Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-20
THEP ANAMAROUTE
Connecticut's Law Makers Die
 vided on Canal Question.
CANAL COMMITTEES REPORT.

Will Have Effect of Confusing the
 Question-H Hawley Is Opposed to the {.
 Report and In Favor of Nicaragua
 Platt Will Probably Favor the Pan-
 anna Route-Many of the Senators
 Think There Will Be No Canal Leg
 islation at This Session.
 Washington, Jan 20.-The report of the isthmian canal commission which was made on Saturday in favor of the Panama route has caused quite stir in congressional circles. It was rath- CT expected that the report would be made, but it is generally agreed that 1t has complicated the situation great ly, and many now think there will be no canal Legislation this session of con- gresS
 Senator Platt has up to the present time been undecided which route he would vote for, but in view of the new report it would not be surprising if he would favor the Panama route. Senator Hawley is outSpoken in favor of the Nicaragua canal, and will unite with Senator Morgan, the chairman or the committee on canals ill the senate, in urging the Nicaragua canal.
 In the house the situation Is still further complicated, and the. members hardly know what the result will be. MT Henry said: q think this report is very unfortunate at this time, and I am sorry it has been made, for it
 means delay. In my opinion there will be no canal legislation this ses- esfO II n h. 4, L4 enough to straighten out all the diplo- matic complications this year. It is too bad that every time we get the canal question under consideration something like this will come up to l block legislation"
 Mir Sperry agreed with MT Henry that the matter would be delayed and perhaps postponed indefinitely MT l Sperry said: II do not believe the
 house will vote in favor of the Pan anna route. The report of the com mission means that there will be fur 1 ther delay. I was i'll hopes that | something would be done on tliis point 1 this session, but l very much fear ! there will be no canal Legislation this | session.
 MT Hill, who has favored the Pan- l anna route right along, said: The |
 ! report of the commission simply con- I firms me ill my opinion that the Pan- 1 anna route is the best. 1 came to l that conclusion principally on account 1 of the views of one man, General | Ludlow, who was the chief engineer 1 of the commission before his death. 1 | met him in Manila last summer,z and I when I asked him his honest opinion l as to the best route for the canal, he replied that there was no doubt in l his mind but that the Panama route 1 was the most feasible one. l rather think 1t might be possible to get the l Panama route through the house There were many members who voted l for the Nicaragua canal, simply be- cause the commission and the house committee were in favor of it. Should this question come before the house again, many would vote in favor ot their personal views and for the Pan- ! anna route."
 i MT Russell expressed his opinion als follows: sThe report will cause delay and. perhaps postponement for ths session of canal legislation. l have \ always thought the Nicaragua canal l the better, but whether it would be | possible to change the sentiment of the house as expressed the other day Ill favor of the Nicaragua canal, cannot say"