The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-02-24
GOVERNMENT
OF THE lSTHMUS
Scope Of a Bill introduced in
the Senate.
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UNCLE SAN is WHOLE THING
LITTLE WILL BE LEFT FOR THE
REPUBLIC OF PANAMA.
UNCLE SAN is WHOLE THING

Washington. Feb. Ex-senator Kit
fridge Of South Dakota, a member OF
the interoeeanic canal committee. after
the ratification OF the canal treaty to-
cay introduced a bin TO provide for
temporary government of the Panama
Cailai territory and the protection of
the canal works and for other pur-
poses connected with the construction
Of the canal.
Inc nrst section creates the Panama
BOARD Of governors" consisting of three
citizens OF the United States. not ali Of
"hom shall be Of the same political
party 10 be appointed BY the president
and confirmed by the senate.
Until congress shall otherwise pro-
VIDE. according to the second section.
the legislative. executive and admins
tfdtiNe powers possessed by congress
and their privileges of the United
states on the isthmus of Panama shall
be vested in the board of governors.
The powers so vested shall include the
power to raise revenue.
Modification Probable.
Senator Kittridge says some modif-
cation of the provision for the board of
governors may be necessary when the
duties Of the isthmian canal commits
SION shall have been determined. TT the
commission is TO have charge Of the
MpTk OF construction and is to be some
times on the isthmus and sometimes in
the United States, the board viii be
necessary, but iu case it shall be deter
mined that a sufficient humber of COM
Inissioners shall be residents of the
canal strip to constitute a government.
the board Of governors may be dis
pensed with and the duties of the board
involved upon the commission.
section contains the bill Of rights
OF the United States constitution. with
some additional restrictions. which Dr6-
vie that all moneys collected for a spe-
cal purpose shall be treated IS a spe-
cal fund and paid out only for such
purposes; that the laws OF the United
states except such as are expressly
made applicable to the territory, shall
not extend 10 the territory; that goods
not the product or manufacture of the
territory coming to the United States
shall pay the same duties as goods from
foreign ports; that the laws in force in
the republic OF Panama on the date of
exchange 81 ratifica tiOrS for the treaty.
on Nov. IS. 1908. and which are locally
applicable in said territory and not in
consistent with the provisions of this
act, shall continue in force in said ter
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board Of governors or by congress or
suspended by the president under the
powers conferred on him by the bill.
Power of Congress
Section 4 declares that all laws passed
by the board shall be reported to con
gress, which reserves the power tos alter
or annui the same. Until expressly con-
hrmed by congress. the president is Civ
en- power TO suspend by proclamation.
in whole or In part, the operation of any
law passed by the board which he shall
ind TO interfere with the performance
OF powers OF duties Of the president or
the isthmian canal Ommission under
The SPooner act or the Kittridge bill.
Section ) says the board of governors
snail be charged with the duty Of main
tanning order. protecting the canal.
railroad and other property of the Unit
ed States, preserving health and pro-
noting morals and education in the
canal territory. II shall maintain. an
adequate police force, and in case Of