Show SENATOR FAIRBANKS FAVORS PANAMA CANAL ROUTE washington june 11 soon after the senate convened today ft house bill amending hie lawr providing for the is biance of passports to who owe allegiance to the united states whether they be citizens of the united states or not wad passed it was explained by mr foraker that the bill simply lva to provide for the issuance of passports to citizens cit izena of porto rico and the philippines several days ago air berry of arkansas asked for consideration of the motion of mr wellington of maryland to discharge the committee on privileges and elections from further consideration of the resolution providing for an amendment to the constitution trtat senators should bo elected by alic people in accordance vilh an arrangement made then the motion was called up today after some discussion 0 alie motion of mr wellington lr clapp the merits of the resolution arguing n favor of the election by tho people the motion to dM charge the committee on elections from further considering the resolution for electing f an fn acors bj popular vote was defeated 21 io SS consideration was then resumed of alie canal project air fairbanks of indiana addressing the sen ate senator of indiana declared himself in favor of tho panama canal route ilia predilections and opinions founded upon fragmentary and unsatisfactory information he said had been entirely in the nicaragua route but if weight waa to be given to alio opinion of our own impartial commissioners sio ners men of experience and capacity ho declared we must discard the nicaragua lind the panama route lie ds uw od tho stepa leading up t tho formation of alie walker commission un d its tap twp reports tha first favorable to nicaragua and ahe second favorable to panama after the panama 1 anal company had to f ellit rights and property for iii lie said the commission had acted with entire consistency and the reasons which led it to reconsider and change ila recommendations were absolutely sound and controlling if said the senator wo had but to consider the relative cost of construction of the two canals there would be 11 saving upon the panama route of substantially the commission and disclosed a singular and important fact ono which should bo distinctly borne in mind and that ia that it would cost less per annum to operate the panama than the nicaragua route thia sum capitalized on the basis of the interest upon the national bonds equivalent to two per cent amounted to add to chii the amount saved in construction ian and ho saidee have a total sum to the credit of alio panama loute of alie senator discussed at length the iii cation of title of the property of tho panama canal comp iny lie did not think lie said the contention that it was impossible for the united stated to secure absolute title to the property to be well founded but said lie believed that tho united states would take the property if it could chaie it free and clear of all demands of stockholders and creditors and that it would not icat under any legal equitable or moral obligation to pay one dollar beyond the ane asked by the canal company tho of the minority of the committee with respect to the power of tho company to convey 0 o the united states a good title he said are perfectly bound and consistent with alie practice of alie french and american coulta discussing the question of paying for the proposed canal senator fairbanks baid alie coat of the work should be distributed tri buted over a reasonable number of years by the issue of boldn so that it may be lightly borne in dosing the senator the suggestion that those who opposed alm construction of any canal arc in favor of the panama route lie lieving tha its consideration will operate at least to delay alie enterprise |