Excerpt from The Palimpsest, Vol. 3: May 1922The committee made the investigation and came to the conclusion that the bridge did constitute a material and dangerous obstruction to the naviga tion of the river but they believed that the courts have full and ample power to remedy any evil that may exist in that regard. At present they are dis inclined to recommend any action by Congress in the premises.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.