Show RIVER AND HARBOR I MEASURE PASSED BY SENATE By Associated Presa WASHINGTON Feb 19 Without Without a record vote the senate Tuesday night passed the annual rivers and harbors bill carrying appropriations of or or more than the original original nal house measure The bill now goes to conference The measure had been before the senate for tor nearly a So week and was at atI attacked attacked at- at I I tacked by both Republicans and Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- who Insisted that many of its of-its its provisions were unnecessary Before Belore tho the final vote yote the senate rejected a substitute b by Senator King of ot Utah to appropriate to be expended by a So w waterways commission Another substitute by Senator Smoot of ot Utah appropriating also was defeated defeated defeated de de- de- de 38 to 10 75 NEW 75 NEW PROJECTS As sent to conference the bill provides provides provides pro pro- vides for tor seventy five new projects five more than authorized In the house measure The largest new senate Item was for the construction at f t flocks locks and dams in the Ohio and Allegheny Al Al- rivers SMOOT AMENDMENT An amendment l by y Senator Smoot I provided that none of ot the appropriations authorized for fot Improving waterways waterways water water- ways could be expended unless local in interests interests In- In provided suitable water terminals terminals nals for rP vessels f i Relief for contractors sufi suffering losses from increases Jn in costs of ot labor and material due to the war wat was de designed designed designed de- de signed In Jn an amendment by Senator Fletcher which was adopted providing for fOt a a. report on such losses to congress on contracts between the time the United States entered the war until July 18 1918 1913 when another relief me measure measure meas meas- sure s- s ure became operative |