The San Francisco call., 1897-01-28
ALLEN AND GRAY
AMUSE THE SENATE
West Point Cadets at the
Inauguration Is the:
Subject.
Aliens Keen Thrusts at the
Delaware Senator Returned
With Interest.
The Nicaraguan Canal Bill Elicits
Warm Debate, but No Action
Is Taken.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 25.-In the
Senate to-day the Military Academy appro-
priation bill was taken up. the question
being on Proctor's amendment to pay the
transportation and subsistence OF West
Point military cadets coming to Washing
ton to attend the inaugural parade. Proc
of the amendment.
Gray (D.) of Delaware opposed the
amendment. The last inauguration
which the West Point cadets attended, he
said, was in 1872, and he understood that
at that time two of them lost their lives
in consequence of exposure. He did not
feel that the time had come for bringing
the cadets of the Military Academy to
grace the Inauguration ceremonies.
Allen Pop.) of Nebraska expressed his
surprise (ironically) at the position taken
by Gray, who he said, had given his sup
port to the Republican ticket in the recent
campaign. Why not, he asked sarcssti-
cally, let the cadets come and see the con-
summation of that great event.
Allen argued that to bring these cadets
here would be work of supererogation !;
''not only that, but it is foolishness-ab-
not to be brought here for educational
purposes. This mere excuse. They a re
to come here to witness the display of the
assumption OF the crown by the Presi-
dent"
'The crown Of thorns," Gray suggested.
II should like to see the time come
back in this country, continued ALLIE n.
when a man would be ina ugurated as
Jefferson was-in absolute dem ocratic
sim plicity.
Riding up to the Capitol on street.
car, Gray put in.
"Yes. riding up on streetcar," 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 Haw-
ley Or. of Connecticut and Thurston (R. J
of Nebraska, who favored the amendment,
and by Ch andler (R.) OF New Ham pshire,
Hale (R.) of Maine, Stewart (Pop.) of Ne
vada, Peffer (Pop.) of Kansas and Cook
Grill CD of Missouri, who opposed it.
The debate was closed by Hawley, who,
in reply to arguments in favor of SIM
nIicity, declared that there was "a great
deal OF rot in this world de would not
say where it was located.
The vote was then taken and the amend
ment was reiected-ayes 20, noes 2S. 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.
Chandler (R. of New Hampshire pre-
sented 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 re-
opened. Referred to the Committee on
Privileges and Elections.
The Nicaragua canal bill was then taken
up, and Morgan CD of Alabama, IN
charge of the bill, made an elaborate state
ment in reply to the claim that the cost of
the canal would far exceed the estimates
of the Canal Company.
Morgan asked unanimous consent to
have a vote taken on the bill and amend
| nj ents at O'Clock next Friday, but obiec.
ton was made by Turpie (D.) of Indiana
Morgan then gave notice that he would
ask the Senate to sit out the bill to-
III orrow.
Hale (R) of Maine, while declaring
himself favorable to the Nicaragua Cana,
did not think that the Senate was more
likely to find itself in domain OF &C
quiescence and consent for the enterprise
on the part OF the Central American
powers by asserting that there was an i'm
pertinent intrusion on their part or that
there was any attempt at blackmail, as
the Senator from Alabama had declared
the other day.
Sherman (R.) Of Ohio said he believed
and still believed that the only way by
which the Nicaragua Canal could be con-
structed was by the action and power OF
the Government of the United States.
The FREEING ghuysen- Saliva treaty was be-
fore the Senate ten years ago. He sup
| posed it would accomplish the purp ose
and he believed that if that treaty had
been ratified the canal would have been
completed at this time.
Unfortunately, however, that treaty had
been Withdrawn from the Senate. Prob.
ably the Maritime Canal Company had
been too sanguine in its expectations.
At any rate, it was unable to borrow
money to go on with the work. 1t had
been compelled to sell bonds at usurious
rates and the result was that the company
had practically failed and was unable to
complete the work.
I'm my judgment" Sherman pro-
ceeded, "that canal can never be built by
corporation. 1t must be built, if at all,
by the people of the United States"
As tn the oriticiem of Mr. Pod