New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-01-15
THE CANAL Bill PASSED.
House obliterates Party Lines IN
the Final Ballot on the Mic
araguan Measure.
VOTE 3O8 FOR AND ONLY TWO AGAINST.


Washing dan. 10. The Hepburn
Nicarag qua canal bill passed the house
late Thursday afternoo nby practically
a unanimous vote. Only two members
out of 80 voted against il. /. Messrs.
Fletcher (rep., Mimi. and Lassiter=
(dem., Va. were the two voting in the
negative. The opposition to commit
ting the government to the Nicaraguan
route attempted to secure amendments
to lodge with the president the dis
cretionary power to pure base and COM
plete the Panama canal if it could be
purchased for $40, OOO, 900. The test
came on the first vote, when the advo-
ca ties of an alterna tive route polled 102
against ITO votes. 5At5each succeeding
vote their strength dwindled until Mr.:
Cannon (Ill), under whose lead ership
the fight was made, was unable to get
the ayes and noes on a motion to re-
commit. All other amendments failed
and the bill passed exactly asit came
from the committee. None of the votes
except that on the final passage of the
bill was a record vote. The debate
which preceded the taking Of the final
vote was made memorable by a clash
between Mr.. Hepburn, the author OF
the bill, and Mr.. Cannon, chairman OF
the appropriations committee. On sew
eral previous occasions they have meas
ured swords over canal legislation.
Two years ago similar bill was
passed by a vote of 224 to SO. =
Provisions of the Bill.
The bill as passed authorizes the presi-
dent to secure from the states OF Costa
Rica and Nicaragua in behalf Of the United
States control of such portion or the
territory belonging to said states as may
be desirable and necessary to which to
excavate, construct and prospect canal
suitable to the wants of modern naviga-
ton and commerce, and appropriates such
sum as may be necessary to secure the
controlAof said territory. ~. :, t..
Section authorizes the president, after
securing control of the needed territory, to
direct the secretary of war to construct
such canal from the Caribbean sea, at a
point near Greytown, in Nicaragua by
way of Lake Nicaragua, to a point on the
Pacific ocean near Brito, and also to con-
struct proper harbors at the term1n1 Of
said canal, and to make necessary provi-
sions for the defense of the canal and
narDOrS. -'-' T. -. -.
Sections and authorize the president
to make such surveys may be neces-
sary and to employ such persons in con-
structing canal as may to him seem wise,
and directs that in the construction of
the canal the river San Juan, and Lake
Nicaragua shall be used as far as they are
available
Section authorizes the president to guar
antee to the states of Costa Rica and Mica
ragua the use of the canal and harbors,
upon terms to be agreed upon, for all YES
sells owned by said states, and by citizens
thereof
The last section makes present appro-
priation of $40 Zoo, 900 to carry on this work,
and authorizes the secretary of war to
enter into proper contracts for material
and work as may be deemed necessary
therefor, such work and material to be
paid for as appropriations may be made
from time to time. The section fixes the
aggregate cost at $50, 900, 600, to be drawn
from the treasury on warrants of the
president.