The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-17
FOR PANAMA ROUTE.
Senator CulIom Gives Categorical
Reasons for Opinion.
1T IS FORTY.N!NE MILES
Against One Hundred and Eighty-lhree
for Nicaragua Route.
1T is ONLY A TWElVE-H0UR TRIP
Against Thirty.three Hours for the
Other Passage.
If NICARAGUA ROUTE, NO CANAL,
Said Mr.. kittridae of South Dakota Be-
cause Costa RIGA Is Not Now Ablo
to Give Authority.
IF NICARAGUA ROUTE, NO CANAL


Washington, June l6.--After discussion
extending over parts of several days, the
senate today passed what Is popularity
known as the London dock charges bill.
Consideration was then continued OF the
isthmian canal project, Mr. Cullom Oll.)
and MIR. Kittredge Is. d. delivering
speeches in advocacy OF the Panama route.
Mr.. Kittredge pointed out that Costa RIGA
was coustitutIonally unable to grant the
necessary concessions to the United States
and said If the Nicaragua route was Sc
lected 1t probably would be a long time
before work could be begun even If 1t ever
could. Just before adjournment a spirited
discussion was precipitaued over a motion
by Mr.. Proctor tVt) TO agree to con-
ference with the house on the army sppro-
priaton bill, The opposition 10 Mr.. Proc
tors motion was so vigorous that finally
he was forced to withdraw it fer the pres.
ent.
To furnish more time for the consdera-
ton Of the isthmisn canal project the
session today began at IL o'clock. At the
conclusion OF routine business MIR. Teller
(Col.) offered the following resolution;
Whereas, 1t seems inipracticahle to pre-
pare during this session of congress an
ftemlzed statement showing the collection
and disbursement of all funds for the
whole period of the military occupation OF
Cuba; and
Whereas, 1t is important that q state
ment be now made Of the accounts here
after named; therefore, be it
Resolved That the secretary of war be
and he is hereby directed to send to the
senate the following:
full itemlzed statement of all payments
made out of Cuban funds to any person
or corporation, IL any, for the purpose
of promoting reciprocity" between the
United States and Cuba at any time dur
/ Ing the military occupation of Cuba, and
whether such payments we're authorized or
| approved by the secretary Of war.
| Mr.. Kean IN. j. objected to immediate
consideration Of the resolution and it went
| over.
ANTIANARCHY BILL CoNFEREEs.
The senate agreed to a conference on
| the bills for the protection OF the presi.
dent, and Messrs. Hoar Fairbanks and
! Pettus were appointed as conferees.
! Consideration was resumed OF the Lon
| don dock charges bill and was discussed by
Mr.. McCumber IN. d., Mr.. Nelson tMinn.),
Mr.. Gallinger IN. h and Mr.. Hale (Me.).
After some further discussion the vote
was taken on Mr.. Hoar's amendment,
which provided that nothing In the act
| should prevent the carrier from stipulating
for reimbursement to him by the shipper
or assignment of any charges which he law
fully may be compelled to pay. or for com
pensation for any service which he may
| agree to render The amendment was re
| jected-9 to 49, The bill was then passed
The bill provides that no master, agent
or owner of any vessel transporting goods
from the United States TO foreign port;
shall insert in the bill or lading or Other
agreement any clause whereby he shall b'
relieved from liability for loss or damng'
arising from negligence, fault or failure IL
proper loading or proper delivery of an.
goods committed to his care, or any CLAUSE
or agreement whereby there is imposed
On the consignee any port or dock charges
Oh any kind for the discharge or deliver!
of the goods, the payment Of which by Law
Is imposed upon such master, agent D
owner.
At the conclusion Of the morning hou
the senate resumed the consideration o
the isthmlan canal project, Mr.. Culiom I'll
addressing the senate
Mr.. Cullom advocated the adoption Of Tn
spooncr amendment He said the question
was not PARTISAN one. Both political par
ties had Endorsed the construction of sucI
canal.
az believe" he said, there are many con
ylncing reasons why the Spooner amend
ment should be adopted, and why the cana
: should be constructed over the Panam
, route. The principal one on which I has
NV preference for the Panama route is tn
Recommendation Of the isthmlan canal con
mission"