The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-22
ENATE VOTESFOR LOCK CANAL
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sua won at IN tie senats to-day Nv =
rtlatity ~ nve, They succerdcd In adopt.
lr The lock canal a]mendmen, prupo-rd ly
soraiot Hopkins ~ inlnola Ia tho bill ~
snnrr KittredRc ~ South Dakota provld-
lrg 'nr a go level water way. Tho tcss vots
,amo On n motion TO lay thu amendment
OH rr table. This was rcjcc,cd 10y 81 10 ~.
Atcr that thsre was no fhrthcr contention.
Tho lock amendment WIS adopted without
q i~iyision.
Al the Democrats present except Mr..
In,torson of Coloradoand ten ~ the thirty
ono Republicans present voted for
,hc ga level project. The vote In detail
rn senator Kittredge's motion 10 lay tho
ok canal amendment on the table was a.
follows:
lrAs-RepublIcans -Messrs Anksny. Burn
ham. Burrows, Dick, Calm ger. Hale. Kit
,rodgc, McCnmber, Nelson and Plat 10
Democrats -Messrs. Berry. Blackburn. Car
mack. Clark Montana. Clay. Culberson.
Daniel, Foster. Frazier. Inttimer. McLaurln,
Mallory, Martin, Morgan. 0verman. Rayner.
simmons, Stone. Taliaferro. TIllman and
Wuvte-2I.
NIYs-RepublIcans - Messrs. Alice. Allison.
Benson. Beveridge. Brandegee. Bulkeley.
Rurkett, Carter. Clark tWyomingl. cullom.
polliver. Dryden. Flint. Foraker. Fulton.
Gamble. Hansbrough. Hemenway. Hepburn,
Hopkins. Kean. La Toilette. Lodge, Long,
Mlllard. .Penrose. Perkins. Piles, Proctor.
Scott, Smoot, Spooner. Sutherland. warren
and Wetmore IS.
Democrat-Mr. Patterson-i.
Until the moment of voting much un-
certainty existed among Senators as to
the probable outcome Of the contest, al
though there was an almost general feeling
that the advocates Of a lock canal would
win the day. The change in sentiment on
this important question has been very
sudden and Ia attributed to several reasons.
among them speeches Of Senator Knox of
Pennsylvania and Representative Burton
of Ohio in favor Of the lock project. An
other thing hat influenced Senators was
that the administrator was already going
ahead making plans for a lock canal.
The knowledge that even the so-called
sea level canal would have locks apparently
had much to do with the change Of opinion
among Senators. The only alternative was
the straits Of Panama without lock or
dam, but the Senate was not sufficiently
prepared to indorse this project, although
a majority of Its members might have done
30 II more time for consideration bad been
afforded. The feeling that actual work on
the canal had been delayed long enough
and that the Administration should be en-
oouYaged to 60 ahead had much to do with
the passage Of the lock canal bill.
II was clear to every Senator that II the
Senate passed the sea level bin the House
would have refused to sanction it, and thus
leave the canal proposition hanging in the
air until the next session OF Congress. In
the meantime the Congress campaign and
elections would have been held, and the
failure of the Republican Senate and the
Republican House to do something to
further the construction Of the canal would
have afforded good ground for Democratic
criticism.
The Hopkins amendment, which takes
the place OF the Kittredge bill, will now go
to the House, where II will be passed with
out any delay. This is the canal bill as the
Senate passed 1t.
That a lock canal be constructed across the
Isthmus Of Panama. connecting the waters
of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. OF the
general type proposed by the minority OF the
board OF consulting engineers. created by
order OF the President. dated January "a. 1905.
in pursuance of an act entitled An act to pro-
vide for the. construction OF a canal connecting
che waterssof' the Atlantic and the Pacific
oceans, approved January rs. 1902.
The Senate took up the consideration OF
the sea level canal bill at 2 O'Clock to-day
under the special order providing for the
disposition Of the bill before adjournment
to-day.
Mr.. Scott OF West Virginia said he had
always favored q sea level canal, but would
vote for a lock level canal. believing the
type could he changed later to sea level if
deemed advisable.
Mr.. Foraker Of Ohio declared that he
would vote for a lock level canal with some
misgivin gs. but he believed it wiser to
follow the Judgment Of those who were
charged with the greatest responsibility
in the work. the President and the Canal
Commission.
Mr.. Cullom OF Illinois asserted that the
Spooner act settled the question OF type
in favor of the lock canal. 1T was gen.
orally understood at the time Of the passag 90
Of the Spooner act he said. 'that the canal
was to be Of lock level type. The President,
in my Judgment, should be permitted to
20 ahead and exercise the authority con-
ferred upon him by the Spooner act and
build the lock canal, which his judgment
approves"
Mr.. Kittredge OF South Dakota, author Of
the sea level bill, closed the debate. He
quoted eminent engineers to show that the
sea level type could be completed in twelve
years, only two or three years longer than
the time necessary for the lock ANAL
Mr.. Dick Of Ohio advocated the sea level
canal. He said it was conceded that the
lock level canal was only temporary. why
not build the sea level type at oncep' The
Vice-President interrupted to announce
that. s o'clock having arrived, the time
had come under the order for a vote.
Mr.. Dick asked permission to extend his
remarks in the Congressional Record.
That has never been done in the Senate.
suggested Mr.. Hale.
Ihereupon Mr.. Dick withdrew the re-
quest, and the vote was taken.
The motion to table the lock canal amend
ment was voted down, 81 to SO, and the
amendment was then agreed to without
division.
AT a few minutes before s O'Clock pro-
~ceedings in the House were interrupted to
receive a message from the Senate%a nnouno-
Ing the fact hat athe Senate had passed a
DILL uroyidipg for tho construction ~ N I0ck