
ing 10 allow Congress to consider reso-
luticn expressing the sympathy of the
American people with the struggling
Beers,
Mr Reeves, Gns5. member Of the
River and Harbor Committee, replying
to Mr. Bellamy, declared that the com
mittee had not dealt unfairly with North
Carolina.
Mr.. Cochran. (Mo), denounced the
failure Of Congress TO express its SYM
pathy for the oBers in South Africa and