New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-08
HOUSE CUTS CANAL BILL.
ELEVEN MILLIONS VOTED.
Hccepts Mann Amendment, Whici
Calls for St1cter Supervision.

washington, Dec. An appropriation OF |14'
100000 was voted to-day toward the consuuc-
ton Of tho Panama Canal The amount was i"
comzrou1ise between the S1s60O,Ooo carried III
the biz under consideration and an estimate Oh
sor,e4hinx more than So 600 recommended oE
Mr. Williams the Democratic leader. TO carry Oh
the work until the middle Of January
Mr. Hepburn, in charge Of the DILL susee''eN
tbs, something more than s11.oOe00o would carry
on the work until March There was II? ih'eii-
ton manifest TO delay the work. the only aTsu-
ROM for cutting down the original estimate
.o.Ds that closer scrutiny might be had OF the
estimates.
The bill was amended in accordance with sug-
s-estions of Mr. Mann, of Illinois, directing lle
President to require annual reports from oahal
construction officers covering all detall OF Ihe
work recurring such employees to give Con-
ETess any information st may desire ana re-
stricting all expenditures to money appropriated
bv Congress and to that received by the opera
ton of the property of the Panama ram oS-u
The text of The Mann amendment is as follows
That me S mn, he provided either by law
N nv his order, require fun ana cchhEIete: -
&c v him in charge Of the government OF
said canal the construction OF sac 2 aiiroad
STcII5inr an itemized account of All money t.
eivsd aPg sP9f Transmitted TO Congress And
s1v ~ the persons appointed or employees 10y ~
President in connection with the said i
- fbe ssid work of construction or operation sns
give to Congress or to either mouse pl ea,SSire3
Eucb information at any time pe LFaot i+ber
either BIZ act of Congress OF by the orqeI oL
house az Congress in relation TO their resps s
acts and doings and the receipt anu
OF aofi Pyez5eut shall annually cause to be made
by the persons appointed and employees, " IN nd
charge Of the government OF Salo gsf Of ex
Which estimates shan be submitted to
n
of the purposes named in this act except IN e.
sroe with appropriations hereafter maui ~ ~ or5i
<Tegs except that the moneys received II the oIqi-
Pansma Railroad and the property a5iu 90 fer
pertaining thereto may be expended 50 laI 49, q
uor lneiuqlng - 81 t5a TTTited states and
cred into the iIa9uis oL fnT such Dur-
pose and monthly reports OF such Teee,g bT the
penditures shall be made TO the fresideAil oS 'i7
person or persons IN charge
Otherwise the bill was not amended. and con-
tains besides the appropriation, provision re-
moving tax disability against the proposed
bonds 80 be issued for the construction OF the
canal thus placing the bonds on a footing with
other government bonds as available Tor Sc
eJriry for national bank circulation and to reln-
turse the Treasury for the money appropriated
IN the bill
The bond provision in the bill was point Of
stack to-day. Mr. Williams offered several IN
successful amendments. ali seeking to abandon
the policy OF issuing bonds for the canal work.
on the ground that there are sufficient available
funds fn the Treasury to meet all needed de-
nnands for canal work.
Mr. Os-erstreet did not succeed in amending
The bin so that the S10O00000 already expended
in canal construction might be refunded to the
Treasury from the sale Of the canal bonds The
bond policy of the two parties oecasioned the
feature Of the debate and resulted in political
discussions.
Secretary Taft. accompanied by the auditor
and purchasing agent Of the canal commission
came to the Capitol and remained available to
give any information that might be asked for
on the floor. but they were not called upon
With the bill out Of the way and no committees
appointed to begin consideration of the several
thousand measures that nave been introduced
since the session began, the House adjourned
until Monday