The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-26
AGREED ON PANAMA
CoNFEREES MADE SHORT woRk
OF CANAL MATTER.
AN EASY VICTORY FOR SENATE
FUTURE OF CANAL WILL REST
WITH PRESIDENT.

House COnfereeS saw There. Was
Nothing tn Do hut submit-Bill
VIII BE Called Up for FinnI Action
In House To-dny-Mr. Morgan Adj
Vised Alabama Delegation to Ac-
cept Panama Substitute just as IL
Stands-He Believes This Action
Will Insure Canal of some Kind
and That the Nicaragua Route May
Yet Have to he Selected.
Washington, June 25.--The conferees
on the isthmian canal bill reached a
complete and unanimous agreement at
2;35 o'clock this afternoon in favor
OF accepting the Senate amendment
which contemplates the building of the
Panama canal IL the President can Sc
cure a clear title to that route. The
final conference lasted only half an
hour. Before the decision was reach
ed Mr. Hepburn, on behalf of the
House conferees. endeavored to secure
modification of the Senate amend
ment limiting the President to six
months time within which the title to
the Panama route is to be perfected.
When this failed, Mr., Hepburn made no
further opposition and the Senate
Amendment was concurred in exactly
in the form that it passed the Senate.
1t was arranged that brief state
ments should be prepared for presen-
tation to the Senate and House, and the
conferees separated.
Mr.. Hepburn presented the confer
ence report on the canal bill to the
House and under the rule 1t went over
until tomorrow. MIR. Hepburn submit
ted the following statement to the
House:
The effect of the action of the con-
ferees, If approved by the House, viii
be to eliminate all of the provisions of
the bill as passed by the House, and
enact into legislation all of the pro-
visions of the Senate amendment"
Mr.. Hepburn will call up the bill for
final action tomorrow.
The morning conference to-day was
practically conclusive in establishing
that the Senate Panama amendment
would be agreed TO just as framed and
the House conferets went back to the
House and reported to their associates
that such an agreement would be
made. Representative Hepburn made a
cure amendments TO the Senate pro-
! vision One or his propositions was to
give the President larger discretionary
power, allowing him to pass upon mer-
lis as well as upon title of routes. An
other was to limit TIE time within
which the title of the Panama route
was to be perfected. These efforts were
not successful however, and the issue
was brought down to accepting the
Senate amendment just as it is.
Acted on MIR. Morgan's Advice.
1t was stated in the House about
noon that Senator Morgan had sent
word to the Alabama delegation in
Congress that IL was advisable to ac-
cept the Senate Panama substitute
just as il stands. on inquiry this
proved to, be correct, and the fact that
the foremost supporter of the Mica
ragua route advised agreeing to the
Senate amendment was considered as
conclusively indicating the final re-
suits. Senator Morgan's views were
communicated to one of the Alabama
members, and by request were made
known TO all the members of the dele
cation.
1t was stated in explanation of the
senator's change of position that he
considered the Senate amendment as
insuring the prospect of a canal of
some kind; moreover he believes that
the negotiations for the title to the
Panama route will fail, so that ulti-
mately the Nicaragua route will have
to be selected under the act.