Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-02-03
RIVERS MAY GET
APPROPRIATIONS
DIVIDED OPINION IN The SENATE OVER
POSSIBILITY OF PASSING THE
BILL FOR APPROPRIATION.

standing the belief which is pre-
vailing in the minds of certain
senator's that q river and harbor
bill will not be passed during the
present session of congress, q can
vass of the upper branch shows q
decided disposition to pass . con-
servative waterways bill should
such a measure reach the senate in
time for its proper consideration.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania
voiced the anti waterway sentiment
today in explaining the origin of
the rumors regarding q river and
harbor bill.
1T is the opinion of such lead
ers IS Senator Hale and Aldrich
that it would be folly to pass a
river and harbor bill carrying $685.
600, 900 or $40, 100000 in view of
the present condition of the treas
ury. The matter has had con-
sideration by the recently created
committee on public expenditures
of which Senator Hale is acting
chairman and while no definite &C.
ton was taken the situation was
pretty thoroughly gone over. An
opinion exists that if we provide
for projects now building under
continuing contract provisions it
will be about all the present cong
ress can reasonably be expected to
do. Should we do but this the
sundry civil bill will carry in the
neighborhood of SIS, 100000 for
continuing the work of river and
harbor improvement. .-
''Of course" " continued the sena-
tor, conditions may change as the
treasury deficit in. which event a
river and harbor bill would be in
all probability be given respectful
consideration" Several other SEN
ators who, for personal reasons,
object to the use of their names,
spoke in much the some vein as
the senator from Pennsylvania.
Senator Frye, of Maine, chair
man of the commerce committee
and an uncompromising friend of
waterway improvements, takes a
diametrically opposite view of the
situation.
'sThe only way a river and har-
Dor bill can be Defeated said
Senator Frye" is to have it re-
ported so late in the session that.
it might be talked to death. 1t
certainly cannot be defeated by
votes. have not heard the ru-
mors about a disposition on the
part of some senators to postpone
consideration of q river and har-
bor bill but in view of the presi-
dents recommendations in his
special message to congress l can
not believe there is any foundation
for the rumors."
Senator Lorimer of Illinois, a
member of the United States water
ways commission and when a men,
Der of the house, held a ranking
place on the rivers and harbors
committee, expressed the opinion
that il bus;ness-like bill for river
and harbor improvements passes
the house, as every indication
points that it will, its considera-
tion by the senate could not be
postponed, for the commercial in
terests of the country would de-
mand it's passage, and make that
demand felt.
Senators may have ideas as to
the amount the bill should carry,
and in what manner the appropria-
tions should be made for river and
harbor work, bnt they cannot fail
to recognize the almost universal
demand for a river and harbor bill
that will be comprehensive in
character. -.-~.-.. .....~
Some criticism is heard of the
features Of the bill now receiving
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