The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-05-09
RIVER AND HARBOR
BILL IS FINISHED
$4,000 FOR RESERVOIR AT HEAD
OF MIssIssIPPl--$1o,ooo FOR
WARRoAD HARBoR.
SENATE ADDS SS,ooO,o 900.
Appropriation Measure Aggregating
$32, $500 Agreed to by SEN
ator Nelson's Com
mittee.

Washington, d. C.-Senator Mel
son of Minnesota, chairman OF the
senate committee on commerce, left
a sense of relief when his commit
tee completed and reported to the
senate the river and harbor bill car
rying S32, 126, $50 in appropriations for
the internal improvement projects Of
the country.
Mr.. Nelson's committee added about
IS, 064 ,010 to the bill over what 1t car
ried when it passed the house, and
In the opinion of Chairman Nelson,
that increase is a modest n and in
dictates the regard which the commit
tee felt for the public treasury.
This fact is shown by the comment
made by Mr.. Nelson when he assert
ed that two weeks Of continuous
daily sessions of his committee were
necessary in order that full consider.
alton should be given to the various
projects for which additional funds
were demanded.
The items sought to be in%corporat-
ed in the bill, while it was pending
before the Nelson committee would
have increased the total a%ppropria-
tons under the bill by more than
$40, 900, 900. II was only by the most
persistent efforts of the committee
that the totals were held down tc the
addition of only about $4,000, 900.
Senator Nelson exhibited his mod
esty in connection with the efforts to
hold down the aggregate. He secured
only a few thousand dollars addition
al for projects in Minnesota, but he
united with his colleagues from the
Northwest in giving more funds to
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
At Mr.. Nelson's request $4,000 ad-
ditional was granted for the reser-
voir work at the head-waters OF the
Mississippi, and $4,000 additional for
warroad harbor in Minnesota.
1t is believed by Mr.. Nelson and
other members Of the delegation that
Minnesota projects are well cared for
in the bill.
The largest single increase to the
house measu was 81. 100000 for the
Mississippi river, making 100000
for that waterway.
Principal Appropriations.
The appropriations as increased by
the senate committee aggregate:
Columbia river. between Colilo Falls
and the Daiies Rapids, $Soo, 600
Above Collie Falls, $4,000.
Columbia river. oregon slough. $780,
Columbia and Lower Willamette riv-
81. Mary's river. Mich. $500, 900.
Manistee harbor, Mich, $4,000.
Gulfport harbor, Miss 100000.
Key West harbor, $4,000.
Allegheny river, $500. 600.
Missouri river between Soc City and
Fort Benton, $4,000
Opposite Sioux City, 100000.
Los Angeles harbor, 1927. $50.
Oakland harbor, $4,000
Nahalem, bar and harbor 100000.
Yukon river, Alaska; $4,000.
Chicago harbor. $3.50, 000.
Ohio river, near Cairo, $25o.000.
Waterway between Brazos river and
Delaware river, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Delaware, 81, 500. 900.
Nantucket sound. north OF Pollock.
channel, $3.50. 900.
New Haven. $4,000.
Jamaica Bay, New York, $4,000
Absecond Inlet, \. II. $4,000.
fort. N. C.. 500, 900
Cape. Lookout Harbor OF Refuge.
5000, 900.
Cape Fear river. 100000.
Washington, ID. president Taft
informed the senate that the depart
ment of state has no evidence what
ever to show any acquisition of land
or any intention or desire to acquire
land, whether directly or indirectly,
In Mexico. by or for the Japanese
government. The presidents message
was In response to a senate resolution
calling for information regarding an
alleged purchase of land at Magdalena
bay by the Japanese government or
by a Japanese company.
With his brief message the presi-
dent transmitted a full report from
Secretary of State Knox.
Mr.. Knox said that the Japanese
ambassador bad informed the depart
ment that he had appraised his govern
ment of the rumors and made, with
his governments authorization. an un-
reserved denial OF the rumored pur.
chase.
Secretary Knox said the rumors evi.
IDENTIFY arose from efforts by the Amer
lean syndicate to dispose Of certain
lands in the vicinity OF Magdalena
bay. This American syndicate entered
upon negotiations for a sale to a Japa,
nese syndicate. Meantime. an effort
was made to ascertain the attitude OF
tie American government. There was
evidence, Secretary Knox said, that
the American syndicate felt or knew
that Japanese capitalists would no,
ALIEN .IITRY SECrJRED