The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-12
Rivers and Harbors Con.Lss Make a Stand for Half
 Billion Bond Issue
PLAN Is PRESENTED ID
 TIE SENATE AND HOUSE
Fairbanks Speaks in Favor of Bond Issue But Cannon Merely Says He Will Refer the Matter to
 the Proper Committee.

Washington, December 11.-with an enthusiasm seldom witnessed in a sim far organization the National Rivers and Harbors congress at it's concluding session here today, 'by unanimous vote. placed itself on record in favor of the issuance of government bonds for the improvement of the great wa terway projects of the country
 By resolution, which was one of series adopted. the congress declared for an authorized issue by Congress at it's present session of s50O0O0 900 of bonds the proceeds to be used in the payment exclusively for such river and harbor work as may be authorized by Congress, provision for the issue to be similar to the Panama canal bonds
 Later in the day a committee pre- sented to Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon the bond resolution.
 MT. Fairbanks expressed a favorable opinion of the proposition, but MT. Cannon merely assured the committee that the resolution would be referred to the proper committee for considera- ton.
 The resolutions urge upon the nation- al Congress the completion of projects heretofore approved and the adoption of new schemes of a comprehensive na- ture the appointment of a commfttee to prepare a bill for introduction pro- viding for the bond issue; the creation of a permanent commission to study waterway projects here and abroad with view to suggest to Congress a comprehensive plan and policy for fm- proving our waterways; the enlarge ment to twice its present size of the engineer corps of the army and the utilization of the present United States assistant civil engineers with authority 1 to propose to Congress plans and projects for waterways improvements. l On motion Of Representative J. Hamp- ton Moore cf Philadelphia. a resolution vas adopted requesting the American Congress to invite the permanent Interna- tional Association of Navigation Con- gIesses to nold its twelfth annual conven- ton in this country in 1911. A movement was inaugurated for the es- tGblishment O. permanent headduarters for the congress in this city. and to this eliu lnc AeAdS oeleBaTOn headed the list with pledge of s100O and on behalf | of the Louisiana delegatioa, Mayor Behr- mann of New Orleans pledged his state for a similar amount. Much of the morning session was taken tp with :hree minute addresses by mem- i bers of the various state delegations The following are among the vice pres l idents of the various states as an- nounced.
 Alabama, Frank F Glass. Montgomery.
 Arkansas, ]. M. Worthington, Lake Vil- lage.
 Florida, s M. Sparkman, Tampa.
 Georgia, Oswell B. Eve, Augusta Kentucky, James Rogers, Paducah.
 Louisiana J. T. Mcclellan
 Mississippi, B. G. Humphrey. Green- vile.
 Missouri, E. C. Ellis, Kansas City
 North Carolina, James II. Chadbourne, Wilmington.
 New Mexico L. Bradford Prince. Santa Fe
 Oklahoma, J. w. zeveley. Muskogee
 South Carolina, Gov. M. F. Ansell, Co., lumbia.
 Tennessee. D. R. Richardson, Nashville.
 Texas, Walter Gresham, Galveston.