New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-19
Scheme for Deep Water
Channel in st. Lawrence
Called Blow at New York
Erie Waterway Taken In
Senate Passes "Pork" Bill
With All Fence Building
Projects Still Included
Neic York Tribune
WdShin nfon Bnrcnli

WASHINGTON, Feb. lS.-ln the final
round of the fight in the Senate over
the rivers and harbors pork barrel
bill" Senator'S Wadsworth and Calder,
Of New York, lost out in joint fight
they made to exclude from the bill
committee amendment providing for an
investigation into the feasibility of
Great Lakes TO Atlantic canal project
for oceans going vessels along the route
of the st. Lawrence River.
They succeeded, however. in having
an amendment inserted providing also
for an investigation into the alterna-
tive proposal of constructing such a
canal between Lake Erie and the Hud-
son River, along the route of the Erie
Canal.
Senator Calder contended that If the
st. Lawrence route were chosen, it
would very seriously affect the port of
New York by diverting through Montreal
the vast amount of Great Lakes export
traffic that now goes by way of New
York.
Bill Loaded With "Projects"
The rivers and harbors bill, loaded
down to the gunwales with projects"
many of them from the South-got
clear of shoal water finally about
o'clock tonight, when, overwhelmed by
successive efforts to pare down the ap-
preparations, the Republicans let it go
through without a rollcali The entire
bill carries an appropriation of approx
mately $4,000 900.
Senator Kenyon. Of Iowa, had given
notice of his intention to try to force
reconsideration of the vote by which
the Senate yesterday adopted the S733,-
900 project TO provide a siX-foot chan
mel Tor the "Dusty' Ocklaw9ha River N
FLORIDA, the home state of Chairman
Fletcher OF the Commerce Committee.
which approved it, but the Iowan final
ly abandoned the idea in disgust.
All tho original projects were in the
Dill when 1t passed and a few more
were added None of those which the
Eepublc2ns fought strenuousiy to ex-
clude was eliminated. not even the So
900 item Tor the removal of the water
hyacinth from the navigabe waters in
the State of Florida. in so far as it is
or may become an obstruction to navi- I
CATION, or the item OF $4,000 for re-
moving the water hyacinth from the
navlgable waters in Alabama. Missis-
supp, Louisiana and Texas.
Great Lakes Senators Help
Senator's on both sides Of the cham
Der from the Great Lakes region and
those on the Democratic side from the
South lined up in favor of the ST. Law
renee River canal investigation, so it
vas adopted by a rollcal vote Of Dc to
is. The amendment follows:
Section T. That the international
Joint Commission created by the
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain relating to boundary
waters between the United States
and Canada, signed at Washington
January II, 1909, under the provis
IONS OF article nine of SAID treaty,
is requested TO Investigate what fur,
Their Improvement Of the Saint Law
renee River between Montreal and
Lake Ontario is necessary to make
the same navigabie for ocean-goinu
vessels, together with the estimated
cost thereof, and report to the gov
eminent of the Dominion of Canada
and to the Congress Of the United
States, with It's Recommendations for
cooperation by the United States
with the Dominion Of Canada in
the Improvement OF said river"
Advocates Of the amendment from
the grain-growing states expressed ex-
IRENE bitterness al times against the
traffic congestion in the mort Of New
DIRK and the alleged disposition Of
that city to force the wheat farmers
to pay tribute to New York on their
export shipments