The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-02
Wants Investigation S Their
 Attitude Toward Canal
OFFERS SOME RESOLUTIONS.
Provides for Reference to Committee on lnteroceanic Canals of Plans of the Government Adopted By
 the Commission.

| Washington. December 1.-Senator Nor
 gan today introduced resolutions author
 izing the committee on inter-oeeanie ca-
 nals to investigate the part alleged to have been taken by the continental rail-
 roads in the isthman canal matter and
 also to inquire into the plans of tha inter-
 oceanic canal commission.
 The preamble to Senator MarganNs first
 resolution called attention h assertions
 in public journals representing public
 opinion and exercising leading influence
 in the great political parties of the Unit
 ed States that trans-continental railroad companies have opposed the public policy
 and laws of the United State- Tn respect
 to the ratification of the Hay-Hetran treaty. It declared that the Railroads
 are obstructing the full and eomple,e ex- ecution of the duty and the policy of the United States as declared in the ac. of
 congress approved June 2S 15a2 provid- ing for the construction of q canal con- meeting the waters of the Atlantic and
 Pacific oceans"
 The resolutions provided that tho com
 mittee on Pacific railroads Is authorized
 and required to make careful inquiry into the facts on which such charges are
 made and report the testimony and find | ings of the committee tc the senate. Second Resolution. | The second resolution introduced by | Senator Morgan provides for reference
 to the committee on inter-oceanfe canals
 of the plans for the government of the
 canal adopted by the inter-oceanic canal
 commission. and for review of the ac- counts and plans of the commission. It
 asks the committee to decide between the l plans for a canal submitted in reference l to both the Panama and Neara qua
 routes
 In the preamble Senator Morgan draws
 attention to the expenditures of the is th- l milan canal commission up to the date of l It's final report to the President, as stated | in report from the secretary of state. | dated January g. 1903. Senator Morgan | then includes in his resolution the two l plans for canals, together with estimat es | for the salaries and compensation of off,
 cers and employees and for animals, ves- sels and other necessary equipment. The report shows that $1500O remains of the l sums appropriated for canal surveys 1 Provision Is made in the resolution that | the committee on inter-oceanic canals ex- | anime and report on all matters referred l to in the report, and also on the following | uueSllDnSs
 Questions.
 1 l. Whether the plan of government and l administration of an isthmian canal. as | set forth in the commissions plan is
 wise and economical and worth adoption.
 and in what respect, if any, 1t should be
 amended and to report such a plan for
 the consideration of the senate as will
 in the opinion of he committee be wise.
 safe and economic il.
 ?. That they will inquire and report whether it is necessary in order to es- i tablish the aerial line of location for
 an isthmian canal, either on the Panama | or Nicaraguan route, To maKe d further
 survey of either or both routes, and the l approximate cost of such surveys in- | cludng the use of maps or surveys here | tofore made by the Panama Canal com | pany.
 l g. That the committee inquire and re- | port whether any expenditures have been 1 made for or by the lsthmian canal com | mission since it made its final report to the President on November 16 19Ol and 1 if such expenditures have been made to | ascertain and report the Items thereof. and when and by whom the same were made.