The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-07

congress has appropriated another
$3.50, 900 for that canal work. So when
this canal is completed, the commerce
to represent, as well as a large part
of the commerce of the entire valley
in this system of rivers that have
named, will be greatly facilitated and
benefited.
tleman has expired.
The Speaker. Is there objection?
There Is no objection.
Mr.. Clayton. Mr.. Speaker, the bill
as I propose to amend 1t, win follow
OF reading as It does. namely, est. An
drews, in the state of Florida, is here
by made q port of entry, 1t will read.
That the port of st. Andrews Bay, in
the state of Florida" So that vessels
may clear anywhere on the bay, and so
that no town on that bay will have the
advantage, the one over the other, and
so that vessels may be cleared at the
terminus of the railroad, which Is st
Panama City.
There IL no railroad at st. Andrews
Bay at this time. But, Mr.. Speaker, I
have no desire to defeat the making
of a port of entry on st. Andrews Bay,
and I ask the gentleman again to ac-
cept this amendment, and that this
house, at the request of number Of
people interested in It there, and in
the interest of commerce, and in all
fairness and justice will vote to make
the whole OF st. Andrews Bay a port
Of entry instead Of singing out one OF
the towns.
have here a number Of letters and
kilograms which I have received on
the subject that I shall ask leave 20
read.
Mr.. Mays. Mr.. Speaker, sincerely
hope that the amendment offered by
the gentleman from Alabama (Mr.
Clayton) will not prevail. If it does
1t means, sir, the killing OF the bill at
once. This is merely a local matter,
concurred in by the Florida, senators
and the members from that state, for
the convenience of the shipping public
at st. Andrews Bay, where, through
the generosity of this house, a mag
nificent port il being established. do
hope, sir, that the request of these
people from the town that Is right at
the pass on st. Andrews Bay will be
granted and that this bill will be
passed as it has been passed by the
senate.
I need not tell you, sir, that nine
tenths Of the people in that section
are in favor of this bill as it is. I need
not tell you, Mr.. Speaker, that st. An
drews will be one of the best harbors
in the south when the pass is dug out
and dredged out and the work COM
pleted, for which the money is already
appropriated, to q depth of ~ feet in
side Of the harbor, where, SIR, there
will be room and depth for the navies
of the world. And I ask the members
Of this house, In fairness to the dele
CATION from Florida, that they vo-e
down this amendment and pass this
bill as it Is.
Mr.. Fordney. VIII the gentleman
yield.
Mr.. Mays. Yes; I yield to the gen.
tleman from Michigan.
MIR. Fordney. Mr.. Speaker, this bill
Is a senate bill, and the report accom-
panying it contains a report from the
secretary of the treasury stating that
he has no objection to the establish
ment Of this SUPPORT OF entry.
There are 16 towns or villages and
post off1ces on ST. Andrews Bay. There
is a railroad within three Fights of
mile Of st. Andrews Bay, but the ter
minus Of the road is at Panama At
Panama 1t is necessary to so out into
the bay 1900 feet in order to get
feet of water, while at st. Andrews
Bay, 30 feet Of water caa be obtained
at distance of 800 feet from the
shore.
I have kilograms here from people
living at st. Andrews Bay, Millville,
Dnw NJ Tho
16 towns on the bay are all in favor
of this location. on st. Andrews Bay,
with the exception OF the people of
Panama There are e75 people at st.
Andrews Bay; there are 422 people At
Panama The heft of, the lumber
manufactured on st. Andrews Bay is
west and north Of st. Andrews. The
government is expanding at the pres
emit time 1908, $50 In dredging the deep
water channel in st. Andrews Bay, but
there is deep water down the bay be-
low st. Andrews and below Panama
for a distance OF two miles and half,
where the government work will cease.
The only parties objecting to the es-
tablishment of this port of entry at
st. Andrews Bay are people who have
some interest in a real estate scheme
at Panama. That Is all there is about
It, Mr.. Speaker. (Applause.)
Mr.. Clayton rose.
The Speaker pro tempore. The gen
tleman from Alabama is recognized.
Mr. Clayton. I want to say, Mr..
Speaker, that according to the tele-
grams and letters that have received,
the only people who have been inter-
ested in getting this bill through the
senate, and without letting 1t he
known at home that the bill was intro
duced, are a lot Of people interested in
booming real estate at st. Andrews.
daughter and applause.)
Let US adopt this simple and just
amendment, and the senate can to-
night or tomorrow or Saturday concur
in the amendment. and the bill making
the port Of ST. Andrews Bay port en-
try will be law.
1t is for the purpose of letting the
people of st. Andrews and the people
Of Panama fight out their own real
estate situation that ask this house
to put them upon an equality.
Mr.. Fordney. I had to intention
whatever Of referring to the gentle
man from Alabama when I spoke OF