Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1902-01-10
Had a Walkaway When ii
Came Time 10 DO tie
Voting.
By NlCARAGUAN ROUTE
Is the Way t:e Big Isthmain Ditch
Must 90 According Ia tile
Congressional view.
Canal Bill Passed As Ii Came Fra.a
Committee With But Two 0p-
posing Votes.

+ Washington. Jan. Ie.-The Hepburn
Nicaraguan canal bill passed the mouse
/ late yesterday afternoon by practically
unanimous vote. Only two members
out of SO voted against it. Messrs
Fletcher tRep.. Mimi and Lassiter
(Dem., Na-) were the two voting in the
negative. The opposition TO commit
ting the government to the Nieara guam
route attempted to secure amendments
to lodge with the president the discre-
uonary power to purchase and COM
plete the Panama canal, ii IL could
be purchased for $40. .o00. 600. The test
came on the first vote, when the advo-
102 against 10 votes. At each sue
ceeding vote their strength dwindled
until Mr.. Cannon OF Illinois. under
whose leadership the fight was made,
was unable to get the ayes and nays
on motion to recommit All other
amendments failed and the bill passed
exactly as il came from the committee
None of the votes except that on the
final passage of the bill was a record
vote.
The debate which preceded the TAX
ing of final vote was made memora-
bic by clash between Mr.. Hepburn.
the author of the bill, and Mr.. Cannon,
chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee. On several previous occasions
they have measured swords over canal
legislation. Two years ago similar
bill was passed by vote of 224 TO &c.
The bill as passed yesterday author
ICES the president to secure from the
states OF Costa Rica and Nicara qua in
behalf of the United States control of
such portion of the territory belong
ing to said states as may be desirable
and necessary in which to excayate.
.cOassruet 1ss3 3-4slcspe<k aS~1IA1aaa ;s
|. t>to the wants of modern navigation
> commerce. and appropriates Zach
:. sum as may be necessary to secure
the control of said territory.
Section authorizes the president.
after securing control of the needed
territory, to direct the secretary OF
war to construct such canal from the
Caribbean sea at a point near Grey
town liz Nicaragua. by way of Lake
Nicaragua to point on the Pacific
ocean near Brito. and also to construct
proper harbors at the termini OF said
canal and to make necessary provi-
sions for the defense of the cana! and
harhois.
Sections AMI an horize the presi-
dent to make such surveys as may be
necessary and to employ such persons
in constructing the canal as may 10
him seem wise. and directs that in
the construction of the canal the river
San Juan and Lake Nicaragua shall be
used as far as they are available.
Section ) authorizes the president to
guarantee TO the states of Costa Rica
and Nicaragua the use of the canal
and harbors upon terms to be agreed
Upon, for all vessels owned by said
states. and by citizens thereof The
last section makes present appropri-
alton of $4,000 900 to carry on this
work and authorizes the secretary of
war to enter INTO proper contracts for
and work as may be deemed
necessary. such work and material
to be paid for as appropriations may
be made from time to time. The sec
ton fixes the aggregate cost at NsG.-
600. .oeo to be drawn from the treasury
On warrants of the president.