Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-09
SENATE STRUGGLES
WITH PANAMA
CANAL TOLL
PROBLEM
Secretary Nagel Urges Law
Admitting Foreign Built
Owned Vessels to American
Register.
RAILROAD OWNED LINES
FUZZLE FOR LAWMAKERS
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Washington. Aug Tile scuatc's
amendment 90 the Panama canal bill
TO admit Co United states registry
Amyrican.oWncd ior,igu.bu.lt ships
engaged iu foreign trade uulg. and
pass them through the Panama canal
free or tolls. bon all probability viii TO-.
cei,e mo- opposition from toe admin
istraton
Secretary Nagvl is committed O., tu,
idea. lu his last annual report Dee roe
commended the passage u. bul fur
the admission oi turrlgu-bu.it ocean
steamships iu American registry Co
engage solely loo foreign trld, Tms.
ho believed would Do, the beginning OF
AN American merchant marine. eN.
tending shipping under the United
States nug Boo trade with south and
central America and tl, West In
dies.
The provision. DO is said probably
would not affect trans Atlantic and
trans pariny commerce. as thpr,
would hr uU luuUutIN, for such ships
tu assume the obligations ut Am,ri-
can registry.
The right ui frrr passage through
The canal however. is said tuutt ny
officials ~ the department OF com.
uCrCc ana luuur probably would bring
all tho lines engaged lu traffic hr-
tNvcn the countries OF tH, western
hemisphere. hut tying foreign haEs
under the Stir- and stripes IRv
United Fruit Company ana th" New
York and Pacific Navigation Company
Ncro cited ua instances
WIN 20 vote con- the Panama canal
hill ana an amendments Coo b. set for
o'clock this tftctuuuu fu, senate
began nua consideration OF tine moa-
sure with . renewal uf thy light
against railroad -uWU,d Ships
Thr comm tivc amendment prulid
ing HAT rIllrnul-uN vessel might
puHs through fh, canal provided ulN
per cent ~ its cargo was destined lu
foreign ports, ft- the chief subject OF
discussion.
senator Burton. ur ohio. declared
a. prohibition against tho railroad
owucd ships from using the canal
would restrict The iull development oi
the waterways The fear that rail.
roads could drive out Jll other ships
ana ultimately control rJton ruull
be fully met hs adequate laws, Do" said.
Senator Kenyon asked senator Bur
ton NuDih"r he b,ntN,t tho puIut had
been reached bon American develop
mcnt Nh"r, a. regulated monopoly
must be recognized iu railroad urNcl-
opmcnt
"'rhnt is practically b." raid Sen
HtUT Burton - believe vy are near
the partiuE ui Tie ways, said son
atur Kenyon. where We must decide
between competition for railroads ur
combinations. hvld under th" control
uf tho government
Senator burton said hc did not Ia
80 absolutely free use of the Panama
canal by rsilroad-oWned ships, lie
favored control los the Interstate COM
mere. commission of ships owned OF
controlled by railroads
Tho granting of free TOLLS Co. Amer
lean yr~srlr engaged ice tprcigu trade.
approved Yesterday Dos the senate.
waf attacked by senator Lodge ns
likely Co Doe construed hN foreign ma
tions AS o. violation of existing treat
les.
This is bound to raise serious
questions with other countries. he
said.
Hp opposed tho sweeping rrstric-
lions uf the Panama bin as it passed
the house against 'ay control oi
steamship lines hN railroads
Control uf Sew Eusland steamship
lines hN the Ncv York, NrW Haven
a Hartford railroad provoked another
llVely dcbut" between senator Puiu-
dexter ANA senator Lippiu of Rhode
island. who had cushcl 90 last
nights session.
Senator puiudcNtrr read letter
from Louis -. ilraudvts uf Boston. de-
cHrlug NoW England was boo the grin
Of AN "intulcTablr railroad monopoly.
'Mr Brlndcis is professional
Hpitatur.' interrupted senator tdl-
lingsr uf New Hampshire. Tie BE- not
! a business man lir is always Boo tho
limought when the question of rail.
| roads, steamships ur Wuuopohcs Is
| under discussion
senator lippitt declared that sem
timcnt of Ncw England cannot De
| founded on misstatomcnts
Senator puiudcXtor rcturtcd that ul
| ficials OF the Ncw Haven railroad had
| given testimony al Variance with tht
statement bS senator Llpptt ana
| that 10 Was "a question Of "chousinE
| between the statements ut tho Officers
| at the New Haven road ana the state
mcnts uf the senator from Rhode
| fHtNud H