The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-07
That Is What the River and Har-
Dor Congress Wants APP
propriated.
COMMITTEE CALLS ON CANNON
&c Tells 1t Congress VIII Give What
the People Demand.
Harry New Elected Chairman of the
National Republican Commit
tee-Ftght for the Conven.
tion Wakes Warmer.

Washington, Dec. 7.-An annual ap-
preparation Of at least $50,0O0,O0O for
the Improvement and development of
the waterways Of the United States Is
the gist Of the recommendations OF the
Rivers and Harbors Congress. which
has concluded its sessions here. No par
ticular project was advocated by the
convention, the recommendation being
only for national policy for the i'm
provement Of internal waterways to be
adopted by congress. When the con
yention adjourned the delegates were
received at the White House by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. At that time the res
olutions of the congress were present
eG to the president.
They Also Call on Cannon.
Speaker Cannon received commit
tee of thirty-odd Of the vice presidents
of tho Rivers and Harbors Congress,
who through thepresident Of that body,
Representative Ransdell. Of Louisiana,
presented resolutions in behalf of thir-
ty-six states urging the American
congress to adopt at it's present session
a broad. liberal and comprehensive
plan for the Improvement within the
next ten years Of all the truly merit
orious and deserving waterways in the
Union which have been approved by
the engineering department Of the army
or may be approved"
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In presenting the resolutions Rams
| dell said: I'VE do not attempt to
point out to the congress q plan, but
we say that if congress in its wisdom
should deem it necessary from time to
time to authorize the issuance of bonds
in order TO supplement funds in hand
available for this work we would be
solidly back of that move'
When Arthur Was President.
In replying Speaker Cannon said
''YOur resolutions will he presented un
der the rules of the house to that body
and given appropriate reference to the
| commftteeon rivers and harbors. Z
| In the period following the civil war
and up to 1882. / invariably vote1
| against the appropriation Of public
moneys for the Improvement of rivers
| and harbors because | thought tina
something else needed doing before We
| entered as a nation into that policy. i
was when Mr.. Arthur was presiden
that the congress passed the rivers ant
harbors bill-a very good one, thougl
some people thought it sinned in the
! greatness of its size. President Arthur
vetoed it and we passed it over hi;
veto. I being among the members wht
so voted" [Applause.l
What we Have Already Spent.
In reviewing the progress made II
the last quarter of a century Speaker
Cannon said that $172.G00,000 had beer
J appropriated for rivers and harbors i'm
provement and that additional con
tracts had been let to the total amour
Of 1924, 100000 and that up to 1890 thu
total expenditure had been S345.O00.
600. He then referred to the surplus
in the treasury as available for tn
purpose Of river and harbor improve
ment, but did not voice his opposition
to a bond issue, and concluded by say
ing that congress would vltaliZe by it
vote anything demanded by the PEG
pie.