Evening star., 1928-03-28
@,Ol)D,ODO FLOOD
CONTROL MEASURE
PASSED BY SENATE
Vote of $50 Comes as Sur
prise TO Veteran Senators.
Over in Two Minutes.
U. S. WOULD ASSUME
ENTIRE COST OF WORK
Bill Provides for Mississippi From
Cairo, Ill, to Gulf-Tribu-
taries Included.
By the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Prr>s.
After an hour Of consideration the
Senate today passed the $325,000,0 900
measure for control Of the Mississippi
River.
The speed of the action fairly iooE
the breath OF the Senate which has
been working on the gigantic proposal
for weeks in committee.
The hours discussion brought out two
minor amendments.
Suddenly Senator Robinson OF Ar
kansas. the Democratic leader, proposed
vote. The small membership on the
noor seemed startled, but the suggestion
took
Senators McKeIlar. Tennessee, and
Rsnsdeu. LOUISIANA, Democrats, rushed
forward with amendments. Hurried
conferences were held with Chairman
Jones Of the commerce committee, who
had held the moor during most OF the
brief debate,
Senator Robinson joined in the parley-
ing in the center OF the moor. Assent
was given to both amendments, and
within TWO minutes the clerk was
calling the roll on final passage OF lne
bill.
Senator Robinson laid aside long
prepared address he had expected 10
make.
QRIck Action Surprises.
Veteran Senators declared me &C.
tion vas perhaps the quickest ever
taken on 50 important mes sure, al
though approprlaEion bills calling Tor
enormous sums have 5een showed
through win aoous the same speed
Long conferences IN The committee
room which finally resulted IN conf
promise Of the divergent views OF m
tereSteo n1eE1De;S pafeo the way Ao'
the bill calls Tor a 1926, 600. 900 ap-
ur0uristion TO meet particularly the
conCrol problem between Cairo ana t4le
Gulf on the Mississippi River Like
wise il provides Tor The starting OF
preliminary surveys for mapping out
. program for control OF the tributary
streams.
T-se amendment Of Senator Nickel
lar would provide Tor a reSuTYey OF the
Tennessee river. With view 70 con-
Btructlon there Of the property aeyees
Senator Jones opened tne carry ulS-
clssion With an explanation OF the Dill
which he Sg3o was iTamed primarily 10
control Of the mighty Mississippi from
Cairo. Ill, 20 the Guf
Jones warned, that the cost OF con-
troll nnaliy would Oe much more tfan
Is PROVIDED BY the Dill
ri it cos.s $500. .0vO. 100, ne said, we
viii appropriate That amount.
New Bin fOr House
A changed bui following closely along
the lines 01 lChe Jones measure and re-
framed after many conferences ana
conprcfnlkes. Is beng evolved by Chair
nnan Reid Of the house food control
committee 10 replace one approved by
MS committee several weeks ago. The
new bill. which Is said 70 call for an
expenditure Of s400 900, 900, or $4,000
000 less than the original proposal, Is
understood 10 meet the views 0f House
Republican leaders and Representative
Tilson o. Connecticut. the Republican
lezder has indicated It probably VIII
gain the floor next week.
Both the Jones and Reid bills In
heir present form hold 70 the policy
that tee Federal Government should
pay the entire cost Of the control
project This has been the n0b Of the
entire controversy over the legislation
The Republican leadeFs, however, nave
openly expressed their desire 10 follow
the administration IN the attitude tnat
this policy should not be established Tor
future food control legislation, and
they undoubtedly Wiil write into the
final Dill. II the policy is adopted,
proSigo that u is only applicable 70 the
present project
Provisions Of Jones Bill.
The Jones bill adopts the engineering
recommendations u MAJ Gen. Edgar
- EiEsatsagNFg
kg3.i6 fo1dRay. and splllWsys and raise
the heighls u me leyeeG, but suggests
that = commission. composed of the
Secretary " War. lae chief u Army
Engineers the president u the hlSsla-
EaDpl River Commission and tHo clFii
engineers. utilize any superior proposals
IN the Mississippi River C9mmASglon's 3
plan.
Tls new Eeio Dill 10 Understood "
groDoae the USE VI combination ~
the two engineering plans and N aboi~
sgh the commission. couferrlng al
supervision - the project upon the
Secretary - War and TIE chief ri In
gineers
Item In Both Measures.
the control q The nigh waters u the
Mississippi. tributary rivers apre point
with many members II Congress from
received attention III both measures
with tile inclusion ~ q SIS 900 900 al
logKaent fgy s9yyeys % determine the
hest msthDcg u curling tqe noocs.
ReseryolFs ~ 4 means u fDod control
are designated ~ gain na}or snare
u attention in these surveys
group " Denaoerais fFDm TIE val
ley Tfa1es on me House fooc G0DtTol
Cguqfaltlee D1osy we're summoned lnN
= conference On tige fbejG D3U. Wlth =
gSeW II adjusting differences o9ef tne
modified measure
t"Ffe moA immediate @3c pressing
y,4ed for HOoc control, ,2f Eenstgf Jones
I'D is ou the s1reDH " tie river
from Cairo dawn ~ tas Out tbs ls
fbf uhaae u 1Sle pToDlen W. especially
sees u oeai with III thls DlN IN ad'
e1t1oB. ae take tbgae preliminary S1filk
necessary ~ Z WIbe treatment ~ fCD1
,yogerns on J4e tributaries ard farther
Tsschss u the Mississippi
The problem Il very cqmpi1atfe
me Communities are affected ~ d.
uefse Wags The CofnnliGJhe nsA urea
- give 81 gilases u iee 2fegleH 81
gent. careful ana Considefats study
Very ltkeiy Ne nave not SboII5
aasad auygody bat We have @y3an
~ work out q feayygtas,y ar. Just bpf
ADEQUATE Nsy - meet the sJl4ali9j
from Cairo down - iai Bs u can ~
met locally Wbst #e DrCtFfse ~ o.
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