Evening star., 1928-04-01
FLOOD CONTROL
MEASURE |S0.k.D
House Committee Reports
Amended Bill Asking for
1925, 900, 900.

Hy the Associated Press.
The House food control committee
ast night approved the Jones' $S25,-
100000 Mississippi River food control
aill passed early in the week by the
Senate.
After an all day session the COM
mittee, by a vote of 90 to l. approved
.he Senate measure with a half dozen
amendments drawn from the bill by
he committee chairman. Reid Of Illt-
aois, who had drafted bill of his own.
The amendments however. would not
sffect any radical change in the Jones
sill
viii Go To Rules Committee.
Chairman Reid said he would present
The measure to the rules committee TO-
morrow. adding he would eideaVof 10
olace both the Mississippi bill and the
-N,rrv measure to reduce local con-
trihutions N the Sacramento valley,
California, flood control project before
the House at the same time. IL tne
rules committee objects he VIII seek
n place the Mississippi project alone
The Jones bill calls upon the Feoerai
rsovernnent to shoulder the entire
Snancial burden of food control. A
hoard composed of the Secretary OF
war chief of Army engineers. preSl-
cent of the Mississippi River ComniS-
sion and two civil engineers wouio De
IN charge Of operations. 49,.
An amendment stipulated tnat uae
engineers should be chosen tron'
civilian life. .., saos
200 400 appropriation authorization
without change. but added a secuon
N incfn6e expenditure OF SS,eOo,OVo
fron, the total sum for food control
survey az various tributaries, inciuoing
the RED. Yazoo, st. Francis. Arkansas,
v-h,te Ohm, Illinois and missouri
psyn-s This sum would be IN ao-
~S+,ov IN the $1,000, 900 already autnor-
sre6 under the rivers and harbors act
Fixes Procedure Responsibility.
Amendments by the House committee
also changed language IN the secuon
dealing With the payment on conIpn p
sation for rights OF way. ano uasarSse n,s;sS9
rSays and other diversion channels, re-
r,,irinr thai special benefits to persons
~ rnT1aornticns including "puohc ser
vice corporations which reSuiteo
fros1a the Hood protection would reduce
the amount Of compensation paio.
1nnfher amendment also placed upon
the Secretary of War the responSinilT
~ formulating the court or other pro-
ceedinrs to acquire lands for the nooo
one amendment by the House conls
rztrtee. however, would institute STUDY
~ the reservoir system Of food eontroi
and Il deemed economically Justneo
such reservoirs as were recommenoeo 70
tha president would be authorized 70 oe
constructed. The Jones bin contained
no reservoir provision.
Provides for Surveys.
An0sher change was TO provioe Ioi
the expenditure Of SIS 900 900 for nooo
contrul surveys of tributaries OF the
Mississippi River, and these streams IN.
cluded the Missouri, Ohio, Illinois. Rec
and Arkansas Rivers and their trfnuta-
rfeS. The Jones bill had mentioned nc
fund for this work
The opinion appeared to prevail among
the committees that the measure wouic
Be acceptable 70 both the Senate anc
Hoa1se hood control proponents.
REPRESENTATIVE Cox OF California. .
Democrat, Was the only opponent o.
the committees action
The almost unanimous approval OF the
Jcr1ee hfal eauae after the COMMITTEES nae
debated the problem for two days. IL
Consideration Of the bill yesterday last
ed mere than six hours