Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 119, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1916 — Flood Control Bill Passes House of Representatives. [ARTICLE]

Flood Control Bill Passes House of Representatives.

The house of representatives Wednesday by a vote of 180 to 53 passed the flood control bill, making large appropriations for the Mississippi and Sacramento rivers. It provides $45,000,000 for the control of the flood conditions along the Mississippi and $5,600,000 for the Sacramento.