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Show WILL FORTIFY CANAL ACTION OF CONGRESSMEN PRAC TICALLV SETTLES QUESTION Of FORTIFICATIONS. Mtature Pataed Appropriating Three Million Dollar to Begin the Work, the Total Colt of Which la Estimated at 112.000.000 Washington. The hou of rcpre tcntntlvct Katurilay night voti-il nrer. whelinlngly In favor of fortlfliig the I'annma ctnnl aiot aiproirliitd :i,-oou.uiiu :i,-oou.uiiu to bi-Kln the work, llio total coal nf which It eallmated at 112,-Oiio.vou. 112,-Oiio.vou. The action of tho limine prni-tlf ally aettlea the ipieailon of fnr-tlllcallona, fnr-tlllcallona, for the ti-ntlinenl In the tenate la tald lo be morn limn I mo lo one In favor nf piu.ectlng llio lath-mlnn lath-mlnn waterway. Tho real teat came on nn amendment amend-ment proaiaed by Kepretiiilatlve Tawney nf Mluneaotn, rlialrninn of the ciumnlllee on appropriation'. The nuienilnient provided that no purl of the money act aalile for forlldratlona ahould ba uned until the prraldciit had attempted to m-gotla'o tieatlea with all of the leading maritime mi-llona mi-llona guaranteeing the neutrality and Inlernallonal protection of tho canal. Ilepriai-ntntlvo Hherly of Kentuiky nltni ked thlt auiendinent and warned nii-mhi-rl that It had bi-en ImnMlured for thu tola purpoaii of defi'ntliig the npproprluilona. 1 hu Tawney amend-nienl amend-nienl win ruled down by 13V to . |