The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-26
I,u,p Votes Overwhelmingly in
Favor of Fortifying the
Great Waterway.
uy1RE COST EXPECTED
TO Be ABOUT $4,000, 900
|, Thousand American Sol
1iers TO Be Sent to ISthmus
TO Man Works.
<.uociased Press.

= Associated freso'
81 risVINGTON. Feb. 25.-After
,,lr Ave hours of debate, the house
,sDrsseutatives shortly before 10
,t.t tonight voted overwhelmingly
favor of fortifying the Panama
u and appropriated 100000 to be-
ihe work, the total cost of which
ssinated at s12, 100000. The action
;br house practically settles the
.rtiOp of Notifications for the SEN
.,,,t IN the senate is said to he moro
4, 2 10 ! in favor OF protecting the
s.aian waterway.
I lie real test came on an amendment
vpcssd by Representative Tawney of
g;,,,sofa. chairman of the committee
spproprations. The amendment pro
4 IA that no part of the money set
~ for Notifications should be used
|-tI The president had attempted TO
-s,iate treaties with all OF the lead
q maritime nations guaranteeing the
rsnlity and international protection
Il he canal
H,presep;ative Shirley OF Kentucky
|t,tked this amendment and warned
|..5bers that it had been introduced
Il Tie sole purpose of defeating the
Inspirations.
Amendments Voted Down.
E n, Tawney amendment then was
Z z! down by l30 10 63. 4 motion
Repfesentative Kcifer OF Ohio TO
|tIk out all provision for the forti
'1ipn OF the canal was lost by d
( Ia Of l35 10 81.
2 1se real interest in the debate
EF1d TO center in the Tawney amend
~. and the speeches made for and
|QiIg il by Mr.. Tawncy and Mr.
eiey Mr. Tawney, stalwart Re
'ktan, looked to the Democratic side
sympathy and applause and re-
i,a both
W Sherry, one of the Democratic
va Of the house. was accorded an
iiloD by the Republican members,
= sE II came to voting, the Repub-
aks generally supported the fortilica-
Of the canal and the Democrats
sssd il.
d detection Of about twenty Re
.asHnss from the general policy of
lnr2t!on vas offset by a similar
1ttlon on the Democratic side in IA
d Qualifications.
Reserved for the Last.
Lss iortifcation of the canal was
nieed for In the sundry civil bill.
aas considered in the house prac-
4.y as separate measure and after
= Inc other features of the sun
= tNll bill had been disposed Of.
=. ~Gesentatlvc Walter i. Smith OF
I'D of the debate in favor of
q uarstlon and was followed by Rep
=! Ea'atiVc kelfeT, who led the forces
.eed 10 the provision. No less than
zX,1y members spoke from five TO
lIy minutes.
smith was generally regarded az
q stating the administration in the
lor fortilication. He cited the
s4ESS treaties on the subject of a
an here 10 insist that we have
u rgat TO fortify the canal" he said,
: rs more than a right; that
80, We nave contracted TO preserve
: Susiaiity aud 10 protect il against
This makes IT. the solemn
I " snis people 10 fortify the en-.
the canal as securely as any
J.. ! ports OF the country
fcint of Order overruled.
.sn General Kcifer had concluded
seh against fortifcation, he made
ot order against the appropria.
7e III tortlhcation. declaring il was
lll srs @ssited by existing Iaw.
esehiatIve Mann Of Illinois was
/ ehalr and overruled the point
, %san said that as far as treat,
slYns were concerned. the United
- ~ yearly had the right to police and
- = Tue canal III any way it saw
j. ,al Democrats. who spoke anc
= seainst the fortifcation. saic
= .s.e .s IN favor Of fortifyinr tho
~, we! 81. It was completed, but the,
- "a ssaink that the work had pro
C. Lar enough to do so at thi,
~ the Tawney amendment an,
dofa. motion to strike out hac
I. y tSoeleated, another motion wa,
II r. n,seommit the bill with instruc
stO, 'ne committee to omit the for
m ssis 9t canal. On a yea an,