Show CONGRESS MAY NOT NOr BE ABLE TO FILL 1 THE PORK BARREL AT THIS SESSION Washington Dec Dee 27 The question whether there will be a rivers and har bors born bill during this congress is be becoming becoming coming a matter of ot much concern to members of or both houses In accordance with the usual cus CUl tom torn of or passing such a bill only once every two years no effort was made to get et one through last session but It was then generally understood that no ob obstacles obstacles obstacles would be placed in Its way at the second session Now the commit tees having charge of the question find themselves confronted by a constantly growing grooving deficit in the treasury with the result that they find it quite im un impossible possible to give any satisfactory as assurances to colleagues who wh like them themselves themselves selves want legislation Knowledge of ot the situation is how however however however ever having but little If any Influence in causing a diminution of the pres preg pressure sure SliCe and the importunate ones are urging the prospect of or Improved bus busi 1 ness conditions Senator Frye chair chairman chairman chairman man of ot the senate committee and Mr Ir Burton who holds a like position at the head of the house committee are ing due credence to these represents but so far Car they find themselves quite unprepared to say what will wm be done There is a clamor for Cor enterprises which tentatively have been promised New and old projects would call caU for the immediate appropriation of about If It a bill Is Js undertaken there I will be a strenuous effort to get au for tor the beginning of the much advocated deep waterway atena fre Chicago to the gulf This is regarded as aR an essential part of the plan for the Improvement of the tile Inland water watercourses courses COUr es and If ff it should be under taken In earnest the advocates of ot tits Lr th new departure would find nd In it for much encouragement nt for a general genera advance |