The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-11
CANAL BILL, GOOD BYE.
Senator Morgan WithdraWs His Pet
Measure.
WILL CALL 1T Up AT COMING EX-
IRA SESSION.

Char acteristic Speech by the Famous
Jingo-Ridicules Idea That Great Brit
aid Has Thrown the Sword Away-Ap-
preparation Bills Passed.
Washington, February 10.-ln theSen-
ate today notice was given by Mr. Cham
| dler of his Intention to address the Stnate
Monday on the subject of blmetallisn.
On motion of Mr.. Tillman the bill in
troduced by him In reference to the
lioour traffic in the states was taken up.
He explained that its purpose was to
give every state and territory the right to
control the liquor traffic within its own
| borders.
The Vice President interrupted the
discussion at 10 minutes before ! and
directed the sergeant-at-arms to proceed
| to execute the order of the Senate rela-
tive to Joint session OF the Senate and
House for the purpose of opening and
counting the votes of the electors for
President and Vice President oi the
United States.
After the Senators returned to the
chamber at . p. M, the result o, the
electoral count was stated by the Woe
President.
The Nionraguan canal hill was then
taken up by Mr.. Morgan, who said the
government had connected itself with
| canal project In a way that was ire
vocable. The men who paid $3.50, 90) for
the oonce ssion had the most positive as
| surances that the governments OF the
| United States would perform all it's great
| duties to those who had put in,ney,
time and labor into the work. Mr..
| Morgan further said: There has been
| intervention not by tho British go'ern-
| ment in name put British subject. They
are dou btess emissariss; they are 'per-
atiuQ all the time to prevent US in con-
summRting this great duty to our people.
| When we are in executive session l hRll
| feel at liberty to give MY authority for
| this statement.
"Unless all manhood be leeched oW of
US by treaties and contracts to keep the
pence, wo will be appointed within the
next two years to use the utmost power
| to regain the attitude in these C,n-
| throw away. The existing situation will
not be improved by any treaty which evsn
the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Sherman) vii
De able to negotiate with these people.
"If he were rolled into Metternich and
Tallyrand he would find himself ovei-
matched by these little thin ble-riggea
republics down there who Will conspln
all tho time. In connection with the Brit
| ish people and British advisers in the
United States to beat him in any effort
| to make new treaty for this canal
| Declaring his purpose to withdraw the
bill, MIR. Morgan said: I'm the earliest
| possible day in the extraordinary session
which 10 to be called, intend to intro
ducs this bill again and do what in ms
| lies to have it enacted into a law. II
the honor and slory Of tho closing CEN
tury with this magnificent work shall
| fall into the hands Of Republican Pros
| ident I, for one, shall thank God
that we have got Republican President
who can 60 step by step with his fellow
citizens In defense of the power aud glory
of this great republic. I now withdraw the
bl H.. %
Mr.. Morgan riiliculed the idea Of Great
Britain having thrown her sword away"
'"What has occurred" ne continued,
"to give us this sublime confidence in
England? What has come over the peo-
ria and Cougrass of the United States
that Great Britain should put out her
hand and caress us and sm0oth our hair
in the right way, and we should submit
to hese osrssses? If the Senator who is
going to be Secretary of Etate blinds his
eyes to the truth ana takeHs this anodyne
of fiattery now led to him like spoon
foad from Great Britain he wiR find that
the people of the United States will not
su stain his adm inistration.'
at the conclusion of Mr. Morgan's re-
marks the bankruptcy bill was taken up
and became unfinished business"
1t was, however. laid aside for the day.
The agricultural appropriation bill
raseed. 1t appropriates So, 212, 902 an in
Grease of S57, 200 over the bill as pasaed by
tho House The amendment increasing
the appropriation for seedg from $l20, 600
to $50, COZ, wfs opposed By MIR. Lodge,
who snid the distribution OF seeds had
degeneratel into mere wholesale dis
tribution of the com morest kind Of gar
den and flower seeds. 1t was a great
abuse and waste Of public money. The
amendm ent WAS agreed to. The Senate
adjourned until tomorrow.
In the House the fortiication and post
office appropriation bills were pTesented.
The House then went into joint conven-
tion with the Senate to count the electO-
raj vote, after which it adjourned.
al CAPITAL GLEANINGS.
The post Office appropriation bill is
completed and will be submitted to the
house in few days. 1t carries appro-
priations of $95 .611, ,713, being 81, 1908, ,697
below the estimates, and 5000, $50
greater than the amount for the present
fiscal year There is an increase in the
allowance of free delivery service.
The nomination Of M. Knapp of New
York, to succeed himself as member of
Interstate commerce commission was
ordered favorably reported to the Sem
ate today by vote practically unami-