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1t has been evident for sew
eral days that the Spooner
substitute would command the votes of
a majority of the Senate. The Panama
route was considered more desirable by
the Senate than the Nicaragua route.
The only question left open is the title
to the property and that the Presi-
dent will determine, If the House
adopts the Senate amendments to its
bill.
Mr.. Morgan of Alabama closed to-
days debate with an appeal for the
adoption of the Nicaragua route. He
had been preceded by Mr. Clark of
Montana in support of the Nicaragua
route and Mr.. Allison of Iowa in sup
port of the Spooner proposition. Only
minor amendments. except those ipdi-
Gated. were adopted, all others being
voted down.
MIR. BacOn'E Amendment.
Mr.. Bacon of Georgia offered to the
Spooner substitute the amendment pro-
viding for the appointment of an 18TH
milan canal commission to direct con-
struction of the canal, and providing
that seven members of the commission
shall receive such compensation as the
President shall prescribe until it is
otherwise fixed by the Congress. Mr..
Spooner accepted the amendment and
it was agreed to, 50 to %.
Mr.. Mallory of Florida offered an
amendment to the Spooner amendment
providing that If the President could
not within six months get a clear title
to the Panama Canal Company's rights
and cessions he should proceed with
the Nicaragua canal. Mr.. Spooner
moved to lay the amendment on the
table, and the motion was agreed TO,
A to 81.
A like amendment offered by Mr.
Mallory, limiting the time of the Pres
ideutS decision as to the Panama
route to twelve months was rejected,
35 to 80
Mr.. Mitchell offered an amendment
to the Spooner substitute, providing
that even though the President is sat
istied he can obtain a clear title to the
Panama Canal Company's property If
he shall be convinced for any reason
that 1T is not for the best interests of
the United States to purchase the Pan
anna property, or if he shall think the
canal ought to be constructed by the
Nicaragua route, he shall proceed to
the construction of the canal by the
Nicaragua route Mr.. Spooner's mo-
ton to lay the amendment on the ta-
BILE was agreed to, AZ to 49,
A direct vote was then obtained on
the Spooner substitute, which was
adopted, by the vote already given.
The vote upon the Spooner substi-
tute disposed of the pending question,
and the substitute, as adopted, was
reported from the Committee of the
Whole of the Senate. Mr. Hoar offer
ed substitute for the Spooner propo-
sition, making it the duty of the Pres
ident to decide by which route the
canal should be constructed. 1t was
rejected 10 to g.
To Issue $13O,OOO. 900 Gold Bonds.
Mr. Fairbanks offered an amendment
providing for the issue of $3.50, 000, 900
of gold bonds, bearing per cent. in
terest. to pay for the construction of
the canal. Mr.. Culberson moved to
lay the amendment on the table, and
the motion was defeated SO to 80.
The amendment was adopted, 3S to
&c.
Mr. Mason offered an amendment to
Mr.. Fairbanks amendment, providing
that all the people of the United States
should have opportunity to subscribe
to the proposed loan. The amend
ment was agreed to without division
Mr.. Morgan then offered the Mica
ragua canal bill as a substitute for the
Spooner proposition, thus raising the
question previously passed upon.
Mr.. Spooner moved to lay the Mic
aragua bill on the table, and the motion
was agreed to, Al to SO.
The bill was then passed, 81 to 6.
On motion of Mr.. Morgan the SEN
ate then asked a conference with the
House upon the bills passed by the two
branches on Congress. and Senators
Morgan, Hanna and Kittredge were
named as conferees.
The Senate had some debate over the
trouble into which it has gotten with
the House over amendments to the
army appropriation bill, and finally
asked for a conference with the House,
ignoring the offending message which
caused the trouble.