The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-02-25
A!I22|IAExgIa6' 4 Gov
EMINENT
Provisions for a Temporary
Control of Panama Affairs
Discussed in Senate

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Kilt
the inter-oceanic canal company. after
the ratification of the canal treaty
Tuesday introduced a bill to provide
for temporary government of the Pa
mama canal territory and the protec-
ton of the canal works and for other
purposes connected with the construc-
ton of the canal
The first section creates "the Pana-
ma board of governors" consisting Of
three citizens of the United States,
not all of whom shall be of the same
political party, to 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
trative powers possessed by congress
and the privileges of the United States
on the isthmus of Panama shall be
vested in the board of governors. The
powers vested shall include the power
to raise revenue.
Section four declares that all laws
to congress, which reserves the power
to alter or annul the same. Until ex-
pfessly confirmed by congress the
president is given power to suspend
BY proclamation, in whole or part, the
operation of any law passed by the
board which he shall find to interfere
with the performance of the duties of
the president of the isthmian canal
commission under the Spooner act or
the Kittridge bill.
Section five says the board of gov
ernors shall be empowered with the
duty of maintaining order, protecting
the canal, railroad and other prop
erty of the United States. preserving
health and promoting morals and edu-
cation in the canal territory. 1t shall
maintain an adequate police force and
in case of exigency may call on any
land or naval forces of the United
States within the territory to render
assistance, which shall be rendered
under such rules and orders as the
president may make; it shall enact
laws and make regulations for the
purposes aforesaid in respect Of the
canal territory, and of the cities or
Panama and Colon, and the supplying
OF water to said cities.
Section eight vests local authority
in the board of governors, giving L
power to grant pardons or reprieves
for acts against the laws of the board
and against the laws of the United
States under the direction of the presi-
dent.
Section nine authorizes the board to
appoint a chief of police and defines
his duties and provides that during
the disability of all memebrs of the
board, he shall act as executive.
Under section ten the board is au-
thorzed to make laws and regulations
for the administration of justice.
Section eleven authorizes the presi-
dent to appoint three judges to con-
stitute the United States court OF Pa
mama and defines it's duties.
Section twelve gives the circuit
court of appeals for the second dis
trict jurisdiction for appeal and re-
view of the acts of the Panama court
in all cases where the amount exceed
ing s5, 900 is involved, in criminal cases.
Everything is ready for the speedy
ccnsummation of the Panma canal
treaty. and both the war and state de-
partments have made preparations for
the next step, the former by the dis
patch of troops to the isthmus ana
the latter by the completion of ar
rangements for exchange of the rati-
fications Of the treaty There Is no
reason why the ceremony should not
occur within the next forty-eight
hours. NJ. Bunau-varilla, the minis
ter from Panama. was at the state
department today In relation to this
matter, and very soon after he has
made the exchange of the treaties ne
will lay down his mission, according
to notice he has already given. HIS
successor as minister here will De
Pablo Arosemena, the present head or
the constitutional convention and the
father of the secretary of the Panama
legation here. Mr.. Arosemena is de-
scribed as a lawyer -of ability and
man of means.