The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-14
NATTER
UNEXPLAINED \.
EConfcrence Committee Cut Out
tl1clTllirty-Fiv Foot Chan n
,s l1cl Amendment.
LITTLE Loss .: 10 NORFOLK 3 n: TX
Chairman Burton Says II Would.
II Have Been Many Years arr I
Before Any Action. !,


wAsI1NGTos March 10. --Rc prese,ttlnl;-,
Tive Burton, ot Ohio. chairman Of tho
House Committee On Rivers and 1Iarbors,
says i,o remembers dstinctlyfthnt the
committee or conference on tho river and
harbors BILL agreed to strike from the bill
the scnato amendment providing for q
survey for q thlrty-flye foot channel to
the Norfolk navy yard III Il "a
"rhc memories Of the Senate conferces
are at fault, The said. We had ID propo.-.
sltion for d survey for n thirty-Ayo foot
channel for the Tl llade lphta sharbor and
the same for tho rarbor ut Baltimore
we agreed that Swo would mot authorize
surveys for q, rca ter depth OF va err than
thirty feet. Therenpol tho bill was gono.
over, and Ill propositions Tor a survey
looking to obtaining more than " thirty
feet OF water were eliminated IN tho
Norfolk case 1t was provided for a. sur
vey r8thlrty feet and ono for twenty. S
Ave feet n ~, sy sS .s
Mr. Burton said he d was " sorry the
Senate conferees did not recall that this
action was taken, but he had the clerk
OF the Rivers and 4Harbors Commute to-
exhibit hts minutes OF the conference
which showed that tho changes were 1
made as Indicated In tho bill. III AS
Norfolk Lost Little.
III do, not think the port " Norfolk
has lost a great q eal by the allure / to
secure al thirty-flVe foot survey said i
Mr. B tnton.s It would have been many
years Before the channel would have been
dcepened L to 4 that 1t would layo been
lnanifostly unfair to have allowcd Nor
folk ii sucll. q VI survey and rcfused ~ + to-
Philadel phia and Baltimore. I have al
ways fell 5most kind towards the port
~ Norfolk and / was specially DESTROYS
to- oblige Senator Martin, for whom ID I
5entertain the most cordial respect; but
personal feelings s s hould not sway one
under s,ich circumstances. The sen ators
got rather more than Virginia was eri-s
| titled ut q, proportI onately, when he sc-5
cured @an appropriation of $40 00o. Tor the
turning basin In RI chmond Sha r n
SU,ne Health Measure
\ Several relate m ca surcs h were intro
sduced Sin the House Of Ropres lives
lust prior to Its adjournment, which Will
h II trnct much attention from scientists
and heal til specialists during the coming
summer, and ono Of which VII especially
appealS to tho travelling public: MN Tho "a
is. o. Joint resolu troduced BY ,a'epT
rescn tntiveYHu ghes, q an eWS J ersey. pro-
SyidinE for Investigating the posi- lity ot
( the Communicate " OF d isenses and Of
thu possible infect ion OF food products
through tho import feet or Improper ven III
Fiation OF railroad, passenger and freight
cars 5s3y 5s7 AS:
& Tho other Is a bill. IN rod ccd ~ Rep
5rescl,tative} shiras of Pennsy ivanla, Tor q
comrnissionftto8 draft leg islation creating
- l,t,N no n
Department OF Sanitary Science. tB3 hlle4
the two measures arelcntirely d. fferent
lin their scope, they are indirect ly relate ed
as both originated with and Will ~ 70 ter
be pushed BY those Interested In stamping
out the B"white pla and other Slnfec-s
tiousy diseases as far as can To done with
government add st5
Disease is G Contracted.
* "a Vigorous moyem Mt was Ina ugura ted
last summer bysthe boards of healtl of
various large cities N to procure. IL poo
slble, the better Won tiation or sire ct cars
md railway assengerS cars. As de I from
the temporary dscom fort of breathing
the &yitiateds air and inhaling the misccl-E
laheous odors by the passengers OF, ~
crowded street car, some OF the leading
scientists have expressed s$ tho opinion
that diseases arc often cont raced through
the Inhalation of the exhaled brcath ~ of$
affected persons In the cars, even IVY = on
the person who contracted the dlseaseB
does not come IN persona contact With
the infected party. s9s VI Y
1,rhn matter was seriously taken up by
several Of the boards of healt h and feX-s
tensiye experiments made as to the Wit a.
ton OF air in the ord mary pa ssen ger car
and he possibility of .properl " ventllatlng}
the car Tho most exhaustive tests were
those made by the Brooklyn health once
OF an automatic yentilator designed n ~
Professor Ross Taylor, an l5ngllst lman3
by birth, who had given .. y, lifetime g
study to the subject Of vent ton anu
acoustics In England Al ID Amer len. q
Statistics Are Needed. #B
The Investigations Of tho boards Of
health showed, however, that there was
n deplorable lack Of Statistics on this sub
1ect, and after much elaboration It was
decided to ask Congress to refer the
whole matter to the surgeon-gcneral 5of
tho Marine Hospital Service and the
Hughes resolution W,ns prepared, While
It was 3rcnllzed that 1t could not pc passed
at this session OF Congress. IT was be-
IglIeycd that It's introduction would bring
the matter moro directly to theattentton
Of tho publicHand excite such favorable
comment as to insure Its passage next
session. ~ ts i$S3 . & DE-, H,
4 Meanwhile, 3 1t As Intended & that the
boards OF health slal I procure such dat q
as they can and continue their inyestl g;l-
lions of local conditions independently,o OF
| the proposed invest igation by the M rlre1
IIosnital Service. When IT isa considered
| that the street railroads transported In
1900 & $3.50, 81 eos passeng ers. the Importance
| OF the Investigation to all jewellers IN
cities and to the genera public health
becomes apparent siS NJ
Rural Carriers.
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