New-York tribune., 1901-12-14
FOR CANAL CONSTRUCTION
THE HEPBURN NICARAGUA DILL
AMENDED AND FAVORABL1 hE-
PORTED TO THE HOUSE

~,-L.., 0ao 1s-The House Connlttee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce at ~. " Th-,
ing to-day voted 10 report faVorapiS - ,-.aor..,o
bill providing for the construction ol IL. - 1rs g
C.,a1 Ranresentative Fletcher. OF Minnesota We"
the only member voting against repo &c Jo,+s g
Before the vote taken seVeidi az r.,o
were proposed. One by Mr. AdaHiSoi % -. -
Vac agreed TO providing that the eAPehu -
.1o ooo nno as nrovided by the bill. shaH De auo "
xar-ants signed by the President Oh liie -
States Other amendments nAliis 80 doD,n the
minimum depth for the canal were w. 80 20 +be
z.ira baing IN retain the Original loiHi u -
ae9ie 80 +IT7 ~ yearly as possible. Chairman hep
80 1-ae directed to urge the measure 10 eoi I
Grafton and a vote in the House at the eaiie' 49,
ticable time. .; that he would
nush the bill in the House as one VI '
ures to be taken up after the hopuas -o- ea+ IT
The unaninnity of the committee to-odS "a A.
fying to the friends OF the CANA aod to rsnort
Adamson a Democrat, of Georgia ii .,ia ~
the bill, and the entire Derocta ,s,son is also
the committee voted for it. MI [Au ~ ~, aoor
- ooro+ine with Chairman Hepburn Oh 'ne o ~
of the House with a view to securiliS ~
when the measure comes up o, .,5
The Hepburn bill finally asreeu up0- ~
ordered reported to-day is as folloWS-
Be It 5 PTesident of the United States be and
is hereby authorized to ACQUIRE nd in Behalf of the
United states control Of such nd Saaragua % as may
belongng to Costa RSa on o which to excavate
pe 1850 a,6 1rotert canal of such depth dild
conacify as will be sufficient for the @
sims Of the greatest and draus3t n %i6 26m IN
use from a point GreytoWn on Ile 10 -, DO ci}n
Sea via Lake Nicaragua. to forIto. oi -ac,ra
0cean and such sum may be necessary " SCI. @
such control is hereby appfopIldteu ~ dai
Sec 9 That when the President mas seculeu u a.
control over the territory in Section 70
he shall direct the Secretary or w ar 70
and construct a canal and waterway from poIIIl
on the shore of the Caribbean Sea. near GreytoWn
nv vav of Lake Nicaragua, to a point near brl1o
or the Pacific Ocean. Such canal shall De OF sum,
cient capacity and depth as that 1t may De useu
by vessels of the largest tonnage and greatest
draught now in use, and shall be supplied with an
necessary locks and other appliances 70 meet the
necessities of vessels passing from tIreytoWh 10
such safe and commodous harbors at the termini
of said canal and such provisions for oelence, as
may be necessary for the safety and protectioh OF
said canal and harbors.
veys as may be necessary for said canal and har-
and in the constructing of the same may
employ such persons he may deem necessary
Sec. L. That in the excavation and construction OF
such parts of each may be made available
shall be used.
Sec 5. That in any negotiations with the States
of Costa Rica and Nicaragua the President may
have. the President is authorized to guarantee to
said States the of said canal and harbors, upon
sroh terms as may be agreed upon for all vessels
owned by said States or by citizens thereof.
Sec 6. That the sum of $4,000 900 is hereby ap-
propriated out of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated toward the project herein
contemplated; and the Secretary Of War Is further
tracts for materials and work that may deemed
necessary for the proper excavation. construction
defence and completion of said canal harbors and
deences TO be paid for as appropriations may from
Warrants signed by the President not TO exceed in
the aggregate $3.50. 5000.