The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-17
The PANAMA ROUTE
COLLoM AND kITTREDGE ADVO-
CATE 1T IN SENATE.
REASONS FOR PREFERENCE.
QUESTION OF RIGHT OF WAX CUTS
A FIGURE.

Nicaragua Plan Lacks Defniteness
said MIR. kittredGe-By Acquiring
the Panama COmpany's Rights All
Land Needed for the Canal would
BE Obtained, While Government
Would BE Bled by Private Land
Owners for Nicaragua Route-Sen-
ate Charses House With Discount
esy in Matter of Army Appropria-
ton Bill.
| Washington, June Reconsideration
was continued to-day in the Senate of
the isthmian canal project, Mr. Cullom
J OF Illinois and Mr.. Kitredge of South
Dakota, delivering speeches in ad-
vocacy of the Panama route. The for
mer based his. argument principally
upon the report of the isthmian COM
mission, recommending that route, as
! sorting that he was satisfied that a
good title to the property could be OBJ
tanned. Mr.. Kittredge not only strong
| ly favored the Panama route, which,
! he said, was much the better, but also
attacked the Nicaragua plan as lack
ing in definiteness. He said Costa Rica
was consttutionally unable to grant
the necessary concessions to the United
! States, and if the Nicaragua route
were selected it would probably be
| long time before work could be begun,
even if it ever could be. The speeches Of
both senators We're accorded close at
tention.
Mr.. Cullom said in the course of his
remarks on the canal question:
1--WE are called upon to select be-
tween route 1873 miles long and one
40 miles long; between a route costing
$1S9,000,000, and one costing 1884, 0OO, GOO:
between a route which will annually
cost So 900 to operate and maintain,
and one that will cost 81, 900, 900 to OPP
crate and maintain: between a route
that will take twelve hours to navigate,
and one that will take thirty-three
| hours; a route that has been a highway
of commerce for years and one that
! has never been used; between a route
the entire length of which there is now
| in operation a railroad worth 81 000,-
| 600, and route with no transportation
| facilities. For all these reasons the
Panama route should be selected"
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Culloms
! speech the Senate agreed to a con-
| ference on the naval appropriation bill
| and Messrs. Hale, Perkins and Till
man were named as conferees.
Mr.. Kittredge of South Dakota, then
spoke in advocacy of the Panama
route.
kittredge Gives Reasons.
In answer to an inquiry of Mr..
Clay Mr. Kittredge said the minority
! of the canal committee had recon-
mended the Nicaragua route as an
| alternative proposition, assuming of
course that a firm and stable legal
foundation for the governments work
| could be obtained.
Mr.. Kituedge said that at Panama
the United States by the acquisition
of the Panama canal company's rights
and property would obtain all the lands
required for the canal, while at Mica
I ragua this government would have to
buy all lands except those held by the
Nicaraguan government. How much of
this land would be in private hands
when the time came to construct the
canal, he said, nobody now could say,
but certainly 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
a claim against the United States in
the event of the adoption of the Mica
ragua route. This claim he estimated
at $13000,0 00 in addition to the amount
of the conlpany's claim against Mica
ragua, which the United States would
have to assume. That company, he
said, was holding its concessions for
the purpose of reimbursing itself from
the United States treasury.
\ senate and House Row.
Just before adjournment a spirited
discussion was precipitated over
motion by Mr.. Proctor of Vermont to
| agree to a conference with the House
on the army appropriation bill. Sey-
eral weeks ago the Senate was af-
fronted by a message from the House
refusing to submit to conference GER
tain Senate amendments to the bill
The opposition to Mr. Proctor's motion
was so vigorous that finally he was
forced to withdraw it for the present
Mr.. Allison made a conciliatory
speech in which he urged that Mr.
Proctor had made his motion with the
idea of facilitating public business.
\ The question of the honor of the SEN
ate was not involved although the
motion, in sense, did extend the olive
branch to the House.
Instead of extending the olive
branch exclaimed Mr.. Tillman, lit is
running up the white flag. If the
Senate was wrong in appointing the
special conference 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.
If that" said he is not an igno-
minious surrender, / do not know what
it is"
After some further discussion the
motion with withdrawn.
London Dock Charges Bill Passed.
After a discussion extending over
parts of several days, the Senate to-
day passed what is known a the Lon
don dock charges bill. The opposition
70 the measure practically collapsed
and 1t passed without division
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