The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1926-06-11
June S. 1926


Friday, June 4th, the House pass
I'd the Rivers and Harbors Bill,
carrying $50, 0O6, 900 for the differ
emit projects throughout the country.
The first filibuster in this session
Of the House took place against the
bill. The Representatives of the
people whose states border on the
Great Lakes and whose interests
are vitality affected by Great Lakes
commerce made vigorous attempt
to- eliminate from the bill that pro-
vision which gives authorization for
abstraction of water from the low
er end of Lake Michigan through
the Chicago Drainage Canal. The in
terests of the Great Lakes have
been adversely affected by this
diversion. 1t is estimated that the
loss to the people interested has
reached the enormous total of $780,
900, 900 to date. The question of
diverting water from the Great
Lakes watershed is to be decided
by the Supreme Court of the United
States on October A, 1926. What
would be the effect of the Chicago
Drainage Canal on the shipping on
the Great Lakes, which amounts to
125 million tons annually, is hard
to predict at this time.
A vigorous attempt was made 20
prevent the purchase by the Gov
ernment of the Cape Cod Canal for
which the bill appropriated 81, $780,
OOO. The engineers reported that
IL would require an expenditure of
about ten or twelve million dollars
more to put the Canal in condition
to handle the traffic.
Both of these projects, however.
and also a provision Tor improving
the characterization of the Missouri
river were carried through. The
item providing for resurvey of the
so-called all-American waterway,
which was originally stricken from
the bill on point of order, was re-
stored by the friends of the bill
over the ruling of the Chair.
The decisions of the Chair were
reversed on several occasions on an
appeal to the House. The bill, how
ever, passed with only 127 dissent
ing votes, and it now goes to the
Senate where it is predicted it will
be defeated in its present form.
The President signed the bill
Wednesday, June End, which will
give World War veterans another
year in which to convert their war
risk insurance. The extension datas
from July next, when the present
time for conversion expires.
Term insurance, issued during the
war at a low premium rate is con
vertable into a number of different
! policies, including ordinary life, 20
year endowment and 20-year paid
up.
The bill also provides for a Swear
policy similar to term insurance but
with higher premium rate for vet
Grams financially unable to pay
premiums on the present type of
converted policies.
The Migratory Bird Refuge and
Marsh Land Conservation bill, a
most meritoriouS conservation meas
ure, which had been the order of
business in the Senate since MAY
18th, has been withdrawn and placed
back on the calendar, after two
weeks of filibustering and defeat of
the petition to apply cloture to end
debate.
However, there is some consola..
ton in the fact that the measure
will remain on both House and Sen
ate calendars and be carried over
to the next session, when it is sin
cerely hoped it will be enacted,
should it fail of passage at this SEES
/ sion.
The $6,847 $4,000 French war
debt settlement, including interest
over period of 62 years, was APP
! proved by the House June Bird, by
a vote of 236 to 112. This cancels
about one-half of the French in
debtedness. 1t was sent to the SEN
ate where action will be delayed un
til the French Government acts on