The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-28
The Proceedings.

Washington. Jan 27.-In the senate to-
day the military academy appropriation
bill was taken up. the question being on
Mr.. PrOctor's amendment 20 pay the
transportation and subsistence of West
Point military cadets coming to Wash
ington to attend the inauguration parade.
NJ. Proctor submitted brief argument
in support of the amendment.
Mr.. Gray Dem. Dell. opposed the
amendment The last inauguration dis
play which the West Point cadets at
tended. he said. was il 1872 and he I'M
derStOoG that at that time two of them
lost THEW lives III consequence of G.
posture. He did not feel that the time
had come for bringing the cadets of the
military academy TO grace the Inaugural
ton ceremonies.
Mr. Allen pop Neb). explained his
SUNRISE ironically, at the position taken
by Mr.. Gray, who he said. had given his
support 20 the Republican ticket in the
recent campaign. Why not. asked the
senator. sarcaStic2ily let the cadets come
and see the contamination of that great
event. Mr.. Allen agreed that to bring
the cadets here would be a work OF
S;Iperog3tion, mot only that, but it is
foOliShueSs. absolute, inexcuS3ble fool
for educational! purposes. That is a
mere excuse. They are to come to wit
ness the display of the assumption of the
crown by the president.
= should like to see the time come
back in this country when man be in
augnrated as jefferson was, in absolute
Democratic simplicity
Riding up TO the capitol on 4 street
car, Mr.. Gray put in.
Yes. riding up on a street car Mr..
Allen assented. THAT is good enough
for any man; or on horseback if he can
ride; that is good enough for any man. -
The discussion was continued by Sen
ators Hawiey (Rep. Comm. and Thurs
ton (Rep. Neb.). who favored the amend
1ment and by Senators Chandler (Rep.
y. H. Hale (Rep. Maine). Stewart (POp.
Nevada, PETER pop. Kansas. and
CockrcH dem. MOI. who opposed it. The
debate : closed by Mr.. Hawley who
in reply 20 arguments in favor of sim
plicity. declared that there was great
deal of rot in this world-he would not
say where Ct was located.
The vote was then taken and the
amendment was rejected-yeas, &c; nays,
IS The bill was then passed
Senate bill to provide for further prov
ing the genuineness of handwriting in
United States courts was taken up,
briefly discussed and passed
Mr. Chandler (Rep. \. h. presented
the memorial of Henry A. Dupont of
Delaware, claiming that there was an
error made in counting the vote IN the
senate on his claim for admission TO the
senate and asking that the question be
reopened. Referred to the committee on
privileges and elections.
The Nicaragua canal bill was then
taken I'D and Mr.. Morgan Dem. Ala.), in
charge of the bill, made an elaborte state
rnent in reply TO the calm that the cost
Of the canal would far exceed the esti-
mates of the canal COMPANY. MIR. Nor
gan asked unanimous consent to have
the vote taken on the bill and amend
Tnents at 8 O'Clock next Friday: but OBJ
lection was made by Mr.. TurDie (Dem.
M Mr.. Morgan then gave notice that he
would ask the senate to sit out the bill
M Mr.. Hale Rep., Me- while declaring
himself favorable to the Nicaraguan
canal. did not think that the senate was
more likely to find itself in d domain of
acquiescence anu consent for the great
enterprise on the part of the Central
American powers by asserting that there
was an important intrusion on their part
or that there was any attempt at black
mail, as the senator from Alabama had
declared the other day.
Mr. Sherman (Rep.. o. said that he had
believed and still believed that the only
way by which the Nicaragua canal could
be constructed was by the action and
power OF the government of the United
States. When the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
freaty was before the senate. ten years
AGO. he supposed it would accomplish the
nlIroose: and he believed that If that
treaty had been ratified the canal would
have been completed at this time. IN
fortunately. however, that treaty had
be.s,l withdrawn from the senate Prob
ably the Maritime Canal company had
heen too sanguine in its expectations. At
any rate it was unable to borrow money
TO go on with the work. It had been
compelled to sell bonds at usurous rates.
and the result was that the company had
practically failed, and was unable to COM
DIete the work. in nv judgment" Mr..
Sherman proceeded, that canal can never
he built by a corporation. It must be
built, if at all, by the people of the United
as to the criticism of Mr.. Rodriguez.
NJ Sherman asserted that the right of
that minister was as clear as the right
Of the British ambassador and that he
should be treated with kindness and for
rearance. His honorable friend (AIr
Morgan) had imagined that Great Britain