Deseret Evening News | 1904-12-24 | Page 1 | Panama Commission

PANAMA PANA t t COMMISSION CO COMM President Considering Reduction Of IU its i Membership Washington D Dc lice c RoOsevelt lOell has given en consideration re recently ro recently to suggestions looking to a re me reduction cent ducton In the membership of ot the Pan Ian Panama ama In canal but thus thul far It Itcan I Itcan can b b be saId lid no n definite decision has ha been een reached It I has Iu bean ben urged urge by some members of Congress that the commission Is III so 1 large luge as 8 to be un unwieldy Unwieldy wieldy wield It I I Is 18 known that thai Represents tivo 1 Hepburn of ot Iowa lows chairman on In itt II and Ald foreign commerce Is I In Inclined dIned l to the opinion that the commis commission sion Is 19 too to large and anul that lust the time chief engineer ot of the ca vl 1 ought to t have hats greater Initial authority than he h now no noh has h Mr Ir Hepburn talked to the lure pres president Meat ident about canal matters matter but he de declined ui to say M hether It was I time the Intention Ion tion ton of his hla committee to Introduce a t measure looking jo to JO th the crystallisation of or his Ideas Idos Idos Into law Iw Before Hetor action acton of or ofa orIL a ml definite nature Is ts taken the th subject will vIli phases phase wi pha b b be considered carefully In hit all al Its Is