276 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE FLORIDA CANAL the Board has adjourned the hearings on the proposition until interested parties should have a further opportunity to assemble data in support of it." Senator OvsTnoN. What page is that on? Senator CA zr. Page 42. [Reading:] "Mr. Powmas. Do I understand, then, that the Florida ship canal has never been approved by any board of the Army engineers, or anyone else? "General PMaB.s a I do not recollect any. "Captain COAY. There was a special board, and they did point out that, al- though it lacked completed economic justification, upon a part of its cost charged to relief it would be suitable as a relief project. General PrniT.suY. I told the exact fart that to the best of my recollection, it had not been recommended by a board. I did not then have before me a report of the board of review. I have it here and I can read from the report. This is the original report of the board of review dated June 28, 1934, which includes the following paragraph: Senator FtrrcHI. This is the special board? General PEusm n I am speaking about the board of review. Senator FLzTCrHE. Are you speaking about the board that the general spoke of, a board set up by the Chief of Engineers? That report remains before the Board of Rivers and Harbors. General Pan.Lsnur. This is the report of the board of review appointed under the Instruction of the President, and Is composed of two officers of the Corps of Engineers, two engineers from the Public Works Administration, and a fifth engineer selected by the board. Senator FUPLCHmE Yon might name them if you will. General Pn=ssBuy. The chairman of the board is Walter J. Douglas. (The board consists of Walter J. Douglas, chairman; Col. Warren T. Han- num, Maj. Brehon Somervell, Mr. Clarence McDonough, and Mr. Frederick H. Fowler.) Senator McAnoo. What is the date of this report? General PuamBnau. June 28, 1984. "This board was not Instructed to estimate the benefits accruing from the construction and operation of this canal. However, if it be assumed that the economic study made by the special board of Army engineers for a lock canal is sound and considering the lower maintenance and operating cost of a sea- level canal the cost of a canal which would be justified at 4-percent interest, would be: "Sea-level canal: 30 feet depth, $160,000,000; 385 feet depth. $177,000.000. "Lock canal: 30 feet depth, $141,000,000; 85 feet depth, $157,000,000." Senator VAwnsalmmE. Mr. Chairman, if I may interrupt. Senator CAn r. Would you excuse me for just a minute? Senator VAWDnMBm. I beg your pardon. Senator Canwr. Does the report contain an economic justification for the canal? General Pn~i.saiY. Just a word. They said- Senator COPL&Axwn Just a moment before we get to that. I want to submit it to the lawyers of this committee, because I am in a very embarrassing position. I find by referring to the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1985 this language: "That in order to provide relief, work relief, and to increase employment by providing for useful projects, there is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be used in the discretion and under the direction of the President, to be Immediately available and to remain available until June 30, 1937." Now, then, in addition to that, the impression I get is that the authority of the President to make allocations from this fund, that is full power to allocate money and the amount of money and extent of the projects on the 30th of June 1987. Rule XVI, page 20. of the Senate Manual provides: "1. All general appropriation bills shall be referred to the Committee on Ap- propriations, and no amendments shall be received to any general appropriation bill the effect of which will be to increase an appropriation already contained in the bill, or to add a new item of appropriation, unless it be made to carry out the provisions of some existing law, or treaty stipulation, or act, or reso- lution previously passed by the Senate during that session; or unless the same be moved by direction of a standing or select committee of the Senate, or proposed in pursuance of an estimate submitted In accordance with law."