The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-10
Senate Committee Acts In
Favor Of Investigation.
LIST OF SALARIES ASKED
Scope of Proceedings May Have Bearing
on Nominations Of Commission
Members Will Include En-
tire Canal Zone.

Washington, Jan, 10.Thorough IN.
vestigation Of all phases Of the canal
question il now assured. AT meeting
III the Senate interoceanic canals com
nittee yesterday d resolution was draft
ca and reported favorably authorizing
the committee 81 subcommittee
thereof, ID investigate Aall matters re-
.lating To THE Panama canal and The gov
eminent of the canal zone and the man
agcment of the Panama Railroad com
pany."
The committee Is empowered To send
for persons and papers, administer oaths,
employ stcnographefs, and to hold spec
ial sessions during sessions of the Sem
ATE. Chairman Willard later introduced
the resolution in the senate Ihe reso-
luton ii in line with what many sem
ators have urged,
IL II precipitated Nv the presidents
letter of Monday. Id which he challenged
inquiry, and BIZ Secretary Tafts strie-
lures On Chairman Shonts for the S62s,-
600 Panama railroad bonds issue and
the Markell payment.
II Is likely the investigation Will be
prolonged aud will extend 10 conn
mittee visit to the isthmns. II the
end Congress Will legisiate to strip the
president Of plensfy power over the
canal, will fix salaries and keep close
eye on expenditures.
When the committee was called to
order there were present Senators Mil
lard, chairman; hittredge, Hopkins,
Knox. Morgan, Taliaferro and German.
The nominations of commissioners were
taken up but on account OF the number
of abeentees and the fact that il had
been intinated that it might be desired
10 have hearings in regard to one or
more of them they were laid over for
the present.
The formation Of programme in
regard TO canal affairs was then consid-
cred. Senator German said he believed
an investigation OF canal matters should
he entered upon al once, especially an
an inquiry had been "conTtedn BY the
president in his message transmitting
to the Senate the report Of the 18th
mian Canal Commission, which was
read and discussed Monday and referred
10 the canal committee.
All members OF the committee agreed
that there should be an inquiry, and
the scope was considered at length,
There seemed to be a sentiment lit favor
Of reviewing the work Of the canal COM
mission from the inception. Senator
German drafted resolution for intro
duotion in the Senate BY Chairman Mil.
lard, giving the committee authority
to engage in such an inquiry. The
resolution. which was adopted by the
committee. follows
RESOLVED, That the committee on in.
tcroceanic canals or any subcommittee
thereof be, and are hereby authorized
f. investigate all matters relating to
the Panama canal and TIE government
81 TIE canal zone and the management
Of the Panama Railroad company, to
send for persons and papers and e. adj
minister oaths and employ stenogra
pher 10 report such hearings and that
ire committee be authorized to sit dui
in1 tho sessions Or recess Of the Senate
and that all expenses thereof be paid
ont Of The contingent fund Of The Sen
ate.
TIE impression prevailed that the
scope of inquiry outlined rs the com.
nittee might have a bearing on the nom
nations Of members for tile canal com.
mission, especially as il was informally
agreed that thc question Of salaries
should be ono If the questions eon-
sidefed