Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-12-23

WILL BE GENEROUS ~ SPITE
or ORDER TO CURTAlL ALI
APPROPRIATIONS
NtR|T0RI0Us PROJECTS
Chief Of Arm, Engineers Estimates
His Department Can spend
Thlrty.fOuT Millions Next
Year
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WASHINGTON. d. C.. Dec az
4 River and Harbor Blll generous
IN its proportions. will be reported
and passed during the present SEES
sion OF the sixty-third Congress not
wlthstanding that the order has gone
forth 10 cut appropriations to the
bone"
At a recent meeting OF Chairmcn
ct HOUSE Committees charged with
Preparing appropriation bills and
called at the instance OF Speaker
Clark It was most generally agreed
that appropriation bills should be-
held down 10 the actual necessities
OF the government and the demands
OF public works now In process OF
completion. These conclusions,
however, did not 30 as far as the
public indicates, that new projects
in the forthcoming river and harbor
bin will be- noticeable by their alb
seuce. the bin carrying approrrla-
lions Tor projects already under way
and studiously ignoring new pro-
jrcts. which have the endorsement %
the chief OF engineers
As matter OF fact the members
Of the Rivers and llurbors Commit
tee expect TO see bill passed that
viii provide FOR several meritorious
projects
We will have to have n river and
harbor bin al this session to take
are OF projects for which estimates
lave been made up to March q,
49,. said Chairman $. NJ Spark
mn ~ The RI, er- end I'grhara CON
d.. 81. - fl sfn. itl-sih ~
10 tell At this time what estimates,
or II any OF them. will be cut. not
withdrawing see In the public
prints. that the order has gone forth
10 pare appropriations 20 Il, eN-
isting conditions. our purpose is
TO Keep work moving on harhors and
rivers up TO the close OF the short
session OF the present Congress
wlich win ho March 8 1915, when
another river and harbor bin VII
likely become law.
at may aud doubtless will be
found that estimates can be cut IN
some instances. II so. the commit
tee. OF which have the honor to be
chairman. will not hesitate TO put IN
the pruning knife. so far as ne"
proIects are concerned. the commit
tee has not determined whether, II
any. and Il any how many projects
viii he taken on In the bin which o.
now in the process OF making.
There are about ts0.ooo.ooo OF
new projects not yet adopted That
g.. projects that have come into ~
from the Chief of Engineers oome
OF these projects are very large and
number about seventy-five m al
our aim will b. TO take care OF ev-
cry deserving project In due season
mindful OF the condition OF me
treasury nnd the demands OF the
public. We want 20 improve our
rivers and harbors In most eitici-
ent manner but at the same time
along economic lines and the COM
mittec Is moving along those lines
Hearings have already been had
on improvements needed on the
lower Mississippi. on the Sacramento
Ricr. on deeper harbor az Bey'
er'y. Mass. while the people OF
Memphis. Tenn. are anxious thai
considerable work should be done al
that port. Other hearings have In
cluded improvements on The Sabine
and shawnee and waterway from
the Apalachlcola to the Gulf OF Mex
leo.
while the new river and har
Dor bill. which will probably be- 70
rorted the last Of January. may MOI
be AZ large as that o; the 62nd con
press. believe IL will De generoui
in its proportions and keep the wor'
OF improvements on our waterway
considerably going on
Il is interesting In this connection
20 know that the Chic. Of Engineer
OF the Army estimates that his de-
partment can spend In river and har
hor work during tic coming yea
$4,000 900 This amount has beet
cot to the bone" 80 20 speak an
has been pared 20 meet The demand
OF Speaker CLARK and those CHARGE
with the responsibility oi furnishin
the tincws % run The government
and keen up the public work The'
estimates are. by no means. as larg
az those o. 1912 and q seems. there
tore. fair "a assume tha, The rive
and harbor bill OF the present So
zion OF congress will amount
about thirty millions IN round nun
bers.