The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-15

OF transportation and reduction OF cost
thereor that would be afforded by the
Nicaragua ship canal, came up. Mr.. Nor
gan addressed the Senate upon IT, In the
course OF his argument Mr. Morgan said
mat logically the Government OF Great
Britain had just as much right as the
government OF the United States had TO
charter the canal company and to take
the control OF II which K was proposed
that the United States should take. No
oody could deny that And II Costa Rica
ana Nicaragua were to- tender such an
overture TO Great Britain, and If the
owners OF the concession were TO take IL
10 the Parliament of Great Britain and
make the offer which they made Congress.
and If Great Britain should accent the
oner the United States would have but
one paltry plea-he would not call II
paltry-onc emasculated plea. and that
was the worn and torn and fragmentary
Monroe doctrine, which the Senate of the
United States had succeeded in kicking
literally into doll rags
Mr.. Sherman asked Mr. Morgan to no.
tice the objection made in some quarters
that the owners Of the $4,000 900 Of stock
OF the company could have an undue
influence in the management of the cor
porauon.
Mr.. Morgan replied that in the pending
bill the power Of the Government was re-
served in control Of the operations of the
company. The Government was to own
$50 100000 of the 800. .0O0, 900 of stock. and
would therefore have control so far as
the direction Of the company was con-
cerned
Speaking Of the provision Of the bill for
ten Government directors (Out Of fifteem,
Mr.. Morgan said that If the French Gov
crnment had had its own directors in
the Panama Canal Company the rObberies
which had taken place. and which had dis
graced and nearly destroyed the French
republic. would not have been pcrpetrated,
and that the mire Of fraud and corrup-
tion and villainy which was now shock
ing the sensibiites of that great and no.
bic people would have been avoided.
Senator Morgan spoke until 2:l5 T. NJ,
when the Antl-Option bill came up as a
special order, but 0n antagonism TO it, Mr..
Wolcott moved TO proceed to the con-
sideration Of the first bill on the calendar.
on that motion Mr.. Washburn demanded
the yeas and nays. and the result was:
Yeas, 9; nays, 31-not n quorum voting.
The new senator from Louisiana Mr.
Caffery, gave his first vote on the mo-
ton, and in the affirmative.
Mr.. Wolcott then moved that the Senate
adjourn, and that motion was defeated
yeas, 7; nays, 81 (Mr. Caffery again voting
aye)
As this vote also showed the absence
of a quorum, the roll was called, and
46 senators, two more than quorum,
responded.
Mr.. Sherman asked unanimous consent
to have the vote on the Anti-Option bill
taken on Wednesday.
Mr.. Walcott: l object.
Mr.. Sherman: Then / hope that the sen-
ator having the bill in charge, and hav-
ing a majority in the Senate in favor OF
the bill, will try TO close the matter on
Wednesday. because it is interfering with
very important public business.
MIR. Washburn: Then / give notice that
next Wednesday 1 will ask the Senate to
remain in session until we reach a vote
on this bill.
Mr.. Hoar called attention TO the variety
and unnecessary verbiage Of the forms OF
the certificates Of election OF senators,
and suggested uniform one, simply stat
ing that A. B. had been on certain day
duly elected by the Legislature Of the
State TO the Senate Of the United States
for the term Of six years, commencing on
the 4th of March, 1893
At 2:50 the Senate went into executive
session, and soon afterwards adjourned
till Monday.