Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-30
OF
CANAL FAVORED
ON ALL SIDES
House and Senate Bills to Be
Prepared Incorporating Ad-
ninlstration Idea Of Regula-
ton of Panama Ditch.
my Morning journal special Leased wirel


Washington. Dee 29.--Both Sena-
tor Flint OF California, chairman OF
the committee on inter-oceanic cam
ais, and Representative Mann 81 iil-
nois chairman Of the house commit
tee on Interstate and foreign COM
merce, expect 60 introduce general
Panama canal bills. These Will In
corporate their differing ideas as to
the needs of legislation for the water
Iway---in the light of the White House
conference last night
This conference developed substan-
tial harmony of opinion faVorins for-
tfieation of the canal; presidential
discretion as to the exact amount OF
tolls under prescribed maximum ana
minimum limitations; government op-
Grafton of the drydock and repair
shop facilities, and government sale
| of All the coal. oil, and other ship sup
niles at both ends of the canal To the
| trade of the world passing through
| 1t; and for the safeguarding OF the
competition through the canal,
The differences of views as 10
whether foreign shipping and coast
| wise snippina should receive equal
treatment in canal charges could not
be reconciled and the problem stlll
| is unsolved.
senator Flints bin will provide
either an unqualified free passage OF
American ships or the collection OF
ltoll and subsequent rebate OF the en-
| tire toll, which, from the NleWpolh'
of spnlc of those in the conference,
merely would operate as matter oi
bookkeeping. His bill Will Fix GER
tain maximum and minimum OF tolls
on vessels of other countries prop-
ably from fifty or seventy-iive cents
minimum to S1,25 or $l.5o maximum
a net ton. leaving the exact charge 70
1.-THE discretion of the president, SO tha'
lit can be adjusted 10 changing com
lmercial conditions
| 1t will provide that the rebate ts
Icoastwise vessels shall not be allowed
To any vessels owned or contrclleu ns
lany railroad with which they are IN
competition. directly or indirectly II
also will provide that the government
may take over to its own uses. wnei
ipublic emergencies make 1t necessary
anv vessels that avail themselves q
lthe rebate, which would make al
lcoastwise craft engaged IN canai trai'
lfic subject to naval uses on demand
The general measure that Mr.. Mann
proposed probably viii be presente'
! | to his colleagues on the lhtefstat Z
and foreign commerce commute
soon after the holiday recess Whethe
Inc bin. CARRYING the amount want
I, led for the initial expense for forum
! cation, viii come from the appropria
ltions committee on the military ~
7 fairs committed IS uncertain.
Chairman Towney of the former
: opposed TO heavy increases in govern
( ment expenditures, and II may be ina
, the military committee, of when hep
: resentative Hun OF Iowa, q deieate
: '.standpattern Is chairman. ana wnlcl
G lis framing the army appropriation OH
Z will re port out such a measure.
d The question Of what treatment 7
b accord coastwse shipping caused IN
n principal discussion at the conference
!, Much OF the time WAS devoted TO IN
Interpretation Of the treaties Wit
: England as to whether the gehefa
S reference to all powers being treate
lalike was to be interpreted TO incluu
the United States or to mean all IN
lpowers foreign to the United states
linus permitting lower tolls for vessel
= of this country and the treaty Wit
) Panama, as TO preferential treatmer
of it's craft
Senator Flint was especially llsis'
/, ent on the coastwise exemption. iher
: was unanimity of view as 10 the gov
n ernment furnishing the ship supplies
!, The president contends that tines
:, are more essential at the lsthfnu
= than on the Suez canal ports be
Z cause OF the distance from coal 8
, other supply depots and because pr
' vate concessions would open the wa
!, for discrimination between canal pa'
N rCns