Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-19
PANAMA CANAL
A Hot Debate in the
Senate.
Several Senators Denounce
Panama Route.
Senate Votes in Favor Of Panama
Canal.
WASHINGTON OFFICIAL ARRESTED.

Washington, June 19.-When the
senate convened today 1t was with the
intention of beginning voting upon the
Isthmian canal question at o'clock.
Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama, presented a
letter from Secretary Hay concerning
point raised in the Isthmian canal de-
bate by Mr.. Kittredge, of South Da-
kota. The letter stated the minister
from Costa ,.lca wished to inform the
committee on interoceanic canals that
his government is prepared to nego-
tiate with the United States treaty
for appropriate concessions for an
Isthmian canal on the terms substan-
italy as proposed by the government
of the United States" The communi-
cation was laid on the table.
Consideration of the Isthmian canal
question was resumed and Mr.. Spooner
offered formally his amendment as
substitute for the pending socalled
Hepburn Nicaragua canal bill. Mr..
Clark, of Montana, then addressed the
senate in support of the Nicaragua
canal route. He declared the Panama
canal scheme a hoodoo which ought to
be stunned and avoided 1t had left
heritage of ruin, disaster and desola-
ton. Mr.. Allison explained why he
should vote for the Spooner substi-
tute. He believed there is a general
desire by the American people for an
Isthmian canal and the people desired,
too, the United States government
Should construct and control the canal
Mr.. Morgan. chairman of the inter-
oceanic committee, at the conclusion
of Mr.. Allison's remarks, began the
speech closing the debate. He said the
c nal issue seemed to have come down
a., fha 81 Ol noiuf nf finance
Mr.. Morgan particularly denounced
the Panama canal route as place
where the laborer and death join
hands" He said that he had been try
ing to protect the United States from
the shame of intercourse with 1t. Those
who wanted to touch that thing might
do So He would not do it, he declared,
for both the canals.
Mr. Morgan urged congress to deter
mine the question of route and not
cowardly refer the matter to the presl-
dent In conclusion, he said:
Just one word in parting with this
question. This duty was assigned TO
me by the senate and not sought by
me. If we are to be beaten down mere
TODAY. and America is to be disgraced
| shall have had the honor, and the
American people will give it to me
L
estly and sincerely the best labors OF
my life to the success of our project.
At 2 o'clock p. m. debate on the canal
question was concluded by previous
agreement. The Spooner amendment
as perfected was read.
The first yea and nay vote was upon
the amendment offered by Mr. Bacon
to the Spooner amendment, announc'
ing a committee to have charge OF the
preliminary work of constructing the
caral. 1t was in no way test vote
IL was adopted by vote OF 81 TO ~
The first actual test was on an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Mitchell, OF Ore
gon, giving the president a choice OF
routes. even if ne could secure title foI
the Panama route, 1t was laid on the
table by AZ to 32.
The vote on the Spooner amendment
was AZ to "a and was adopted
Fairbanks amendment for issuance
bonds on the isthmian canal was adop
ted. 3S to SO.
The Spooner bill for construction o
the Panama canal as amended passed
the senate, 67 to 6.