The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21
Consideration VIII Be Given Only Ito Tariff in Special
 Session RANSDELL WILL BRING
 UP WATERWAYS BILL Louisiana Congressman Will Ask for $5o,ooo,ooo Per Year for Ten Years to Build Up Waterways
 of the Nation.
By WATTERsoN sTEALEY.

Washington, March 20.-(Special)- Speaker Cannon does not think there will be much legislation outside of the tariff. He made this plain today. He declared that the present indications were that the tariff bill would be the only measure which would receive consideration at the hands of Congress. MT. Cannon declared that President Taft had expressed the opinion that Congress should concern It. self at this time only with the ball de- signed to raise the revenues.
 While the President did not attempt to announce that no other legislation should be enacted, he made it clear that the tariff bill was the only one which the country really demanded. MT Can non is inclined to share in the belief of the President, and for that reason he does not agree with certain members of the House who are clamoring for the appointment os-ommittees that their pet measures may be put through before the regular session cohvenes
 Should the majority of the House ex- press desire to transact business other than that for which they were called together the Speaker would be inclined to meet the demand, but there Is no present indication of such a demand. The present plan of the Speaker is to appoint no committees until the last day of the present session or the first day of the regular session.
 He may not even appoint the commit tee on election of the President Vice President, and members of the House, to which would be referred resolution changing the date of the Presidential in- augtration. This action will undoubtedly result in a lapse of memory on the part of the members of the House of the horrible weather condition which marked the inauguration of President Taft, and the thousands of visitors who ouadren- nially visit Washington will be asked to come here on the same date,s March 4.
 Waterways Bill.
 Representative Joseph E. Ransdell of Louisiana, president of the National Rivers and Harbors congress and chair man of the special committee authorized by Congress to prepare a waterways measure, will re-introduce the bill pro vding for an issue of s50,O0000O of bonds per annum for the next 1O years, aggre- gating $500, poo for improving the rivers, harbors and canals of the United States.
 This bill was prepared by Congressman Ransdell of Louisiana, Moore of Penn sylvania, Bartholdt of Missouri. and Sherley of Kentucky, under resolution adopted at the last annual convention of the National Rivers and Harbors con gross and is in accord with the well known views of President Taft as ex- pressed in his inaugural address that waterways improvements should be chargeable not alone upon the country today, but that future generations should bear their due proportion of the burdens as they will enjoy the benefits
 The National Rivers and Harbors as sociation and it's innumerabfe friends and workers in and out of Congress intend to keep this measure before the Ameri- can people and do their utmost to secure favorable action thereon, unless the pend- ing tariff bill should make ample pro vision for carrying on river and harbor improvements along broad and compre- hensive lines, advocated for so many years and with so much force and per sistence by the National Rivers and Har- bors congress
 Miles Visits Taft.
 Lieut.. Gen. Nealson A. Miles. re- tired, paid his first visit to the White House today in six years. At that time almost to day, he was grossly insulted by his superior officer, Commander-in- Chief Roosevelt and left the White House to return no more during the ad- ministration.
 'T just called to pay my respects" said General Miles, as he left the Presi- dents office.
 You haven't done it of late years" was suggested.
 "There are a good many others" re- torted the general, as he rolled away in his automobile