Salt Lake Telegram | 1906-06-16 | Page 2 | Will Make Canal of Panama Lock Type

kiLL . . i . i L mi ,1. C . mm. . I LLn I 1 i WASHINGTON'. Ju- 1.-Th !':- today, to-day, by a vote cf no to S, voL ' In fyor of a lock, car a.r across . the I?-.hraus of Panama, the - amendment to this effect being- presented by Representative . Llt-tauer Llt-tauer f New Tork. , With members of Congress Bitting on the hort steps in the aisles or the House, i srund the spsce In groups, the galleries tli-, and wltn Mr. Burton of Ohio, pointer point-er I i hand, discussing- charts utiowli. the dilert-nce between sea-level and loc ca-rial, ca-rial, the House presented every appearance appear-ance a class room. MjV.Murton took position in front of the rnspa,oid called attention to tha vital dtflerenca between the two types, remarking remark-ing that were the topography understood It would be tha very strongest argument for the. lock-level, canal. He said If tha. banks would not cava. If large boats could go through without running against rocks at the side and could be properly steered, then a sea-level canal would ba the enterprise which would be naturally preferred. "But such a canal, convenient for modern shipping and prospective shipping, ship-ping, would In the Judgment of those who have carefully studied the subject ex-. nauBt twenty years or more In building."' Mr. Bartlett of Georgia made a point against the amendment of Mr. Lltteuer. He Insisted that the amendment was clearly new legislation and argued the question from that premise. The chair, Mr. Watson of Indiana, held the amendment In order, and without further fur-ther discussion the Llttauer amendment was adopted.