The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-26
CANAL is A GO.
House Adopts Conference Re-
port on Senate Bill
BY Overwhelming Vote of 252
to Seven.
ON HEPBURN'S MOTION.
Author of Nicaraguan Measure
Takes the Lead
In Securing Action Favorable to
Panama Route.
N HEPBURN'S MOTION.

Washington, June 26.-The conference
report the isthmian canal bill was
adopted by a vote Of 252 to Z
The house met at Il o'clock today A
bin was passed to amend the internal
revenue laws relative to fermented Ii
quors so as to eliminate the eighth of
barrel from the classification of pack
ages.
A request of the senate for the return
of the bill for the sale of sites for man
ufaeturing and industrial plants in the
Indian Territory was objected to by Mr..
Stephens (TeX).
Mr.. Hepburn. 0a) chairman of the
committee on interstate commerce then
called up the conference report upon the
isthmian canal bill.
The statement submitted by him yes
terday was read. showing that the ef-
feet of the adoption of the report would
be the elimination of the house bill and
the enactment into law of the senate bill.
~ desire to move the adoption of the
report" said Mr.. Hepburn In doing
so 1 desire to say that I have not chang
ed in the slightest degree my belief in
the wisdom of the house of representa-
tives on the 9Th OF last January
At this point further proceedings We're
blocked by the speakers announcement
that the original papers We're missing
and that no action could be taken until
they were before the house. The papers
should be in the hands of the clerk
observed Mr.. Hepburn.
But they are not here answered the
speaker. They must be in the senate.
At any rate it is well settled that a con-
ference report cannot be considered with
out the original papers
Can I ask unanimous consent for the
consideration of the report2" asked Mr..
Hepburn.
.''The chair thinks not replied the
speaker. The matter must go over until
The papers are found.
Accordingly the report was withdra awn
and the house went into committee the
whole and resumed the consideration of
the Philippine civil government bill
The papers We're found and Mr.. Hep
burn moved to adopt the conference re
port.
with Mr.. Richardson CPenn) over the
time in which the president was to con
duct the negotiations with the Panama
Canal company and said that the senate
rejected every proposition made by the
house cOnfeTees. He would not have
made tins report If ne did not believe tnat
it was the senate bill nothing He also
declared that he did not believe the Pan
anna Canal company possessed anything
we cared to buy.
Mr. Hepburn said he thought the pres
ident would fail in his negotiations and
could then resort to the other route.
Mr.. Burton (O) urged the acceptance
of the report saying sentiment had
been growing in favor of the Panama
route.
Mr. Underwood (Ala.) said the people
Of his state favored Nicaragu but he
( believed it was best to accept COM
promise.
MI Mann Gn) said it was one step
nearer q canal. due to the efforts of
two men-SenatOr Morgan and REPRE-
sentative Hepburn. (Applause.)
The report was also supported by
Messrs. Sulzer IN. W Fletcher (Minn.) E,
Adamson (Ga.), Williams (Miss-) and
! others.
Mr. McRae (Ark.) said he considered
the substitution of the Panama route
for the Nicaragua route a monumental
blunder
A roll call was ordered on the adop-
tion of the report
GOES TO THE PRESIDENT
Washington. June 26-Mr- Morgan pre-
sented the conference report on the
canal bill in the senate and it was
adopted This passed the bill and it
VIII be sent to the president
IN THE SENATE
Washington, June 26.-The senate has
agreed to the appropriations in the gem
eral deficiency bill for the Buffalo. N.
Y and Charleston, S c., exposition de-
hciencies.
An amendment was agreed to in the
general deficiency bill appropriating
$4,000 to cover all unpaid expenses in
CURED on account of the illness and
death of President Mckinley including
compensation to the physicians, no pay
ments to be made to any employees OF
the government.
The deficiency bill was then passed