Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-07-03
Opinion in Washington is That
Measure Will be Put Through
Senate, but not Until a Stiff
Fight Has Been Put Up.
NO CRITICISM OF scULLY
Has Not Backed Any Project
Which Had Not Been Favor
ably Reported on by Army
Engineers--Burton's Attack.

In spite OF the fact that New Jer-
ey has received far less from the
Federal government for waterway
Improvements than many less pop
ulout and less deserving state, the
rlvefs and harbors appropriation bill,
whidh contains appropriations for
seye n New Jersey projects, is be-
ing bitterly assailed In the senate.
Hen}tor Burton, Of Ohio, now lead
inglthe attack on the principal Of
tte bill, claims 1t is full Of Of
f{nsive grabs.
Senator Burton explains his stand
eSainst the bill by stating that there
! , pfecemesl dribbling policy of
naking appropriations; second, be-
cause appropriations are made for
many rivers and harbors, the chan
hels Of which, under the present con-
dition cannot be prof1tably improved,
and third, because of the making of
Large appropriations for benefits
which are merely local, not national,
nd which only remotely or incident
Iy Affect navigation.
Opposition With Reluctance.
In further explaining his attack
bn the bill. Senator Burton says:
There is the earnest insistence of
communities and private interests
Athat certain projects be recognized.
There 10 no sufficient influence in the
ray Of eriticixing that system, 1t is
18th great reluctance that / oppose
this bill because localities consider a
man who cr.ticites appropriations "a
Nm arch enemy and there II . disp0-
biti0n, Nhick must be recognized
both IN the house Of representatives
1nd thu senate, to regard anyone.
|1Rhn opposes any item concerning an
~ as an intruder I once
an appropriation from
hich Iregarded as altogether
u and extravagant and the
hent was then made on the
that It was none of Ohio's
siness'.'
It II the opinion In Washington
THAT the current bill will pass, but
not until there has been q stir fight
made against It. The sentiment, es-
peciAlly among the western con-
xresamen, has wAxed strong since
the opening OF the attack on the bill
by Representative Frear, Of Wis
eonsin.
Criticism Severe.
Although the criticism OF the bill
has been severe, there has been no
disposition whatever to criticize Rep
resentatiye Thomas ]. Scully, who
has been in charge since 1910 of the
New Jersey appropriations as
member of the rivers and harbors
committee. Mr.. Scully has repeat
edly made the statement in the
house OF representatives that he has
not backed any project which had
not been favorably reported on by
the army engineers. The house rec
ords all verify his statements and
further show that all the New Jer-
Oey rpjects have had the indorse-
ment Of all local civic bodies where
the improvements were to be made.
Even Mr.. Frear, the moving spirit in
the attack on the bill, has not at
tempted to : criticize Congressman
6cully. He admits that Mr.. Scully
has done his best under the system
that prevails which forces each
state to look out tor its own devel-
opments without reference to the ma
tiOnal veal.
Aside from any question as to the
merit Of Newark bay and the mead
ows development, as we'll as Mata-
wan creek, New Jersey has almost
been ignored In the yearly appropri-
atoms while log rolling methods
have been used in the southern items
which make them but a disguised
form of grand larceny, conceived in
the interest Of local interests or a
dredge-'s combination.
New Jersey waterways have not
been given what has been given to-
1.-THE little streams OF the southern
Estates. River and harbor appropria
lions are not q matter of party
Epoils, since the southern Democrats
Received just as much when the Re-
Cublicans controlled the house as
hey do now when the Democrats are
power.
In the olden times the only big
tnE New Jersey ever received was
million dollars for the artificial
ID Springs Harbor in Cape May
CONTINUED on Page ~
ont forget the second grand pic
md dance of the Fords Fire Co.
- nnuausn uav4ySnu ES~@