Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-21
GREAT DISORDER In THE HOUSE
All the Day so Far Occupied by
Dilatory Motions.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL
SENATE.

Sress.
POOL SIZZLING IN THE DISTRICT.
Mr.. Faulkner. from the District committee,
reported q bill to prevent bookmaking and
pool selling in the cities of Washington,
Georgetown or within one mile Of the bound
aries of these cities. As the bill did not take
IN the race course question was made by Mr..
Hoar as to its doing SO.
Mr.. ingalls, explained that the bill was an at
tempt on the part of the committee TO adjust
the topography Of the District to the conscience
OF the executive "a similar bill having been
vetoed last SESSION.. Ii was a serious effort on
the part Of the committee to avoid the
dlfhculty by exclusion, SO that. il the executive
chose to veto the bill, he would have to exer-
else process Of deductive reasoning. Pool
selling on race courses was not a very
mortal offense and never had been visited
with any special severity by the law
OF any community. To u suggestion
that the bill was intended to apply particularly
to pool selling and gambling practiced by
negroes In the northwestern part of the city
Mr. Edmunds remarked that the only race that
it did not apply to the horse race. An
amendment, which was offered by Mr. Hoar, to
extend the provisions of the bill to the whole
District was disagreed to-yeas, 6; nays So
and the bill was passed.
Senate bill to make Enfield Conn, q port of
delivery in the Hartford district was reported
from the committee on commerce and was (on
motion of Mr.. Hawley) considered and passed.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL REPORTED.
The surdry civil appropriation bin was re-
ported by Mr.. Allison, who gave notice that i'm
mediately after the current morning business
of Monday he wanted to ask the Senate to con-
sider It, and If not concluded before 6 O'Clock
he would ask for an evening session.
House bill correcting an error in the act for
the construction of bridge at South St. Paul.
Mimi, was. on motion Of Mr.. Washburn, taken
from the calendar and passed.
Senate bill for new mint building in Phila-
delphia not to cost more than q, OK, 900 was
reported and placed on the calendar.
THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL Up.
The Nicaragua canal bill was taken up as the
unfinished business, and Mr.. Morgan addressed
the Senate in defense of the bill and in reply to
the arguments made against il Yesterday
MIR. Edmunds. referring to a misunderstand-
ing as to the amount of capital stock sub
scribed for by the construction company it ap-
pearing in the committees report as a hun
.ired millions), said that he he'd q telegram
from Mr.. Hitchcock, president of the company.
saying that that was misprint for one million
dollars.
Mr.. Morgan accounted for the committee q
pressing the bill at this late stage of the ses-
sion by stating that it was a question Of very
great Importance, and that the committee had
no possible alternative.
Mr.. Wolcott asked Mr.. Morgan whether the
testimony did not show that while the Com
struction Company had subscribed for
81 ,OO0, 600 in stock, the subscription to the
stock by the rest of the world amounted to
had been paid in.
Mr.. Morgan said thathe was perfectly willing
to admit that, not that he knew it to be the
case. but because it strengthened the argument
that Congress should pass the pending bill
The company was today in full tide of success
full operation, and if the bill were not passed
the company would 60 and pursue the
even tenor of its way" building
the canal and obtaining money in the markets
OF the world But the commissions to bankers
enormous bounty that would be required by
capitalists would run the cost of the canal up
from SlC0 .000, 600 (should the bill become
law)to s245 900 600, or possibly more.
just as the Suez Canal had cost three times
as much as might have built it. SO the Nicara-
qua Canal, II the same system of obtaining
money had to be observed, would cost three
times as much as it would cost if the United
States government would guarantee it's bonds.
Commenting upon Mr.. Vests argument as to
the obstacle presented by the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty, Mr.. Morgan asked whether Senators
were to take off their hats to Queen vIc.S.ia
and say: by the leave of your majesty" That
he said, was not the American view of
the question. 1t had not been SO since the DAYS
of President Monroe and never would be- Not
move had ever been made in the Senate in
the direction which the bill aimed at that had
not been met by the threat of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty.
He was tired Of it all. The threat of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty was q nightmare. And
as to the subsidy Of sl00, 600 000, that argument
was totally irrelevant because the United
States would never have to pay dollar of it.
HOUSE.
Pending the reading Of the journal Mr.
Fithian nD made the point that there was no
quorum present
There being only IN members present Mr.
McMillin CTenn.) demanded call
Of the House. This demand was re-
quorum being disclosed The ss1d cl.lr uro
ceeded with the reading of the journal Mr.
Fithian and Mr.. Springer demanded the read
remark from Mr.. Cannon that he did not
know that there we're two speaker
ship candidates from Illinois. Several
times Mr.. Fithian interrupted the reading. de-
claring that the clerk was skipping some Of the
Of the clerk, the Speaker stated 70 be incorrect.
QUESTION OF vxaAcrrx.
Mr.. Miliken QMe. .)-The clerk b reading
every name.
Mr.. Fithian-I say he d not
Mr.. Milliken-And say he u.
Mr.: Fithian-And say you ere nying what
IL not true.
The clerk proceeded With his t.sk, whom he
was again Interrupted by Mr. Springer, Who
stated that he was mot reading the journal, in
that he was reading only the numbers of the
pension bills passed last night and not the
titles.
After brief controversy The Speaker STATED
that the clerk Was reading exactly what was
furnished TO him BY the Journal clsrk TAsrs
had been no time 70 al In the titles.
Mr.. Springer suggested that this was not .
Journal and Mr.. Wheeler Of Alabama advanced
the idea that the HOUSE should take Q recess
until the journal was properly made mp. But
this idea was not carried out and The reading
was contiued-
It vas concluded q l1AS, snd Mr.. Mckinley
Of Ohio moved the approval Of TIE journal and
demanded the previous question He yieided
however, 70 Mr.. Turner q Georgia, Who stated
that In the Journal hs Was noted = having been
present and not voting upon Tie roll can yea
fsrday when h was not present
He had voted for ths yeas and nays and then
lsft the Houss IN - 6gninsd Iannsg e -
could.
Mr.: Clsmsnts (0a-), Mr. B,anehard QAl
Mr.. Wilson Qlo.) and Nr. Grip (Oa.) nads
similar statementa, ths latter ssyine thas -
utshsd 70 ean ths sttsnfiea q - eoanty -