The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-11
PANAMA IMPRACTICABLE E
Trouble Would Follow Pur-
 chase of Concessions.
MT. Morgan Discusses Legal Dim culties in Way of Requirement of French Company's Claims
 Naval Bill Passed.

Washington. June 10.-Anothcr of the
 big supply bills of the government was disposed of by the Senate today. the na-
 val bill carrying more than $7sooo 900 be-
 ing passed. It includes provisions for
 two first class battlcships, two first-class
 armorcd cruisers and two gun boats, but
 strikes out the House provision that one
 of each shall be built at government
 yards.
 When consideration was resumed of the
 Isthmian Canal question, MT. Turner de-
 Iivered an extended argument in support
 of the Nicaragua route. He maintained
 that the new Panama Company could
 not pass a clear title to the Panama
 Company's rights, franchises and prop
 erty to the United States and if this
 government purchased it, it would be with
 all its incumbrances.
 Every route except those of Panama
 and Nicaragua had been eliminated from
 consideration, said MT. Turner.
 "The Panama derelict," he said, "had
 disadvantages which were overwhelming
 and insuperable, while the Nicaragua Canal presented no difficulties that could not be overcome with comparative case" Mr Turner urged that there was no diplomatic, legal or equitable difficulties in the way of the construction of the Nicaragua Canal. He presented at great length the difficulties in which the Uni ted States might become involved by ac- quirements of the rights. concessions and property of the Pana na Canal Company, xlx,k x,aat country could not get clear title to the property, based as the sale would be, upon an insufficient order of lower courts of France.
 old Company . Party. I Under no system of jurisprudence ,- of which he had any knowledge could the rights and property of the old Panama Canal Company be disposed of by the new company without the old company having been made a party to the judi | cial proceedings.
 In conclusion. Mir. Turner urged strong | ly that by the construction of the lsth- milan Canal the stuffed and cramped in | fant industries of the Pacific coast could | obtain an outlet for their products and
 would be relieved of the grossly unjust | discrimination to which they were now subjected by the rans-continental rail- roads. The project. furthermore. would promote national integrity and national progress.
 He favored the House bill saying he be- lieved that its enactment was the only
 method by which an isthmian canal could
 be constructed by the United States. Mr. Morgan discussed the legal difficult ties of acquiring the Panama Canal prop erty and declared that the United States could not buy the property without ac- quiring the encumbrances upon 1t. A bill was passed appropriating sl5.s45 for the relief of the persons who sus-
 tained damages by the explosion of an
 ammunition chest of Battery F, 2nd U. s. Artillery. in Chicago. July Is. 1894. The House bill providing for the pro- lection of the President was referred to the Judiciary Committee. although MT. Hear. Chairman of that Committee.
 thought it would he impossible to get action on it at this session.
 Then. after a brief executive session. the Senate at 5:2o ?. m. adjourned.