Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-21
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(Hrqm Our Special Correspond
 Washington. Dec 2i.-F A. will mott, president Of the National Tubing and Stamping co of Bridgeport. is in the city and yesterday afternoon, in company with Congressman Hill. called upon Chairman Burton of the house committee on rivers and harbors in re. lation to the deepening of the Fridge port harbor. Mir Willmott was sent down as the representative of the Bridgeport board of trade to look tic situation over with reference to Bridee- port. He found that the river and harbor committee had closed their hearings, In fact that practically none had been held since congress met. The committee held their meetings in No yember and decided not to hold any hearings; as they felt they had all the Information needed from their travels last summer.
 Mr NVillmott and Congressman Hill explained the situation to Chairnjap Burton and urged upon him the neces- slty for channel twenty-fOur feet deep, but Mir Burton wopld ln no promise or suggestion as ito what would be done. He intimated. how ever. that 1t will be necessary to have 2 new survey of the entire harbor be- fore any appropriation can be made. This is the stand taken by MT Burton on all these improvements, and ali will be treated alike. The word has gone out that there will be only very small river and harbor bill, and the longer the committee delays present. Ing a bill the more 1t is reared that no bill at all will be reported
 One thing is certain and that is that only the most urgent Improvements will he provided for MT Burton is very much opposed to dredging rivers and creeks. believing that the cities themselves should take care of every thing outside of the harbors. This would seriously affect New Haven har- CTS, the Quinnipiack and Mill. are con cerned. The way 1t looks at present would indicate that these two rivers will get nothing, and that Bridgeport will have to be satisfied with q provis- ion for survey. without any appTo- priation for further improvement. The Connecticut river may get a small ap- pronrlation and perhaps one or two other places will be taken are Of Tha committee that visited Connecticut last summer IS in favor Of several of R4RJCAkct sNOlA4Q Ike to see them go throuah,. but the fact that the bill must be kept down Eo tue lowest possible flgnre will seri. onsly cripple many Of the proposed projects in the state.
 Ali the mem bers Of the Connecticut delegatien have appeared before the committee and urged what they .deepl proper and necessary. but they will have to take their medicine with the rest and be satisfied with what the committee gives them. The bill will be reported in all probability sooh after the holidays.
 Red Cross Society.
 The house has passed inc bill re- gently passed by the senate to incor- porate the American National Red Cross. This is q reorganization of the former society, which has been having great deal of trouble Of late. The body is to be governed by q centraA committee of eighteen members, und the president Is given authority to ap- point the chairman. Miss Clara Bar. ton heads the list Of incorporators, and two Connecticut men are on the list, Emanuel Eiske and Marshall Flske of Berlin.
 Washington. Dec. 21-The house and senate each held brief sessions today and then adjourned until Jan