New-York tribune., 1916-07-13
Senators Lightly Vote
S42,OOO,OOO for Rivers
and HarbOrS.
WARNS DEMOCRATS
OF VOTERS WRATH
Husting, of Wisconsin, Says
Majority Party Must Shoul-
der the Blame.

Washington. July l2.- Forty-two mill
IONS Of nork was voted by the Senate
to-day as ightheartedly as though 'he
Senate Finance Committee was not con-
sisering the bigges; internal revenue
tax bill ever imposed on the American
people. By vote of a. to 10 the upper
house approved the conference report on
tho rivers and harbors bill. which was
anproved Yesterday by the House, and
now needs only the Presidents sigma
ture to make IL law.
Thus for the first time in three
wears the pork hunters have had re"'
victory on the rivers and haroors meas
ure. Two years ago 1t was cut 10 a
lnmp sum. after long hlibuster led by
senator Burton, Of Ohio, and aided by
Senator Kenyon, of Iowa. The follow
inc wear a lump sum Of $40 1000 was
voted. after filibuster by the same SEN
atorS.
Opponents of the pork barrei are
hoping that President Wilson Will veto
the bill. They are basing that hope on the
theorv stated by Senator Husting Dem
ocrap. of Wisconsin, in the Senate TO-
dav that the people would hold the
Democratic party responsible for the
extravaeant appropriations in the bill
Senators Who Opposed.
-. r:-o.eo, Senators who voted
against the pork grab to-day were
Brady, Clark Wyoming. Cummins'
Harding. Kenyon. La Toilette. Norris,
Smoot. Townsend. Wadsworth and war
rem. Republicans. and Hitchcock, holhs,
Husting, Johnson South DAKOTA =
Shafroth, Thomas, Thompson and iii
T6irty-four Of the forty-seven Sena-
tors voting for the pork were Demo
Gratis. and thirteen Republicans.
Il do not think the conference com,
mittee has made this bill any worse
commented Senator Kenyon, after ASK
ing questions about the conference
agreement. when thing is about as
bad as IL can DC maze holhihs ""A'N
{. much worse.
The strong sentiment, even IN this
body. against this bill" said Senator
Uus,ine OF Wisconsin, was shown
when the motion 90 defeat the entire
nil was only beaten BY few votes:
The people will hold the maJority OF
the Senate respons sible for the extrava-
can't appropriations in the measure,
and for that reason ! appeal 20 the
Senators on this side OF the CHAMBER
that a. - not too late now 10 correct
.t the mistake which was made when TINS
bill was not beaten. 10 contains many
items not justified by the facts pre-
sented to the Senate. yet We are adding
this big sum 90 the taxation, which,
when presented 10 the people, VIII DC
staggering Ia It's totals.
People Will Have to Pay.
"The people know that when they
demand bsttlcships and troops, as they
have. that they must be paid for, but
the people will question the necessity
Of the big items included in this bill.
"Representatives and Senators in
voting for such bills as these are work
ing. not for their country, but for
record on which 20 20 back 20 their
people. They want 10 be able 20 10
hack home with the scalps and other
evidences Of plunder. 50 10 speak, and
say 20 the voters; Look what ] got
"Now. Of course. we can issue bonds
20 provide the funds for the big ap..
propriationg we arc now making, and
the people will approve # they think
a bond issue justified but we have got
10 show them the necessity for the ex-
penditures.
"No party is proud Of these appro-
priations. Not one Of the three plat
forms lust adopted makes any promise
20 spend 10000. 900 for river and har-
hor pork do not believe that any
ono can 20 before the country and es-
meet election on such claim"