The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1912-06-14
PANAMA CANAL BILL
WILL Be REPORTED
Senate Committee Ready with
Important Document Regu-
Iating Canal Operation.
MANY MATERIAL CHANGES
HAVE Been MADE THEREIN
Prospect For Early Adjournment
Disappeared National Con-
ventions viii Find Lawmak.
ers Still Grinding Away.

Washington, d. O., June l2.-tSpec-
ial)--ln all probability the bill reeu.
latinv the operation of the Panama
canal will be reported out OF the SEN
ate committee on interyceanic canals
OF which Senator Frank B. BrandeRee
OF Connecticut Is chairman, early
next week The committee has &C
corded hearings to representatives OF
the railroads, steamships, and COM
mercial bodies and all Others who
have asked to be heard.
The railroads we're not given hear
| ing while the bill was under process
OF incubation 10 the house committee
on Interstate and foreign commerce
and consequently raised a fog" that
their interests were being jsopardized
through the "log.rolling" methods OF
the extremists OF both political par
ties. Rather than have this charge
70 to the country unchallenRed, al
though without any foundation In
fact, Senator Brandegee threw the
doors OF his committee room open 20
whoever desired tn enter and he beard
10 assisting to formulate bill that
is is sincerely hoped will show wis
| dem and constructive craftsmanship
10 every line.
1t Ia expected the bill will differ
very materially from the house meas
ure, particularly with reference to the
prohibition Of railroad-Owned steam
ships operating through the canal
The free toll provision OF the house
bill relating to vessels engaged 10
the coastwise trade it is believed will
remain 10 the senate measure when u
comes from the committee next week.
PROLONG SESSION.
The general desire expressed among
the leaders to clear the way for ad-
tournament BY June 10 appears to have
zone glimmering. The Lnrimer case.
now before the senate, it is expected,
will consume not lesstlian two weeks.
The accused senator will make a des.
perate light for his seat, and II yoei
without saying that he has friends Ia
that body, whose own reputation be-
Ing inpugned, will stand BY him per-
sistently.
| Consequently it looks as though
Midsummer will nnd congress still In
session and not inclined to adjourn.
ment until the weather becomes OF
pressively warm. BY that time the
political national conventions will
have nominated their tickets and the
great campaign Of 1912 will DO In
proaresa
WATCHFUL SENATOR.
1t was just mere force OF habit that
led to placing Senator Smort in an
embarrassing situation in the senate
the other day. Senator Smoot IL
chairman OF the joint committee on
printing, and In this capacity he IL
very careful TO DO informed OF the ma
ture of documents offered on the flooI
for printing before he allows the SEN
ate to authorize 1t.
Senat orClark OF Wyo ming had suu
vested that a copy of the United
States constitution be printed in the
Record. Senator Smoot's attention
was centered on some other matter Al
the time the Wyoming man made his
request, and he caught only the words
ITO be printed"
"WhO is the author of the docu-
ment?" asked the watchful Utah
statesman. A roar Of laughter greet.
ed his query. He agreed, after the
matter had been explained to him,
that 1t was proper request to nave
the United States constitution print
ed.
CONTENTS NOT APPLES.
Representative STEVENSON OF hin.
nesOta does not favor reciprocity
Neither do his constituents. Recsst.
~ they sent to Senator Clapp, also
from Minnesota, q petition asking
for its repeal. Mr.. SteenersDn re-
ceived . letter from the man who sc.
cured the signatures to the petition,
saying that IL had been sent to Sens.
tor Clapp and Mr.t Steenerson could
use the petition II be 81 desired. An
opportune moment arrived 10 the
house for Mr.. Steenereon 10 present
the petition. and he hastened to Sena.
tor Clapp's office to get IL.
"There is no such petitInn here"
declared the senator's clerk. 1.-THE
only thing We have from your CORES.
pondent Is barrel of apples that We
haven't opened
"Apples." shnuted Mr.. Steeners0s,
who was IN hurry In get hack 10 the
hnor 18th the document. Nothing
uf I'll, cart Tha' "a barrel 81 pro.
tests aGa,nsf r.-'rr. riiv" whereup-
on Mr.. SteeDerson jumped on she
head Of the barrel with both feet.
scattered the papers, 10 which the
document was wrapped, around the
floor, secured the document which
was nearly two hundred feet long and
rolled up on stick like a map. he
got back to the house chamber 10
time to be recognized BY the speaker,
where the petition was formally re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means