The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-22
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
TT rs DISCUSSED IN THE SENiTE
IND GOEs OTER.

| Portland Oregon, protesting against any
| further discussion Of the free coinage act.
Mr.. Faulkner. from the District Committee,
reported the bill to prevent book-makng and
pool-selling in the cities of Washington OF
Georgetown, or within one mile Of the bound
aries of these cities
! The bill does not take in the race course,
and the question was made by Mr.. Hoar as TO
/ It's not doing SO. .
This was explained by Mr.. Ingalls, who said
! the bill was an attempt on the part Cf the
| commissioners to adjust the topography OF
| the district 20 the conscience OF an executive
/ Ga similar bill having been vetoed last ses-
/ sion).
| It was a serious effort on the part of the
/ committee 10 avoid the difficulty by exclusion
! SO that If the executive chose 20 veto the olu
/ he would have to exercise process OF deduc-
/ tive reasoning.
! 10 suggestion that the bill was intended
/ 10 apply particularly 10 po0l-sellng and gam
/ bling as practiced by negroes IN the norm
western part of the CITY, Mr. kdmunds le-
/ marked that only race that II did not apply
/ 20 was the horse lace.
An amendment offered by Mr. Hoar 10 eX-
| tend the bill to the whole district was di'a-
! greed tO--yeas. 6; nays, 80, and the Dill was
! passed.
The Senate bill for a new mint IN Phladel-
! pha no "a cost not To exceed 10000 900 was re-
| ported and placed on the calendar
! The Senate then proceeded TO the consd-
| Grafton Of the Nicaragua bill.
Mr. Morgan addressed the Senate in sup
/ port of the bill and in reply 10 arguments
| made against IL yesterday.
| Mr.. EdmWud,. referring TO mlsunder-
| standing as To the amount of the capital
! stock subscribed for the construction COM
/ pany lit appelriugin report as SlVOOOOUgl,
! said he had ateegram from Mr.. Hitchcock.
| president OF the company, saying that was q
| misprint for -1,OOO00O
Mr.. Morgan said the reason the bill was
pressed al this late stage was on account OF us
| very great importance and the committee had
! no possible alternative.
Alr. Wolc0tt inquiredo Of Mr. Morgan whether
| the testimony did not show that while the
| construction company had subscribed for
| Il 600 600 i'm stock. the subscriptions 10 the
stock by the rest of the world amounted to
only slG.J 500. on which 10 per cent. OF sAJO
| had been paid in.
"BY LEAVE OF YOUR MAJESTY"
Mr.. Morgan said that he did not know that
/ 70 be the case, but was perfectly willing 10
admit it. as it strengthened the argument that
/ the pending bill should be passed. II the
/ bill was not passed the company would 90 ON
| and build the canal and obtain the money IN
/ the markets of tine world.
Commenting upon Mr.. Vests argument rs
! TO the obstacle presented by the Clayton-
! Bulwer treaty Mr. Morgan asked whether
Senators We're 10 take of their hat 70 Queen
| Victoria and say by leave OF your Majesty"
/ That he said was not the American view OF.
the question. 1t had not been 90 since the
! davs Of Monroe and never would be.
Mr. Vest referring 20 an alusiOn OF Mr..
! Morgan 20 the railroad influence as being
! behind the opposition 10 the bill. repudlated
/ the in~inuation, and SAID II was the IDLE va
| porngs of "a man who considered his own
/ Judgment iniallihc. There could not be, he
/ added. u more uuiayorable tmefor such bill,
when farmers alliances We're demanding
| legislation which he considered visionary.
| such - the lOaning money az Government
! ON read estate. II would never do 70 refuse
/ that legislation and AT the same time 70 guar
/ antee 70 hundred million bonds OF company
Organized in New York to BE- spent on foreign
! territory and i'm the employment of Janlaca
NEGROES dagUs. Indians and Cinnamon.
Mr. Morgan resented Mr.. Vests sneer at his
"infallibihty' 10y saying that he enlovcd that
/ Senator's contempt quite as iuily as his good
The Senator Is welcome to the luxury"
Mr. Vest replied. Il gave II 10 HIM with the
/ greatest aacriiy.'
OPPOSED 70 SUBSIDIES.
Mr.. Turpie in speaking against the bill de-
| clared himself totally opposed 10 the whole
system. theory and practice Of subsidies. He
/ had voted for the bill 10 Incorporate the
Maritime Canal Company but wouldn't have
done so except with the understanding that
the company was not TO return and make
such a demand as it now made lie had come
| TO the conclusion that the whole scheme on
| the canal was already a desperate measure
and was practically unieasble.
Mr. Mcpherson gave notice of a rcsOu-
tion which he would offer before the final
vote on the bill requesting the President of
/ fine I-nitcd States 10 open negotiations with
/ .l s.rnfl f.f
Eica. with the object of securing treaty
uudcr which The United States would be jus
fitted i'm undertaking the work with the eA-
rrcs. understanding that the canal company
should be indcmuihed 10 an amount not eX-
ceeding seven millions for the work already
done.
The question being on the amendment Of
fered bv Mr Stewart providing that the en-
oiueers of the army shall have supervision
and control of the canal the vote was taken
and the amendment was disasecd to-yeas,
IS. nays. -.
The bin then went over.
The conference report on the Navy ApprO-
| pration bill Was presented and agreed TO-
At 5.15 Z. NJ the Senate adjourned until II
\. NJ. Monday.
House.
In the House to-day at the opening Of the
session there were only III members present,
and. pending the reading of the journal Mr.
FitIian. of Illinois, made the point that no
quorum was present
A call of the House was demanded hy Mr.
Mcmillan of Tennessee but 1t was rejected
g 10 125-and a quorum deng disclosed, the
clerk was directed 10 read the journal.
Messrs Fithian and Springer demanded
that il should be read IN full and this drew
forth the remark by Mr. Cannon that he was
unaware that there were no Speakership can
didates from Illinois.
Mr.. Fthian interrupted the reading several
times and declared that the clerk was skip.
ping some of the names on the roll-call. This.
upon the authority OF the clerk, the Speaker
stated 20 be Incorrect.
Mr.. Mnhkin-Ihe clerk is reading every
letter
Mr.. Fithian-I say he is not
Nlr. Milhkin-l say he Is
Slr Fithian-And shy you are saying what
is not true
The reading was concluded at 12:i5. and Mr..
Mckinley. Of Ohio. moved the approval OF
the journal and demanded the previous Ques-
tion. He yielded, however, 10 Mr.. Turner, Of
Georgia. who stated that in the journal hs
was noted a. having been present aud not
voting upon the roli-call yesterday, when he
was not present.
He had voted for the yeas and nays. and
then left the House in as dignined manner
rs he could.
Mr.. Clements (Georgia). Mr. Blanchard
Noasianal Mr. Wilson Missouri, and Mr.
Crisp Georgia. made similar statements, the
latter eaviuo that he wished 10 call the atteu-