The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-20
ISTHMIAN CANAL BILL
sRlEF SYNOPSIS or THE MEASURE
PASSED BY THE SENATE.
Il Creates 4 Canal Commission Which,
With the President, Wdl Determine
the Route.

Washington, June 10, The lsthmiau canal
OH passed by tho senate today provides
substantially as follows:
section / authorities the president TO
acquire Tor the United States at cost
not exceeding 100000. all " tho rights.
privileges, franchises. CONCESSIONS grants
Of land right Of way, unfinished work,
plants aud other property owned by the
new Panama Canal company of France. on
sac lSthmus " Panama mud all its maps,
plans, drawings, records ON the lsthmuS
Of Panama and In Paris, including all the
capital stock not less, however, than Us.
SIS shares ~ the Panama Railroad com.
rany, owned by OF held for the use OF
said canal company, provided sstisfae.
tory title 20 all OF said property can be
obtained
section : authorizes the president 20 &C.
QUro from the republic Of Colombia OK
elusive and perpetual control Of a Strlp Of
lana not less than six miles Wide from tho
,Ar'ohesn sea 90 the Pacific ocean ANA tho
rsht 70 use ami dispose ~ the watcl,,
thereon and cNCavatc, construct and per.
petoalN 10 maintain. operate and protect
thereon cAnal " such depth and capacity
as VIII afford convenient passage OF ships
OK the greatest tonnage and draft now IN
use from sea to the ocean; this coutrol Ia
Include the rish, perpetuslly 10 maintain
aud operate tho Panama railroad. II the
ownership thereof OF controlling interest
Iheteln, SHAH have been acquired Oy Inc
loltcd states; also jurisdiction over line
>trip and the ports at thr ends thcrcor tc
MAKE the necessary police and sanitary
ig'SS and rSsnlstioos and establish judi.
vlalN tribunals Ia enforce the Sainr
president .,A 4
dtuonsl territory and rights from COLON
e,a as In his iudgmout viii facilitate the
gencr3l purpose ~ the act
Ry section g. S4o,NoNN Is anpronrist.t
% pay for tho property of tho New Panama
NSndl company aud 2 sufficient amount 10
r.aSS ISSNmeia for the territory acquired
lhc president liz then, through the lsthmlan
S4aa' commission, authorized hy tho ,act Ia
proceed with tho construction az the cana.
Hussa'"s as far as practicable the work al
wagE uone' The canal Is to he suppltel
N.lh aii necessary locks and Other an
plaNceS Provision Is made Tor tho can
N,oguon ~ hsrhors al the tcrmlai Of tho
msW Su ~ ,er Seoh works Of defense as
.,, ~ section the president is given the
Nm, S,osts ensustib or proceeding with
Mn, FVsSuuSuon OF am isthmian canal hy
|na' ~ SHOWN as the Nicaragua romie IN
Wv event that he Is unable 10 se,rr, " n
NV tSSSteN title Ia the pronerty ~ mo
iTcg =, l,a9 tsi .anal eompanr ami the cNu.
emota sud after arSt hsvins IN, ,n,na 80 ~
,cn,r,pi '}S1 states exclusive and perns<fal
tcsY 'S, W treaty " tho necessary icrfi
NM ttnm Costa Rtta and Nicaresnn ~
PROVISIONS rs 20 tonnage and drag Iva w tue
f,NS, X \" h3thorS sud as To works ~ An
httpr ~ y t9r samc as In the shelton rc
lou s'S0 made OF such sums AS 'phbsVlp'nS
NrsrSseess Se ~ treaty MS compensation 10
ana risSt. sna costa ltita for conrrS>io,,s
~" slkats graAtcd 60 thu United S,ntgs' ne
IN, Na ? AnnroNistcs 10000 tNl tow,.ra
appe,n ,H y , concentrated and provides that
gtesst, tsa go ,ste not 10 exceed IN tAe AZ
~, N ~, ss2a .a n,o,e adopted or Sis0Gsl
w sage'S the Nlcamgaa route 10 selected
any asrcemeat With rclemh,aw ~. nat 10
IN st,ss, i" - sla Rlea. the president a a.
canal MA N sgsTan,ee them the use a Inc
he strs am sN s nron such terms as NAV
's.,a,fies " nv their citlsens ~ '"ete
~ Ssates an is'hmian canal Gem.