The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-14
Rivers and Harb0rs Measure
Carries More Than
S40,000,000
HOUSE WOULD ANNUL
TAFT'S RECENT ORDER
Adopts Amendment TO Postoffice Bill
Annulling Presidents Order Plac-
ing Fourth Class Postmasters
Under Classified Service
TODAY IN CONGRESS

Senate passed bill to require all
antitrust SUITS to be heard in public.
Campaign funds Investigating COM
mittee heard testimony of Gilchrist
Stewart on the Archbold letters.
Court of impeachment voted on arti-
cles of impeachment against Judge
Robert w. Archbald
Senator Otioi man introduced bill to
grant medals To all survivors of bat
tie of Gettysburg.
Committee on appropriations agreed
to recommend provision for commerce
court until close of fiscal year.
Legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill carrying $685. ia
was reported
Adjourned Mt $40 o'clock until noon
today.
House-Gloucester fishing interests
heard by merchant marine committee
or bill for hospital ship for fishing
fleet.
Secretery Never presented three bat
tieship programme to naval affairs
committee.
Resumed debate on postofflce appro
priatlon bill
Ways and means committee con-
tinued its hearings on revision of
tariff. Silk and lumber schedules
considered.
Adjourned at p. M until noon to-
day.
Washington. January 13.-The frs
pork barrel, measure of the presen
session of Congress was reported to tn
House today, when the House rivers AM
harbors committee brought in Its annua
appropriation bill providing for $4,000,
900 for the appointment improvement o
rivers and harbors throughout the coun
try.
The committee agreed on the measnr
after stormy session that lasted severs
hours.
The largest single appropriation in tn
bill provides 100000 for the improvement
of the Mississippi river from the hea
of the passes TO the mouth of the Ohio
Other Mississippi river appropriation
are: 100000 for improvements from III
mouth of the Ohio to the mouth of tn
Missouri to Minneapolis and s1S5.oO0 fror
st. Paul to Minneapolis.
For work on the Missouri river, 81, 800
600 is provided; 100000 to be expende
from Kansas City to the mouth of tn
rver, $4,000 from Kansas City to Siou
city and $l50,0O0 from Sioux City to For
Benton.
To Improve Black Warrior
improvements to the Black Warrior
Warrior and Tombigbee rivers in Ala
bama call for $1,33S50o.
One million dollars is provided for I'M
provements of the Hudson river and i'm
provements about the city of New York.
The deepening of the Delaware rive
from Philadelphia to the sea calls for Al
appropriation Of s1,750,00o.
The general scheme for Improvement
of the Ohio river is provided for with a
appropriation of 81 10000 for locks an
DAMS with continuing contact appro
prlation Of $3,2G0.0oo and s550,0O0 for ope
channel work.
Among important appropriations in til
bill by states are as follows:
Virginia-Norfolk harbor. approaches
channels to Norfolk and Thimbl
shoals, sl65.500: channels at Hospita
Point, in eastern, southern and western
branches Elizabeth river and to New
port News, $50, 900; James river, SIS, 900
inland waterway from Norfolk to Beau
fort. n. C., 100000.
North Carolina-capt Fear river be
low Wilmington $352,94o.
South Carolina-Charleston harbor
s71.sf6; Winyah bay, 100000; Santet
erville Minim creek canal, 100000.
Alabama River Gets Appropriation
Georgia-Savannan harbor, s345, 900
Savannah river below Augusta, s125,
900; Georgia and Alabama, Chatta
hoochee river. $4,000; Coosa river
s136. 900.
Georgia and Florida-Inside route
Savannah to Fernandina. 100000.
FIorida-Hillsboro bay, 100000: 81
Johns river Jacksonville to ocean, $3.50
900: Jacksonville to Palatka, $4,000; Palat
ka to Lake Harney, s42,2o0; st. Lueie In
let, 100000.
Alabama Mobile bay s255,ooo: Alabam
river, 100000
ssissippi-Gulfport harbor and Shi
Island pass $4,000; Big Sunflower river
s12O 900; Pascagonla and Dog rivers. $40
0ol: Yazoo river and connected project;
$4,000.
Louisiana Mississippi river, Southwes
psgs $500 900; Mermentau river to the Sa
bine river, $4,000.
Texas-Calveston channel, 10000; Texa
CITY channel, s2O0,OOO: Sabine Pass an
Port Arthur canal. 100000: Brazos rive
Old Washington to Waco, $3.50, 900; Vela SC
TO Old washington, $4,000: mouth
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