Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-07
not WORDS IN THE SENATE
Inpsssionsd spsoohss Provoked By Div.
cussiOn Of fsiitiol Laws
HoAa, FORAKER AND 1ILlMAN LEADERS
senate Completes Philippine Tarin
Bin So Far as Commission Is Con-
cerned-New Canal Route
f. Proposed.

WASHINGTON. Feb. s.-For four hours
today the senate had the Philippine tariff
under discussion. The measure was com
pleted so far as the Philippine commission
was concerned. all tho amendments being
adopted. Several other amendments will
be offered, one OF two pending.
Toward the close Of the day the discus
sion became. hot. In response to a reso-
luton offered several days ago by Mr..
Rawlins Of Utah. the secretary OF war
transmitted 70 the senate the sedition
laws enacted by the Philippine commission.
They were read In full, and Immediately
drew the FIRE on the governments Philip
pine policy.
Mr. Hoar expressed his establishment
that such laws should be enforced by the
government authorities. Mr.. Foraker of
Ohio. had read from the revised statutes
Of the United states the laws Of congress
relating TO the crime Of treason and SINH
lar offenses against the government and
said that the acts passed by the Philippine
commission were almost identical in their
language with the laws enacted by con-
Eress In the days OF the fathers Of the re-
public and that there was nothing unpre-
cedented or unusual about them.
The Ohio senator was interrupted con-
tinuously and had several warm colloquys
with senators who were opposing him.. In
one OF them. he announced with great
earnestness. that the American army never
would return from the Philippines until It
returned victorious and that gentlemen in
and out Of congress, rail about it as they
might, ought to thoroughly understand that
fact.
In concluding the debate, Mr.. Hoar
poured oil on the troubled waters OF the
senate, maintaining that men might we'll
differ on any Of the great questions now
before the country, but that all were
thoroughly loyal TO the country and we're
doing their duty as they saw it.
Early in the day Mr.. Scott OF West vir-
ginia. delivered a speech in which he ad-
yocated an investigation of the San Bias
route for an sthmian canal, and Mr.. Hans
through made a carefully prepared address
on his bill to provide a national system of
irrigation Of arid lands.
LcgaIize st. Lawrence Bridge.
A bill declaring the international railway
bridge over the st. Lawrence river near
~lHoagansburg. N. Y, a lawful structure was
passed.
Mr.. Scott called up and had read a reso-
Mutton which he offered several days ago
providing for the appointment Of a com
mission Of experts to examine what is
known as the San Bias or Mandigo bay
route for an isthmian waterway and to re-
port to the senate the cost Of construct
Iing an interocesnic canal by that route.
He said that nearly one-fourth Of the sum
necessary TO construct a canal by any OF the
routes proposed already had been expended
in an endeavor to find a suitable route for
an isthmian canal. but confronted as con-
'gress was by a proposed appropriation Of
-xawlw conn mn 00o for fha hnfidin0 0f an
linteroceanic waterway It was the duty Of
prudent men to carefully investigate every
possible route.
He disclsimed any intention to obstruct
the consideration OF , canal bill or to delay
the building of the canal itself; but he
maintained that the question OF route was
stfii debAtable.
After thorough investigation he was con-
WINGED that the San Bias route met nearly
every requirement Of the proposed water
way, but because the adoption Of that route
i~nvolved the driving OF a tunnel through
the granite of a mountain range sufficiently
large to admit Of the passage OF any ship
,anoat, the route had been regarded as i'm
practicable. Personally he was convinced
that such a tunnel could be constructed at
q reasonable cost.
Mr.. Scott explained that the San Bias
route connected the two oceans from the
hay Of Mandigo In the gulf Of San Bias
ON the Atlantic side. to Pearl Island haTbo
I'm the gulf Of Panama on the Pacific side
gof the ithmus. Including the ive-mile
tunnel. the canal would be thirty
miles long. He said that the harbors Of
the San Bias route had excited the enthu'
;siasm Of all engineers who had investi-
gated them.
To Utilize Electrical Power.
He beiseyed that electrical power made 1
entirely practicable by this route TO TOW
ships through the canal by the e%lectri'
trolley. He thought It Impossible that sail
ing vessels would be able to navigate Owe
any OF the proposed routes.
The route he proposed, he said. onere'
great natural and commercial advantages
He aid not believe anyone would question
the deslrability OF a ship canal by the sal
Blss route II the tunnel which II involves
could be constructed, and he had no doub
this could be done.
He referred 10 the Hoosac. Mount Gents
81. oothard, Arlberg and simplon tunnel
"A daring and successful efforts of moderi
engineering. He quoted both American an
European engineering authorities to sho'
that the construction of the San Bias tun
mel was quite practicable.
For the reasons Mr.. Scott believed tina
the San Bias route was the only feasibl
and practicable sea level canal route;
1. Its healthy location.
g Its shOrtness.
Ite magnificent harborS.
l. Its total absence OF locks.
4 The possibility OF working gangs o
men night and day In the wet and dry sea
sons under good sanitary conditions.
by this route and not other sailing vessel
could be towed by electric power by nigh
ss well sa by day. thus enecting a grea
aaving Of time and expense.
Il The economical maintenance Of tn
canal when completed.
The permarency OF its rock bed an
the absence OF earth embankment.
The desirable fact that IL can be con