The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-17
100000 FOR N. Y. IN
AMENDED PORK BILL
Millions for Southern Creeks
Lines Up Republicans
Against Measure.
DEFEAT SEEMS CERTAIN

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16.-E1forts Of
Representative Murray Hubert Of New
York, backed by President Wilson. sue
ceeded to-day In injecting into the river
and harbor bill an appropriation Of
5000 600 to deepen the approach TO the
Brooklyn navy yard by removing Ola.
mond Reef.
The measure was reported out OF the
committee after a bitter fght on this
item, the only new one In the bill. The
vote was 2 To :. strictly along party
lines. The committee failed to approve
the i3,bo0. 400 East River improve
ment plan. The project included in the
bill does not take into account deepen
ing the Hell GATE channel.
There II a growing conviction In the
House that the Presidents interference
with the committee will result in the
final defeat OF the measure. II IL un-
derstoOd that the Republicans. with a
considerable element of Democrats. will
vote against the bill when Il IL brought
up In the House. The main Republican
objection In that appropriations are
made for a number Of creeks and small
rivers In the Southern States. while New
York. Philadelphia and other big sea-
ports on both coasts are practically dis
regarded.
boston Narbor Plan I.oses.
The proposition to dig a forty foot
channel In Boston harbor war defeated
By the committee and no money was
made available for work on the Chesa-
f~ake n Delaware Canal leading to
Philadelphia. In addition 10 this objec-
ton 1t Is said that the Republicans in
tend to make pork measures AN issue
I'm the coming campaign.
Defeat OF the till In the Mouse de-
Ponds entirely On the Republican vote
II solidly against II the bill will fail.
There is Il sufficiently large an,i-pork
Democratic element to insure this.
Republican members OF the Rivers
and Harbsrs Committee are preparing
a minority report urging that the bill
he defeated and setting forth q host OF
reasons for such action.
Opposition Will Ice led on the fioor Of
the House by Representative Humphrey,
ranking Republican member of the
committee, who hitherto has voted for
every similar bill. He is confident, that
II anuot pass.
Estimates submitted by the War Ue-
partment for continuing e~Xisting projects
amounted TO about so. 500. 600. The bill
~ reported a~rproprlates s3e.6os 40.
southern Projects Opposed.
The hottest fight is expected on the
Appropriation Of 81 00O. 600 for an inland
waterway from Bufort. y. G.. to Nor
folk, Va Objection is based Oh the
assertion that 1t In reality * a canal
project and not properly Ia he included
In the bill. Another bitter fight is ak
pected over the appropriation o; ST.
100000 for the Missouri River between
Kansas city and the mouth Of the river,
whic1 has been condemned 10y "A menu
Der of tho board OF army engineers and
which has evoked strong criticism.
The New York State items include
Port Chester Harbor. $4,000. Port
Jefferson Harbor. 5000; Mamaroneck
Harbor. $1,000 Saugeriies HarboF. ST.
$50; Rondout Harbor. $3.50; Peekskill
Jiarbor. $1,000: Tarrytown Harbor.
$4,000 New York Harhor. for main
enance, including Ambrose Channel.
$4,000; Bay Ridge and Red Hook
Channels. sI50.00o Hudson River Cham
mel. si5O.000 Buffalo Harhor. $4,000 (;
Charlotte Harbor. $4,000. Great Sodus
Bay. $4,000 oswego Harbor. 800. 600 {:
Cape Vincent Harbor. 100000 Platts-
burg Harbor. s1l. 900 Eronx River.
s2jo.o00 East Chester Creek. $4,000
Harlem River. s2j0.O0o Newtowu
Creek. $4,000: Hudson River-cash
$4,000. continued work. 100000 Wap.
plnger Creek. $500 East River. cash,
5000. 900, continuing contract. 100000.