Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-05-19
A RESOLUTION is UNANIMOUSLY
ADOPTED AT CONFERENCE
OF REPRESENTATIVES.
ADOPT OTHER RESOLUTIONS
A Second Million Is Recommended to
Be Available For Emergency Use
In Protection From Missis-
sippi Flood Waters and a
Third For Repairing
Of levees.

Washington.-At a conference OF
representatives from the flooded areas
a resolution has been unanimously
adopted recommending the %appropria.
ton of 81, 900, 600, or more II necessary
for the purchase Of seed for replant.
ing. This money Is to be made avail
able at once. The resolution leaves
the amount of the appropriation to
the Judgment Of the secretary Of agri-
culture, who Is also to disburse the
appropriation. The first proposal pro-
vided that Congress should make this
proposed financial aid In the form of a
loan, to be secured by chattel mortga-
ges, II no other security could be
given.
Representatives from the lower val
ley, including Garrett OF Tennessee,
Driver Of Arkansas, Wilson and AS.
well Of Louisiana, objected to such
an arrangement, claiming that it
would be a crime to demand security
from tenant farmers already grooming
under crushing burdens as a result OF
flood damages. W%hereupon a sub.
resolution was offered providing that
Congress appropriate a fund for the
purchase and distribution of free seed
for %replanting. This carried unani-
mously. Gov. Neff Of Texas has wired
that the sum of $3.50, 900 would be nee
essary to reseed the flooded areas Of
that state alone. In Grimes County,
Texas, it was stated that 33 carloads
Of corn are needed to replant crops al.
ready destroyed.
Two other resolutions relating TO
levees were adopted. The first and
paramount one provides:
Resolved by the Senate and House
of Representatives Of the United
Stats of America, in congress assem-
bled, that there be and Is hereby ap-
propriated out Of any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropriated
the sum of $1,000,O 900 to be immediate
ly available as an emergency fund for
expenditure by the Mississippi River
commission for the purpose Of protect
ing life and property by repairing and
rebuilding ~levees, whether under the
present Jurisdiction of the said COM
mission or not, damaged by the recent
flood on the Mississippi River, it's
tributaries and outlets.
The second resolution provides:
Resolved by the Senate and House
OF Representatives Of the United
States Of America, in Congress as
sembled, that there be appropriated
out OF any money in the treasury, not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of
one million dollars or so much there
of as may be necessary to be immedi-
ately available as an emergency fund
to be expended by the Mississippi
River commission for repairing and
restoring any l~evees, which. are or
may be brought within the provisions
of the "Act to provide for the control
of floods OF the Mississippi river and
for other purposes" approved March
l, 1917, as have been destroyed or
seriously injured by the recent floods
OF the Mississippi River, provided, |
that no part Of such sun shall be ex-
by the Mississippi River com.
mission for the repairing or restoring
any levee until bonds Of standing ap.
proved by the commission shat have
been deposited with the commission
in amount to cover rot less
than one-third Of the cost OF the work
involved or until there be deposited
with the commission a penal bond OBJ
the local interests protected to |
make payment within three years
from the date of completion OF the |
work by said commission of one-third
Of the cost of the work as may be
determined by the commission. The
lloI ICoOluIiOH 10 lcSdlucu as u |
greater importance because Chief of
Beach has ruled that the
Mississippi River commission can ex-
pend money only on levees included
the scope of the Original flood
control act of 1917, and in view of
his ruling no repair work can be done
m lovaaa In tho MiccCuri dsctriDt n, |
any other levees falling within the
outlawed class.
The resolutions adopted will be pre-
,ented to the appropriation commit
zee of the house for immediate consid-
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