Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-08
Senate Committee Increases
Waterways Appropriations.
BIG PROJECT GOES OVER
Not Ready This Year to Approve
Program for Anacostia.
BUDGET Is A LARGE ONE
Measure as Reported to Senate Car
ries $50, 566, 6,41S-Western
Senators Complain.

The rivers and harbors appropriation
bill. as il will be reported from the Sem
ate committee on commerce next Monday,
will carry $52 566. 41S in actual appropria-
tions of cash and amounts involved in
continuing contracts. AS the bill was
passed by the House it carried $40. .jJS,-
176, of which 3d.. .351. 146 represented cash
and 81 ,20S 43O continuing contracts.
No increase was made by the Senate
committee in the appropriation of 81. GOO :
600 for the lakes-to-the-gulf waterways
project, or in the appropriation of $4,000
to pay the expenses Of the board to be
appointed to investigate the project. al
though the provision was made to widen
the scope of the boards activities.
For Missouri River
In lieu of the S175 600 general appropria-
tion made by the House for the Missouri
river, the Senate committee increased
the amount to 100000 and provided that
it should be expended between Kansas
City and Fort Benton. Mont, of which
$4,000 should be expended above Le-
beau. s. D., and $4,000 below: The
House bill contemplated the expenditure
of part Of the money between st. Louis
and Kansas City. which is made impossi-
bic under the Senate committees amend
ment.
For the Anacostia and Potomac.
An increase of $780, in the amount to
| be expended for the improvement of the
Anacostia river and an increase of $4,000
In the amount to be used for the improve
ment of the Potomac river at Alexandria,
Va, are recommended.
The bill. as it passed the House, pro-
vided s15OOoO for the Improvement of the
Anacostia river, $1SO.O00 for continuing
the improvements In the Potomac river at
Washington. and $4,000 for improvements
In the Potomac river at Alexandria. The
Senate committees bill win provide $3.50.
600 for the Improvement Of the Anacostia,
$1SO, 600 for the Improvement OF the Poto-
mac at Washington and 100000 FOR. the
improvement Of the Potomac at Alexan-
dria
The increase in the appropriation for
improving the Anacostia river is not as
favorable to the District as was hoped
for. Senator Gallinger proposed an
amendment to the bill providing for an
appropriation of $1.OO0,OO for improve
mouth to the District line. This was
| much farther than the House bill went.
because the amendment proposed an In
dorsement by Congress of the big project
involving the ultimate expenditure OF
s. S39, 800 for improvements along the
Eastern branch from it's mouth to the
District line. 1t proposed the dredging Of
a channel and depositing the material to
an average elevation of seven feet above
low tide, including the construction Of
sea wall and embankment to height OF
fourteen feet above low tide.
The Senate committee decided that 1t
did not care this year to commit Con-
gress to the entire project, but agreed to
an increase in the appropriation for the
general improvement Of the river.
Threat Of Western Senator'S.
Western senators from reclamation
states are threatening to do all they
can to defeat the bill unless an amend
ment is added to 1t providing for an is
sue Of $50, 100000 worth Of bonds to
carry out reclamation projects.
The Senate passed bill to authorize
the issue of certificates of Indebtedness
to that amount; but the bill is snugly
tucked away in a forgotten pigeonhole
in a desk of the House committee on
ways and means and there seems Hittie
likelihood Of it's seeing daylight In the
House.
But the western senators are intent
upon getting authority for that issue
and they now declare that they will
propose the measure. as it passed the
senate. as an amendment to the rivers
and harbors bill. And some of them
are declaring they will refuse their
support to the pork barrel bill unless
the amendment is accepted.