Evening journal., 1905-10-06
matter was deferrea unln lhe neKt

matter was deferred until the next
meeting.
ALLEE FAvORs CANAL PLAN.
A. ID. Warner spoke of the special
meeting Of the board of directors on
"Wednesday night to discuss the pro-
posed ship canal. which was attended
by Congressman Burton. He said that
the directors did not know how Sena-
tor Alice stood on the matter. but that
he saw Senator Alice yesterday. The
senator Is in favor of the proposed
route for the canal and assured Mr..
Warner he would do an he could to
assist in the project The senator and
congressman will probably be invited
10 attend a meeting on the canal sub
ject in the near future.
President Savery stated that the COM
mittee in considering the canal project
was somewhat at loss on account of
the absence OF "a copy OF Representa-
tive Mudd's resolution. Captain Phillip
Reybold, he said, who was present,
had one Of the resolutions.
| Captain Reybold stated that he
thought many persons had gotten the
Mudd resolution confused with the
Mudd bill The Mudd bill he said was
Withdrawn as Il was found there had
never been an appraisement, which
would at first have to be done. The
resolution was then prepared and was
reported favorably from the committee
to the House. The resolution was read
and follows
Resolved by the Senate and House
Of Representative OF the United States
Of America in Congress assembled
That the President OF the United States
Is hereby authorized to appoint a com.
mission, consisting OF an officer or re-
tired officer OF the Engineer Corps o.
the United States Army an officer o
the United States Navy, and one per
son from civil life. 20 examine ans
lappraise the value Of the works an'
franchises Of the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal, connecting the waters o
the Chesapeake and Delaware bays
with reference to the desirability O
purchasing such canal by the Unite
States and the construction over tn
route Of the said canal of free an
open waterway having a depth an
capacity sufficient to accommodate IN
largest vessel afoat at mean low wate
Said commission. to the extent that tn
, same can be done from the survey
heretofore made under the direction q
the War Department and within th
limits OF the appropriation herein mad
shall also examine and investigate IN
feasibility, for the purpose OF such
waterway, OF the route known as III
, Sassafras route. and one OF the centri
routes connecting said waters, know
as the Queentown. the Centerville, IN
Wye River. and the Choptank route
the said commission to select that or
of the said centeral routes for sue
examination and investigations as sha
seem upon preliminary inquiry to
the most suitable. The said commii
sion shall make a report Of its wor
together with its conclusions upon II
| probable cost and commercial advan
ages and military and naval uses
each of said routes, to the Secretary
War, who shall transmit the same
Congress- at its next session. The su
Of ten thousand dollars is hereby al
propriated. out OF any moneys in Il
Treasury not otherwise appropriate
to pay the expenses OF said commi
sion. including such clerical assistan'
as may be deemed necessary by sa
commission. and such reasonable con
= pensation for the services Of the men
, bers of said commission as the Pres
, dent in his direction may see At
3 allow.