New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-04
r1IJBUSTERS IN CONTROL.
DEADLOCK OVER THE NICARAGUA
CANAL BILL.
-,yr OF THE SENATE WASTED IN RoLLcALLs
.xp rRrITLEss ATTEMPTS TO SECURE
ovoRUM-MR. Villas STILL TALK

ovoRUM-MR. Villas STILL TALK
ING AGAINST TIME
,,-osh,rrton. Feb 3-The Nicaragua Canal
81, yss before the Senate Tor a considerable part
'~.o.davs session. Mr.. Villas occupied the floor
VI tho time in the delivery Of his third days
"-.ncn against the bill. The speech was varied
~, rollcalls to enforce the presence Of quo
w., and as il was apparent that Mr.. Villas was
.o,,inr against time the friends Of the bill made
ro,ner feeble effort 10 "sit It out" but event
u,. yielded to the inevitable and agreed TO an
adjournment.
NJ Morgan Dem. Ala-). in charge Of the bill.
oooen,ed. with some slight notifications. the
o,o.ndr,ent offered yesterday by Mr. Teller
10, COLI providing that no bonds should be
,or,rteed until after a survey was made and
eo,,n,ete plan was accepted by the President
or3 that no liability should be assumed by the
covernment II the cost Of the canal should ap-
near 10 exceed S150Oo0,OOO.
NJ Villas then resumed his argument against
the bill.
In the course of an hour and half there were
.,-aa calls Of the Senate. in order TO compel
senator's 10 hear the argument; but as soon and
esotten as a quorum was obtained it faded away
again Mr. Villas. however. went on with his
snee-h In the course Of IL he was reminded by
Mr Morgan that the Nicaragua Canal project
80 been Endorsed by several Democratic Ma
,ional conventions. This fact was brushed aside
.or,Anntuously by Mr.. Villas as IAN idle express
s,oo introduced into party platform and he
aid that a similar Endorsement had been put in
republican platforms. Most probably the agents
q the company had been working on the Reso-
,,iors Committees Of the conventions, but such
,,o,arations were utterly without binding force
upon anybody.
..Then l am glad" Mr.. Morgan remarked
.,nst never was member of a National Con-
vsntion But I still hope that would come out
ofuan honest man"
Mr. Hoar Rcp:. Mass) put question TO Mr.
Villas as TO whether Presidential nominations IN
,oii,ioal conventions were effected in a similar
manner.
.vover 10 nv knowledge" Mr. Villas replied
"rsnlidates are sometimes nominated under eA-
,,emert but in no convention that ever at
tended Gas any candidate nominated whom nom i
did no,N cordially support and favor Ai'er !"
rause he added. except one. - .,c
=. 4 80 O'Clock there was a fourth call OF ing
corata and this time no quorum respohueu. -
SVi..HHt er 20 adiourn was made and voted down
Gas II: NAYS 25 Then there was aho'nel
all ~ the Senate resulting in showing I'M
presence Of a quorunl-fifty-one Seha'o'S nav
me presiding officer laid before the senate
s., {Io,,sa concurrent resolution for the count
ioe Of Presidential vote Oh w e''''0''''' '
and il was agreed 10. ,,\ .ool, Nv
Subsequently, Mr.. Turpe dem, md TOOK eA-
o,-ion 10 the wording Of the concurrent IeS 50,
zion which is that the person RECEIVING tn
hi,best number OF votes shall ne ocCIdIeu
presidant while the Constitution, ne sa!u, retu
-. he should be President; but MT lioaI -
rIainrd that that point had been mace eisn'
ii-srs aro by Senator Edmunds' OF NSi5io ~,
"a had been overruled. MIR. Turple d'o "o'
rrcgs his objection III, Mic sneech in
,,hich he treated at considerable lengIn al. "ru
,,.ith much detail the provisions OF Ii'e ,tia,,
prIr,ar Treaty as they affected the ques,,Iu ,,
~ an Isthr1ian canal. and discussed VI ~
o,ber historical incidents having peailli , oe q
~ same question. After another MANY ma, ~
un e.ion m adjourn was made by MT Dan ,Ds
IN Val and was defeated-yeas' 10 A'' o
a ,,.a .ho absence of a quorum
l--,.s,aI Senators who were pressIt =. ~
s;redI the roll was again called ana lo ~, q
Gera,ars responded-still four less tnan "a a
,,np,,r, The usual motion directing the y, s ah-
arms TO request the attenoance % d. an
90, Senator'S was made by MT Aulion .o LII
s"f and agreed TO: and pending us eAeeu,mI
~ EHSiness Of the Senate came TO sta =, NO
"a snort wait Nj. Aldrch said una ~ iht
o,.i5ent that quorum could not De soo o63omrned
go ~ AT $40 o'clock. the SENATE a"Io
until tomorrow.