Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-01-21
PANAMA ROUTE BEST.
So Declares the Commission In Re.
port Transmitted to Congress.
PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL UP.
The House Measure Presented to
the Senate With Some Amend-
menta-The Ship Subsidy
bill Also Reported.

llus transmitted to congress the sup
Elemental report of the isthmian canal
commission on the proposition of the
Panama Canal company to sell its
property to the United States for S4O,-
100000. The commission unaniin lusly
reports that after considering the
changed conditions that now exist and
all the facts and circumstances upon
which it's present judgment must be
based the commission is of the opinion
that the most practicable and feasible
route for the isthmian canal. to be I'M
der the control. management and own
ersllip Of the United States, is that
known as the Panama route.
The report is signed by all the mem
bers of the commission. 1t was ac-
companied by a letter Of transmission
from the president to congress.
The senate committee on interOceanic
canals will not meet to further, CON
slider canal bills until the return of
Senator Hanna. a member Of the COM
mittee. who is on business trip to
Cleveland and who desires to be pres
emf Mt the consideration of the Hep
burn bill and the Panama proposition.
In the senate Mr.. Lodge (Mass.,.
chairman of the committee on Philip
pines, reported the house bill tempo
rarily to provide revenues for the Phil
ippine Islands.
The report was ordered by strict
party vote. The bill was amended as
heretofore agreed upon, being a reduc-
ton of - per cent on goods coming
from the Philippines to the United
States with an additional reduction of
the export tax charged in the Philip
pines on products sent out of the is
lands to the United States. The Dem
ocrats presented substitute, which
WAS also reported to the senate. 1t
provides that there shall be temporary
free trade between the United States
and the islands: that the United States
shall continue to occupy and govern
the islands until stable government
has been established. when the presi-
dent shall direct the withdrawal from
the isla nds. the United States to re-
tain such military and naval stations
as are deemed necessary.
The Philippines are declared to be
foreign territory by the minority bill
from the passage of the act.
Lodge Seeks Quick Action.
In reporting the bill Mr.. Lodge said:
''This is a bill which. in the iudg-
ment of the majority of the committee
on Philippines, requires immediate at
tcntion, 1t is my desire to bring it be-
fore the senate from day to day until
action upon it shall have been taken.
have no desire to press its considera-
ton unduly, and l know of no desire
upon the part of its opponents to OBJ
strict unduly it's ccnsidera ton or pas
sage. although there is a proper wish
to debate the subject thoroughly"
He hoped that those who were op-
posed to the enactment Of the bill
would be prepared to proceed prompt
ly with its consideration, so that the
time of the senate might not be vast
ed.
Mr.. Rawlins (Utah). on behalf of !,
the minority of the committee on Phil
llpltltS. llitI OLClcu IL SuDSlitulc LOT
the measure proposed by Mr.. Lodge j
He gave hotice that he would submit |
some statements in support of the sub |
stitute measure.
A house bill comforting upon Mrs.
Ida s. Mckinley. widow of the late |
President Mckinley. the mail frank
ing privilege was called up by Mr. Ma
son, chairman of the committee on
postoflices and post roads and passed
Mr.. Cul!Om 0ll.) introduced bill ito
prevent the transportation Of deleteri-
GUS food and drinks and to provide for
the appointment of Il dairy and food
commissioner" He said the measure
men. but that he knew very little of
the matter himself. He assumed. how
ever, that it was a proper bill, and he
introduced it in order that it might be
by a committee.
Mr.. Frye (Me.) reported the ship
subsidy bill agreed upon by the COM
mittee Oh commerce. Mr.. Vest (MOD
gave notice of dissent ON the part of
the Democratic members of the COM
mittee and also Of an intention to file
q minority report.
The Day In the House.
The house Immediately after it met
went into committee of the whole and
entered upon the consideration Of the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill
which was reported to the house on
Mr.. Cannon, who was in charge OF
the measure, explained that the bill
provided for the government service
for the current fiscal year where exist
ing appropriations were not sufficient.
The bill carried $16,7O4,23 He an
swered many inquiries about various
TENS in the bill.
Mr.. Richardson, the Democratic lead
,r, pressed Mr.. Cannon to know under
what law it was proposed to appropri-
ate $5OO,000 for a permanent military
post at Manila.
The chairman Of the appropriations
replied that there was no