The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-12-11
WILL ASK CONGRESS
FOR BIG BOND ISSUE
Waterways Delegates De-
eide Unanimously to Force
Decisive Action.

BY unanimous vote. delegates from
every state and Territory in .he Union
to the National Rivers and HarbOrs
Congress. This morning decided on an
attempt 20 force the Congress OF the
United States 10 an issue in the matter
Of authorizing q bond issue for the car
rying out Of a national waterways
policy.
The propc sitCn was carried in a TesO-
luton submitted BY the committee OF
resolutions. directing the president OF
the congress 70 appoint a committee OF
i've, including himself. 10 draft a bill
70 be introduced IN Congress AT its pres
ent session, and calling for q 500 O5a og
bond Issue. When the proposition was
stated, a desfening shout OF "aye,"
fairly shook the walls. The resolution
was one OF five which were adopted in
toto by the convention
Discussion Barred.
Following the presentation OF the re-
port Of the committee on resolutions
BY Chairman Smith. an EFFORT was made
to have the various suggestions co7-
tained therein discussed by the dele
gates This was ruled down. however
and when President Ransdeu nut the
question II carried unanimously within
two minutes after the report was made.
Beginning with a recommendation Of
the plans urged by President Roosevelt
for the creation or commission that
shall adopt general scheme 10 carry
out conservation policy. the first reso-
luton contained in the report was TO
( the effect that Congress should at the
present session authorize the issue Of
bonds OF The Government 10 an amount
OF SoJO,0ooOO4 10 bs sold from time 10
time IN such quantities. as may be neces-
sary. The proceeds OF such sale 70 Se
used by authorization for the Davmeht
OF such work.
IN us second recommendation. the re-
port urges that Congress at its nresep7
session authorize the completion OF s1Jcb
river and harbOr improvements as here
tofoTe have been entered upon and as
are Of such character that thew na,- AZ
into general plan OF WATERWAYS i'm
provements.
Third Resolution.
The third resolution simply provides
| that Congress adopt such new projects
as are Of a like character as tb,,Se
already projected.
That the president OF the Rivers and
Harbors Congress appoint a committee
OF i've to prepare bin carrying out the
I proposed bond issue. which shall be in
troduced to Congress. is the subject Of
the fourth recommendation
In addition TO this resolution. il was
also provided in the same paragraph
that the proposed bill shall Drovida Tor
the creation OF a statutory commission
TO study the waterways Of this and for
eign countries, and to suggest TO Con
gress in full a comprehensive Dlan for
improving our water ways
The nth resolution urges that the
Corps of Engineers Cf the United States
army should be at least double its pres-
ent size, utilizing n the permanent or
ganiZatiOn. as far as possible. the pres
ent United States assistant civil engi-
neers, and that the Corps of Engineers
be given authority to formulate and pro-
pose TO the Congress plans and projects
for river and harbOr improvements
Immediately following the opsnfne. Of
the congress this morning Secretary ,FI-
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