The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-05-24
IS BENT ON LOCK CANAL. Roosevelt Will Defy the
 Senate. THE PRESIDENT SERVES NOTICE House Must Concur in Upper
 Chambers Action. Otherwise, it fs Announced. AdsnInistra- ton VIII Not Hesitate to Proceed in Accord With Plans Recem-
 mended by Minority
 of Engineers.
THE PRESIDENT SERVES NOTICE

Washington, May 28---A growing sen.- tinent In the Senate fin favor of naIxIne es the proposed canal appropriation appliy cable only to the construction of a eea- leVei canal across the Isthmus of Pans, ana In accordance with the majority; 1epor. or the Senate Committee on In. teroceanfc Canals. is provfnw enbar-. rassing to the administration which ia committed to the lock type President. roosevelt today discussed the suhfeof with senate leaders. who called at thei White House and apparently is much concerned as to the outcome
 AS the result of the Presidents fn- quIry. an attempt was made today to ascertain how the Senate stands on tho question of a canal type There were too many absentees to make an effective poll but it was learned that Senators who had been counted upon to suppork the administration program will vote for sea-level canal
 Thus far no canal bill has been ef. Iected and the contest fs likely to bs preeipitated In an attempt on the nart Of the advocates of the sea-IAve, tvna 10 declare that the appropriation for canal purposes shall be used only for the purpose of a sea-level watarwav Advocates of the lock type, in order fo win their point will not have to rars. a lock canal bill. but will have to de-l teat any effort to define the manner in when tne canal appropriation shalIF
 The Administration Deternaanea.
 secretary Taft has informed the sen ate that If the type of canal is not de- cided by Congress, the President will not hesitate to proceed with the plans for lock canal. Recommended bv inc minority of the Board of consultinr Engineers
 CfieIaIs oharVa4 ,ut.h .S .,., canal affairs believe that the houka se m accord with the administration pro- gram Tor lock canal. for the reason that # would cost much less and take Tar less time to build than would be required for the sea level canal
 With the two Houses at odds. if an- pears that the adrninistrative plan rfrrt he successful as the President was in- formed by Senate leaders today that Congress would not be held long in session to contest the question. Tn view of the fact that there are no po- lltlcai questions involved. 1t Is not be- lieved that against pronounced oppo- sition from the House ,or even a deter- mined fight in the Senate. majority of the latter body in favor of the sea level project easily could be maintained.
 Anxious As To Statehood.
 Another subject on which the Presi- dent sought information from Senate leaders. was statehood He inquired whetreh there was any common ground for agreement by the supporters of the Foraker amendment submitting the question of statehod to tho people of New Mexico and Arizona at a special election and tho supporters of the For aker amendment of year ago to sub- init the question at a regular elect ion.
 An effort is being made between the two Houses 10 bring about an agree nient in the nature of a compromise of these positions Thus far no plan has proved satisfactory to the single State advocates. who insist they have the strength 10 put the Oklahoma Indian Territory bill on the sundry civil ap- propriation bill