The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-06
Hanna HEARD IN
SUPPORT OF CANAL |
Ohio Senator Favors the Panama
Route as Far the Better.
THE SEISMIC DISTURBANCES
THE SEISMIC DISTURBANCES
He Urged That Danger of These Be
Military Academy Bill
Passed-Debate on Anti-An-
archy Bill Was Continued.
Try Associated Press

BY Associated tEeSbJ
WASHINGTON, June 5.-In further
consideration of the Isthmian canal pro-
ject the Senate heard to-day two speeches.
neither Of which was completed. Mr..
Hanna, Of Ohio, spoke in favor OF the
Spooner amendment, comforting upon the
President authority to purchase the
rights of the Panama Canal Company II
q valid title could be obtained. otherwlsc
he shall decide upon the Nicaragua route.
Mr.. Mitchell supported the Hepburn ON
for the construction of the canal by the
Nicaragua route
Seldom mas Senator been accorded
a more attentive hearing than that given
Mr.. Hanna Eliminating sentiment ne
considered the Panama route much 70 De
preferred to the Nicaragua route as II
provided an interocean waterway much
shorter and one that could pc tIaNeisea
at less expense than the Nicaragua
route. He maintained that the oii.eu
States was to build the canal to accom-
modate the commerce of the world, anu
that fact must be taken into account.
He was in favor OF the Panama route
because he had been convinced by stuo-
born facts that it was the better OF the
two.
Mr.. Mitchell urged the passage OF the
Hepburn bill, maintaining that unless
the Nicaragua route was detet"iiieu
upon definitely by Congress It wouia
mean the indefinite postponement ana
nerbaps the ultimate defeat of any canal
legislation. He discussed at great length
the general canal question. insisting that
the Nicaragua route was entirely 1easi-
| BILE and practicable. while the Panama
| route involved difficulties wnlch were
scarcely to be surmounted
| Before the canal discussion was re-
sumed the Senate passed the Mllltars
Academy appropriation bill provialns io'
extensive improvements a. Me GI,s o'i'''
| SEISMIC DISTURBANCES
| Mr. Hanna referred to some maps ar
! ranged around the walls Of the Senate
| Chamber. showing the number of active
| and inactive volcanoes in the canal re-
] gion. demonstrating that there were
| more volcanoes in the neighbornood OF
| the Nicaragua route than IN that "
| the Panama route. He maintained that
| tho cost Of the Nicaragua Canal would
| be immensely greater than the faha-
| ma Canal. and said he was prepared &c
| demonstrate that the Nicaragua cana
| could not be operated at night
| Discussing the Spooner substitute ne
| denied emphatically that 1t was
| subterfuge intended to delay ana pro
! crastinate.
/ turbances. Mr. Mitchell declared the au
/ thorities indicated that the danger IRON
| earthquakes was 100 per cent greater
! in the region OF the Panama route thar
/ in that Of the Nicaragua route In
| neither case was the danger sufficient
| n render hazardous the construction OF
the canal.
In the House.
WASHINGTON, June 5-The general
debate on the anti-anarchy bill was
ended to-day except for two speeches
which will be made tomorrow. Mr
Littlefield, of Maine, will make the clos
ing argument in support of the measure
The debate was devoted to legal argu'
ments over controverted questions In
yolved in the proposed legislation. The
speakers to-day were Messrs Sibley, o.
Pennsylvania. DeArmond. of Missouri
Williams, of Mississippi. Wooten. OF Tex
as. McDermott of New Jersey. Loud o
California. Crumpacker, of Indiana. Mad
dex Of Georgia. Ball of Texas, and Ciarl
Of Missouri.
Mr.. DeArmond believed the thirteenth
| section Of the bill was unconstitutiona
and that the section designed to protec
! foreign ambassadors and minister
should be stricken out.
Mr. Williams. of MISSISSIPPI, fount
nothing in it that was unconstitutiona
or undemocratic.