The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-20
BOTH HOUSES
TAKING A REST
Senate and House Adjourn Until
Jan. 6, 1902.
CANAL BILL REPORT MADE
BILL TO MAKE sCHLEY, CLARK
AND SAMPSON VICE-ADMIRALs.
CANAL BILL REPORT MADE

Washington, Dec. 19-Before the
house adjourned today over the holiday
recess. a special order was made for
the consideration of the Nicaragua ca
nal bin, beginning on Tuesday, Jan. z,
and TO continue until the bill is dis
posed of, the order not however. TO
interfere with revenue or appropriation
bills. The session Of the house was
brief, the major portion of the time
being occupied by Mr.. De Almond of
Missouri in making a personal expla-
nation regarding reports circulated in
his district concerning his course in
the matter of the extension Of the rural
free delivery.
Representative Hepburn of Iowa,
chairman of the house committee on
commerce, made the report OF the
committee in favor of the Nicaragua
canal BILL After stating the terms Of
the bill, the report saws in part.
THE purpose of this bill is to con-
centrate authority and responsibility
for the construction in the hands of the
president 1t is believed Chat this
course will be a safe one 20 be pursued
IN carrying out the purposes of the
bili. involving the expenditure of so
large a sum of money, all the work and
ali the expenditure to be made at a
distance SO far from the capital than
any other method that could be de-
vised we have tried TO concentrate
authority and responsibility rather than
TO disDerse it among many persons.
The report refers to the exhaustive
report made by the Isthmian commits
sion N rrbfrb h.1r7fT-of We fI-ar. Is fha
head. i'm which every feature of this
enterprise is fully and at length dis
Cussed." and adds:
All Parties Committed.
mo Goubt is expressed by the COM
mission as to the practiCabllity Of the
enterprise; on the contrary they join
with a score of predecessors in eX-
pressing their bel;ef that the work can
be carried to a successful termination,
within the limits of reasonable cost
and reasonable time. All of the great
political parties are committed to the
policy Of the construction of this
canal"
The report then quotes the decIara-
tons Of the various Tlrty platforms
and Presidents Mckinley and Roose-
Welt, favOriLg the canal. In conclusion
1t says:
In view of the many thousands of
pages written and spoken in advocacy
OF the immediate undertaking and COM
pletion OF tbs work. in view of the
pledges made by the parties that it
should be undertaken and completed,
fn view Of the recommendations made
by the president of the United States,
and in view OF the almost universal de
mand o. The American people that con-
gress should at once do something ef-
fective in the inaugur9 ton and speedy
completion of the Isthmian canal, your
committee content themselves with this
brief report. embodying their earnest
recommendation THAI the bill pass.
Vice Admiral schley.
Representative Pearre of Maryland
today introduced a bill creating the
grade of vice admiral of the navy, and
authorizing the appointment of Ad-
miral W. 7. Sampson. Winfield Scott
Scaley and Charles +. Clark to the
grade of vice admiral
AS Mr.. PearTe represents the district
from which Admiral Schley comes and
has been an active adhereDt Of the ad-
miral. the proposition TO unite Admir-
ais Sampson and Schley aud Captain
Clark of tie Oregon IN advancement 10
the rank Of vice admiral, IS regarded
as a cOnciliatOry step.
The message of the president relative
10 the creation OF an Appalachian for
est reserve was laid before the house.
The house adjourned TO Jan 6, 1902.