The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-17
ADVOCATES
 OFPANAMA CullOm and Kittredge Ad-
 dress Senate. ENDORSE SPOONER PLAN Say It Will Mean Speedy Con- Structi0n of Canal. s
 The London Dock Charges Bill Passed By the Senate-Proctor Stirs
 Up Trouble Over Army
 Measure.
ENDORSE sPooNER PLAN

Washington, June 16.-After a discus sion extending over parts of several days the Senate today passed what is popularly known as the London dock charges bill. Consideration thea was continued or the Isthmian Canal project, MT. Cuiiom GID and Mir Kittredge (S. D. delivering speeches in advocacy of the Panama route.
 MT. Kittredge pointed out that Costa Rica was constitutionally unable to grant the necessary concessions to the United States and said if the Nicaragua route were selected 1t probably would be long time before work could begin, even If 1t ever could be.
 Just before adjournment a spirited dis cussion was precipitated over a motion by MT. Proctor of Vermont to agree to a conference with the House on the ar my appropriation bill The opposition to MT Proctor's motion was so vigorusly that finally he was forced to withdraw 1t for the present.
 MT Cullom advocated the adoption of the Spooner amendment to the canal bill. He said the question was not partisan one. Both political parties had endorsed the construction of such 9 canal. T be- lieye." he said. there are many convinc-
  should be adopted and why the canal should be constructed over the Panama route The principal one on which I base my preference for the Panama route is the recommendation of the Isthmian Ca nal commission"
 Volcanoes and Earthquakes.
 Speaking of the danger of volcanoes and earthquakes he said: 'sThe dangers from volcanoes and earthquakes are merely speculative. In either route there is equal danger from earthquakes. but by electing the Panama route we can at least avoid the possible danger from vol canoes However. if fit is found that we cannot obtain good title from the Pand- ma company or the Government of Co., lombia, we will go ahead with the con- struction of the canal along the Nicara- qua route.
 we are called upon to select between a route 1S3 miles long and one 47 miles long: between a route costing $1S9, ,00O, 900 and one costing $s4,0O0.0OO; between a route which will annually cost $3.3OO. 900 to operate and maintain and one that will cost but S, ,00Oo0O to operate and maintain; between a route that will take but twelve hours to navigate and one that will take 
 has been highway of commerce for 400 years and one that has never been used: between route the entire length of which there Is in operation a railroad worth several million dollars and route with no transportation facilities. For all these reasons, the Panama route should be selected. I believe the Panama Canal Company can convey good title to its property to the United States, but if on the examination by the law officers of the Government 1t is found that the title of the Panama company Is defective then the Panama route will be rejected and the canal will he constructed by the Nicaragua route"
 Messrs. Hale, Perkins and Tilman were named as conferees on the naval appro- priation bill.
 Title to the Canal.
 MT Kittredge 0S. D. contended that the action of the Isthmian Canal com mission in recommending the Panama route was an unanswerable argument in support of that route. That report, supplemented by testimony taken by the inter-ocean canal commission, established the sufticiency Of the title to the Panama Canal.
 
 would consider any proposed canal con- vention in a most liberal spirit He had no doubt that the diplomatic negotiations concerning the Panama canal would be brought to successful issue without diff culty. The canal by the Nicaragua route, he asserted, was blocked by an almost impossible barrier, because of the posi- ton of Costa Rica, who now could not enter into negotiations with the United States on the subject and would not be able until her constitution had been amended. If the Hepburn Dill were en- acted it would mean simply that there would be no canal.
 The 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 obtain all the lands required for the canal, while at Nicaragua this Government would havo to buy all lands except those held by the Nicaraguan Government which, he declared. would add millions of dol lars to the estimated cost of the Nica- raguan canal. MT. Kittredge said also the Maritime Canal Company would have a claim against the United States in the event of the adoption of the Nicara- qua route of SIS. 900 in addition to the amount of the cofnpanys claim against Nicarague which the United States would have to assume
 Proctor Starts a Row.
 MT Proctor (Vt) called up the army arpropriation bill and moved that the Senate recede from it's amendment pro- viding for the erection by direction of tbe Secretary of War of certain buildings at military posts, and that conference he agreed to on the other two amend mapts. Mir. Allison made conciliatory sneech and urged that the honor of the Senate was not directly involved. al .hnreb the motion in sense. did extend .no oiive branch to the House.
 .Instead of extending the olive A-snct" exclaimed MT. TiIlman, it is running up the white flag. If the Senate mas wrong in appointing the special con- fe-ence committee and insisting upon its rights, why not say sop