Show HEPBURN AGAIN FIGHTS PORK BARREL WASHINGTON March March 18 The The House went into committee of the whole today and resumed consideration of the river and harbor bill When Mr Hepburn Hep- Hep burn burn ho who has fought river ant and n harbor bills bUls ever since he lie came to Congress arose to speak there was an outburst of applause on both sides of the House I arise to make my annual contribution contribution tion to river and harbor literature with witha a miscellaneous assortment of ot motions he began I recognize he continued I th utter f futility Ul of saying anything I against this bill I recognized that fact years ago when n the pork barrel was wasI I only 0 How manifestly impossible I sible to ma make headway against it now no I that the appropriations aggregate 60 CO- CO I At the same came time I find jn p l the presentation of the pending bill billI pome I things to com commend commend-a end end-a rare thing thing- i jn In my y experience We have at the head of ot the I River and J Harbor committee a an Ideal L chairman for the purposes in itt who I believe is striving to secure pub pub- Ho lie rather than private benefits one onel l for the welfare of this great Nation Nation Nation Na Na- tion and Arid the promotion of Its commerce not the elevation of A B or C to seats upon this floor Mr Hepburn commended the committee commit commit- tee for foi taking the back track upon wasteful st f expenditures l in certain directions directions I pointing ing out the abandonment of further improvements of the Missouri l river as a final fulfillment of or predictions prediction i made eighteen en years ago |