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Show Had Little Support. Washington, Feb, C. Tho advocates of a fourteen-foot channel for tho Mis-jlsslppl Mis-jlsslppl river from Chicago to St. Louis and tho Gulf met defeat when tho bouse in commltteo of tho wholo, having hav-ing under consideration thu river uiul harbor appropriation bill, voted to stand by tho recommendation of tho commltt.oo In opposition to tho pro-Joct. pro-Joct. Although thero wns much spoech-maklng on thu pnrt of the friends of thu measure, they secured only 43 votos for tho amendment. |