Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-12
HOUSE DECIDES ON
RIVERS MEASURE
Forty-Million Dollar Appropriation
Bill Carries Money for Survey
Of Missouri at Decatur,
REPUBLICANS FIRM FOR ECON

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE
annual river and barbor appropri-
alton bin carrying s40,000,00O
passed the house today by q vote Of
210 to 1873 with every item as agreed
on in committee unchanged. Scores
Of amendments 10 cut down item,
urged by representatives who
charged the bill was "a pork barrel
measure were rejected during the
two weeks debate, Just before the
final vote an effort led by Repub-
llcan Leader Mann TO reduce the
total to s2O,O0O.OOO failed 200 to
149.
The entire appropriation except for
100000 Item TO deepen the approaches %
the Brooklyn navy yard, ia for continu
ing work n Improvement ff)icets alftaly
authorized and under way The single
new project WAS urged by President VII
son and Secretary Daniels as part Of
the preparedness program The bill now
goes TO the senate. where last years
measure was killed by fillbustcr, and
lump appropriation Of 100000 substi+
tutcd TO be npportioned among ex s,ing
projects by the secretary Of var
Among the larger appropriations ore,
Mississippi river, 10000 New York
harbor, R,S5sG0 upper Hudson river, 81
a0oOOi Delaware river, s2,76i,0 900, inland
waterway, Norfolk 10 eI}aufort, 100000
Ohio river tj.O9,000. Missouri river. 81,
5000; columbia river t1,5s, o. Tennits'c
river. bH01; Michigan. ssOoooo, and
Chicago barbor, T1,90,
How Ncbrnskn voted,
Representative TreadwAy Of Massa-
chussetts to rocommlt the till With IN.
etiuctlons 20 report bill carrying t2O-
10000 in lump gum for rivers and har-
bors, the Nebraska delegation divided aB
follows.
Reayis md Kinkaid for the motion,
stephens against Reprosentatve Sloan
was paired for the motion with Lobeck
against. shalenbcrgcr did not vote on
the motion 10 rccommlt.
On the final passage Of the bill the
vote stood 2i0 for 20 1879 against, the Me-
braska delegation voting as follows:
Hoayis, Kink0d and shallenberger
against the bill stephens for the bill
Sloan and Lobeck were paired.
The Iowa delegation voted soIldly
against the motion to recnmmt and IN
favor Of the bill.
How Nebraska IL Affected.
Among other new projects the bill pro-
vldos for 3 survey Of the Missouri river
from the city Of Florence TO the northern
limits Of Decatur. II 0ppropriates from
Kansas City to Sioux lcty 10000, Of
which amount at least 5000 may be eX
pended for such bank rcyetmept as In the
judgment Of the chief OF engineers may
be IN the interest Of navigation.
The bill also approprIatos Fb,000 for inn |,
proyement OF the Missouri river NJ st. /
Joseph. with the provision that no part |
Of this amount shall be expended until |
tho city Of 81. Joseph or other agency |
shall have deposited to the credit OF the !
secretary Of war IN aome duly recognized !
depository OF the United states TO be |
designated by him such sum as may be |
satisfactory TO him to be expended to-
gether with an equal amount Of the funds |
appropriatos.
The bill also approprates $25,00O for
continuing Improvement and for main
tenanee from Sioux City to Fort Benton.
expended for such bank revetment as In !
the Judgment Of the chief OF engineers
may be in the interest Of navigation