Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-19

also Jurisdiction over said strip and the
ports at the ends thereof to make such
police and sanitary rules and regulations as
shall be necessary to preserve order and
preserve the public health thereon, and to
establish such judicial tribunals thereon as
may be necessary to enforce such rules and
regulations.
The President may acquire such addi-
tional territory and rights from Colombia
as in his judgment will facilitate the gen
eral purpose hereof.
Sec g. That when the President shall
have arranged to secure g satisfactory title
20 the property of the New Panama Canal
Company as provided in section one hereof,
and shall have obtained by treaty control
OF the necessary territory from the republic
Of Colombia. as provided in section two
hereof he is authorized to pay for the
property of the New Panama Canal Com
pany forty millions OF dollars and to the
republic of Colombia such sum as shall
have been agreed upon and a sum SUI
ficient for both said purposes Is hereby ap-
propriated out Of any money In the Treas
ury not otherwise appropriated. to be PAID
on warrant or warrants drawn by the
President.
The President shall then cause to be ex-
Cavated. constructed and completed. utilfz-
ing to that end far as practicable the
work heretofore done by the New Panama
Canal Company of France, and Its prede-
Cessor company. a ship canal from the
Caribbean sea to the Pacific ocean. Such
canal shall be OF sufficient capacity and
depth as shall afford convenient passage
for vessels of the largest tonnage ana
greatest draft now in use, and shall be
supplied with all necessary locks and otner
appliances to meet the necessities OF YES
sells passing through the same from ocean
To- ocean: and he shall also cause to be
constructed such safe and commodiouS mar
bors a the termini Of said canal. ana make
such provisions for defense as may be nee
esSary for the safety and protection OF salu
canal and harbOrs. That the President Is
authorized for the purposes aforesaid 10
employ such persons as he may deem nee
essary. and to fix their compensation
Sec. 4 That should the Presidet be I'M
able 10 obtain for the United States sat
isfactory title to the property OF the Ne"
Panama Canal Company and the controi OF
the necessary territory of the republic OF
Colombia and the rights mentioned In sec
tons one and two of this act, within rea-
Sonable time and upon reasonable terms.
then the President having first obtained
for the United States exclusive and per-
petual control by treaty of the necessary
territory from Costa RlCa and Nicaragua,
upon terms which he may consider reason
able. for the construction, perpetual MAIN
terance. operation and protection Of canal
connecting the Caribbean with the Pa
Cific ocean by what is commonly known as
the Nicaragua route. shall cause to be ex-
Cavated and constructed a ship canal and
waterway from a point on the shore of the
Caribbean sea near GreytOwn, by way of
Lake Nicara qua, TO a point near Brito on
the Pacific ocean. Said canal shall be of
sufficient capacity and depth to afford con-
venient passage for vessels of the largest
tonnage ana greatest dratt now IN use. ana
shall be supplied with all necessary locks
and other appliances to meet the necessi-
ties Of vessels passing through the same
from ocean to ocean; and he shall also con-
StTuCt such safe and cOmmodiouS harbors
at the termini of said canal as shall be nee
essary for the safe and convenient use
thereof and shall make such provisions
for defense may be necessary for the
safety and protection of said harbors and
canal: and such sum or sums of money as
may be agreed upon by such treaty as COM
pensation to be paid to Nicaragua and
Costa Rica for the concessions and rights
hereunder provided TO be acquired by the
United States are hereby appropriated out
OF any money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated. 10 be paid on warrant or
warrants drawn by the President
The President shall cause such surveys
as may be necessary for said canal and
haTbOrs to be made. and in making such
surveys and in the construction of said
canal may employ such persons as he may
deem necessary. and may fix their compen-
sation
In the excavation and construction of said
canal the San Juan river and Lake Near
aqua or such parts of each as may be
made available shall be used
Sec. >. That the sum of $4,000. 900 is
Hereby appropriated out of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated
toward the project herein contemplated by
either route So selected
And the Secretary of War is hereby au-
thorized to enter into such contract or con-
tracts as may be deemed necessary
for the proper excavation, construc-
ton. completion and defense of said
canal, harbors and defenses by the
route finally determined upon under
the provisions of this act. Appropria tons
therefor shall frori Ale to time be here
--er made not to exceed in the aggregate
the additional sum of S1:S.J OGt should
the Panama route be adopted. or s1S0OOO.
DE should the Nicaragua route be adopted
sc Il. That in any agreement with the
republic OF Co Omhia. or with the states
~ Nicaragua and Costa Rica the President
II authorized to guarantee to said republic
or 70 said states the use of said canal and
harbors. upon such terms as may be agreed
upon. for all vessels owned by said states
or citizens thereof
Upon motion of Senator Spooner his
ame nd ment was amended so that the par
agraph which provided that the President
Should cause TO be excavated etc a canal
at Panama should provide that the Presi-
dent should. through the isthmian canal
commission hereafter authorized" cause
the canal 10 be eXcavated. etc. 1t was also
amended providing that in the adoption of
plans Tor the canal it should not only be
sufficient for vessels of the greatest draft
now in use. but also such as NAV be rea-
sonably anticipated
Another amendment by Mr. Spooner to
MS amendment provided that the President
ana not the Secretary of War be authorized
20 enter INTO contract for the building of
the Nicaragua canal if that canal should
be adopted.
Bacon Amendment.
MI Bacon of Georgia then offered an
amendment TO the Spooner amendment.
which was adopted after Mr.. Spooner him
sex mad suggested a change in it, which
was accepted by Mr.. Bacon. Mr. Bacon's
amendment was adopted by a vote of So
To -
This vote was not altogether test vote
Dul II was largely along the same line that
the vote on the SpOoner amendment would
oe taken, ard 1t clearly indicated the
Strength OF that amendment. 1t provides
mat the President shall fix the salary of
"a" lSthnian canal commissioners under
"hon TINS work IS to be done. until Con-
gress shall fix such salaries
IL provides that the commission to super
wise the work shall be appointed by the
PRESIDENT and be composed Of seven mem
bers. whose nominations are to be approved
by the Senate and who shall serve during
the pleasure Of the President. At least four
OF these members shall be civil engineers
one shall be an officer of the army and en-
other in the navy.
Ih@ President is authorized to employ
United States army engineers at his dis
cretivn. or engineers in civil life. The COM
mission IS 10 report annually to the f,resi-