Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-26
Congressional Committee on ip-
DroprIat|ons Going 10 lslhmus.
WANT TO KNOW ABOUT The MONEY
Members Stand Ready to be Liberal,
But They Desire to be in Position
to Answer Questions When Matter
is Before the House.

Washington Oct 25.-The Housed
Committee OH Appropriations will sail
from New York on October 81 for Pan.
anna to make an investigation as to
the needs of the canal. The visit will
be unofficial. for, strictly speaking
mere is no mouse committee on appro-
priations. The House of Representa-
ives for the SiXtieth Cor-~rss Will
not be organized until December ~
ina II VIII be ut least two weeks later
before the committees are announced.
but III may be assumed tina. the mem
Dership of the committee will be the
same as in the last Congress. with
the addition of two members to fill
vacancies. or the seventeen members
OF the committee in the last congress
all but two were returned to the new
congress. Littaeur of New York. and
sullivan of Massachusetts. declined to
be candidates again, or the whole
committee would have returned The
fifteen members who are almost sure
To be reappointed on the committee
are: Chairman Tawney of Minnesota.
bingham of PENNSYLVANIA, Brownlow
OF tennessee. Gardner OF Michigan.
Gillett of assachusetts. Smith of
ana. Keifer of Ohio. Madden of nil
nois, Livingston of Georgia, Taylor oil
Alabama Brundidge of Arkansas.
Fitzgerald of New York, and Burleson
OF Texas. Ii is expected that nearly
every man will go to Panama. The
committee cerk, James Courts and
stcnographer will accompany the COM
mttee.
The plan was discussed with Secre-
tary Taft before he left the United
States, and met his approval. Hell
made arrangements for the committees
to go To Panama on one of the steam
ers under control of the government.
and has given directions that every
facility be afforded the members toI
ascertain the needs of the canal so
that the appropriations may be made /
with due regard for the work of the
ensuing year All the canal appro-
priations are made by the committee
on appropriations, and upon the rec
concentrations of the Secretary of WnrI
and the Isthm.an Canal Commission.
On this visit the committee will glveI
hearings to Chief Engineer Goetnals |
and his assistants, members of the
commission VINO are now Oh the istn-
mus and other officials who can gIveI
'hipl iiaiblOn lS W ilt HtcuS vi IIltI
canal. Several members OF the com
mittee visited Panama last spring, |
but not in the same capacity as they
will 80 this time. No attempt was
made to obtain more than Il super
fetal survey of the canal and what
was then going on in the way OF CON
struction. Now the visit will mean !
business. The information which the
committee Will obtain by an inspec-
ton of the work. and by having what
the officers have to recommend. will
save visit oil these officers to Wash
'ngton during the winter when the
appropriation bill Is being prepared.
Members of the committee say thatl
they are anxious to give The canal
commission all the necessary money
to carry on the work successfully, but
that they desire to be informed as to
conditions so that they will be able tol
answer all questions put to them by
members of the house when the bill !
is being considered. Secretary Taft
has given directions that all estimates
Of the canal commission shall be ready |
TO be submitted to the committee be- !
fore the members sail so that they
may study the requirements and bel
ready to make an investigation as to
the basis of the estimates.