The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-17
CULLOM ADVOCATES
THE PANAMA ROUTE
And Kttredge Follows in the
Same Strain.
LONDON DOCK CHARGES
This Measure is Passed, the 0pposi-
tion Collapsing.
THE HOUSE AT ODDS OVER THE ARMY BILL
House Lays on Table Resolution Calling on Root
For His Reason For Dismissing Rebecca
Taylor. Three Republicans Vote
With Democrats
With Democrats.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, June 16.-After q discus
sion extending over parts of several days
the Senate today passed what is popu
larly known as the London Dock Charges
Bill. The opposition to tho measure prac-
tieally collapsed and it was passed with
out division.
Consideration was then continued of
the Isthmian Canal project, Mr.. Cullom
Qlls.), and Mr.. Kittredge Is. d., deiiv-
ering speeches in advocacy of the Panama
route. The former based bis argument
principally upon the report of the 18TH
mian Commission recommending thar
route, asserting that he was satisfied that
good title to the property could be
obtained. Mr.. Kittredge not only strongly
favored the Panama route, which in his
judgment was much the better but also
attacked the Nicaragua plan as lacking in
Gehniteness. He pointed out that Costa
Rica was constitutionally unable to grant
the necessary concessions to the United
States and if the Nicaragua route were
selected is probably would be long time
before work could be begun, even if it
ever could be. The speeches of both
by the Senate.
Just before adjournment spirited dis
cussion was precipitated over Il motion
by Mr.. Proctor, of Vermont to agree to
conference with the House on the Army
Appropriation Bill. Several weeks ago the
Senate was affronted by message from
tho House refusing to submit to confer
ence certain Senate amendments to the
hill. The opposition to Mr.. Proctor's mo-
tion was so vigorous that finally he was
forced 10 withdraw it for tho present.
Mr. Allison made a conciliatory speech
in which he urged that Mr.. Proctor had
n ade his motion with tho idea of facili-
tTtirg public business The question of
the lonor of the Senate was not directly
inv> ved. although the motion, in a sense,
did Itcnd the olive branch to the House.
Instead of extending the olive
branch" exclaimed Mr. Tillman, sit is
running up the white flag If the Senate
was wrong in appointing the special con-
ference committee TO insist upon its
rights why not say so? Why dodge the
question in this way?"
Mr.. Tillman said the adoption of the
amendment would remove the "bone of
contention" '1f that said he, 'is not
an ignomiHicus surrender, 1 don't know
what ii IS
Aftrr some further discussion the mo-
tion was withdrawn.
Nj. Cullom said in the course of his
remarks on the canal question:
I'VE are called upon to select between
route 1S3 miles long and one 40 miles
long; between route costing S1Sa, 900. .0GO
and one costing s1S4, 900 600; between a
route which will annually cost So 300. .00O
70 oparate and maintain ono
Will cost but 50, 900 900 to operate and
maintain; between a route that will take
hut IL hours to navigate and one that
will take SO hours; between a route that
has been a highway of commerce for 400
gears and one that has never been used
between route the entire length of which
there is now in operation a railroad
worth seven million dollars and a route
with no transportation facilities. For
all these reasons the Panama route should
be selected"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Cullom's
speech the Senate agreed to a conference
on the Naval Appropriation Bill and
Messrs. Hale Perkins and Tillman were
named as conferees.
Mr.. Kittredge Is. d., then spoke in
advocacy of the Panama route.
In answer to an inquiry of Mr.. Clay.
Mr.. Kittredge said the minority of canal
committee had recommended the Mica
ragua route an alternative proposition,
assuming Of course that firm and stable
legal foundation for the governments
work could be obtained.
Tho South Dakota Senator pointed out
that at Panama the United States by the
acquisition of the Panama Canal Com
pany's rights and property would OBJ
tain all the lands required for tho canal
while ut Nicaragua this government
would have to buy all lands except those
held by the Nicaragua Government. How
much of this land would be in private
bands when the time came to construct
the canal nobody now could say but GER
tainly the purchase of these lands would
add millions OF dollars to the estimated
cost of the Nicaragua canal
Mr. Kittredge indicated also that the
Maritime Canal Company would have
claim against the United States in the
event of the adoption of the Nicaragua
route. This claim, he estimated at $13,-
coo 600 in addition to the amount of the
company's claim against Nicaragua which
the United States would have to assume.
That company, he said. was holding its
concessions for the purpose of re-imburs-