Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-30
MORE MONEY FOR
WATER WAY WORK
Senate Committee Said to Have
Added 100000 to Bill
Before Congress.

Washington. d. c., May 30.-While
the river and harbor appropriation bill
is still held In the senate committee
on commerce, and the additions made
to the house bill are still subject to
the secrecy that Is put upon members
of committees dealing with appropria-
tons until the bills are finally report
ed to the senate, enough has been
learned to predict that the senate
committee on commerce has increased
or added to the waterways bill some
$40 ,0OO, O00-one-half of these in
creases being given to the Pacific
northwest.
Four million, one hundred thousand
dollars have been added for the pur-
pose of improving the mouth of the
Columbia in Oregon and Washington
and the north jetty. The bill as it
came from the house contained an ap-
preparation of 100000 for the i'm
provement and maintenance of the
mouth of the Columbia. But the show
ing made before the commerce COM
mittee convinced that body that this
improvement was of the very first i'm
portance and should be considered in
system first introduced into a river
and harbor bill by Senator Burtop
when chairman of the rivers and har-
bors committee of the house, and
which system, according to Represen-
tative B. H. Humphreys of Mississippi,
a member of the present rivers and
harbors committee, writing of THE
Inside of the Pork Barrel in 4 recent
number of a popular weekly, time
and experience have abundantly justi-
fed"
Having carefully weighed the con-
tinuing contract plan in relation to
the Columbia and desiring to save the
government as much money as pos
sible, consonant with expeditions
work, the subcommittee has recon-
mended to the full committee an APP
preparation of 100000 for the con-
tinuance of this project 1t was con-
sidered that this would save the gov
eminent in the neighborhood of $780,
900.
In addition to this large increase,
the subcommittee has recommended
to the full committee an increase of
100000 for the improvement of Gray's
harbor, bar and entrance, and 10000
for improving Skagit city bar on the
Skagit river in Washington state.
Other increases for the Pacific north
west are s112,500 for improving the
river in Oregon, the local au-
thorities having pledged themselves to |
a like amount-a PROPOSE |
ton which was regarded by the sub |
committee as thoroughly good bust |
ness.
Among the other items added were |
100000 in cash for the improvement |
Of Los Angeles harbor in California, |
and s426,000 for placing the improve
ment on a continuing contract basis
For improving San Rafael creek S27,-
500 has been recommended to ahe full
committee and $4,000 for the Napa
liver. There is also added to the
house bill the sum of $4,000 for the
and Yamhill rivers in Ore
son.
These are the substantial increases
made to the measure by the sub-com-
nittee of the committee on commerce.
VI which Senator Chamberlain of Ore
ION was acting chairman, and as he is
member of the committee on appro-
,riations and ranking member of the
which will have charge
# the sundry civil bill, carrying the
contract authorizations, the
hances are bright that these addi-
ions to the river and harbor appro- |
riation bill will get through. L