Evening star., 1921-02-27
100000 TO MAKE
D. c. WATER PLANS
VOTED BY SENATE
Amendment to Army Bill Is
Adopted After Debate on
Point of Order.

An appropriation OF SZUU.UOU' TO pre-
pare plans and begin work on an in
creased water supply for the District
of Columbia was voted by the Senate
late yesterday, during the considera-
ton of the Army appropriation bill.
The appropriation is in accordance
to Congress by Secretary. Baker of
the War Department, who pointed out
in his letter of transmittal it is vital
ly necessary that steps be taken with
out further delay to provide an in
creased water supply for the National
Capital. The amendment follows:
For the preparation of plans, the
initiation of work. including the en-
ployment of all necessary engineer
ing, technical. clerical and other
services, and for any and every DUR
pose connected Herewith, for an in
creased water supply for the District
OF Columbia, in accordance with Poto-
mac project e. described in the re-
port submitted January 10, 1921. by
Maj. M. c. Tyler. Corps of Engineers.
$20o,O00. to be Immediately available
and to remain available until expend-
ed"
Presented By Sutherland.
The amendment to the Army bill
providing this sum was offered bv
Senator Sutherland of West Virginia
who had previously laid the matter
before the Senate military affairs
committee. Senator Capper of Kan
sas. another member of the militarv
analrs committee, a friend of the pro.
posal to increase the water supplv of
the District, rendered valuable aid
IN navlng the amendment adopted by
the Senate.
A point OF order was made against
the Sutherland amendment by Senator
Frelinghuysen Of New JERSEY. WIN
insisted that it was general lepisla.
ton upon an appropriation bill and
that the project had not been estimated
for in accordance with the rules Of the
Senate.
vice President Marshall ruled, how
ever. that the amendment was NOT
general legislation. since the War De-
partment has Jurisdiction over the
water supply Of the District, and the
item might well come in the Army bill.
Point OF Order withdraw.
There was considerable dispute as
to whether the item had been esti-
mated for in accordance with the rules
Of the Senate. Finally. at the urgent
request of Senator Sutherland, Senator
Frelinghuysen agreed to withdraw his
point of order. The amendment was
adopted and now goes to conference
The conferees on the bill on the
part Of the Senate are Senators wads-
worth of New York. Sutherland of
West Virginia and Fletcher of Florida.
Senator Sutherland, in Offering the
called attention to the fact
that there is great need at this time of
a further water supply for
the District.
In making his point of order
against the amendment, Senator Fre-
said that the project had !
been brought before the Senate MILL
tary affairs committee, and that the
had considered it and de-
clined to put the item in the bill.
The action of the committee, how
ever, was not on the merits of the
proposal, it was pointed out, but be-
cause it was submitted just before !
the bill was reported to the Senate !
and because the committee had not |
all the information it desired in re-
gard to it. Also. it was urged that !
the item should have been included |
in some other bill.
Last Opportunity for Action.
Senator Sutherland said that the
Army bill presented the last oppor-
tunity for action on this matter at !
the present session and that he hoped I,
It would be adopted. He said that T!
we and our families are all inter- |
ssted in this matter of water supply" J
When Senator Frelinghuysen con- !
tinued to urge his point of order. |
Senator Jones Of Washington called |
attention to the fact that an esti- !
nate for this project had been sent
TO the Senate by Secretary Baker; I
that he had read of it in the news |
papers. = ..
Senator Frelinghuysen protested that (
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