The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-18
CONGRESS
IS REUSED
Legislation Imperative, 1t is
Declared
THE ACTION Is DISCUSSED
Would Make Another Titanic Hor-
ror Impossible--It Is Proposed
to Require All the Boats
Necessary.
THE ACTION IS DISCUSSED

Washington, April lS.-A storm o
horror and Indignation is sweeping ovcl
Congress over the revelation that tht
giant liner Titanic now wreck al
the bottom OF the ocean, freighted Will
hundreds of human bodies, was~so poor
/. equipped with life craft that only
about third of the passengers and
crew could be saved.
Legislation will undoubtedly result il
Congress continues in its present frame
OF mind.
Chairman Alexander of the House
committee on merchant marine and fish.
cries, announced yesterday that he would
call a meeting of the committee as soon
as feasible after the landing of the
Carpathia, summon some of the sur.
yiNors and take their testimony. Tic
proposes to find out officially what the
facts were az TO the wreck and the ia
cilties for getting into the lifeboats.
Moreover MIR. Alexander expects to
frame a bin which will require, in sub
stance. that no vessel shall clear from
al American port unless adequately
equipped with lifeboats and other life
saving apparatus.
bill of this sort has already been
put in by Representative Hardwick
Representative Mott has introduced a
resolution empowering the House com
rsittee on merchant marine to inyesti-
gate the Titanic horror, but Chairman
henry Of the rules committee said yes
tcrday the committee had this power
already.
Senator Shyeiy Of Indiana is giving
attention to the question OF how TO pre-
vent recurrence of such a horrible
marine disaster as the one at which the
world is now shuddering. Senator Shve-
~ viii look into the question of ade
quate life craft, and also into the mat
ter Of taking steps to prevent vessels
from taking a northern route across
the Atlantic in the season when there
i danger from icebergs. Senator Shive-
IS is convinced that restrictions should
lee imposed on vessels, through inter-
national arrangements or otherwise TO
I prevent use Of the northern route by
passenger steamers in the danger sea
son.
The House committee on merchant
II arine is considering reporting a bin
on radio telegraphy, to put stop tn
and confusion in wireless
communication This is given acute i'm
terest by the Titanic tragedy. and the
bill will probably be reported out.
u am opposed to any hy>terical rush
inp into investigation by Congress IN
the Titanic Disaster said Chairman
Henry Of the House rules committee.
II believe this matter viii be thorough
Ii and adequately investigated nv the
An erican public and newspapers. How
ever if any necessity arise my commit
tee. ! expect. will deal with the matter
in perfectly adequate and intelligent
Kramer
The Senate committee on foreign re-
ations yesterday at it, regular nesting
talked over in an informal way the
Titanic horror and the question Of leg
slation to prevent any catastrophes.
The legislation which is likely to arise |
from this disaster is not under the iuris |
LECTION Of the foreign relations commit
sc and will so to the commerce COM
,.ittee But the feeling among the con
sentative members Of foreign relations
ommittec is that it is imperative some
hing should b. done. This feeling was
voiced by every member present yes
erday,