The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-03-02
CANAL ZONE LAWS
Senate Passes Panama Biit
With Amendments.
SWAYNE TESTIMONY ENDS
Court Sits Seven Hours, Including
NIGHT Session, in Encea"or to
Wind Up Case Against tho s
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Florida Jurist
A Washington special says: Iae.s
last of the testimony IN the interest
OF Judge swayne In the impeachmeM
proceeding agains. him was presented
to the senate THURSDAY
The case occupied seven hosrs
time beginning at 4 o'clock and CLOS y
ing at 10 p. NJ. with an intermisaon
OF two hours from t to 8. Mucn OF
the time WAS spent in argument
lating to the admissibJity OF tesn
nony. The senate also adoptsa "a
order granting each side hVe no9aIs n9a'
In the closing argument.
Panama Canal Bill Passed-
The house bill providing q form o. 9
government for the Panama caaa
zone was passed early in the day:
MI. Morgan offered An 4amensdmens Z
prohibiting the president from hhns
vacancies in the canal commission
when congress is not in session, ana
spoke in support Of It, saying tnat
.there is no occasion for panic legs
,a.ion In connection with the Canal
zone" the spooner act and the treaty
n, ACQUISITION being sufficient for tha1
uurpose. He said he hoped that Msa
present members Of the COMMITTEES
would i've to hold their places unfH
the canal should bs completed, Waica
would ensure their remaining for o
least fifty years.
MY. Morgan discussed, the salar1se
and emoluments paid to the present
commissioners, referring espeeiaily les
the provision giving them SIS per daSs
for expenses on the isthmus " eao'
ton to their salaries. &
considering their aptitude for ~
INK by compensation as instanced in
the case Of railroad directors meet
inss. I wonder that they haven't taken
their lives in their hands and renaAined
on the isthmus all the s,me IN order
to secure the extra SIS per day.. ne
said. S.
Mr.. Morgan declared his belief that g )
! the canal never would be built. His
amendment was rejected and adter
some further debate the canal bin Mas|
| passed.
The measure was amended - seye|
raj important respects by the isenstes
notably IN eliminating the psestslon
for abolishing the canal .commissi0n.
The bin will now go to confersncs
II the amendments are not accepted
BY the house. The bill is tempogary
In character, its provisions expiIing u
the end Of the frs, regular session
of the next congress.
! Il vests in the president authority
to appoint q person or persons g
govern the canal zone, and the prea
ident IS given further authority 70 q
rect the manner Of such control Al
nual or more frequent reports ron
the governor Of the zone and M alsc
from those in charge OF the canal ate
provided for. as are also estimates g
expenditures and appropriations 1ol
an work on the canal, and It e Pro
yided that after the present fiscal yen
no money shall be expended EXCEPT 3.
! direct appropriation. All rentals ant
other income from the Panama raA
road are to be credited to the freasur1
canal fund, and the president g au
thorized to deposit $1,5eo.0o0 II q
American bank having a fiscal sagen
On the tsthmus Of Panama fot e.
purpose Of facilitating business.
Authority is given to acquire 3
purchase or condemnatior the sre
} naining 1895 shares Of the stock SO 9
the Panama Railroad Company for IN
benefit OF the government. -