The Washington times., 1909-12-10
WANT $5O.O00,OOO
FOR WATERWAYS
Rivers and Harbors Con
greSS Passes Resolution
by AccIamation.

7 Deelar'Qg for m au opriatfon OF
S5o,oOo.oOO by Congress at its present ses-
I sion for waterways improvements: OF
S5e.0oo,oO0 annually for ten years there
after. for the same purpose. and Of the
I creation Of department OF public
woFks, whose head shall he a Cabinet
officer, the report OF the resolutions
committee Of the aNtionoI Rivers and
Harbors Congress was adopted shortly
before noon today
/ Following upon the disposition OF the
report. Joseph r. Ransdeu was unani-
mously reelected president Of the con-
gress; J. z. Ellison. secretary and treas
urer. and John A. Fox, special director.
After the election the convention sd-
journed sine die
The report, which was submitted b,,
Chairman J. f. Smith. CT the commit
tee. was carried unanimously.
Immediately following the vote. Pres
ident Ransder, Of the congress an
pointed Mr.. Smith chairman Of a com
mittee to be composed Of the chairmen
Of all the state delegations, which will
submit the report TO the President Of
the United states and 10 Congress.
The report will be placed lu the hands
Of Vice President Sherman and Speaker
Cannon this afternoon.
No appointment had been made AZ
the adjournment Of the. congress .for
the presenting Of the report to President
Taft
Explains Resolutions.
Mr. Smith made an address Of some
length, previous 70 submitting the reg8-
lutions.
He said the committee was in accord
ance with the views OF President Tart
favoring a bond issue. If 90 should be
found to be necessary. And that the
committee believed it was necessary.
He said he was weary Of being told
constantly there was no money in the
Treasury for waterways improvements.
tiE wasn't opposed 10 building battle
ships, he declared, IF enough money for
That purpose after more impCrtant I'm
provemeuts ave been provided for.
Let ns see that we provide for our
9etlNe needs he asserted. before we
huild Dreaduoughts to night imaginary
soes.'
Greeted By Applause
This assertion was greeted with ap-
llaJsc
Tho ,yist Of the committees recon-
mendauons regarding financial action
by Congress is contained iu a single
paragraph. which is as follows.
a rivers and harbors bin should
be passed as early as possible iu the /
present session Of this Congress. aD-
pIoDrlauug at least $4,000. 600 for Z
ihe purpose Of carrying forward. uu- .
DER lhr continuing contract system I
such rivers and harbOrs projects as /
nave been heretofore entered or
finally approved. and as arc of su.l /
a character a. TO surely tit into and !
carry into effective use anv larger F..
comprehensive. and connected v.atar- I
way system. that may be subsequently i
tdopted, and annually for ten wears I
hereafter an equal sum should be an
and we believe that the an
lual rivers and harbors bin gbould
be placed upon an equal footing with
the other great appropriation bills. and
we condemn the present method OF an
whereby the rivers ana
larbOrs bill carries only such sum
as may remain after the other budgets
nave been authorized" ."
The Resolution.
Regarding the creation Of a Depart
uent Of Public Works the resolutions
provide:
ITO secure the development Of our
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