The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-06
CAPE MAY PLAN Wins
Cold Spring Inlet Item Stays
III Waterways Bill.
MEASURE IS NOT AMENDED
New York and philadelphia Repre-
sentatives Unsuccessful ia Efforts
Both sides of House Pay High
Tributes 10 Chairman Burton.

The opposition 10 the Cold Spring In
let, or Cape May. project in the rivers
and harbors bill, now before the House,
collapsed yesterday without a word of
debate.
When the paragraph relating 10 the
proposed Improvement was read Chair
man Burton presented a telegram from
Representative Gardner, of New Jersey
Mr. Gardner said that his physicians for
bade his coming 10 speak for the project,
as his condition was such that if he made
the journey he would not be able to
speak after he got here.
ASIDE from the commercial import
ance Of the proposed harbor," the tele-
gram concluded. st is a matter of public
record that I have said I would gladly
exchange all political prospects for a har-
Dor OF refuge on the New Jersey coast in
the interests of humanity. The lack of
one has strewn our coast with dead"
Does any gentleman desire to discuss
the paragraph" asked Mr.. Burton.
No application has been made to the
chair for time declared Chairman Cur
rier.
The clerk proceeded, while the House
fairly gasped at the collapse of the fight
on the scheme which had been the point
of principal attack in the course of gem
eral debate.
Earlier in the day. Mr.. Reifer made an
argument to demonstrate the unconstitu-
tionality OF improving local or State pro
jects, quoting largely from the writings
of Washington, jefferson. Monroe, and
Grant.
Mr.. Davidson, member OF the Com
mittee on Rivers and HarbOrs. defended
the bill Mr.. Robinson spoke on the i'm
portance of carefully determining the rel
ative value of projects for the improve
ment Of rivers and harbors sought to be
inaugurated.
Praise for Burton
Minority Leader Williams explained that
he was in favor Of a fourteen-foot chan
mel from the lakes 10 the gulf. us ueces-
sary and natural adjunct TO the Panama
Canal, but said it did not follow thar the
project of "a fourteen-foot channel from
ST Louis 10 Chicago was an essential
part Of the scheme. The latter PROPOSE
ton, he feared, might be used 10 force
go N''--t--N--N VI L-Af -tll,--r-ll illl dllUN
up stream TO find the ocean by the lakes
and the St. Lawrence route. He expressed
the utmost confidence in the integrity,
sincerity. honesty. fairness. and impair
TALLY knowledge OF the subject and jadg-
ment Of Chairman Burton
Closing the general debate Mr. Bank
head, the ranking minority member of
the committee. echoed the sentiments of
his floor leader respecting Mr. Burton,
and declared the pending measure the
best river and harbor bill ever reported
Gen. Gr0svenor joined in commentator
OF Mr.. Burton
Objection was made by several men,
bers Of the New York delegation to the
provision authorizing the Secretary of
War To modify the project for the forty
foot Bay Ridge and Red Hook channels
by making them of less depth. and Mr.
Fitzgerald moved to strike it out The
paragraph was passed over.
The Philadelphia delegation endeavored
Intellectually To secure an amendment
committing Congress TO a survey for a
thirty-five foot channel in the Delaware
River.
Without making any change Of import
anCe i'm the bill. the committe rose and
at % O'Clock the House adjourned until
to-day.