Show ATE cor OPPOSED 10 JOSEll B BISHOP BIllO Press Agent at 1 Per for the Panama Canal Not Mot Likely tp Retain a Place on the Commission Case of Chairman Washington Jan 13 Chairman Mil Mu Millard lard of the senate committee on oil inter e ic canals canal today ar received r from President Roosevelt the advance copy of the recommendations of the con consulting consulting board of engineers relating to the type of ot canal most feasible which report had been promised for use in examining Chief Engineer Stevens when he appears before the canal committee on Tuesday next At the special request of the president the members of the committee will not dis disclose close the contents of the report al although although although though the conclusion of a majority of the board favoring a sealevel canal have been published I a Objections to Bishop It is said to have developed that a majority of the committee is opposed to confirming the nomination of Jo Joseph J Joseph 0 seph B Bishop to be a member of ot the Isthmian canal commission The com corn committee committee it is said has no objection per serially to Mr Bishop and believes that while theoretically theoretic y he lie may b bf qualified to serve on the commission he is unfitted f for fer the position fer for the reason that his life profession has been of a character that thet would not give him hut the requisite experience e Status of No serious objection to the confirma confirmation confirmation confirmation tion of Theodore P as chair chairman chairman chairman man of the commission has nas been mani manifested manIfested man fasted but it is said sald the members ol oi the committee are arc agreed that the chairman of the commission should not be engaged in any other occupation than that of the th canal af at affairs affairs fairs The fact that r has not resigned the presidency of the Leaf railroad has been considered but bul information has reached the committee that Mr is not now accepting a salary from the road Toad and that the Ju du duties iu ties he be is performing for it are In th direction of terminating his connection and surrendering the presidency |