The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-08
FOREST RESERVE
IN PPALACH|Ahs
Senator Depew Urged Passage Of
Bill Appropriating $40, 900, 600
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BILL FURTHER DISCUSSED
MIR. Mitchell. of Oregon, Continued His
Speech in Opposition to Panama
Route-House Lacked Quorum
to Vote on Anarchy Bill.
fRy Annotated presa. !

WAsEINGIO. June T.--After trans
acting some business and discussing for a
time the bill to relieve shippers from the
London dock charges, the Senate rec
sumed consideration to-day OF the Istn-
milan Canal project
speech begun on Thursday. in opposttfon
to the Panama route. After consider
ing the engineering difficulties OF the
roIS-e, which he regarded as very seri-s
Our, he entered upon denunciatfon OF
the methods OF the Panama Canal Com
pauy. which. he declared. were tho nose
corrupt In the history Of tho world. Ha
warned Congress that no better way
could be found to defeat the constructions
OF any canal than to adopt the Spooner
amendment. as the United States could
have no connection with the Panama
route without becoming involved IN the
intricactes OF the French courts, from
which it would find It impossible 70 -
tricate itself. He declared THAI any con-
Panama proposition would result In INC
defilement Of the government.
NATIONAL FOREST RESERVE.
Mr. Depew, Of New York, addressed
the Senate in advocacy OF the bill ap-
propriattns s1oo0O,c00 FOR the purchase
Of 100000 acres OF land for na9onn1
forest reserve in Virginia. North CeIo-
lima. South Carolina, Georgia. Alabama
and Tennessee. It Is stated by the COM
mltteo reporting the measure that ie
may fairly be urged that the establish
ing OF this forest reserve In the re-
gion OF the Southern Appalachian noun
tains is a matter of great national I'M
portance. and that owing to the pecu-t
liar conditions existing in this region, the
establishment Of this reserve need NOT
necessarily be accepted as a precedent
for the establishment OF similar reserves
elsewhere in the east
Mr.. Depew said the project was favor
ed by President Roosevelt and by the
Secretary OF Agriculture. and Federai
action was justified fully by public ne
cessity He said the most favorable
results might be expected from the es-
tablishment Of the reserve. He sAd
that within ten years the great hard
wood frests In the proposed reserve
would be destroyed entirely SUCH re-
suit would be disastrous to the states
affected and to the entire country.
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Depew's re-
marks Mr.. Hale said that the Senate
could not fail to be impressed by the
great Importance of the subject. he
had not been aware OF the extent OF the
land to be purchased. but ne tnoushe
some action ought to be taken upon the
matter at this session.
In the House.
fBy Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June THE House
spent the entire day voting upon amend
rents to the anti-anarchy bill. but All
failed except one proposed by Mr. NC
Call of Massachusetts, to strike from
th4 anarchist section the word assault
when it is coupled with killing In the
,nhibttion against conspiring for the Kill
irc of the Chief Magistrate OF a foreign
country After the bill had reached the
last parliamentary stage before passage
Mr.. Dearmond OF Missouri. moved TO
recommit. The quorum failed at TINS
point and the House was conpeileo 10
adjourn without final action