The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-28
CONGRESS TO ADJOURN
TO-DAY, IF NO HITCH IN
PROGRAMME DEVELOPS
Both Branches, After Late Ses-
sionS, Took Recess Until
80 This Morning.
CANAL BILL AGREED TC
Nomination of William d. Crum
for Collector, However, Will
Die To-Day.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, April 27.-Unless there is
a hitch Congress will adjourn to-day. The
Senate was in session until near midnight
and the House did not take a recess until
L o'clock this morning Both branches
will convene again at 1880 o'clock this
morning.
The usual scenes incident to approach
ing adjournment were enacted in the
House. Many Republicans retired to the
cloakroom and sang patriotic songs. Peals
of laughter. which followed each song,
were heard in the House. but business
proceeded usual. Several solos were
sung, each of which was loudly applauded
An effort was made TO secure action in
the Senate on the nomination of William
d. Crum to be collector of the port of
Charleston, S. c., but it failed. 1t was
said President Roosevelt intended to call
an extra session of the Senate to secure
rejection or confirmation of the appoint
ment. but Senator'S Allison, Aldrich and
Spooner, who conferred with the President
last night, said an extra session inn
probable. The Crum nomination dies with
the adjournment OF the present session,
but the action of Democrats in taking
position which Republicans term "a filibus-
in again making a recess appointment.
Another matter that threatened 10 block
Panama canal bill. The conferees, however.
reached an agreement last night by ac-
cepting the first section of the Senate bill
providing for the payment of $lOOOO,Ot0 10
Panama and the House provision placing
the. canal zone under the control OF the
President. No provision was made regard
ing the bonds for construction. The first
section of the Senate bill, which is adopted,
authorizes the President, upon acquisition
of the canal property and the payment OF
Sl0,O 900 to the republic of Panama, TO take
possession of and occupy on behalf of the
United States a zone of land extending 70
the distance of five miles on each side OF
the center line of the canal route. The
section provides for the reappropriation of
the amount heretofore authorized to be
paid TO Columbia for the canal concession
authorize payment to Panama The
section describes the canal zone
as beginning in the Caribbean sea- three
marine miles from mean low water mark,
and extending TO and across the lsthmus
of Panama into the Pacific ocean to the dis
tance of three marine miles from mean low
water and including all Islands within said
zone and in addition the group OF islands in
the Bay of Panama named Perico, Macs,
Culebra and Flamenco, and from time TO
time any lands and waters outside of said
zone which may be necessary and conven-
lent for the construction maintenance, OPP
GRAFTON. sanitation and protection of the
canal or or any auxiliary canals as provided
by the treaty between the United States
and the Republic of Panama" The section
concludes as follows: The payment of the
$l0O00.0 .0I0 provided by Article Ia of said
treaty shall be made in lieu of the definite
appropriation made in the third section of
the act of June Is, 1902, and is hereby APP
propriated for such purpose
The House provision re-enacts until the
expiration of the Fifty-eighth Congress the
resolution adopted in 1903 for the govern
ment of the Louisiana Purchase, making il
applicable to the canal zone. The provision
gives the President complete jurisdiction
over the canal zone.