The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-10
IN FAVOR OF CANAL
URGES ITS CONSTRUCTION BY
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
ROOSEVELT IS TURNED DOWN
Resolution of Confidence in the
President Is Shelved in COM
mittee and Not Re-
ported Back.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 9-The National
Rivers and Harbors congress adjourned
sine die today, after adopting resolutions
embodying its sentiments with regard to
congressional appropriations for the i'm
provement of waterways. Congress was
urged to take speedy action in the mat
ter of the construction of an isthmfan
canal. The place of meeting for the
next congress was not decided upon In
vitations were received from Beaumont
Tex, and st. Louis Mo. An incident of
today's session was the ruling out of a
resolution of confidence in President
Roosevelt, offered by. R. Smith, of New
York, who asked that it be adopted with
out reference to the committee. Objec-
tion was raised on the ground that the
resolution was not germane, and it was
referred to the committee, which failed to
report upon it.
After the adjournment the members
took an excursion to Annapolis and
other points on the Chesapeake bay, and
were rendered a banquet on board of the
steamer. The resolutions are as fol-
lows:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That this congress asserts
that the best development of our national
resources demands the adequate improve
ment of our. waterways, and therefore
it indorSeS and urges upon the congress
of the United States a liberal policy In
their Improvements, through systematic
and adequate appropriations therefor In
equally, unequlvocal terms this congress
deploreS and condemns any action which
leads to the failure of the river and
harbor legislation.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
congress that Improvement of river and
harbor is fully as important as the work
of tbea
general government, and for this reason
we urge that appropriations therefor be
placed upon such a footing as will in
sure, at all times, ample funds for
this end we indorse the system of con-
tinuing contracts.
Resolved, That in the judgment of
this congress all items should be ex-
cluded from the river and harbor bill that
do not appertain to the Improvement of
harbors and waterways for the purpose
of water-borne commerce
Resolved, That the wonderful prosper
1ty OF our country is largely due to the
vast increase in our foreign commerce,
and that to advance our position as a
great commercial nation, all possible fa-
cilitieS must be afforded deeper and
WIDER channels must be created to meet
the requirements of the modern steam
ships that have reyoIutionized the COM
merce of the world
Resolved, That our great systems of In
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ways of our country, besides being so
essential, as great highways of COM
merce, to the fullest development of our
national resources are natural and effec-
tive regulators Of freight rates, and we
therefore urge their continuous and sys-
tematic Improvement, with liberal appro-
priations therefor
Resolved, That an executive commit
tee OF seven be appointed by the president
OF this congress, representing the different
sections of the country, who shall have
general cnarge of the affairs of this con-
gress,, with power to convene future
meetings, and to perform such other du-
tles as may be necessary to carry into eff
ganiZation.
Resolved, That the foregoing resolu-
tlons be formally submitted to the appro-
pirate committee of congress at it's next
session, by committee consisting OF
one delegate from each state, to be an
pointed by the president of this congress,
VINO snail be ex-officie member of the
commission.
Resolved, That we regard the con-
struction of an isthmian canal as most
important, and urge upon congress to
take speedy action ON the same.