The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-10
canal BILL PASSED
uD,Ry RUsHEs HIS MEASURE
ii'' THROUGH HOUSE.
hwy TWO VOTES AGAINST IT.
,vs,DEXr GIVEN NO OPTION AS
TO ROUTE.

Ancpdments Giving the Pres
,..o,t discretionary Power as to
p,,rchnse and Completion OF
-. Panama Canal Voted Down.
.,v,tcfdos'' Cannon Made a Hard
,,,~b+. Put Finally Gave II Gp.
soutbern Members Generally Fa-
.orsd the BiII-The Decision
.uo;nst Panama Route Made ny
yotc of 40 to 1902.
voshington. Jan. 9.-The Hepburn
A.,corar1lsn Canal Bill passed the
b,opse late this afternoon by practi-
L.uv unanimous vote. Only two
out Of 5f6 voted against it.
eIsssrs. Fletcher, Republican, Minneso-
4. and I,assiter, Democrat, Virginia,
k..re the two voting in the negative.
Lrbe opposition to committing the gov
Eminent to the Nicaraguan route at
,r,nted to secure amendments to
/ koase with the President the discre-
-iopary power to purchase and COM
Lie the Panama canal, if it could be
<rnrcbased for $40, 10000. The test
anne on the first vote, when the ad-
<ro.ates of an alternative. route polled
tm against 40 votes. At each sue
&oeding vote their strength dwindled
S,ntf Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois, -under
|srhose leadership the fight was made,
Il as unable to get the ayes and noes
kn notion to re-commit. All other
kmeudments failed, the bill passing ex-
&cty as it came from the committee.
Of the votes, except that on the
<inal passage of the bill, was a record
sgoe.
The debate which preceded the TAX
H. Of the final vote was made mem
Rrable by a clash between Mr.. Hep
&urn. the author of the bill, and Mr..
&annon. chairman of the ApprOpria-
Mons Committee. on several previous
bccasions they have measured swords
&ver canal legislation. Two years ago
3 similar bill was passed by u vote of
k24 TO 36.
The bill as passed to-day authorizes
the President to secure from the states
hi Costa Rica. and Nicaragua, in be-
5half Of the United States, control of
such portion Of the territory belong
fng to said states as may be desirable
bnd necessary on which to excavate,
&onstruct and protect a canal suitable
10 the wants of modern navigation
bnd commerce, and appropriates such
cp1, he fn
the control of said territory.
Section > authorizes the President,
bitter securing control of the needed
Herritory, to direct the Secretary of
zWsr to construct such canal from the
Faribbean Sea. at a point near Grey
Eogn, in Nicaragua. by way of Lake
ENicaragua, to a point ON the Pacific
*0cean near Brito, and also to construct
broper harbors at the termini OF said
#canal, and to make necessary provi-
kions for the defense of the canal and
Eharbors
Sections and authorizes the
EfeSdent to make such surveys as may
pc necessary and to employ such per-
sons IN constructing the canal as may
70 hlm seem wise, and directs that in
tne construction of the canal the river
pan Juan and Lake Nicaragua shall be
=dSed as far as they. are available
Section authorizes the President to
guarantee to the states of Costa Rica
|sn1 Nicaragua the use of the canal
I'm harbors. upon terms to be agreed
Upon for all vessels owned by said
plates and by citizens thereof.
me last section makes an appropria-
uon OF $4,000 600 to carry on this work,
sad authorizes the Secretary of War
enter into proper contracts for ma
.sIlal and work as may be deemed nee
esSery such work and material to be
tsA Ior as appropriations may be made
rom time to time. The section fixes
le aggregate cost at $1S0,000 900 to be
u,dHn from the treasury on warrants
the President.
Southern Men Favor Bill.
Ar. Adamson of Georgia. the first
psdAer today urged the passage of
I ps hepburn bill without amendment.
~ argued that the time had come FOR
r.,oh' and that equivocation now could
uE result in delaying the commence
nent Of the canal
lhe Panama Company had an Of
10 make which we could accept, lie
,o'' olu' there would be time enough TO
Ne advantage of it when the bill was
snullIg in the Senate or late in confer
VT Nooten of Texas also argued
~ ra. me bill should be passed without
Esaendinent. He regarded the Morris
/ |1t'e,lnuInent Az as a modern Trojan horse.
S point. upon the request of Mr..
tdob.'ts ot FLORIDA, the time for general
/ Ne was extended to 2:30 p. m.
~ oparkman of Florida spoke in
|'yoF W1 o. the Hepburn bill.
H. cannon of Illinois, chairman OF
H., appropriations Committee, then
IN tne Hoor. His remarks were given
'gSe ", attention.
building of this canal, he said,
III. business proposition and should
noir. N.onsldered from business stand
len reasonably. he had favored a
no, ior Years. but because he had
.for, Yen willing to proceed without in
|hs ~ and against fixed treaty laws
,tuao been called hard names.
|of ~ aunon, discussing the language
|au,ba OIL asked what was meant by
|"hn llHihg the President to obtain
|the trol' over the land upon which
|tho ald was to be built. Did il mean
10 r,o po'c chase and ownership of miles
trea5. 'E owned by spectators, both
|efrta.ss0 and Nicaraguan? With great
H. s'r1I5 air. cannon said that in his
|te1 ~ under the general appropria-
''i' 'otnained and it's 'artfal
G, ~ ~. o. would be claimed that il
|lo resident fun power not only
tb N''aragua and Costa Rica. but
io 49, .'' ''He Canal Company. and Eu-
.''.. .t'an aud Nicaraguan
"iett be i've ten or twenty.
"lis 8f "Cnduc HoSte."
p denounced what IA,
To- ~. undue haste OF those vii,
DE- .a.. ld This canal "betwoer
D, o,is ~ -ise tomorrow. lie sale
t Vas az 10 see The protocol which
YES ,s. Another thing he ob,ecteS .ss a. !,
70 nsro,is.s 1.1 y stlorization the bill Contained
park r- contracts for the Who'll,