The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-09-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.

The Administration currency bill on
Thursday last, reached the end Of the
first stage Of it's legislative career-p pass
age by the House. The measure, COM
pleted in detailed consideration, after
three days Of efforts TO amend, reached a.
final vote in the House practically un-
changed in its Essential provisions.
Some House Democrats were inclined
to look with disfavor on an amendment
incorporated in the measure at the suges-
ton of the Banking COMMITTEES. rhe
amendment proposed by Representative
Fess. Republican, Ohio. included state
ment that none of its provisions was cal
culated to repeal the law of 1000. pre-
scribing the gold money standard, or to
disturb the parity.
Chairman Glass, however, declared
that the amendment only made clear the
meaning of the bill as originally framed.
"A few minor amendments Changing
phraseology or designed to make clear
possible antiquities 10 the bill were the
only changes made in the consideration
of hundreds of amendments offered by
Republicans and proyressives.
P ssed by the House, the bill will 60
to the Senate, where a lengthy considers
ton before the Banking Committee
awaits it. 1t will probably be some weeks
befrre the measure is reported TO the
Senate. where further debate is expected
to delay the fiual passage of The bill.
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With the opening of the Panama Canal,
from the Mirahores locks to the Pacific
Ocean. communication also is being es-
tablished on the Atlantic side between the
great Gatun locks aud the sea. This has
followed the removal of the railroad
trestIe between the locks and the ocean.
To make the opening navigable about
1877, 900 yards of earth in the railroad dixie
must be removed anil two pipe line sue
ton dredses are engaged in the work,
which should be completed by October /.
When the work 10 completed there will
remain only one obstru -tion to free com.
munication in the whole leueth of the
canal-the dixie at Gamhoa which re-
strains the waters of Gatun Lake from
flow ng into Calebra Cut. A big suction
dredge is removing the earth and silt that
has accumulated in the ed of the canal,
between this dixie and Ganiboa Lake since
the cut was ma ,e three years ago, and
early In October another, and the last
Tremendous blast will destroy the dixie
itself. leavinga lear waterway across the
isthmus
Details Of how the denizens of the
jnngles and the inhabitants OF small
towns 10 the interior Of the Isthmus of
Panama were driven out of their homes
BY the rising waters of GaiunsLake. as
the canal approached completion, were
told in dispatch.
During the past IS months 70 per cent
of the population has been moved out of
the area to be flooded. Some went en-
tirely out ofthe lake watershed upon be-
Ling notified; others had to be taken ont
when the rising waters were almost at
their doors; many disappeared in higher
levels with the trackless silence Of wood
creatures aud others moved 10 bodies,
forming new settlements and preserving
the communal life of the old villages
In one case $50 persons were collected
and moved by rail and water distance
of 60 miles and set down upon town site
arranged for them. The government of
Panama is selling these people building
material and food at cost aud has even
Supplied school house and church.