The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-12-18
RIVER -HARBOR
BILL FINISHED

Washington, Dec. Is.-The annual
river and l1arbor appropriation bill.
carrying $34.13s,5sO for waterway, i'm
provements throughout the country
was completed last night by the house
river and harbor committee. Estimates
of the army engineers were reduced by
nearly $20,o00,o0o and the bill appro-
PIRATES only for work on projects
which have already been begun and
making no provision for new under
takings. Following the defeat of the
river and harbor bill at the last session
of congress and the appropriation of
100000, 900 to maintain work on exist
ing projects, the board of enginee eers
submitted estimates aggregating $50
100000. These the committee, accord
ing to Chairman sparknan, pared to
the bone.
All of the big Improvement projects
were involved in the effort to reduce
the appropriations. The bill gives the
Mississippi river ss.ss7,ooo out of $fo.--
100000 recommended; the Ohio. $5.sS4, :
600 out of $a,SS4,000 recommended the
Hudson. s1,500.0o0 out of $3,67o,oo0 rec
ommended; the Tennessee sS22, 900 out
of S3,000,000 recommended; the Column
bia, $1,sS5,o0o out of s2,5O0,ooo recon-
mended; the Missouri, S1,350,o 900 out of
$2,5oo,00 recommended. The Delaware
river receives the full estimate. cash
appropriation of $1,500.000,
AS agreed to by the committee. the
measure carries no legislative proposal
to alter the present method of ualxinx.
appropriations for waterway improve
ments. No action was taken on the
various reform plans recently agitated,
including the proposal of Senator New
lands, which has at least the partial
endorsement of the administration for
the establishment of a commission to
control all river, and harbor expendi-
lures. #E n
Representative Sparkman said no
new legislation was considered because
the committee had4worked under press
ure in order to meet the general plan
for speeding up the appropriation bill
to assure the completion of the legisla-
tive program before the expiration of
the present congress. He Eaid that
numerous legislative proposals. inciud-
ing the Newlands plan, were pending
before the senate committee which will
consider the bill after 1t leaves the
house, and that any action would come
from the senate side of the capitol
Appropriations for the larger prof.
ects in the bill are as follows:
the Ohio and Ievees from Cirardeau to
Rock Island (under Mississippi river
commission), $5,000,000: Ohio to Mis-
rousi river, 100000; Missouri river to
Minneapolis, $1,000. 900; st. Paul to
Minneapolis, $685., 600.
Missouri river: Mouth to Kansas
City, 81, 100000; Kansas City to sioux
City, $75,0o0; Sioux City to Fort Ben
ton, $751; -. 10y
Ohio river: Locks and dams cash
$2,500, 900; continuing contract, S2,50o,-
900; open channel work, $4,000.
Tennessee river: Above Chattanoo-
ga, $265.000i MUSCLE Shoals, $150,o 900;
Florence to Riverton, Ala, $120, 900: be-
low Riverton, $2S7 1000. .I
Cumberland river below Nashville,
S445, 900. rr
Columbia river: Cello falls 10 the
mouth of the Snake river. $45 900: The
Dalles to Cello falls, $4,000: at Cas-
cades, $4,000; Columbia and lower
Willafnettea rivers below Portland.
ss0o,oo0; mouth OF the ColuHs sgB
100000.