New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-10
The other essential portion of the law is as fol-

The other essential portion Of the law is as fol-
lows:
Section g. That the President OF the United States
OF America be and he is hereby authorized and en-
the Isthmus of Panama. with view to the con-
structon OF canal by the United States across the
that the President is authorized 10 make investgaI
ton OF any ana all p r0S'es Iic to
invesgate the two routes knoSn respectHey st9 as
a view 10 determining the most practicable ana
feasible route for such canal. together with the
at each Of two or more OF said routes.
And the President is further authorized TO In,
vestiEate and ascertain what rights privileges ana
franchises. If any, may be held and owned by any
corporations. assoc ations or individuals ana Wnat
associations or individuals in the construction OF
isriS at at the socslIed Ncaraguan and Panama
routes, respectively; and likewise 10 ascertain the
franchises held and owned by any such Corpora
lions, associations and individuals in any and all of
and the said Panama route and likewise 10 ascer-
tain the probable or proxmate cost OF 81 usd
canal. with the probable and annual cost OF main
aliy the President is authorized TO make such full
ard complete investigation as 70 determine the most
feasible and practicable route across said isthmus
for canal together with the cost Of constructing
the same and placing the same under the control
management and ownership OF the United States.
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Three of the Commissioners. Rear-Admiral
JOnn u walker T. - ~, retreU, COIOHei -
Hams, Corps Of Engineers. Y. S. A, and Lewis
NJ. Haupt, c. F., of Pennsylvania, composed the
last Nicaraguan Commission, which finished its
work few days before the present Commission
was appointed. The other members are Samuel
PascO Of Florida: Alfred Noble, c. T., Of I'LL
nois Professor William II. Burr of Connect
cut; Lieutenant Colonel Oswald II. Ernst. Corps
of Engineers. L. S. A; Professor Emery r.
Johnson, Of Pennsylvania. and George S. Morri-
son. c. E.. Of New-Yo
Ex-senator Pasco, Of Florida. is Of
ability, and peculiarly qualified in many ways
for duty on the Commission. Mr.. Morrison is
one OF the best known engineers in the country
and has been president Of the Society of Civil
Engineers Alfred Noble was a member OF the
Deep Waterway Commission and of an early one
of the Canal Commissions sent to Nicaragua
under President Cleveland, and stands high in
his profession in Chicago and elsewhere and
has been engaged in many large engineering
undertakings. Colonel Ernst is of the best
equipped members Of the Corps of Engineers
Professor Burr Is the head Of the Department Of
Engineering Of Columbia University, New York
City and has had large experience and been
consulting engineer in connection with some Of
the largest public works. Professor Emery r.
Johnson, of the University of Pennsylvania was
appointed because of his peculiarly strong quail
fcatons a student of commerce and eco
nomics The President felt that the economic
and commercial side Of the investigation into
pcrtant features. and in selecting Professor
Johnson acceded to the recommendations and
wishes of many prominent commercial organi-
cations.