Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-06-26
ROUTE
IS SELECTED
spooner Bill Instead OF Hep
burn Bill Is Passed by
the Senate.
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY
the Nicarasuan-cIear Title ls
The Only DebatahIs
Question.
OVERWHELMING MAJORITY

Observation-Disclosures
The Only DebatahIs
Question.
Washington, June 21.-An isthmian
canal, while not vet absolutely assured,
is nearer to construction that 1t ever
has been. The senate yesterday by
majority of eight votes adopted the
Spooner substitute for the Hepburn
Nicarag qua canal bill, the vote on the
substitute being ~ to "a.
After two amendments to the meas
ure had been adopted, one providing
for u commission to supervise the con-
struction of the canal and the otner
providing for the issuance of $3.50 000, 900
of 2 per cent gold bonds to raise money
with which to construct the waterway,
1T was passed by 81 Vote of 81 to s.
1T has been evident for several days
that the Spooner substitute, which, in
brief, provides that the president shall
select the Panama route If he can OBJ
tain clear title to the Panama Canal
compapyS property, but otherwise ne
shall adopt the Nicaragua route. would
command the votes OF majority OF the
senate The Panama route was con-
sidered more desirable by the senate
than the Nicaragua route The only
question left open is the title to the
property, and that the president will
determine, il the house should adopt
the senate's amendment to it's bill
Senator Morgan of Alabama closed
the debate with an earnest appeal for
the adoption of the Nicaragua route.
He had been preceded by Senator Clark
of Montana, In support of the Mica
rasua route, and Senator Allison of
Iowa, in support of the Spooner propo-
sition.
only minor amendments, except those
indicated, We're adopted, all others be-
ing voted down.
The detailed vote follows:
Yeas-Aldrich, Allison, Bard, Bev-
eridge, Durham, Burrows. Burton,
Clark of Wyoming. cullom, Deboe,
Dietrich, Dryden, Fairbanks, Foraker.
Foster of Washington, Frye Gallinger,
Gamble, Hale, Hanna. Hansbrough.
Hoar, Jones oil Arkansas, Jones of Ne
vada, Kean, Kittredge, Lodge, Nc
Comas, McCumber, Mcmillan, Mason,
Willard, Platt of Connecticut, Pritchard,
Proctor, Quarles, Scott, Spoone4, Teller,
Warren, Wellington, Wetmore-42.
Nays-l3acon. Bailey, Bate, Berry,
Blackburn, Carmacls, Clapp, Clark of
Montana, Clay, Cocluell, Culbertson,
Daniels, Dubois. Foster of Louisiana,
Harris, Hawley, Heitfeld, McLaurin of
Mississippi, Mallory, Martin, Mitchell.
Morgan. Nelson, Patterson, l'enrose'
Perkins, Pettus, Platt of New York,
Quay. Simmons Stewart. Talliferro,
Turner, Nest-34
The following pairs We're announced,
the first name in eacn case being ia
gorabie to Panama and the second
ngainst it:
Depew with McEnery; Dillingham;
with Tillman; Dolliver with Money;
Kearns. with Gibson; McLaurin, South
f,o,oli,,o with Simon Flkins and Raw
Inns were absent and impaired.
A substitute for the Spooner propo-
sition offered by Senator Hoar, making
1T the duty of the president to decide
by which route the canal should be
constructed, was rejected, the vote be-
ing 10 to g..
Senator Fairbanks amendment pro-
yiding for the Issue of s13O,oOO.OOO of
gold bonds bearing 2 per cent interest
to Dny for construction of the canal.
was adopted by vote of 3S to 36.
An amendment to Senator Fairbanks
amendment offered bv Senator Mason,
providing that all the people of the
United states should have opportunity
to subscribe to the proposed loan, was
agreed to without division.
Senator Morgan's Nicaragua canal
bill offered as a substitute for the
s;pooner proposition, was laid on the
table by a vote of Al to SO.
The bill was then passed, G7 to 6,
the vote in the negative being cast by
Senator Bate. of Tennessee; Cockrell,
of Missouri Daniel of Virginia; Du-
bois, of Idaho; l'ettus, of Alabama,
and Vest of Missouri.
On motion of Senator Morgan, the
senate then asked Il conference With the
house on the bills passed by the two
branches of congress and Senators Nor
gan, Hanna and kittredge We're named
rs conferees
The senate yesterday passed the bill
setting apart certain lands in South
Dakota as Il pubic park to be known
as the Wind Cave National park.
The senate had some debate over the
trouble into which it has gotten with
the house over amendments to the
army appropriation bill and finally
asked for a conference with the house,
ignoring the 'offensive" message which
caused the trouble.
When the senate convened the con-
ference report OH the bill to prevent
false branding or labelling of food or
dairy products was agreed to.
Consideration of che isthmian canal
question was resumed, and Senator
spooner offered formally his amend
ment as q substitute for the pending
so-called Hepburn Nicaragua canal
till
Senator Allison explained why he
Should vote for the Spooner substi-
tute. He believed there WAS general
desire among the American people for
the isthmial canal, and the people de-
sired. too, that the United States gov
eminent Should construct and control
the canal. lie pointed out that the
eyes OF the American people had been
directed particularly toward the Mica
ragua route because it was supposed
that as u French company had con-
cessions for the Panama route the
United States was barred from that
route.
Senator Allison said it was proposed
now to build the canal thirty-fiye feet
deep. wide enough and with a volume
of water sufficient to float the largest
ships. The minimum expenditure for
the construction, he believed would be
more than 100000. COO. To meet this
enormous expenditure he favored Dor
rowing the money and making the
proper provision for liquidating the
principal and interest of the bonds
Senator Morgan. chairman of the in
terpceanic canal committee, at the con-
ciusion of Senator Allison's remarks
began his speech closing the debate.
Senator Morgan urged congress to
determine the question of route and
| not cowardly refer the matter to the
president.
At . O'Clock y. m. the debate on the
canal question was concluded by pre-
yious agreement. The Spooner amend
ment, as perfected. was read.
Senator Clark of Montana then spoke
in support Of the Nicaragua route. de-
olaring tie Panama canal scheme a