The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-13
His Plan of Securing the Right Of
Way Viewed With Favor.
ITS ADOPTION WILL BE RECOMMENDED
BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
Voiuminous Report Contains UncompIimentary Ref
erences to the Conduct of Negotiations by the
Panama Canal Company Officials.

Washington, December 1.-THE senate
committee on lsthmian canal today au-
thorized favorable report on Senator Nor.
gan's bill providing for the acquisition from
Nicaragua and Costa Rica of the right OF
way Via the Nicaragua route. Senator Nor
gan later presented this report to the sen.
ate, accompanying the return of the bill
with voluminous report upon the general
subject OF canal across the lsthmus, Ac
ton on the bill providing for the construc.
tlon OF the canal was deferred
Senator Morgan's report covers more than
800 pages Of printed matter and deals with
many of the questions connected with the
construction Of the canal, Including u
thorough Inquiry into the attitude OF Great
Britain upon the subject and the dlfferen,
canal rontes lie also discussed the rela-
tlonship of the Panama Canal company 10
the construction by the United States OF
waterway across the lsthmus ana, while
he makes reference TO letter written by
President Hutin of the Panama company
70 Secretary OF State Hay, he does not give
the text OF the communication. Mr.. Nor
gan says that the letter to Secretary Hay
was dated November - last and that It
was written after Admiral Walker, as
president Of the commss on, had closed
his correspondence with NJ. Hutln relating
to the sale of the Panama canal. He then
adds
inc letleF TO MT, Ray Win me Qp-
pendlccs thereto and the memoranda that
accompanies 1t, IS nm attack on
the president Of the commission re,
plcte with false assumptions aud per.
versions Of facts and IL evidently Intended
20 create side issue, the debate upon
which It ls hoped by NJ, Hutln win delay,
If 1t does not defeat. the nnal action Of
congress In providing for the construction
OF nny canal This proceeding and the
| placing OF this csp6ndepce ia the hands
Of the president Of the United states by
NJ. hutin with request that II be com
municated 10 congress is but o continua.
| tion OF the presumptuous and offensive
! proposition previously made by the Pana
ma Canal company. This company, In q
| previous administration, had succeeded In
| obtaining the resignation of a secretary OF
| the navy TO accept nominal position IL
| their service at large salary and expend
qulring the aid OF leading business house,
In promoting the De Lesssps plan withou
n dollar Of stock being subscribed In tina
city
THE desperate financial straits OF II,
New Panama Canal company compelle,
| them TO make oVertures TO the Unitel
states TO unload their enterprise ON tn
| United States and their agents became nc
| c0rdlngly aggressive in this effort. -
| The report then quotes communications
| from NJ. Hutin and his attorneys to OIL
GERS Of this government in 1929 and 1901
which have heretofore been printed. Aftet
quoting n letter from sullivan 4 Cron well
! attorneys for the Panama Canal company,
| directed 10 the president ana dated AplJl
! 90 1900, iu which they ask the president
| 10 advise congress- OF the attitude Of the
Panama Canal company, the report says:
| The manifest purpose Of this company
! 10 Interfere with legislation by asking tho
! president 10 inform congress Of q state Of
! facts as alleged of which congress Is pre-.
| suinably without knowledge is an insult
/ to the intelligence Of congress-, n is an
| insolent invitation to tho president TO con
! troll the action Of congress- 80 that they
| shall not act upon Bills reported by com
mIttees in both houses"
Senator Morgan read Admiral Walkers
| letter Of October % last. 10 NJ. Hutin and
said. at utterly breaks down the pretcn
slons Of NJ. Hutn that the United States
| through Admiral Walker, was engaged In
the effort TO purchase the property of the
| Panama Canal company"
| The conclusion with reference 10 this
| point Of the controversy Is set forth In the
! following language;
"The motive for this unseernly and IN
| precedented misconduct must he either
| that this canal company is desperate In rs
| purpose 70 unload It's property upon the
! United States because the French stock
holders have lost faith In it's success, ol
! that IL Is eudeavorlng 90 prevent the com
| pletion Of any canal with It's Panama rail
road. the shares Of which they value al
| $500 the face value being 800 per share
| on account Of Its enormous earnings"
Contendlng for the Importance ut the en-