The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-30
DENT PLEASED WITH .
 RESULT OF WORK
Looks Like Officials Will
 Be Dismissed
WORK ON THE COOSA
Development Now Seems to Depend on Private Corporations Which Will Utilize Power
 of Dams
By WALTER HARPER

Washington, June 29.-(Special )--con- pressman S. H. Dent of Alabama today as spokesman for the subcommittee of the House committee on investigation of expenditures in the state department re- ported to the full committee its findings in the Day portrait affair The report recommends the suspension of the offi- cals connected with the alleged mis- application of funds. The report was &C., cepted by tho full committed, practically as prepared by MT. Dent for the sub committee
 MT. Dent was then selected to present the report to the House, which will be done shortly after July 1, when the House is expected to get back to work Whatever the final result of the finding may be, the incident is considered as very important politically by the demo- crats. If the men recommended for dis missal are retained in the service the Administration will be held in very bad flight. If they are dismissed it will be 2 . practical admission of a very bad state of affairs that was definitely called to the attention of the authorities some years ago. All the republican members of the committee who were present con- cured in the findings and recommenda- tion of the subcommittee. MT. Dent is being widely complimented on the thor oughness and fair judgment in the prep aration of the reports.
 Congressman William Richardson of the Eighth congressional district of Ala bama 1. has introduced a bill asking for the ap- A- nHA e., ,4,.ff.. l&r,tI1 ing and site for the town of Tuscumbia ' Congressman Burnett of Alabama. who Aas worked so long and faithfully on plans for the opening and the im- provement of the Coosa river is more hopeful than ever before of early suc- cess in the project. Plans for the inn provement of the entire stream includ- ing locks and dams between Gadsden and Wetumpka and. reclamation reser- voirs near the headwaters, have been approved by the engineering depart ment and there now seems but one thing lacking. That Is definite CO., operation from private corporations in the development of water power that will be developed
 Plans are now under way for such cooperation and it is believed that within 60 or 90 days the Alabama con gressman will be able to lay a defin- ite proposition that will be accepted be- fore the department officials. He has been given reasonable length of time in which to make such arrangements.
 The estimated cost of the entire de- velopment Is $24,000, 900, The govern ment proposes to spend S15,000,000 while $9,000,000 is desired from cor porate interests which will cooperate in the development of the water power.
 MT. Burnett has gone to Alabama to attend conference on the CooSa de- velopment at Montgomery. After de- ]ivering a Fourth of July oration in Winston county he will return to Washington.
 Mir Burnett believes that Congress will adjourn by August 1 and he has been persistent in this belief for weeks even in the face of apparent utter i'm possibilities that seemed to hinder the Senate from getting down to busi- ness.
 After 12 years existence In hotels in Washington and Gadsden Congressman and Mrs. John l.. Burnett are now keep Ing house out in the northwest section of Washington. They had to learn over again how to keep a snug little home of their own and they are as pleased as young couple just building their first nest could be.
 The congressman and his wife adopted the hotel as a place of resi- dence when their home at Gadsden was destroyed by fire 12 years ago.