The Washington times., 1902-06-18
Counter Charges Made
by Advocates of Mica
raguan Route.
POLLS INDICATE ITS DEFEAT
Volcanoes on Postage Stamps and Seis-
mic Disturbances - Remark of Mr.
Morgan Apparently Foreshadows Sc
lection of Panama Waterway.

yesterday that four prominent Nicara-
qua Senators were arranging ways and
means to secure the absence of a num-
Der of those who favor the Panama
route, when the vote is cast tomorrow.
The story was told with some circum-
stantiality.
1t was said that Mr.. Hanna had dis
covered the plot" and that he had let
1t be known very positively that he
would expect all absentees to furnish
pairs. Whether this is true or not it is
believed to be very certain that all who
are absent tomorrow will furnish pairs
Another story was that Senator AID
rich was attempting TO secure a swap of
Nicaragua votes for beet sugar votes in
order to make safe the Panama route
and the Administration Cuban bill.
There were number of polls on the
canal bill yesterday, some made by Sem
ators and others by newspaper men.
Senator Harris. a Nicaragua advocate,
two or three days age placed the num-
Der of votes for the Nicar&gu route
at So, but he has given up that list
NOW. Al ltdSb Oil0 .tHdlOI OH MS llsls
Mr. Cullom, has made a speech in favor
of the Panama route.
1t is now said that the vote will
probably be very close, but that the
chances favor the Panama route. All the
polls exhibited yesterday gave the Pan
anna route the preference.
Polls Favor Panama Route.
A combination of two of these polls,
leaving out as doubtful all names which
are not the same in each, gives Nicara-
qua Sc; Panama, SO; doubtful IS. Total,
IS.
1t is as follows:
Nicaragua-Bailey, Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Burton, Carmack, Clay, Cockrell,
Culberson, Dubois. Foster of Louisiana,
Harris. Hawley, Heitfeld Jones of Ne
vada, McEnery, McLaurin of Missis-
sippi Mallory, Martin, Mitchell, Money,
Morgan, Patterson. Penrose, Perkins.
Pettus. Platt of New York. Quay, Raw
Inns, Simmons. Simon, Stewart, Talia-
ferro, Turner, Vest, Wetmore-36.
Panama-Allison, Beveridge, Burrham,
Clark o. Wyoming. Cullom, Daniel, De-
Doe, Depew, Dietrich. Dillingham;, Dol
liver, Dryden, Fairbanks, Foraker, Fos-
ter Of Washington, Gallinger, Gamble,
Hale, Hanna, Hansbrough, Hoar, Jones
of Arkansas, Kean, Kittredge, Lodge,
McComas, McCumber, McLaurin of South
Carolina, Mcmillan, Millard, Platt of
Connecticut. Pritchard. Proctor, Quarles,
Scott, Spooner, Warren, Wellington-39.
Doubtful-Aldrich Burrows, Bard,
Bacon, Clapp, Clark of Montana, Elkins,
Gibson, Kearns, Frye, Nelson, Teller,
and Tillman-13.
The greater number of the thirteen
doubtful votes are believed to have
leanings toward Panama, which makes
the prophecy of nearly everyone now
for Panama.
The canal debate yesterday extended
ever the entire session, a few minutes
after II until 6 o'clock.
Mr.. Perkins, the first speaker, was in
favor of the Nicaragua route. Until
Monday he said he had heard moth
ing of the obstacles which Mr.. Kit
tredge (Rep., S. D. had mentioned; that
is. the constitutional prohibition of Costa
Rica from making any canal concession.
II there was anything in that sugges
tion, the legal minds of this country
had been laboring under an erroneous
impression.
Favors Nicaragua Waterway.
At first glance it would appear, Mr..
Perkins said, that as between the Mica
raguan route and the Panama route
there was not much difference; but he
thought that careful study of the
problem would result in a decision in
favor of the Nicaraguan route. By TAX
ing hold of the Panama route, whose
principal characteristic was fraud of
the most gigantic kind, the United
States would be involved in political and
financial troubles which might be far
reaching and disastrous.
Senator Stewart followed Senator Per-
kins in the canal debate. He said that |
Panama is the most unhealthy place on
earth during eight months Of every |
year. He declared many lives must be
lost if an attempt is made to build Z
canal across Panama.
Mr.. Stewart characterized the Pana- |
ma company as a rotten concern. He |
said that nearly all the American en- |
gineers from the beginning had been in |
favor of the Nic2raguan route.
Mr.. Gallinger spoke in support Of the |
Panama route. He said that he had orig |
inally been in favor Of the Nicaraguan 4
route. but that when the commission, |
after careful consideration and review OF /
the case, expressed preference for the |
Panama route, his views were sufficient /
" changed TO lead him TO q more care |
full investigation, with the result that !
he was now thoroughly OF the opinion |
that the Panama route was the one that /
ought to be selected. !
Volcanoes on Postage Stamps.
He read letters which he had recently
received from engineers in New Hamp
shire, showing the advantages on the
Panama route, and he said referring to
the danger from earthquakes on the Mic
araguan route) that country which had
picture OF volcanoes on its postage
stamps ought not TO find fault with the
suggestion that there was danger there
from seismic disturbances.
In order to contradict the assertions
of Mr.. Morgan and other anti-Panama
Senators as to the dangers from the
malarial conditions Of the isthmus, Mr.
Gallinger read many extracts from tho
testimony given before the committee
and from books and pamphlets written
by scientific and practical men. to show
that there was no abnormal nnhealthi-
ness 10 be feared on the Panama route.
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