The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-25
Tariff Mixup May Postpone
The Sailing of Congress
Committee.
TO SEE SYSTEMS ABROAD
EXPERTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE TO
GAIN INFORMATION USEFUL IN
AMERICA.

Washington, D. c.. July 24.-Ar.
rangements hay.. been made to defer
the start for EurJ.e of the national
waterways commission in case the
tariff legislation is not OUT OF the way
by the time OF The proposed date Of
departure, which is July 81. Tenta-
tive plans have been made to accom-
modate the commission on transatlan-
tic steamers sailing August CT Z.
The committee will remain abroad
until October and In that time they
will visit the chief countries of
Europe. Two experts and two or .hree
clerks will be taken along. One ex-
pert will be Gen. Alexander Macken-
zie, chief of engineers of the United
States army.
Burton Heads Commission.
The committee is made up of seven
senators and five members of the
house, from the senate commerce
committee and house committee on
rivers and harbors. Senator Burton Of
Ohio is chairman of the commission.
Senator Lorimer of Illinois is a men,
Der.
One of the chief things which the
commission will study will be the re-
lations between railroads and water
ways. A study will be made of the
system by which other countries in
Europe, especially Germany, protect
their waterways so that the railroads
do not drive them out of business.
In this country the railroads have
driven river steamers to abandon
their efforts to compete. In Germany
the disastrous competition is prevent.
ed by law. .u.
The commission wants also to look
into the rates of transportation on
waterways, the extent to which canals
and rivers are used. and the methods
used in their development and i'm.
provements.
/ Books to Spread Information.
Information concerning the propos
ed waterway from Chicago to New
lOrleans is to be disseminated among
Icivil engineers and other persons
Throughout the country who are inter
ested. Books are to be circulated
|
the nighborhood of $3.50 volume.
A resolution will be introduced ir
the house and senate to provide fol
the printing of 5000 copies of the re
port recently submitted to congress
by the board of army engineers con
corning the survey made of the Miss
issippi river from ST. Louis to it.
mouth with a view to obtaining a four
teen foot channel and the consider
alton of the proposed deep water
ways from Chicago to ST. Louis.
According to estimates obtained b.
a congressman who is deeply interest
ed In having the report distributed
the publication suggested will cos
approximately $12.50O.
The size OF the printing bill will b.
due mainly to the maps and illustra
tions the report will contain.
Action by Congress Necessary.
One of the Chicago congressman
few days ago ordered the clerk of tn,
. house to secure the printing of LOO
copies Of the engineer boards repor
without maps and illustrations.
The order was refused at the gov
eminent printing office on the groun,
| that it would be impossible to fill
{ and come within the law. which pro
! vides that extra printing to the valu
OF only $500 is allowed the clerk o
{ the house on each document.
II 1t probably will require severa
T months for the issuance Of the expen
: sive. reports after they are authorize,
: by the two houses of congress.