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SENATE MAY ADOPT
NEW TYPE OF CANAL
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the floor. answered that they averaged
from one 10 four feet on the Atlantic side,
and from Is 70 q feet on the Pacific Coast
Mr. Kittredge Immediately conuadicted
the Kansan and placed the relative tide
movements much lower. He also ex-
planned that tIdes would In no way have
intsrfered with the superiority OF the sea
level plan over the system now agreed
upon.
The engineers who appeared before
the committee at the time this question
was under consideration advocated the
construction Of tide gates and tide locks
/ in connection with the sea level plan. and
also proved that high tides would not IN
terfere with the traffic, Mr.. kittredge
added.
Being intimately acquainted with the
whole history OF The canal proposition
Senator Teller stated that he vas on rec
ord as in favor Of the sea level canal,
and emphatically denounced the system
under which the government intends tc
/ construct the waterway IF we get that
canal built az all. either sea level OF lock,
/ for S5O0.009.oee ve will bsslucky.
/ Senator Curtis again interrupted to say
]
tides was received from an engineer E}lo
/ had been on the isthmus for fourteen
years.
/ These French engineers. rs evidenced
By the machinery and poor conditions left
on the canal site. did not know what they
were undertaking" he remarked
! Mr.. President, they knew as much
about the work as our American engineers
/ do" Nj Teller replied
Refers TO Taft Trip.
The Colorado Senator then fnterjected q
few remarks about President-elect Taft's
trip 10 the cut" and inquired how much
any man could learn Of the conditions Of
the undertaking in 4 weeks investigation
We are informed he has ordered that
the cut be widened 100 feet I have a.
ways coutended Tor that amendment. but
an opposed TO the erection Of the Gztur
ldam. It is proposed to construct thi:
breakwater on great swamp. No sucf
dam has ever been built in this world
Senator GallingeT at this point moved
that the discussion be closed. and Senator
Teller. apparently chagrined entered th'
following objection: This body has 1eve1
considered or discussed this canal pTopo
sition sufficiently I believe II We devoted
two OF three days discussion to the mat
tier. the Senate would return to the orig
iInaI idea and direct the construction Of ;
sea leved canal
Senator Kittredge. replying 10 question:
Of various Senator'S intjmated by his an
swers that he would lead a fight agains
the Hopkins bin. and perhaps take al
active part in the plan to change tn
canal 20 q sea level waterway.
Senator CuIoerson, who had not beel
present during the whole discussion. wa
informed that the measure had been 70
ferred to the Finance Committee for fur
Their consideration.
Il am a member OF the Committee OF
Interoaeanic Canals. but was unavoidsbl.
, absent from the hearing on this bill
have some doubt about the treatmen
that would be given this measure by IN
5 Finance Committee, and request that
= lay on the table for consideration b.
r the Senate tomorrow.
Z The report and its sweeping impor
vas the subject OF general comment FOL
8 lowing the discussion. ard rumors las
J evening Indicate that radical changes +
/ the procedure already adopted and partl
put into practice by the government ma,
be made before adjournment OF the pres