The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-08
IA NEW COMMITTEE
coNGREssMEN SUGGEST IT FOR I WATERWAYS.
Speaker Carmichael Does Not Approve Of ImmiGrati0ns ,But Need Is
 Felt to Consider the Inland
 Zivers.

Washington, Dec. 7.--(SpcclaLl->~ln I Congressional circles a movement is l on foot to create an additional House
 committee that will deal with matters
 relating to the improvement of the V a. 1 terways of the United States. s | It appears to have been long real- I ized that the regular committee on riv- | CTS and harbors has 100 many p.o- l jects to handle if the proper attention l is to be devoted to a careful study of streams that may not be worthy t- rec ognition at the hands of the govern msnt. .f
 Representative Burton, of Ohio, had admitted for several years tnitt II the work of the committee is 10 he lone properly more time is necessary 70 sin- vestigate the items that should De properly and honestly incorporates m the annual appropriations Tor the improvement of the waterways.S It Is no reflection upon any of the other members of the committee that MT. | Burton reached the conclusion that ne no longer cares (or the Craftsmanship of the committee on account Of the ex- cessively onerous duties that have dc- vovled upon him.
 A proposition has been advanced since ConEressnen have had an oppor- tunity to talk the matter over, that SD scial, sepArate and distinct commit tee should be named by the Speaker of the House, to consider. aside from the regular committee, projects that lnlSht be designated strictly as 'inland Va terways This would include every canal project. In the Atlantic sea- board section of the country there IS q strong demand that canals shoull ne constructef so as to provide an all wa ter route between the coast ciries rom New York down torthe N9rEf Caroi'ha capes. This includes the building or the proposed Delaware aaa Chssap'ahe e canal. via st. Louis and Memphis to New t,r1eans is also one of the great pro-
 iects of the day, and of course Tn or >der7 to establish 1t not only VIII an
 important canal have to be constfuoleu
 but several of the smaller tributaries
 of the Mississippi River will virtually
 have to be taken up and improsea ua.
 der new plans to complete the route
 and arrange the system.
 These are but two illustrations of the
 many that might be named. The idea k to have a new committee thai VIII
 make it their business to consider anu appropriate for the inland oeveivp-
 ment. The great harbors ana the
 leading rivers would pc IeIt iH n .ne hands of the regular committee IT the snrwestion were carried out.
 The suggestion has been advanced mat instead of continuing the House committee that has since its organiHa- ton been known as Raiiways anu Canals," to create new one .o pe called the "Cominittee on Inland water ways" The Committee on HailWays and Canals practically has nothing to do. 1t seldom holds meeting. IL was established years ago merely to ,~,va . member a committee room, chairmanship and a clerk of the com mittee. That was away in the days when the representatives dld not nave nerve enough to vote themselves sec- rctaries.
 was Representative Davidson, ot the Cshk osh District of Wisconsin, He IS also n member of the Rivers. and liar hors Committee. Although he was sew anth in the last House on the nst VI Republicans and is fourth now the old members are to be reappoihteo. l has been thought for several months that MT. Cannon has his eye on him for chairman if Mir. Burton per sIsts in relinuuishing the chairmanship'
 with such contingencies 70 pc Tech .rad xvitI, a movement has been start ed for the framing of the new com- mittee and to have the Hon. J. Hamp- Ion Moore. of Philadelphia. placed at H. n member of the House only last De- camber. @ wing been elected to nii an unexpireS term. .,
 Oniy within the past month a pig waterways convention was heid m Phila delpbia. Delegates were In at- tendance from all the principal cities from Philadelphia to North Carolina, as well as from the more interior noints. The object of this gathering xvas to impress upon Congress the im- nnrtance of voting more money Tor pro iects that are -designated as inlahd
 waterways." Representative Moore was alerted president of this. association, xybicb is expected to continue activeiy its efforts so promote canal constrduct- ion. He is well Known throughout lhe country as former president of the Ma tionaI Republican League Of Clubs. .ae sarved also one term as City Treasur- CT of Philadelphia, and Is regarded as one of the ablest young men ol ehe land. -
 This proposition will be earnestly
 5iscussed here this week while the F. aoo or more delegates to the Nationai Rivers and Harbors Congress are III
 The matter Is to be laid before Sneaker Cannon. Uncle Joe" does nor ike too many innovations, but the sup
 feet of waterways is such llVe ohS
 just now mat the presiding omcei VI
 tbe popular branch of Congress un-
 doubtedly realizes that there IS powerful movement in the lana 10 ap