The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-04
10 SOLVE PANAMA TANGLE,.
rr\lTE VOTES TO CONTINUE
THE TEMPORARY ACT,

Waning the House Would Asree-Hold-Up
Of I!iIl for n Permanent Government
Condemned Mitlshipmen Helnstated
at Annnpolis-Pure Food Blll Dead.
V,sutNuroN. March s.-The Senate at
,oup,ed TO solve the tanRle over the Govern
mon, If the Panama Canal Zone to-day by
unanimously passing resolution con-
tnuirg the present act in force. 1t was
horpd that the House, which refused to
agree 10 the bill providing for permanent
government. would agree TO this.
To bring thisabout Mr.. Kittredge called up
bi- rc.olution continuing in force until
the eyr ..ation OF the session OF Congress be-
r,niD, next December Section 2 of the act
n Apil 70, 1904, providing for the tenn
rn-lrY government OF the Canal Zone.
Mr. Kfttr dge read II statement on be-
half of the confcrees N the canal bill
An earnest effort was made TO reach an
agreement with the House, but 1t failed.
Tho linu.e cunferees insisted that the
pr1yis.Jn auoi ting the canal commission
H. agrccd g., md reiterated the statement
that uulca tie Senate conferees yielded
there would be no lie yislation OF any kind
ON can matters. The joint resolution
was Their upon offered 1t Ia designed 10
continue the temporary government Of
the Cana. ne.
Mr. Gorinan. one Of the canal bill con-
ioroc-. described the attitude Of the House
m, gers as extraordinary in attempting
70 change existing law by such radical
methods.
This IA an extraordinary situation
said Mr. German. and in my judgment
Il Is absolutely necessary for the Senate
70 adhcrc "a is position, IL the independence
Of the Senate is to DO maintained He
admitted that without any legislation the
President could govern the zone under
military law hut this was not the most
a. ,rahle situation
Nr SpDunor said it was perfectly apparent
that it was the purpose OF the House CON-
ferees to leave the matter where II stood.
without trying to reach an agreement. He
was frank TO say that he was not satisfied
with the work Of the canal commission,
But as between the commission and the
War Department and its officers. without
further supervision, he preferred the COM
mission.
Mr.. Oyerrnan asked II the President,
wit out further legislation. could go ahead
and build sea level canal,
Il say mol" emphatically replied Mr..
Spooner The law provided for a lock
canal 10 cost $3.50. OOo, 600. and no commission
or executive officer can 90 ahead and build
d SEA level canal without consulting Con-
grass
AZ er more talk the resolution was then
pass "a, 81 to o.
he Pure Food bill received its quietus
for the session when on motion of Mr..
SpConer and by a vote Of % to % IL was dis
placed by another bill. The Senate took up
the calendar and ran through lot OF objec-
tionable bills and put them out of business
Mir Spooner called up the House act to
reappoint Midshipmen John H. Lafiand.
Earl Witchafe and Joseph ID. Little, who
were dismissed in November, 1903. for
hazing Mr. Blackburn made a vigorous
speech in opposition to the bill, The effect
Of restoring these men to the Naval Acad-
envy would be very Injurious he declared
Mr. Foraker supported the bill and de-
scribed the hazng case in question, which
consisted OF recurring first year man to
go through a "gymnastio exercise because
be had taken fruit from the. wardroom
table contrary TO the rules. This exer-
else. said Mr.. Foraker, was not brutal
or injurious. 1t was beneficial, if any
thing" lLaughterJ
o'clock the Senate took a recess until $50.
Discussion of hazing was resumed when
the Senate re-convsned this evening and the
bill was soon passed
The Insect Pest bill which had been side
tracked in the afternoon, was passed. II
prohibits, under fine up 10 s. 900, the trans
portation. knowingly, from one State to
another, OF the gypsy or other injurious
moths. plum curcuha, hop plant louise or
boil weevil, or their eggs, pupr or larvT.
BY 1890 o'clock every big appropriation
bill reported from conference had been
disposed of and the actual work Of the
3 nate for the session was concluded. This
WIS a despatch Of business unprecedented.
a least in recent years. There was no
sign Of deadlock, no i'll feeling such as
frequently mars the closing hours.
senators caught the infectious gayety OF
the Inauguration crowds in the galleries
AM exchanged jests Mr. Frye seeing an
easy and painless death Of the session, went
home at 10 o'clock, and surrendered the
Eayel TO that stout sailor, Senator Perkins
Il California. While the Senate was loling
about waiting for the final conference
report on the River and Harbor bill, Mr..
Perkins observed:
'1he Senate Is in the doldrums
Al 80 o'clock, with all the legislative
business disposed of except the Statehood
hill the Senate. on motion of hir.Allison,
went into executive session, and at las
took recess until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning