The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1910-02-16
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RIVER AND HARBOR MEASURE
CARRIES 100000, SAME AS
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE PUSHED
Doubling OF Fund So Project Can be
Finished in IL Years.-Channel
Feet Deep From the Missouri
to Minneapolis.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Out of the RI
tai OF over $42,000,OOO carried in tn,
river and harbor bill, which was re
ported to the house the upper Missis
slppl river receives the amount which
was predicted would be assigned tt
this Improvement, namely 100000.
The item in the bill making this pro
vision carries the total amount for the
river from the Missouri to Minneapo
lis, for the purpose of ultimately Sc
curing and maintaining a depth of
channel OF six feet and with a view
OF completing the Improvement with.
in period of IL years.
In dealing with this subject in it's
| report accompanying the bill, the COM
mlttee calls attention to the fact that
the 100000 thus provided for in this
bill is in addition to the 100000 car
rled in the regular appropriation of
the sundry civil bill.
The committee says: "The river
and harbor act of March 3, 1907, for
the Improvement of the Mississippi
river between the Missouri river and
st. Paul, provided for permanent
channel six feet deep and 300 to 1,4OO
feet wide, at cost of $40 100000, and
an appropriation of 100000 with a
continuing contract for s1,OOO,OO0, of
which 100000 was to be expended dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 30,
1910, and 100000 during the year end
ing June 80, 1911.
AT this rate it would take 40 years
to complete the project Engineers es-
innate, however, that, with the exist
ing plant sufficiently increased, from
$1,500,O00 to 100000 can be profit
ably expended each year, thus reduc-
ing the time of completion to IL years.
"The purpose of the committee in
proposing an appropriation of 100000
additional to the 100000 carried in
the sundry civil bill is to enable the
engineers to increase the plant, so that
the project, if it is desired, can be
completed in II years."
For Duluth Harbor.
The next largest item for the North |
west is the amount of 100000 carried |
for work in the harbor at Duluth and
Superior
Other items in the bill for Minnesota
include $500 for the Red River of the |
North, between Minnesota and North |
Dakota; $1,000 for the Minnesota riv-
er; $4,000 for Agate bay and $4,000 |
for Grand Marais.
The total amount required to COM
plete adopted projects, except the Mis-
SiGSjnTi riNnr tot q lie fT0
for the Mississippi SIT ,501 $50 from the
mouth of the Missouri to the mouth
of the Ohio, $1S,5o0,O0O, thence to St.
Paul and S59,50O from st. Paul to Min.
neapolis.
The diplomatic and consular bill
was passed by the house. 1t carried
all appropriation Of more than $780,
900.
The senate passed the Bennett
white slave bill which had previous
ly received the sanction of the house.
The measure was so amended as to
eliminate the interstate regulations
originally contained in the bill, the
object of the senate being to divorce
the immigration feature of the ques-
lion from all others.
The senate committee on the Pacific
Islands has voted in favor of submit
ing the Hawaiian prohibition question
10 popular vote of the people of the
Stands.
AS a result of the changes made in
he clerical Office of the United States
senate, Ansel Void, of Madelia, Mimi,
vas promoted from index clerk to be
printing clerk, one of the most import
ant and responsible offices on the SEN
ate rolls. Mr.. Void came here about
six years ago as an appointee of Sen.
atOr Nelson.