The Jersey City news., 1906-06-01
SEA LEVEL CANAL
|enate Is Determined That
the Panama Cut Shall Be
Of This Type
PRESIDENT IN OPPOSITION

EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE
10. BLOCK ACTION AT THIS
SESSION
WASHINGTON, May %. 1906
MereAs good reason to believe that the
dasnistration will let she Senate know
tisaweek that it is very much in earnest
aaitss0pposition to action by Congress
kraetIDg the constructors OF sea level
hnal across the Isthmus of Panama.
kae statement is made here that the
president may send message to Con-
bess on the subject. or that Chief En-
Eneer. John F. Stevens. who is in this
Iountry, viii write letter assailing the
Proposition for sea level waterway as
recommended by the Senate Committee
niInteroceanie Canals.
The advocates of the sea level canal
leclare that a majority of the Senate
3avors that type and thar the sea level
I'LL reported by Senator Kitredge. of
South Dakota, viii be passed in the up
lershouse.
Those who pretend to speak for Presi-
yent Roosevelt say that he prefers no
legislation at this session, and if left to
10 so.he will shape all plans for the con-
Fruction Of a lock canal and govern af-
hirs in the canal zone according 10 his
iwn ideas.
Senator Kituedge and other Republic
sansstake the position that the response
bilSy. for the kind of a waterway that
hallsbe built to connect the two oceans
festsSwith Congress and not with the ex-
bcusMe. Mr.. Kittredge is of the opinion
that the President has no authority to
build. lock canal in the event that Con-
gressafails at this session to prescribe by
ltatute the type Of canal that shall be
sonstuucted. He declares that no such
authority is given in the Spoener act.
.The fact" he said, .'that the Presi-
Hent convened board of the most emf
nent engineers in the world to advise
npenstAe proper type for adoption; that
he considered their report together with
that ofsxhe Isthmian Canal Commission,
proves that the President did not con-
slider Che type, dimensions and capacity
as definitely settled by the Spooner act"
a private canvass has been made Of the
Senate to aeternfne rhe Strength, respec-
lively, of the sea level and of the lock
canal projects. It is understood to show
an almost overwhelming majority of the
sea level type. a majority of the Repub-
ncan Senators are said to indorse the
measure reported by the committee on in
teroceanic canals, while among the Dem
ocrats sentiment for the committee bills
is understood to be practically unanimous.
The-situation is different in the House,
where the Presidents proposal that he De
permitted TO go ahead with The lockcanal
Is heartily approved The House leaders
expect that the Senate will either pass
the Kitredge bill or attach it as a rider
to the sundry bin, which will carry an
appropriation of s25.0oo,000 to continue
work in the canal zone.
The charge has been made from time to
time during the last year or so that the
transcontinental railroads are behind the
agitation for a sea level canal, in the
hope that the construction of that type
lapould interrninaby delay the completion
sf the great waterway.
7 have heard such reports said SEN
ator Kitredge. They are absurd on
theirsface. can cite expert testimony in
support of my contention. G. Henry Hun
TER, engineer of the Manchester ship canal
and member of the board of consult
ing engineers, testifes that a sea level ca
nal can be completed in ter. years if the
operations are confined to the daylight
hours. He says further: IF the work is
carried on at night, and there is absolute
ay no reason why, so far as the ezcava-
tion is concerned, the ten years period
may be shortened" Mr.. Hunter says
that the time required for the compile
tion of the lock canal scheme must be
very largely extended
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