New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08
HARB0R BILL PASSED.
House Votes appropriations for
Ne7C York Channels.
From The Tribune Bureau.l

washington Feb THE House to-day COM
peted and passed the River and Harbor Appro-
priation bill carrying more than $S3OOOOOO
with sundry amendments all of which were
suggested by the chairman of the committee.
Mr.. Burton, of Ohio.
The Bay Ridge and Red Hook channels in
New York Harbor will be deepened to forty feet
as soon as the outer channel is brought to that
depth but not before, according to the compro-
mise inserted in the bill just before 1t was
passed. At the proper time Chairman Burton
called up the provision relating to the New
York Harbor Improvement, which had been
passed over on Tuesday on objections raised by
the New York delegation. Mr. Burton said that
after consultation with the engineers oft1ce or
the War Department he was willing 10 change
the language of the Objectionable paragraph.
and offered as substitute another, which, ne
believed. was agreeable 20 all interests 1t read
as follows:
Improvement Bay Ridge and Red Hook Chan
neIs in the Farbor of New York-The secretary
Of War is authorized in his discretion TO prose
cute the Improvement in said channeis WIN d
view to obtaining, first a depth OF thirty NV
feet and subsequently Increasing said depln
to the full depth allowed in the adopted project;
as the available depth in the entrance chahhel
to said harbor shall require.
There was no objection to this paragraph, and
it was adopted by the House without opposition
Among the important amendments adopted
were: To construct dam No. , and complete
No in Allegheny River, $235O being an IN
crease of $4,000; for continuing the improve
ment and for the maintenance of the chicago
River, 100000. being an increase of SlSo.Vo.
The paragraph in relation to the Calumet
River Illinois ard Indiana. was amended so as
to authorize the Secretary Of War to enter into
contract to complete the project for Whlch
S191 800 is appropriated. the aggregate cost
limited to $4,000 exclusive CT the amounts
heretofore appropriated.
A survey of the Missouri River was author
lied from its mouth to Sioux City: also survey
of the Savannah River for thirty miles below
Augusta
An amendment looking to a deep water scheme
on the Mississippi north Of the mouth of the
Missouri was adopted on motion OF Mr.. Burton
It provides that appropriations shall be made
in accordance with the report of the engineers
the river between St Paul and st. Louis
1t is estimated that the total cost Of a six foot
waterway between the two cities. VIII be about
S20.OOOOOO The project IS TO be a continuing
one. and additional appropriations may be made
on a point OF order by Mr. Mann. Of Illinois,
the section of the bill authorizing the Interna-
tionaI Waterways Commission 10 investigate and
report the condition and uses Of the water
adjacent to the boundary lines between the
boundary line between the United States and
Canada stricken out
Mr.. Burton bitterly criticised the campaign
of abuse and vihcaton." as he called II, which
had been in progress against himself and the
committee Of which he is the head. He said
that there were three cities in which 'unscrupu-
lous vilihcation" had been going on, and added
with much emphasis that ST. Louis one OF
the three. He remarked that the House had
gone on record against such campaign OF vi
tuperatiOn. and he wanted II distinctly under
stood that the Misrepresentation could not go
uuChallenged. when they attack the chairman
Of the committee and charge that he is inter-
ested in waterway other than the Mississippi
River they say what IS not true" he declared
He continued by saying that those who We're
backing the Mississippi River project came into
the House and charged that wrong had been
done These persons" he added, ought 20 go
into Statuary Hall and do a Cakewalk. TO the
keen bewderment of the marble figures there
assembled"
The debate was closed by Mr.. Bcde. of Mime
sofa. who made humorous speech in which
he said the bill made more clear The union Of
indestructible states FOR in the conferences OF
the committee party lines and state lines had
been wholly Oblterated and Mason and Dixon's
line had gone 10 smash"
The Naval Appropriation bill was taken up
and made the continuing order