Show POP GOVERNMENT CABLE Corliss Bill to Favorably Reported to Blouse Washington Jan 2SB a vote of 07 the House Committee on Commerce today decided In favor of Government construction operation and maintenance mainte-nance of a Pacific cable and ordered n favorable report of the bill of Representative Repre-sentative Corllss of Michigan providing the details of such n Government undertaking un-dertaking At the meeting today the bill was the amended so as to provide that Government cable shall bo of American manufacture if this can be supplied according to the highest standard nnd at a cost not exceeding 10 per cent above foreign manufacture Another amendment authorizes the Postmaster General Secretary oCWa and Screlan of the Navy to make arrangements ar-rangements for connections with Japan and Chinn A proposed amendment authorizing the President to pu chase a prlvate cable if he considered It advisable so to do was defeated As finely determined upon lhebil irovldes for n Government cable from tho const or California to Hawaii and the Philippine Islands 1 via Midway and island of Guam or by whatever route he President may consider most practicable prac-ticable The cost Is lixed at not to exceed ex-ceed 10000000 of which 500000 is made immediately available The work of construction Is Inlrutlcd to the Army and Navy departments and after the cable Is laid Its operation Is to be under the control of the PostmasterGeneral Secretary of War and Secretary of the NaProvision Provision Is made for Government messages and also for private messages at a rate exceeding 23 cents a word to Hawal and 50 cents t word to Manila Ma-nila |