Evening star., 1928-05-03
.CONFEREES RAT|FY
FLOOD BILL REPORT
Ready to Push Agreement in
Both Houses Today
or Tomorrow,
By thu Associated Press.

by tn5 Associated Press.
Reafirning their action OF Yesterday.
House and Senate conferees agreed ~.
day upon the report on the final form
OF the s325,000,000 Mississippi River
food control measure and were prepared
TO push the conference agreement
through the two houses today or to-
morrow.
II they are successful the revised
measure would be ready for President
Coolidge Saturday or Monday. Most nf
the conferees still are Of the optonn
that the Chief Executive will sicn the
measure, although it still carries some
provisions to which he has objected.
s325.OOO.OOO Appropriation.
- AS finally approved by the conferees.
eaIe measure authorizes a total appro-
pLIaL LIon OF s325, ,000, 900 for carrying out
we nooo control project from the head
OF passes below New Orleans IN Cana
are: eS
creation OF board Of three enQi-
neers, one TO be named from civil life.
" consider the engineering differences
between the Army Engineers Dlan ard
tne mississippi River Commission Man
ana MAKE recommendations to the Pres
!uehI, whose decision must be followed
IN carrying out the project.
Fiaces the full burden Of the flood
SonIioi pian on the Federal Govern
ment, except that the States or Ievse
districts shall provide. without co<t ~
,ne United States, all rights of wav for
leVee foundations and levees On tbs
. nla4n stem OF the Mississippi River he
tween cape Glrardeau and the head NJ
passes '--S A1SAU oA
Provides that the United States sbaI,
give noWage rights for Destruction hv
nooc waters that will pass bv reason ~
DIVERSIONS from the main channel az
ILie mississippi, but that in all cases
"nere the execution Of the food cor
sLoi pan results IN benefits to PROPERTY.
o1cn Denents snall be taken into cons!d-
Grafton by way Of reducing the ar1o,Tr.
OF compensation 20 be paid.
Ban on Liability.
Provides that no liability of auv kind
Snall attach TO ore rest upon the United
states LOT any damage from or by foods
or mood waters at any place and also
mat II found to oe impracticable 10
construct leveeS ony any stretch of the
man river and the lands in S-1rb
stretcn OF the stream are subjected 70
greater overflow and damage By reason
OF the construction Of leyees on the on
posite bank OF the river. the United
states VIII institute proceedings to ac-
yuLe eltner absolute ownership OF such
lands or foodage rights over them
Makes available $4,000 600 OF the
total sum authorized for carrying out
Work heretofore authorized on the main
stream from Cape Girardeau to Rock
Island, Ill. and on those portions OF
the tributaries affected by the hacs-
water Irom the Mississippi at food sinre
For al Of this work. the States OF
levee districts must contribute one-zhtrd
OF the cost as well as levee rights OF
way.
Provides that the board of engineers
Snau make a survey between Eaton
Rouge and Cape Girardeau to ersbIe i
to ascertain the best method OF sac1r--
ing hood relief. in addition 10 Levers
oeIore any flood control works other
enan leVeeS and revetmentS are under
taken on that portion Of the river.
Calls for Surveys.
Directs Congress to make surveys. IN
Guiding those Of the Ohio and trifrlta-
RES; the Missouri and tributaries. ara
the Illinois and tributaries.
IN ADDITION. an emergency appropris-
tlon OF So,Ooo.OOo Is authorized for use
N rescue work or in the repair or main
tenance OF any food control work on
any OF the tributaries Of the AfisSisS.p~;
threatened or destroyed By food. includ-
Ing the food Of 1927.
All OF the work authorized under ths
OIL Is 70 be prosecuted by the MiSsis-
sippi River Commission under the direc-
ton OF the Secretary OF War. ana spi-
pervislon OF the chief OF Army Engi-
neers.
The special engineering board would
consist OF the chief Of Army Engineers
and the president OF the MisSissipoi
River Commission. besides the engineer
from civil life TO be appointed bv ths
President oy and with the advice ans
consent Of the Senate.