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Washington, June 16-After a discus sion extending over parts of several days the Senate today passed what Is popu- larly known as the London dock charges bill
 Consideration was then continued of the isthmian canal project MT. Cullom of Illinois and MT. Kittredge of South Dakota delivering speeches in advocacy of the Panama route. MT. Kittredge pointed out that Costa Rica was consti- tutionally unable to grant the necessary concessions to the United States, and said if the Nicaragua route was selected it probably would be a long time before work could begin, even if it ever could be.
 Just before adjournment a spirited dis cussion was precipltated over a motion by MT. Proctor of Vermont to agree to a conference with the House on the army appropriation bill. The opposition to MT. Proctor's motion was so vigorous that finally he was forced to withdraw 1t for the present.
 The Debate.
 MT. Cullom advocated the adoption of the Spooner amendment. He said the question was not. partisan one. Both political parties lad endorsed the con structon of such a canal 'I believe" he said, there are many convincing req sons why the Spooner amendment should be adopted and why the canal should be constructed over the Panama route. The principal one on which I base my prefer ence for the Panama route Is the recom- mendation of the isthmian canal com miusion."
 Speaking of the dangers from voloa- roes and earthquakes he raid:
 "The dangers from volcanoes and earth quakes are merely speculative In either route there is equal danger from earth uuakes but by electing the Panama route we can at least avoid the possible danger from volcanoes. However, II it is found that we cannot obtain a good title from the Panama company or the 6oyernment of Colombia, we will go ahead With the construction of the canal along the Nic- a agua route
 I've are called upon to sele:t between a route 183 miles long and one i5 miles long, between a route costing So0o0,O00 ana one costing s1S4, 900, GOO; between d (CSN NDiSNNtSNN " operate and maintain, and one that will cost but $2,000000 to operate and hnein tain; between a route that will take but twelve hours to navigate and one that w,ll take B hours; between a route that has been a highway of commerce for 100 ears and one that has never been used. between a route the entire lngth of which there Is In operation a railroad worth sIr. eral million dollars and a route with no .-- f,a FAf.o sons the Panama route should be se- lecteu.
 Can Convey Good Title.
 ''I believe the Panama Canal Company can convey a good title to its pr1pccty to the United States but if on eXamna- tion by the law officers of the government 1t is found that the title of the Panama Canal Company Is defective then the Panama route will be rejected and the cenal will be constructed by the Nicara- qua route."
 Messrs. Hale, Perkins and Tillman were named as conferees on the naval appro- priation bill.
 MT. Kttredge of South Dakota contend ed that the action of the isthmian canal commission in recommending the Panama route was an unanswcrable argument In support of that route. That report, sup plemented by testimony taken by the inter-oceanic canals commission estab- lished the suffciency of the title to the Panama canal.
 The attitude of the government of Co., lombia, he continued, indicated that she 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 ficulty. The canal by the Nicaragua route. he asserted, was blocked by an almost impossible barrier, because of the posi- tion of Costa Rica, who now could not en- ter into negotiations with the United States on the subject and would not be atle to until her constitution had been amended. If the Hepburn bill were en- acted 1t 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 have to buy all lands except those held by the Nicaraguan government, which, he declared, would add millions of dollars to the estimated cost of the Nicaraguan cal al.
 Claim of $13,ooo, ,ooo.
 MT. Kittredge said also the Maritime C6ral Company would have a claim against the United States in the event of the adoption of the Nicaragua route of SIS. 900, Jc0 in addition to the amount of the company's claim against Nicaragua which the United States would have to assume.
 MT. Proctor of Virginia called up the army appropriation bill, and moved that the Senate recede frcn it's amendment providing for the erection by direction of the secretary of war of certain buildings at military posts, and that a conference be agreed to on the other anne mendments
 MT. Allison made a conciliatory speech and urged that the honor of the Senate was not directly involved, although the motion, in a sense. did extend the olive branch to the House.
 Instead of extending the olive branch exclaimed MT. Tillman. "it is running up the white flag. If the Senate was wrong in appointing the special conference com mittee to insist upon It's rights, why not say so; why dodge the question in this way?'
 Mir. Tillman said the adoption of the amendment would remove the bone of contention" If that" he said. Ifs not an ignominious rurrender, I don't know what 1t is."
 A abatement by Mir Proctor that he