Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS
WHAT IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS WEEK

Senator Hanna Speaks on the Canal Construc
tion Bill, Favoring the Panama Route
Criticism in the House Of President Roose
velt's Memorial Day 0ration-0ther Cana
Arguments -Anti-Anarchy Bill Passes tn
House.
Senator Hanna of Ohio spoke in thu
Senate Thursday, in favor of thu
Spooner amendment comforting on the
president authority to purchase the
rights of the Panama Canal compan.
if a valid title could be ,tained
otherwise he shall decide upon the Nj
caragua route. Mr. Mitchell support
ed the Hepburn bill for the construc
tion of the canal by the Nicaraguan
route. Seldom has a senator been ac.
corded more attentive hearing than
that given Mr.. Hanna. The Panama
route he considered much to be pre-
ferred to the Nicaraguan route, as II
provided an inter-ocean waterway much
shorter and one that could be traversed
at less expense than the Nicaraguan
route. He also argued that the seis-
mic disturbances in the Nicaragua
canal region should form a serious OBJ
lection to the acceptance of that route.
Mr. Hanna concluded his arguments
on the subject Friday, declaring that
no political consi !erations were in
volved in the canal problem, and APP
pealing to the Senate to consider the
matter as a business proposition.
The House closed its general debate
on the anti-anarchy bill Friday, The
incident of the day was a speech by
Mr.. Richardson, an Alabama Demo
crat, condemning the president in Sc
we're terms for the reference in his
Memorial day Grafton at Arlington to
the epithets applied to Lincoln and
Grant during the civil war, and for his
illusions to lynchings. He declared
that the presidents remarks violated
the proprieties of the occasion and that
it would have been far more appro-
pirate if the president had referred up
on that occasion to the magnanimous
terms which Grant accorded Lee at
which had done so much
to reconcile the divided sections.
Mr.. Harris of Kansas, member of
the committee on interoceanic canals
and an engineer Of recognized ability.
discussed the technical details of canal
in the Senate Monday
during the consideration of the 18TH
milan canal project, and was listened to
with profound attention. He strongly
advocated the selection of the Nicara
qua route, maintaining that it was
quite feasible and practicable while
the Panama route presented some in
difficulties The House
passed the bill to protect the pre- j.
dent, vice president, members of the
cabinet and foreign ministers and am
oassadors and to suppress the teaching
Of anarchy by vote of 173 to 80. The
bill to transfer certain forest reserves
rom the interior to the agricultural
department. and to authorize the crea-
ion of game and fish preserves in them
vas discussed.
Another of the big supply bills of the ,
government was disposed of by the
senate Tuesday the naval bill, carry
ng more than SIS, 600, 900, being .
,assed. 1t includes provisions for two
irst class battleships, two first-class
rmored cruisers and two gunboats, but
trikes out the House provision that
ne of each shall be built at govern
nent yards. Discussion of the 18th
lldil Cdudl question: Nd5 ItSuIItli, VT. 4
turner, supporting the Nicaraguan
QUITE, maintaining that the new Pana
IA company could not pass a clear
title to the Panama Canal company's
lights, franchises and property to the
'nited States. The House defeated
ne forest reserve transfer bill and
dopted a special order for the consid-
ton of the Corliss Pacific cable bill,