The Cairo bulletin., 1913-04-27
HILL INTRODUCED
BILL FOR Relief
OF Twin CITIES
p
Will Endeavor to Have it Consid
sidered as Emergency at
Special Session.
SPECIAL RULE, DEPARTS UP THE OHIO RIVER
If Tariff Bill Can be Gotten Out Of
the Way-Hil Urging as De.
lays Are Dangerous.
Special to The Bulletin.

Special to The Bulletin.
Washington. April Congress.
man Robert p. Hill is busy confer.
ring with colleagues about the pos.
sibility of having the bill appro
priating 100000 for the strength
ening of levees of Cairo and tn,
Drainage District and 100000 fol
the Mound City levees, which he in
troduced Thursday considered Al
this special session Of congress
When President Wilson caliet
Congress into extraordinary session
there was no disposition on the par
of members to take up any legisla
tion other than the enactment of {
new tariff law. in fulfillment of thu
pledges of the Baltimore platform
for downward revision.
However during the past few
weeks there has been a general de.
mand from all over the country TO,
the enactment of currency legis alton
but this will not be taken up, IL a,
all, until the tariff bill is out OF the
way.
Because of the fact that delay.
are dangerous and If something Ii
not done this summer and fall Cair,
may again face food next spring
MIR. Hill is anxious for the immedi
ate consideration of his bill. Tn,
food of 1882 was followed by hlghe
stages of water in 1883 and 1884
The high water Of 1912 was exceed
ed by nine inches in 1913 and
new mark may be established il
l1914.
The appropriation committee fo
this Congress has not been appoint
| ed and 1t has not been the inten
tion of the ways and means commit
tee to- name the same until tn
regn ar session in December.
II Congressman Hill succeeds Il
bringing his measure before tn
House it will have to be done -unde
a special rule and not until afte
the House has passed the Under
wood tariff bill and 1t has been sen
to the other end of the Capitol fo
consideration.
He feels that because his is a
emergency appropriation measur
that it is entitled to considerable
at this session, despite the intentio
of the House, when convened, to Ia
more any matters not placed befor
them by message of President Wi
son.
Congressman Hill's bill specific
ally provides that the sum of $500
900 shall include work done on th
levees in the Drainage Distric
Senator Sherman's measure did ne
/ include the Drainage District an
was introduced by him without th
knowledge of other Illinoisans inte
ested, as 1t had been practically d.
cided upon to await the arrival
Senator Lewis, then not in the cit
and go over the matter thorough
land possibly hold conference wit
Mayor Parsons before a general lii
lof procedure would. be agreed upo
However as appropriation mea
ures customarily originate in II
House and Mr.. Hill is a member
the majority party his bill will
the one considered and the Drail
age District levees will be include
in the appropriation.
/ Congressman Hill is in receipt
a letter from Postmaster Gener
Burleson in which the latter d
mands that all recommendation #
| postoffices from the Twenty-iifi
must be accompanied by pledg
, from the applicants recommendt
that they will devote their eEti
: time to the management of the a
fairs of the postoffice the same tin
required of work for the other er
ployes.
STUART LEWIS.