The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-12
CANAL MEASURES
All Made OWait on Hay -Paunce-
fote Treaty.
Senator Morgan Takes a Shot
at Panama People.

Washington Dec. 12-In the senate
today Mr.. Allison from the committee
on appropriations favorably reported
the concurrent resolution adopted by
the house providing for a holiday recess
from December 19 to January 6. 1902,
and it was agreed to.
Mr. Mason from the committee on
manufactures submitted a favorable re-
port on a bill relating to the adultery
tion of food products and addressed the
senate, briefly criticising certain prod
ucts which had come under the observa-
ton of the committee.
On motion of Mr. Lodge the senate at
/ D. m. went into executive session.
The senate committee on ISthmian ca
nails today authorized a favorable re-
port upon Senator Norgans bill provid-
ing for the acquisition from Nicaragua
and Costa Rica of the right of way via
the Nicaragua route. Senator Morgan
later presented this report to the senate
accompanying the return of the bill
with report upon the general subject
of a canal across the Isthmus. Action
on the bill providing for the construc-
ton of the canal was deferred.
Mr.. MOrgan'S report deals with many
questions connected with the construc-
ton of the canal including a thorough
inquiry into the attitude of Great Brit
ain upon the subject and the different
canal routes. He also discusses the re-
1ationship of the Panama company to the
construction by the United States of
waterway across the lSthmuS and Wh1la
he makes reference to a letter written
by President Hutin of the Panama
company to Secretary of State Hay, he
does not give the text of the cOmmunl-
cation Mr. Morgan says that the letter
to Secretary Hay was dated November
% last and that it was written after
Admiral Walker as president of the
commission had closed his correspond
ence with M. Hutin, relating to the sale
of the Panama canal He then adds:
The letter to Mr.. Hay with the .ap
pendiceS thereto and the memoranda
that accompany it is an attack upon the
president of the commission, replete
with false assumptions and perverSiOns
of fact and is evidently intended to Gre
ate a side issue, the debate upon which
it is hoped by NJ. Hutin will delay, if it
does not defeat the final action of con-
press in providing for the construction
of any canal.
1.-The letter to Mr. Hav with the ap-
this correspondence in the hands of the
president of the United States by Nj.
Hutin with a request that it be COM
municated to congress, is but con-
tinuation of the presumptuous and Of
fensive proposition previously made by
the Panama Canal CON pany This
company, in a previous administration
had succeeded in obtaining the resig-
nation of a secretary of the navy to
accept a nominal position in their ser
vice at large salary and expended ST.
SOC, 600 in New York chiefly in acquiring
the aid of leading business houses in
promoting the De Lesseps plan with
out dollar of stock being subscribed
in that city.
''The desperate financial straits of the
new Panama canal company compelled
them to make overtures to the United
States to unload their enterprise on the
United States and their agents became
accordingly aggressive in this effort"
AN ANARCHY COMMITTEE
The Judiciary committee of the house
of representatives at its initial meeting
today authorized Chairman Ray to ap-
point a special subcommittee to con-
slider the many bills offered to punish
attacks on the president and vice presi-
dent and to deal with anarchists and
anarchy. The special con mittee when
named will make thorough inveStiga-
ton of the powers of congress to deal
with this subject and will report
measure providing adequate punish
ments and restrictions.