Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-21
Provision of Bill Quoted.

Here is tho provision in question as con-
tanned in the District appropriation piii
.,uorted from tho subcommittee 10 the
rr1 committee and stricken out by that
..Thc President of the United States Is
authorized TO appoint an expert or ex-
merits of recognized ability and experience
TO investigate the question OF lne seneIa
tion of water power at Great rams OF W
cinitv on the Potomac river, OF petWeeh
Great Falls and the District of Columbia,
for the purpose of supplying light ano
power for public uses of the District vi
Columbia. The expert or expertS s,aii
prepare complete plans, maps. spec!cd
lions and estimates for the production'
distribution and utilization of the maxi
mum electrical power that can pe e.
nomically created and employed Tor puo,lc
nurnoses including street lighting. In the
district of Columbia: said plans, maps
and specifications shall be sumc1ehtIy In
detail to form the basis or contracl H1
contracts for the execution OF the Work'
and the maps, supplemented, If necessary,
nv a report, shall indicate all OF tne
lands that arc required to De TAKEN anu
execution of the project
Mr.. Tawney Makes Statement.
Renreentative Tawney Of Minnesota,
chairman of the House committee on ap-
propriations, received number OF re-
ouesfs TODAY for an explanation OF the ac-
ton Of the committee In ehmlnauns ir4n, 9t,,
fhe District bill the above paragraph with
an attendant paragraph approprlauhs
100000 for the preparation OF pians.
This afternoon Mr.. Tawney gave out the
following statement: E.us
with reference to the Great Faiis
mower site proposition, which the sud-
Committee reported to the fun cominlttee
in the District of Columbia approplId
tion bill all j have to say Is tnat after
carefully considering this project in con-
nection with manufacturing acuVties
along other lines which are recommended
in the bill TO be carried on oy tne Oom
n,isEiopers it was determined that Tue
District would be going into business per
bars somewhat more rapidly than the
cotrr,ittee was justified in becoming re-
spon>ihie for. Also. the commlttee Ieit
that in would he better policy 10 defef &C
ton u;ou this project until an opportu-
,it. E.5 been afforded To Judge from the
exneri,ucp OF the District OF CoiumDia
in the other projects Whether or Ilo' hiu
ni.iraI activities of that character mere
4, the National Capital could be carried
-. ,,nda, the authority of the Commits
sione,. as efficiently and with no greater
eyuens., than il conducted by private IN
teTests.
-rb;cr, tnc nrn\.ision i'm question contemplates
end rho cxpcns.iture of money for that pur-
nos were. considered az perhaps unneces-
sa-v for the reason that this matter has
h.cu fully investigated by the best enSi-
pe,.y- in the -nited States for the purpose of
@-,,ertaining whether there would be any
profit ia the utilization of this power Tor
Industrial purposes. | understand. al
though do not know this finally or Off
ciaIly. that the report of these engineers
Indicates that neither the volume nor the
fan Of water at Great Falls ,s sufficient
to insure the profitable operation Of a
municipal plant for the generation Of
electric current.
Ttepresentativc Rurleson of Texas, senior
minority member Of the appropriation
committee. also had something to say
with reference TO tho motives actuating
the committee in eliminating from the
DISTRICT hill the paragraph providing for
an investigation OF the Great Falls pro-
5ect.
There was no necessity, We finally de-
cided' said Mr. Rurleson, in including
this appropriation in tho bill, because il is
subject 70 a point of order on the floor
OF tho House and ] understand there is
sGfficient opposition in that body to knock
-he item ont. Some member undoubtedly
would have moved TO eliminate the para
sraph and the committee saw in
inserting the item just 10 consume time
IN debate. This does not mean, neces
sarilv. that the project has been finally
no