The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-02
MORGAN ACTIVE
introduces a Bill Concerning
Isthmus Affairs.
HAVE RAILROADS MIXED IN
Committee on Pacific Rail-
roads to Make Inquiry.

Washington, Dissatisfaction Morgan
today introduced resolutions authorizing
the committee on iater-oceanic canals to
investigate the part alleged TO have been
taken by the Trans Continental railroad
in the isthmian canal matter and also to
inquire into the plans of the inter-ocean
canal commission.
The preamble to Senator Morgans first
resolution called attention to assertions
in public journals representing public
opinion and exercising leading influence
in the great political parties of the Uni
ted States that trans-contnental rail-
road companies have opposed the public
policy and laws of the United States in
respect to the ratification of the Hay
Herran treaty 1t declared that the rail-
roads are obstructing the full and COM
plete execution of the duty and the policy
of the United States as declared in the
act of congress approved June Is, 1902,
providing for the construction of canal
connecting the waters of the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans.
The resolution provides that the COM
mittee on Pacific railroads is authorized
and required to make careful inquiry in
to the facts on which such charges are
made and report the testimony and the
findings of the committee to the senate.
The second resolution introduced by
Senator Morgan provides for referenoe 10
the committee on interoceanic canals of
the plans for government of the canal
adopted by the interoceanic canal com
mission and for a review OF the accounts
and plans of the canal submitted, in ref
erence TO both the Panama and Nicara-
qua routes.
In the preamble Senator Morgan drew
attention TO the expenditures of the 18TH
milan canal commission up to the date of
its final report to the president as stated
in a report from the secretary of state
dated January 9, 1903.
Senator Morgan then includes in his
resolution the two plans for canals to-
gether with estimates for the salaries and
compensation for officers and employees
and for animals. vessels ad other neces-
sary equipment. The report shows that
SIS, 600 remains Of the sums appropriated
for canal surveys.
Provision is made in the resolution that
the committee on lnterOceailc canals eX
anime and report on all matters referred
to in the report. and also on the following
questions:
Whether the plan of government and
administration of an isthman canal as
set forth in the commissions plans is
wise and economical and worthy of adop-
ton. and in what respects, if any it
should be amended And to report such a
plan for the consideration of the senate
whose adoption is wise, safe and econom-
ical.
.. That they will require and report
whether it is necessary in order to estab-
lish the aXial line of location for an 18Th
milan canal. either on the Panama or the
Nicaragua route, to make a further sur
vey of either or both routes and the cost
of such surveys. including the use of
maps or surveys heretofore made by the
Panama canal company.
3. That the committee inquire and re
port whether any expenditures have been
made for or by the isthmian canal COM
mission since it made its final report to
the president on November l6. 1901 and if
such expenditures have been made, to
ascertain and report the items thereof,
and when and by whose direction the
same were made.