The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-20
Panama route IS
CHOSEN BY Senate
Continued from First Pase)

days debate with an earnest appeal for
the adoption Of the Nicaragua route
He had been preceded by Mr.. Clark. OF
NJ. ntana, in support of the Nicaragua
1oate, and Mr.. Allison. Of Iowa, In sup
port of the Spooner proposition. Only
n IL or amendments, except those indicat-
ed, were adopted. all others being voted
down.
Mr.. Bacon. Of Georgia, offered to the
Spooner substitute the amendment pro-
yiding for the appointment OF an Isthmian
canal commission to direct the construc-
tiur of the canal, and providing that seven
members of the commission shall receive
such compensation as the President shall
prescribe until it is otherwise fixed by
Congress.
Mr. Spooner accepted the amendment
and it was agreed to-52 to %
Mr.. Fairbanks offered amendment
providing for the issue OF S15o,OOo,G0O of
gold bonds and earning two per cent in
terest to pay for the construction Of the
canal. Mr.. Culberson moved to lay the
amendment on the table. and the motion
was defeated So to SO. The amendment
was then adopted IS to So.
An amendment providing that all of the
/ people of the United States should have
opportunity to subscribe to the proposed
loan was agreed to without division
Mr.. Morgan's motion to substitute the
Mica ragua canal bill as a substitute for
the 4Spooner proposition was lalG on the
! table Al to 32.
The bill then passed 67 to g.
| On motion of Mr.. Morgan, the Senate
| then asked a conference with the House
upon the bills passed by the two branches
| of Congress. and Messrs. Morgan, Hanna
| and Kittridge were named as conferees.
PROVISIONS OF BILL.
Tie Spooner amendment. as amended
ana adopted by the Senate to-day. pro-
yides that the President, through the
law offices OF the government, shall de-
| tern,ine whether a, clear title can be OBJ
tai, eG Of the Panama Company's prop
erty, rights and concessions. II he shall
| lie satisfied that such title can be OBJ
! tailed, he shall purchase the property,
rights and concessions of forty million
/ dollars IF, in his opinion a clear title
cannot be obtained, he shall proceed to
| construct an Isthmian canal by the Mic
!. a,agua route The bill further provides
that a commission of seven shall be APP
pcir ted by the President to supervise the
work and to make arrangements for all
the details of it. 1t also provides that
sod bonds in the sum Of $130,C00000.
| hearing two per cent. interest, shall be
/ issued to raise money with which TO
cons truct the canal.
In the House.
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June 19.-The opening
day OF the weeks debate upon the Phil
ippine government bill in the House was
signalized by a strong and exhaustive
speech by Mr. Cooper, OF Wisconsin. e en-
He spoke for almost three hours and was
given close attention by both sides Of the
House.
presentation OF the Democratic position
but he yielded the floor after speaking
about an hour and will resume to-morro"
morning. These were the only speeches
made to-day The order under which the
House is operating provides for night SEES
sions until Wednesday for debate only
but as no one was prepared to speak TO,
was vacated
Mr. Cooper drew the fire of several Dem
ocrats when he said that Mr.. Bryan hac
counselled the ratification of the Paris
treaty, and declared that both parties be
came responsible for the inevitable anu
necessary consequences and obligations ::
imposed.
1 Amid tremendous applause on the Re
publican side, Mr.. Cooper contrasted the
present denunciation of the administra-
TONS RoGy and the platform declafa
those of 1854 Now. he said. the Demo
Gratis spoke of Roosevelt as the man or
horseback" then they described Lincoln
as the emperor at the other end of the
avenue"
Mr. Jones replied to some of Mr.. Coop,
er's arguments. He laid special stress
upon the absolute sincredibllity of Buen-
ca nlino whose testimony Mr.. Cooper had
quoted Buencamino he said, was first q
Spanish soldier, afterward an Insured
zionist and now a supporter of the Ameri-
can administration. This renegade" hs
said, was the only Filipino who had ever
appeared before committee of Congress
in advocacy of the course the United
States was pursuing. Continuing, Mr.
Jones said that his purpose was to dis
cuss first the present political conditions
in the islands, and. secondly. the feature:
of the bill to prove that If passed the peo-
pie of the Philippines would be in a worse
condition than they were to-day under
/ the present despotic government.