New-York tribune., 1880-03-07

olutions vesterday. to be reported TO
Congress, taking the ground that the canal
ought to be controlled by America. President
Woolsey does not think that the Monroe Doc
trne applies In this case. Lieutenant-Com-
mander Wysc remains an ardent advocate OK
the Panama route.
ACTION IN WASHINGTON.
AN IMPORTANT RESOLUTION TO BE REPORTED 10
THE HOUSE.
WAsHfNGTON, March 6.-At a meeting Of the Sc
lect Committee of the House of Representatives on
the Interoceanic Canal to-day, it was unanimously
resolved to report to the House the following Joint
resolutions. with n recommendation for their i'm
mediate adoption;
Beitreoyed by lbe Senate and House Of Representa-
tyes OF the United states Of America III congress rs
That the establishment Of any form q OF
any of the powers OF Europe over me hup hueht
S,d'ts O tdls continent or the mt oduco nom ahy
quarter OF "A scheme policy which would carry WIN u
concerns OF To control any other manner tAer cO0-
try or TO- transfer 10 any such power by cOnqu - c's
~iates, or any portion thereof, Is measure 10
which this Government has IN TIE declaration on fI"r
IOgn ~ tho Monroe Doctrine" ayOwed lts opPosi-
ton and which, should tho attempt be made, VII re
gard and treaJ dangerous TO our peace, prosperity
ana safety
second Rcsolrcd That 81 is the nerest and right OF
troll and erHmrut ~ any canal raj road or OH
ruii"ai communication 30 pc constructed acI9s- tne
i-ipnnis connecting the American Continents, Tor the
nan. fer or YES els aHd clrr0cs from ,hc Caribbean
.c' .o ttc Pacific Oreuu whether tine same be
uult or constructed 30 Ptnama Nicaragua OF
else where} and N view Of tne maenIlHae OF
10 insist that n built and by wndinsoeyer thc same NAV
Uc commenced. prosecuted OF completed, ana WhtteFer
thc nationality O ts corpornt"rs or ihc source OF t'l
capital jht tc interest the United otltes, ana lAtIi
i % o. possess and cOutrO same. VIII De asserted
ami maintained whcn,vtri In their opinion II becomes
Ih,rd-And be t further resolved that the President
bc Itque-tcd to take the ST." necessary GnA p.oper o
tine abropaion any existing treatcs whose terms are
u conflict V nm TINS declaration %! pfHcipes'
The Committee adjourned until Monday, when
NJ de Lcsscps viii be present by invitation
and explain the features oi has Panama scheme
Ihe hearing was SET down fOr o'clock to-day, but
was postponed until Monday.
CLAIMS FOR THE PANAMA ROUTE.
WHY IuUIENANT-COuNfAN WYsE THINKS II
srpgHon roASY OIH.E-HIs RrLAIIONs WITH
DE IEs-Er~.
Louis y. b. Wyse, acknowledgements Of
the French Navy under whose personal supervision the
surveys ot the sovcrL Panama routes were made, ac-
couipaui,. tuc DE Le-.cps party When asked recently
Aya TrInSE reporter % give some particulars -ltc-
INK f.. Panama Clual prj IT, Commandec Ny@e ~.il:
,.Aly connection WITH C)nnt de Le,-'ps and hs iro
iect arose lu fhl- manner; For rumoer ~ wears ha-
tnou,lt of the advantages - be derived from cana
acros. the I.tumu, OF Panama. H. 1865 made an *
petition there. f. 1876. 1-s1 aud ISIS. made 'DI
careful survey tor tIs luII -c. mF '.. assistant Doe
i-t Armand Et.iu. " thr Fret oh Groe'f f.'crl Board
These survey, vurc made %. a., expense ~ Hr-ef
uld several friends, auI they were d complete" Doe ora"
tle Paws Cuu-r.ss assembled W.He go Panama dt
tins dime received te exclusive r-h- from tbe Colon
.u.u e. .y,lru.ut oi constructing catl across iAo
r-.l,nl- After uc Congress contract was i'ilael
%. .fr..f ID. q .fsf d. " Id. n k
10 nave thc use ot my aul privileges from me
a. 1f.t Government. proy..Iz ne succeeded ln torin
.eu company by l--3. ana s1,ud give Iuc c2oo001J
,--f of tIc cp..rtuy'- stock THUs am sim ly Wai,-
u f,r t- p-oh.. 90 Doe solved. i'r ii Doe toe t.in
lts c1uuauy iu tlt s.iuuattd tre the "oiN becomes
mucu-au. But have tae strongest c'nYir'o tn''
te canal WIN be huilt and that ,.o, u.on thc P.n '
route"
"a..t.r. .ic lylu,1scs of t,e Panama io-'c o7cs
.....',.... ..... Won .urgtycl1' was a-A.i
.,1n,v ar. many YONG Government m1de tne survey
ON the Isthmu-. which greatly helped T. r,dnce thf
url1.u Eut al tle surveys made oy ihe Amer sul
.I plin. olIy possible with looks. on fle CON ry
lt...lt t1 Go away with looks entirely my p.'n,
..I..fora level ,.u.L Gtliaat mruci i1s nrr .rlu
p, l.,k-in su.la culL Tie t.st Hue .nr'.}cd Va-
t.,y,,p te rutrl ana Afrfto Iy.rs Ills sls imposs-
bic without locks Iht secout known l@ tAr tupsA
..l Arl.u routa. Nl.,A b. tl.sJ-I "Hd REGION, l'
p.., DIE without 1..s nu' requires ir0ari more ihr
teu miles long Ih' tAlid or san b.d' aurY uas
,n.le bv both Commndore Scltldse and myself. Dbl.
A.. rk bcn:ou tIe Atlantic aud mine on Che fd...c
.iI.oftle I-.Luu-. Ou mia tuuuci x qn.rcd iin,
u.,. IN oulta. The fourth or Panama route, Which
sber icd ID. tns BEST Val require only foui aud
eh.ffme. of tlur. ln- aHd o. h.t'' mote expense
fhc tuuuo could nr done Hwrv Win To" highest point
Tt MA tr,.t,il, wtu both Count de Lcssrp- and my
SELF That tAs latte. pan OF having no tunnel Is tle
what arc the chief advantages OK ;he Panama route
nIss male - Journey TO Nicaragua especially 10
make parsons. In the hIs place the Panama rouip
requires canal w1th iocS- u cannot Oe ual' "i'uou,
tD'ut ON nccuuut uf the lake. lilo humu-r oi lDCa-
would be az least Sovcneth-pI0" wen ono Hr
um9ncc' s,ary % cross by tie fdlam" 'nH N"uu o'
| len hours; on the other. i've daj Ihe s,ahct 10
GraytoWu, al which ita pro- Oscd 10 LhNe lHc Nc
Canal start. is eighty miles iurtnet rom tne Uill,d
states han to AslnNa, Tor though u lies further mort t
vessels will be- ed 10 sail around Cuoa 90 rrach Inc
rutu.c ,f thc Two estimated at about tue same A
,, obi elton 10 the Nicaragua Canal : thar would
be- built IN region Of hquakes, whch qua uhsete
the locks. On the o.her manu- i+u'."' !" ~,
from earthquakes one extra eNi use ia called
for by the Panama route Tic TesuTt' oI '"e hihei
ChagrcH VIII make ntct'sal! sI,ut "t' li '' -
Am artificial basin may be made lhe esthi't cos. OF
This is twenty millions OF dollars rms u lhcludtu III
the estimate for the cOn5'Iuctlcu ut ao ''na'' Nv"
ever a- compared with that Tor tue NcAf"gua route
The mtxmum oXnonso estimated iot Tue construction
of tine Panama anal l. one Huuufou "lv SiA,,
of dollars Iuc baruOIs ON DOth coasts o NcAtHBuh are
very poor They are not a all protec ed "nd on me
Atlantic side "a bar X CONSTANTLY loIminS' VA t"o
Panama route the harbOfs are gUud Ht lhl i ntccc
sary 10 construct Is small hrcak water at AspnNll.
I'm fact there are sufficiently good hagO0rs there now
and II Is possible 10 make theln exec cnt ones I'll Hte
expense There IA NO question OF me practical ana
fr,nuiral advantages OF the Panama route over All
ofrers Your politicians talk OF tho Monroe Doctrine
in tnis matter II has notning to 40 WIN the pP9cct
n H. simply private enterprise, ana believe that IL
a only II, ccs-ary show this To the American people
thai II has uolhng do vita poliuos-and its success
with them viii ue assured
f. has always been my opinion" Commander Hyse
added " that II Ot the highest mp0rtanc' tha'
tbe good VIII OF the American people should ac-
company us in ths work Count dc Lesscps Is
ulsu of thl opinion, though ~ Hrst ho was
nor Americans should occupy Offices IN the com
plny Without question greater oehehI wiz nc
rnr 10 mi, country from the canal than 70 any oheF
Commander WISE said that he desired 10 express Ms
nfltgntions for the very excellent surveys or the
IstInu. made by Commodore Shu iedt ana commodore
s.lIridcc Iuli and Collins IN 1870, 1873 ana 1879
n,,lcr thr direction OF the United States Government
're IA al nrnveI very helpful, aud were most satisdc