The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-10
URGED AS A MATTER OF NATION
AL IMPORTANCE.
SENATOR DEPEW FAVORS IT
The Purchase of Two Million Acres
of Land I'm Virginia. North Carolina
and Other states AdSorated-Senn-
tor Hale Impressed with the Inn
portance Of the Scheme-The Canal
Propect still Under Consideration

Washington. June AFTER transact
ing some routine business and discuss
ing for time the bill to relieve ship
pers from the London dock charges.
the senate resumed consideration 10 =
Of the isthmian canal project.
Senator Mitchell. OF Oregon. contin-
ued his speech begun on Thursday. IN
opposition 10 tbs Panama route. After
considering the engineering difficulties
OF the route, which he regarded as
very serious. he entered upon de-
nunciation OF the methods OF the Pana-
ma Canal Company which. he declared.
were the most corrupt in the history Of
the world. He warned congress that
no better way could be found to defeat
the construction of any canal than To
adopt the Spooner amendment. as the
United States could have no connection
with the Panama route without becom-
Ing involved in the intricacies Of the.
French courts from which it would
find it impossible to extricate itself. H
declared that any connection this coun-
trv might have with the Panama prop
osition would result in the defilement OF
the government.
Senator Depew. OF New York. ad-
dressed the senate in advocacy of the
bill appropriating $4,000, 900 for the
purchase Of 1000, 900 acres Of land for
a national forest reserve in Virginia.
North Carolina. South Carolina Geor-
gia. Alabama and Tennessee. It is
stated by the committee reporting the
measure that lit may fairly be urged
that the establishment of this forest
reserve in the region OF the southern
Appalachian mountains is n matter OF
great national Importance. and that
owing to the peculiar conditions exist
ing in this region the establishment OF
this reserve need not necessarily b. ar-
cepted as a precedent for the establish
ment Of similar reserves elsewhere in
the east
senator Depew said the projec: vas
favored BY President Roosevelt and bv
the secretary of agriculture. and fed
eral action WAS justified fully by pr bIf-
suits might be expected from the 80
tablishment of the reserve. II. e..tJ
that within ten years the great hard
wood forests in the proposed reserve
would be destroyed entirely. SuchV
result would be disastrous to the statee
affected and to the entire country.
At the conclusion Of Senator Depew's
remarks. Senator Hale said that the
senate could not fail to be Impressed
by the great importance OF the subject.
he had not been aware OF the extent
OF the land to be purchased. but he
thought that some action ought To be-
taken upon the matter at this session.
The senate then began the considera-
ton OF the measure commonly known
as the London dock charges bill.
In response TO an inquiry from Sena-
tor McCumber as TO aflat guaranty tbe
shippers OF this country wo,iId have tr
the event OF the elimination OF the Lon
don dock charges. thai The Atlantic
freight rates would not b. Increased.
Senator Nelson replied that there. was
no guaranty and could b- none. The
shippers would have to take their
chances on tha, The e..arshj, trust
organized by J. PierpoDc Morgan. he
said might raise the freight charges
mat was not 70 be prevented ~ the
pending bill
God deliver US from trusts" de-
cIared Senator Nelson. '-Tfa. is a mat
Ter which We viii have to take care n
later on"
House of Representatives..
Inc mouse spent the entire day voting
upon amendments to the antI-sna-cb,,
DILL but all failed except one proposed
oy Ar Mccall, of MASSACHUSETTS, ~
strike from the anarchist section the
word assault" when IL is COUPLED with
killing" In the inhibition apatns, ron
snir1ng Tor the killing OF the chief mag
istrate or foreign country. After the
piu had reached the last parliamentary
s.ase oefore passage Mr.. DeArnond. OF
Missouri, moved to recomrnit The
quorum failed at this point and the
aouse was compelled to adjourn without
final action
Mr.. Richardson, Of Alabama. moved
TO strike out from section (which yuas
aimed against conspiracies In the Unit
60 states TO kill the chief ma9istrafe
OF foreign country the provision thai
III 10 attempt was made the conspira-
tors should be subject to q fine of s.. 600
o. imprisonment from one to five years
MI Ray explained that this section was
designed TO break up the nests of an
archists in this country and that there
should be punishment whether an ac-
tuai attempt followed conspiracy or
not Mr.. Richardson's amendment was
oeieated, as were a number OF other
amendments.