He authored a report declaring American hostility to European ownership of a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and sponsored legislation authorizing the U.S. president to retaliate against foreign vessels that harassed American fishing boats.
他还撰写了一份报告，宣布美国对欧洲在连接大西洋和太平洋运河上的所有权抱敌视态度，并且支持通过立法授权美国总统打击报复那些骚扰美国渔船的外国船只。