The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-20

canal issue seemed to have come down to single point-that of finance. On that point he referred to MT. Allison, but he did not believe with him that 1t would be necessary to issue bonds to pay for the construction of canal.
 Morgan Concludes Debate.
 MT. Morgan particularly denounced the Panama canal route as place where labor and death join hands" He said he had been trying to protect the United States from the shame of the intercourse with 1t, Those who wanted to touch that thing" might do so. q would not do it, he declared, for both canals"
 MT. Morgan urged congress to deter cowardly refer the matter to the Presi- dent. In conclusion he said: Just one word in parting with this question. This duty was assigned to me by the Senate and was not sought by me. If we are to be beaten down here today and Am erica is to be disgraced. I shall have had the honor and the American people will give it to me after I am dead of having devoted honestly and sincerely the best labors of my life to the success to our project"
 At p. m. debate upon the canal ques- tion was concluded by previous agree ment
 Spooner Amendment Read.
 MT. Spooner then perfected his amend ment. An amendment providing for the appointment of an isthmian canal com mission to direct the construction of the canal, and providing that seven mem bers of the commission shall receive such compensations as the President shall prescribe until it was otherwise changed by Congress, was agreed to-52 to P.
 An amendment providing that If the President could not within six months get a clear title to the Panama canal companys rights and concessions, he should proceed with the Nicaragua canal was laid on the table-44 to 91 and one limiting the time of the Presidents de- cision as to the Panama route to twelve months was rejected-35 to 39. and the same fate by a vote of 42 to 32 awaited MT Mitchell's amendment to the Spoon CT substitute providing that even though the President Is satisfied he can obtain a clear title to the Panama canal com pany's property, If he shall be convinced for any reason that it is not for the best interest of the United States to purchase the Panama property or if he shall think the canal ought to be construced by the Nicaragua route, he shall pro- ceed to the construction of the canal by the Nicaragua route.
 
 Spooner substitute. It was adopted-i2 to 34, the detailed vote being:
 Yeas-Messrs. .AIdrich, Allison, Bard, Beveridee, Burnham, Burton, Clark of Wyoming, CuIlom, Deboe, Deitrich, Dryden, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster of Washington, Frye, Gallnger, Gamble, Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hoar, Jones of Arkansas, Jones of Nevada, kean, kittridqe, Lodge, McComas, McCum- Der, McMilIan, Mason, Willard, PIatt of Connecticut, Pritchard, Procter, ouarles, Scott, spooner, Teller War ren, Wellington, Wetmore-42.
 Nays.-Messrs. Bacon, Bailey, Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Carmack, Clapp, Clark of Montana, Clay, CockrelI, Gull person, Daniel, Dubois, Foster of Louis lana, Harris, HawIey, Heidtfeld, Mo- Laurin of Mississippi, Mallory, Martin, Mitchell, Morgan, Nelson, Patterson, Penrose, Perkins, Pettus, Platt of New York, Quay, Simmons, Stewart, TaIla- ferro, Turner, vest-34.
 The following pairs were announced, the first name in each case being in favor of Panama and the second against: Depew with McEnery; Dillingham; with Tillman; Deliver with Money: <earns Tf!lman; Deliver with Money; McLaurin of South Carolina with Simon. Elkins and Rawlins were absent and impaired.
 Hoar Offers Substitute.
 MT. Hear of Massachusetts offered a substitute for the Spooner proposition, making it the duty of the President to