The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-18
APOSTLE SMOOT
TO RETAIN SEAT
CANVASS OF SENATE SHOWS
MAJORITY IN FAVOR OF
THE MORMON.
THE "ON TO CAIRO" PLAN
Is Helped BY Senate Amendments to
River and Harbor Bill, Favor.
ing Further Improvements
of the Ohio.

Washington, Feb. 17.--There is alb.
solu'ely no danger OF Reed Smoot,
senior senator from Utah. being de-
! prived of his seat in the seuate as a
result of the efforts Of political and
iGeligious opponents TO have him ex.
| PEELED. II has seemed reasonably sure
since the conclusion Of the investi-
cation last year that there were not
clcugh votes against him to ieopar-
/ dize his right TO wear the toea. but
! aIl doubt has been removed BY care
! ful poll, which was completed today
/ The Canyass was made quietly, but
/ II was thorough and il shows that
there are almost 30 senators IN favor
Iof his retaining his place The can
rass also di eloced the fact that there
arc 33 who will vote against him.
while the nositicn of the remaining
seven IS yeiled in doubt It is to be
/ presumed hat some Of the doubtful
| senators will vote against expulsion
so the number favorable to him will
exceed 80
! Therefore under no circumstances.
can the Mormon apostle be deprived
Of his seat Chairman Burrows. Of The
| Committee on Privileges and Elec
/ tions, has been insisting thai Reeds
seat can be declared vacant by
mere majority vote, although other
senators have contended that mas
much as tha proceeding would be one
Of expulsion it would require a two
thirds vote, Put, according to the can
yass. Mi Burrows cannot even muster
a majority vote against him, for even
We're all the doubtful senators to join
| his forces the number would only be
80, and IS constitutes majority.
Most Of the senators who believe a
case has net been made against their
Utah colleague are Republicans. as
he is, while a majority Of those who
viii vote in favor Of expulsion are
Democrats Wednesday February 20
is the day fixed for the vote.
The senate committee on com
merce has reported to the senate the
house river and harbor bill. with a
number Of important amendments. As
heretofore indicated the Ohio gets a
large share of The increased appro- |
p1iauons Provision is made for the !
construction of Lock and Dam No. Z /
above the Pennsylvania state line. |
S2Hl.S00 being made Immediately /
available and $500 900 TO be expended /
under the continuing contract system. !
The house provision for the constrc 4
tion of Lock and Dam No. 20, below /
the mouth of be Big Kanawha river |
was modified so as to include Lock
and Dam No ~. below Parkcrsburg. |
but the appropriation, 81 10000. re.
mains the same. This signifies that
no provision is made for the compile
tiOn OF either No. &c or No. 10 an un-
usual condition in which 10 leave AN
item of this kind.
Another amcndmou. provides for
the appropriation of 100000 TO repair |
the damage 90 the Great Miami cm-
bankmcnt Of the Ohio east of Law
rnnceburg. ind. which was caused hy /
the recent flood The senate commit /
tee also made provision for deepening +
the channel Of the Mississippi river
between the mouth OF the Ohio and .
the mouth of the Missouri. s6io.000 I
being made Immediately available, I
and S1.950Hf) TO Doe expended under .
the continuing contract
Another new item proyiic- for a .
OF Gary Ind. near Chicago. with a 4
view TO determining whether the con-
strction of breakwater is neces-
sary. Gary is the city that is being
bIit by the Steel trust The bin also /
contains an item of Sg35.100 for the
construction Of one dam each 0n the .
Lovi-1 and Tug Forks NJ the Big
Sandy river in West Virginia and
Kentucky SflHuu0 0f This sum being
for immediate expenditure Alto
gotber the committee added SS5f9.292
fc the bin. increasing the aggregate os +.
cash and authorized appropriations to
So. .1.0473
some 1f rha amendment inserted T..
hr fha committee are NOT at al pleas
iug f1 Chairman Burton and other
members of the haIva committee on
rivers and har8ois. and there is DO
fgrhf rhar ID couiere.ce they viii
insist upon their elimination Mr Bur
ton has inl-e1 aiI along that tha
Ohio river was given a fair share IF
fhe total appropriations br the house.
and while aa may agree to the adfi-
lion Uf one Jock and dam No. Z. 81 IS
quite certain be- VIII object t1 the
n the provision reIataE
10 $50. ~ He Will also oppose the
large a1pr1pris ion for the improve .
meat of the Mississippi between the .
Ohio and the Missouri ON the ground 4
Nal 90 i- sheer waste Of public /
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