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milan OERS KNOW ALL ABOUT TIDES
ksacas Senator Declares French
Engineers Didn't Know What They
Were Talking About-ohioan and
Senator from Colorado Join in Dis.
cussior.
(By Associated Prcss.)


WASHINGTON. -. G.. Feb. g
The entire question of the type of
canal that should be adopted in the
construction OF the Panama canal
was before the Senate today, Senator
kittredge. chairman OF the commit
tee on inter-CCeaniC canals. Senator
Foraker and SENATOR Teller all de-
claring that they believed grave
mistake had been made In adopting
the lock project.
The discussion grew out OF re-
PORT by Mr. Kittredgc on the question
of limiting the cost Of the canal 10
SjOn. 900 900 aud authL riZing the sec
reiary OF the treasury to issue bonds
to that amount.
He said his committee had decided
that the measure should be consider
cd by the finance committee and be
reported II back with that recommcn.
dation.
Statement Of Expenses.
In making the report, he took oc-
casion to say that the canal commits
sion disapproyed Of the proposed Is
sue of bonds, and he read state
ment. Of expenses on, account OF tue
canal showing that to date they had
been $I7o.964 .4S6.
Scnato Or .Kittredge said that while
4 he engineers of the canal zone had
originally placed the cost OF lock
canal at $139 100000 they had now
increased their estimates TO S401o06-
noo. whereas II had been estimated
that sea level canal could have
been built lot S2i7. 000,0oo.
In response to a question from
SENATOR Foraker. he expressed the
opinion that the lock canal had not
progressed so far that ii would not
row be possible to adopt the sea-
level type.
Foraker Comedies With View.
Mr.. Foraker agreed with WI. Kilt
redgc that the sea-level waterway
would have been preferable from an
economic standpoint.
Senator Teller also expressed the
opinion that sea-ievel canal could
be constructed more cheapfy than 4
lock canal and he added that II
would be in far less danger of dos-
tructioI
The committee on interOceanic
canals. MIR Kcttredge continued.
Gcemed it nwise 10 increase the
limit OF cost TO $5e0.000. 900 as pro-
posol by the bill reported back by
him.
But Congress at this session would
he called w on 10 appropriate Wv
900 900 or $35 oU0.Oo0.
Kansas Expert on Tides.
\ controversy over the height or
tides al both the Atlantic and Pact
fic enIs OF the canal. which was read
by NJ: Curtis. brought forth the
statement fr, m the Kansas senator
thai the reports of the French en-.
Sincrrs could not be accepted rs OF
value. as they did noi know what
th"v were undertaking.
They did not SAID Mr.. Teller.
and want 10 say that they know
as much about il as orr people
about
and Mr Teller continued:
~ bc!icv" today that you can build
sea-ievCI canal a. Panama at less
cost than lock canal. and only
sea level canal will be Of vaiGc 10
the world Another advantage is
that it viii not b" in danger Of ie-
struciion which will always W. feared
with lcck canal.
Referring 10 the report that Mr..
Taft had ordered the widening OF
tho CuIcbTa cut. Mr.. Teller. in res
pcnsc e. questions by Mr.. Money.
laid hc did not suppose Mr.. TAFT
actually ordered" the change. bat
that hr hal recommended IL.
The rcGalar order was resumed and
wi'h"ut disposius o. the canal pues-
ton. the senate passed - other ques-
tiCGs.
Roosevelt Suthorixed Widening.
WASHINGTON. d. C.. Feb. s.-N
IN" Isibmiaa canal eommissien today