Evening star., 1916-12-13
F0RGREA1ER POWER
|NEMcUT|vEVE VETO
Commerce Chamber Believes
Appropriations Should Be
Considered Separately.
OTHER SUBJECTS TAKEN UP

Action urging that the President be
given power to veto separate items or
provisions in appropriation bills, Ia
voring greater military protection for
the District of Columbia as safeguard
in war; urging the utilization of the
Great Falls for water power, and the
granting of power to the committee
freight to take immediate action re-
garding proposed increases on coal
freight tariffs affecting the District
was taken at meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce at the rooms of the
organization last night.
A number of other matters were re-
ferred to committees, including
proposition to establish an industrial
center near the District and AleXan-
dria, Va.
Representative L1oyd's Theme.
Representative James T. Lloyd of
Missouri spoke on the railroad situa-
ton, saying roads were not able at
present to meet transportation de-
mands. that action to alleviate condi-
tions is necessary and that this pro-
cedure should be fair both to the rail-
roads and TO the public. favorable
report by special committee consider
ing referendum sent out by the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, as to whether combinations
should be allowed where they affected
natural resources (referendum No. 17)
was adopted.
The proposition that the President be
allowed to veto separate parts of bill
was taken. following the report of a spe-
cfal COMMITTEES appointed to consider ref
erendum No. Is, Cha nlbef of Commerce of
the United States. which has been sent
out to ascertain sentiment throughout the
country on this matter. This committee.
which considered both referendums Il
and IS. was composed of A. Leftwich
Sinclair. chairman: Charles W. Clagett
and John g. aCapers.
Great Falls Power Project.
Roy C. Clafin, chairman Of the COM
mittee which has been considering the
possibilities of using Great Falls for the
production of electric power. gave a sum-
mary of the report of the engineer board,
as made recently to the Secretary of War.
Mr.. Claf1in called attention to the fact
that this board admitted the feasibility
Of the plan for having a power plant at
the falls. but that it questioned whether
industries should be encouraged in and
around the District. After brief dis
cussion the Chamber of Commerce de-
cided that the committee should continue
Its efforts to have the waterpower of the
falls developed and utilized
Resolutions calling for more ade-
quate protection of the District of Co
lumbia in case of war were adopted, as
foreshadowed in The Star of last Sun
day. The resolutions cite the general
military policy as laid down by the War
College Division. General STAFF Corps,
which sets forth that no supply depot.
arsenal or manufacturing plant of any
considerable size should be established
or maintained east Of the Appalachian
mountains. and set forth that this city
has once been in the hands of an enc
my. and that millions Of dollars worth
of government property, historic pos
sessions. many beyond price. and the
seati'of the geyerpme ent Sare in Wash /
ington. The appointment of a special
committee of seven is authorized to
take up the matter with the proper au-
thorit'es. and urge particularly that at
tention should be given to protecting
the city from attack by aircraft