The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-07-03
CANAL BILL IS SAFE
10th Houses are Agreed and
Mat .r is Ended.
PRESIDENT HAS ONLY TO Sign
Conference Report In Favor Of Pana.
ma Adopted-Frisnds of Mica.
rasaa Have Not Yet
lost Hops:

A Washington special says: The
conference report on the isthmian ca
nal bill was adopted by the house
Thursday by vote of 252 to 7.
Senator Morgan presented the con
ference report on the canal bill and il
was adopted.
This passed the bill and 1t will be
sent to the president.
When the senate convened few mi
nor bills were passed, after which con
alteration was begun of the general
deficiency bill, being read for com.
mittee amendments.
When the appropriations of $780,
900 for the Buffalo Pan-American ex.
position and s150,000 for the Charles,
ton, S. c., exposition were reported Mr..
Bailey, of Texas, protested. He in,
sisted that if congress should meet the
present demands, it would be called
upon to meet still greater deficit in
the ST. Louis exposition. He thought
it was a gross misapplication of public
money.
Senators Haze, Spooner and Teller
synpathized with Mr.. Bailey's view,
but thought that the calamity which
had befallen the people in Buffalo in
the assassination of President Mckin-
ley had much to do with the deficiency
and should be taken into considera-
ton.
The senate, after long argument,
agreed to the appropriation in the gen
erai deficiency bill for the Buffalo and
Charleston exposition deficiencies.
Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa, chairman Of
the committee on interstate commerce
.hen called up the conference report
upon the isthmian canal bill and
moved the adoption of the conference
report. M. Hepburn had quite long
colloquy with Mr.. Richardson, of Ten.
nessee, over the time in which the
president was to conduct the negotia
tions with the Panama Canal Company
and said that the senate rejected ev-
cry proposition mad; by the house
conferees. He said he would not have
this report if he did not believe that it
was the senate bill or nothing. He
also declared thai he did not believe
the Panama Canal Company possessed
anything We cared to buy.
Mr.. Hepburn said he thought the
president would fail in his negotiations
and could then resort to the osher
route.
Mr.. Underwood. of Alabama, said the
people of his state favored Nicaragua
but he believed it was best to accept
the compromise.
Mr.. Mann, of illinois, said it was one
step nearer a canal, due to the efforts
of the two men, Senator Morgan and
Representative Hepburn. (Applause)
The report was also supported by
Messrs. Sulzer, of New York, Fletcher,
of Minnesota; Adamson, Of Georgia;
Williams, Of. Mississippi, and others.
Mr.. McRae, of Arkansas, said he con-
sidered the substitution of the Panama
route for the Nicaragua route monu-
mental blunder.
A roll call was ordered and the con
ference report on the isthmian canal
bill was adopted by vote OF 252 to 8.
Those voting in the negative were
Ban, of Texas Bell. of Colorado Hay,
CT Virginia; Jones, CT Virginia; Claude
Kitchen, Of North Carolina; Loud, OF
California; Neville, Of Nebraska;
Woods, of California.
While the bill provides for the con-
struction of q canal with preference
for the Panama route in case there
should be obstacles in the way CT
clear title to the French company's
property, or there should be trouble in
negotiating just the right treaty with
the republic of Colon bia-neither OF
which obstacles are likely to develop
the Nicaragua proposition will be ia,
ken up. In either event, canal is as
sured. The president will promptly
sign the bill.