The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-05-11
CANAL IN
The HOUSE
Bill Wins by a Great
Majority
TEXT OF THE MEASURE
Territory to be Acquired from Nca-
ragua and Costa Rica-- len
Millions Appropriated.

WASHINGTON. May 2.-The House to
day. az the conclusion Of the most stor-
aIy debate OF the present session OF Con.
sT,s s. passed the Nicaragua bill by tn1
BNrTWhtiming vote OF - TO D. Attempts
lp retain IN the bill the language OF IN"
original bill for the fortncauon Of the
-aAU ana to still further strengthen tue
iuDEuaIt on that line were baked, 1uI
,uc victory Of Hepburn and the commit
see WAS complete. mOton 10 recoln.l
ne bill, with Instructions TO report barN
another bill leaving the selection Of thc
route to the President, was buried under
al adverse mH1Crty Of ~ TO Ia.
Cannon, chairman Of the Appropriations
Committee, aud Burton OF ONO, chairman
Jt The luVer aud Harbor committee,
made game fight TO stall off acton At
his session, but their appeals were ia
vain ana the members rode rOugnshOn
over all their arguments and protests.
Much excitement Tcigncd throughout the
day and several times bitter words 'sre
used. The excitement reached It's eli
max in highly dramatic scene between
Hepburn and Cannon, when the former
used the word lie and liar as he &c
bounced the distinguished chairman Of
the Appropriations Committee for at
.cmpunE TO dishOnor him. The House
was IN rlOtous confusion during thr
quarrel. Members crowded the aisles
and the situation at one time was so
threatening that MIR. Wheeler of Ken
lucky CD.J sought to pour oil on the
troubled waters by raising point of or
.uato members carried their war to me
very hit. There was show of peace at
the close Of the Incident, but the feeling
lei veen the two men ran so high that til,
mutual retractious with which such in
CIdCuts generally end We're but the Cloaks
for the keenest and most cutting sar-
casm.
ne IL enacted, etc, that the President
Of the United States be, and he IL here
By authorized to acquire from the States
OF Costa Rica and Nicaragua, for ana ~
behalf Of the United States, control Of
such portion OF territory now belonging
TO Costa RiCa and Nicaragua as may be
desirable and necessary on which to eX-
CHNatc, construct ana protect n canal OF
such depth and capacity, as Will be suiii-
cient for the movement of ships of the
greatest tonnage and drnught now in use
from point near Grcytown on the Carib-
b, an sea, via Lake Nicaragua to Breto
on the Pacific ocean; and such sum as
may be necessary to secure such control
is hereby appropriated out OF any money
IN the treasury not otherwise appropri-
atcd.
section ?. That when the President
has secured fun control over the terri
tory In Section / referred to, he shall
direct the Secretary of War to e%caVat,
and construct "A canal and waterway
from a point on the shore of the CariD
bean sea near Greytown, by way of Lake
Nicaragua, to point near Breto, on the
Pacific ocean. Such canal shall be of SUI
nclort capacity and depth as that may
be- used by vessels Of the largest tonnag,
and greatest depth now In use, and shall
be supplied with all necessary locks and
other appliances to meet the necessities
of vessels passing from Grcytown to Bre-
to. ana the Secretary of War shall also
construct such safe and CommodlOus
harbOrs at the tcrminl of said canal,
aud such provisions for defense as may
be- necessary for the safety ard protec-
ton Of said canal and harbOrs.
section 2. That the President shall
Gauge such surveys as may be necessary
FOR said canal and harbors, and in the
construction Of the same shan employ
such persons as he may deem necessary.
Section I. That In the excavation and
the construction of said canal the san
Juan river and Lake Nicaragua. or such
parts of each as may be made available
shall lie used.
Section 3. That I'm any negotiations
with the States Of Costa Rica or Mica
rapua the President may have. the Pres
idcnt Is authorized to guarantee to said
states the use OF said canal and hnrbOrs
upon such terms as may be agreed upon
for all vessels owned by said states or
by citizens thereof.
Section 6. That the sum OF 100000
Is hereby appropriated out OF any money
in tho Treasury not otherwise appropriate
ed toward the project herein contemplat-
ed, and the Secretary of War is further
authorized to enter into contract or
contracts for materials and work that
may lee deemed necessary for the proper
excavation, construction, completion and
defense of said canal. to be paid for as
appropriations may from time to time be
hereafter made, not to exceed In the ag-
prCgute $40 100000"