Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-12-06
PANAMA CANAL FINANCES
Mr. Hepburn Presents Statement Showing
Expenditure Of Nearly Ten Millions
ASKS sIAIEIN MD a NALf NIILIoNs
Measure Presented 20 House show
ias Probable Cost of censtruc-
tion Planned Tor Next
year.


WASHINGTON. Dec. s--A summary OF
the expenditures of the Isthmian Canal
commission In all departments to September
30, 1906, was presented to the house today by
Mr.. Hepburn. fhe aggregate amount Is
Ss.0a5.oe2 The estimated expenditures for
October and November, 1905. are n,ss2OOO'
making total for the entire period to De-
cember 1. 1906. OF se.sS7Oe2.
Mr.. Hepburn filed also a detailed state
ment OF amounts composing the appropria-
ton Of sls50o.OOO asked for In the emergency
bill now pending. The statement includes
estimated liabilities to December !, covering
material ordered and I'm transit amounting
to 100000; equipment purchased OF con-
tracted for delivery not later than June 80
1905, ss350.O0O; miscellaneous material pur-
chased in the United States from December
/, 1906. to June 80. 1906, t2,sOoOoO; other mis-
cellaneous expenditures for hotel and nos
pital supplies, transportation OF laborers
from West Indies. etc, sSOO,O0Oi due Panama
Railroad company for material and serv-
Ices. 100000: estimated isthmus payrolls
December l. 1906 10 June 20, 1906, t4.s7b,OOO
salaries, incidental expenses, rent, ETC., in
the United States for the same period si@'-
OO0
new MilA uAh kt0Eses
Representative snapp 0lL) today intro
duced postal savings bank bill which pro-
vides that the postmaster general is to be In
charge Of a central bank I'm Washington,
which shall issue postal savings stamps OF
small denominations and provide stamp
cards on which these may be preserved
untll they aggregate 81, when. postmasters
shall receive them as deposits.
a,.fr told incl
following:
making goods manufactured by convict
/ labor subject to the laws of the state into
| which they are shipped.
TO prevent the Postofiice department from
issuing and cashing money orders on Sun
By Representative wanger OF Pennsyl.
vania to construct a submarine cable be-
tween the United States and the Isthmus OF
BY Representative Sheppard OF Texas, ap
propriating $4,000 to enable the secretary Of
/ agriculture to continue his investigation OF
cotton boil weevil and diseases OF thu
BY Representative Howell of Utah, tC
| annex to Utah that part Of Arizona lyinl
| north and west OF the Colorado river.
BY Representative Hepburn OF iowa, max
I, ing liquor subject to the laws OF the STATE
in which II happens to be while In transit
on railways crossing several states.
|
The American National Red Cross society
held its first annual meeting here today
with Secretary Root. president of tn,
Board OK Incorporators Of the Red Cross
as its presiding oficer. The reports re
ceiyed show that thus far branches hay,
been established in ffteeh states, In tn,
District Of Columbia and IN the Philip
pines, and In many or the states subordi
nate societies have been organized or ar
about to be organized. president Roosevelt
upon the motion of Mrs. 4John A, Logan
was elected an honorary member OF tn
American National Red Cross Officer
were elected for the Jenaulugy year as fol
lows: Secretary OF WsE Taft. president
Assistant Secretary. Oh tisef Treasury G.. H
Keep. treasurer; AssIstAtis- Attorney Gen
erai J. c. McReynolds,, poupseIlor; Charlie
l. Magee secretary .ssS s
Republican Senators Caucus.
A caucus Of republican senator's was he'll
today, following the adjournment of tn
session OF the senate senator Allison wa
chosen chairman and by unanimous cohsen
was authorized to appoint a steering com
mittee 20 serve throughout the congress
The chairman was also INSTRUCTED to pam
} committee to MI committee vacancies
! No discussion was had Of any propose
legislation and the caucus adjourned With
ten minutes Of the time II was convened.
American Blamed for BOycOtt.
Accompanied by Senator Fulton OF Ore
gon, ]. II. Brown of Portland, for man
Y years engaged in business in Shanghai an
p Tlen Tsin, had a talk with the presiden
about the boycott of American product
by the Chinese guilds. During the lntei
view the situation as to the business I
Americans in China 'was discussed full!
Mr.. Brown being able 20 throw some ne
: light on it. He told the president that tn
boycott OF American goods was melted b
a former American conspf in China. VII
/, now is in the employ OF the Chinese goy
: eminent. Despite the boycott, howeve
the business OF American firms in CHR
was increasing. year by year. and he e,
pressed the opinion thatsit would be dui
20 per cent greater this year than 1t ev'
was before e-S4 tsJ.-s sf.
Appeal Made for a Negro.
Headed by Senator Long the entire KAT
sas delegation in congress called on Pres
dent Roosevelt today TO. recommend Il
appointment OF W. T.. VerRon OF Dunbar
Z Kan. principal of the ouindato 1ndustri
institute, as register OF the treasury
succeed johnson w. Lyons, whose ter
e will expire next March. Mr. Vernon is
negro apd the kansas delegation informs
= the president that he is the ablest man
= his race in Kansas. -