The Cairo bulletin., 1908-12-11
CANNON OPPOSES
ISSUE OF BONDS
ADDRESSES THE RIVERS AND
HARBoRs CONGRESS EXPLAIN
ING OPPOSITION.
Will VOTE AGAINST IT
IF Committee Reports in Favor of It.
Cast Coon Over Meetina--ln-
land Waterway Comm ss on
Reports.

" hAobliso tcIi' ~ ~ lJNt' ~" pl'fhN
or Cannon today made known his un
alterable opposition to the PROPOSE
tion of financing national waterway
improvements by the issuance of gov
ernment bonds, in an address 10 the
Rivers and Harbors Congress.
His position in regard to the bond
issue scheme was made clear when
he declared that if perehance' it
were possible-and | do not believe it
is possible the rivers and harbors
committee should report bill to con
gress providing that there should be
an issue for the next ten years u
meet the proposed improvement,
bonds in the amount of $1,000, GEO 600
| would not vote for it,"
Cast Gloom Over Congress.
The pronouncement OF the speaker
cast gloom over the congress as the
advocates OF the bond issue had
strong hopes of a favorable consid
Grafton of their proposition al the
hands OF the federal congress. Can
mons attitude is at variance with that
of Vice President Fairbanks, Andrew
Carnegie and others, as expressed be.
fore the Rivers and Harbors Congress
Yesterday No. nobody wants the
federal congress in the next six days
10 commit expenditure of $4,000 600,
600 for waterways and to issue
Cof &c
sary, and great works are necessary
in peace and war TO issue bonds,
stand ready to issue the bonds. But
expenditure mast ha safe AMI sane
| don't want this work or any other
work to be done except it be done
safely and sanely."
The speaker however, declared
that he would vote for appropriations
reported by the rivers and harbors
committee under the leadership OF
Representative Burton, who he said,
has done more service and better ser.
vice along the waterways improve
ment line than any other man in con
gress
The address Of Speaker Cannon |
was easily the feature of the days |
proceedings
Explains Opposition.
Explaining his opposition to the !
bond issue scheme, Cannon said II
was because such legislation would |
beget that kind of a combination that
would put great quantities Of il-advis-
ed projects upon the country and that
there would be a serious accounting
therefore later on, Cannon told OF the
voting for the river and harhor bin
over the veto of President Arthur in
1868. and declared that he had TO
doubt that some of those who tried
the stamp the life out of his political
that Il am a reactionary; that | am
sort of a hy-in-the-ointment. That
] stand in the way. Talk is cheap"
he said, but action is another thing
A number Of speakers addressed
the congress today.
Secretary Garfield spoke on the use
of water and its relation to naviga-
tion; Governor Deneen related the
work done by Illinois i'm connection
with its waterways; Representative |,
Lloyd said agitation, education and
is necessary TO accom-
rlish the objects sought
Waterways Commission Report.
Following is a full synopsis of the
Il AL
mission as a section of the national '
commission made to tho d
national rivers and harbors congress
today:
What We Have.
The sole source of our fresh water
is rainfall Hncluding snowJ From s
this cource our running. standing, and {
ground waters are derived. The hab- I
liability Of the country depends on !
these waters. The quantity OF rain
fan, including the rainfall on water {
areas. is 215.O00.0oo. 100000 cubic feet
OF the total rainfall over half is evap-
Drated; about a third flows into the
sea. the remaining sixth is either con
sumed or absorbed
What We Use and Waste.
or the 10000. coo. .010 coo cubic feet j.
annually flowing into the sea. less a
han / per cent is restrained and util- Y
zed for municipal and community @
supply and related purposes: less u
han ? per cent (or some 10 per cen G
# that in the arid and semi-arid re-. t
,ionsl is used for irrigation: perhaps
per cent is currently used for navi-
yatiOn: and less than > per cent is
Utilized for power. II is estimated
hat IS per cent 20 95 per cent Of ths L
-olume is wasted in frshets or de- L
trucfiye floods
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