The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-03
Mr.. LODGE TO THE RESCUE.
TWO HOURS OF SPIRITED CANNON
AIDING WITH NO PRACTICAL
RESULTS.
DEBATE ON CANAL BILL RESUMED.
BimetalIic Resolution offered nv
Senator Chandler for the Benefit
of Pettigrew and Wins.

ture of the senate today was a very
spirited debate Of the conference re-
port on the immigration bill. Mr. Glib
son (Md) opposed the report, and Mr..
Lodge defended it. After a two-hour
struggle, the report went over and
the Nicaragua canal bill was taken
I'D, Mr.. Villas continuing his remarks.
Mr.. Teller (Col.) also entered the de-
bate in opposition to the measure
Early in the day Mr. Chandler intro
duced resolution, the full text Of
which follows:
- That it IS the sense CT the senate that the
united states should not permanently ac-
quiesce in the single gold standard and that
the Efforts OF the government in all its
branches should be steadily directed to secure
and maintain the use Of silver as we'll as
gold as standard money with the free coinage
of both under O. system Of bimetallism to be
established through international agreement,
With such safeguards Of legislation as will
insure the surety Of value Of metals at a
fixed ratio; furnish a sufficient volume Of
metallic money and give immunity to the
world Of trade from violent fluctuations Of
Mr.. Chandler said he would call up
the resolution in a day or so for the
purpose Of making a few remarks in
striking contrast to those recently
made by the gold monometalIist from
Wisconsin Villas and the silver mon
ometallist from South Dakota Petti-
grew, who had joined hands in vot-
ing against the bill for an international
monetary conference.
Mr.. Lodge then called up the con-
ference report on the immigration bill
and sought to secure it's adoption.
This, however, was objected to by Mr..
Gibson, who made point Of order
against the report as a whole He
declared that the conference commit
tee had far exceeded It's powers and
had injected new legislation into the
measure, thus violating the rules Of
the senate. Mr.. Gibson said the bill
had been so changed that wives would
De separated from their husbands, re-
peating the cruelties of slave days.
Mr.. Lodge, in charge Of the bill de-
tended the conference report, and, In
vigorous terms, arraigned the steam
ship lines opposing this measure, par
ticularly the North German Lloyd.
This company, subsidized by a foreign
government, not only had its agents
at the capitol, but had agents tele-
graph threats to senators and mem
bers. From the same source cana
reports that the president would veto
the bill. No president would mako
such a statement before seeing a bill.
1t came from the same quarter as that
sending threatening kilograms to SEN
ators. This same steamship company.
ne added, will carry its raid from the
capitol to the White house. When a
great foreign corporation sought to
take senators by the throat, it was
time to limit this insolent
USE OF CORPORATE POWER
MT. Lodge resented the statement
that the bill would separate man and
VINE and renew the cruelties of slave
Gays The bill sought to make a. broad
Limitation q
exception was made as to wives. II
would nave to be made as to brothers.
sisters, etc. There would be none of
the heartrending results depicted by
Mr.. Gibson
AT the close Of Mr.. Lodges remarks.
MI. Morgan called up the Nicaragua
canal bill. Mr.. Teller proposed an
amendment to the bill as follows:
The bonds hereinbefore nnentioned. shall not
pc guaranteed, and no mon z shall 95e ex-
Pendeo IN the construction OF The canal until
a survey has been made bv a comne+ant
board of engineers. to be apDointe7 Nv tbs
president Of the United States. and a com
piete plan prepared for the entire work.
nna zueh plans ms s4aI be approved by the
president OF the United States Should It
appear from the report Of said board Of en-
gineers that the cost Of said canal would
be more than $50 COO Geo the president shall
reject the plan and the bonds bere+9fo-a
provided for shall not be guaranteed, and
the government Of the United STATES shall
not assume liability in the construction of
Mr.. Teller said he would debate the
bill as long as 1t was necessary. be II
one day or two days. He said those
who opposed the bill were not RESPONSE
Ole. If legislation was blocked.
MI Villas offered a substitute for the
canal BILL which he asked should he
read and printed. Mr. Morgans dec.
Iaratlon that the concession did not
expire April next, he said. he con-
tested. Mr. Villas drew attention to
the fact that the friends Of the bill
seemed to be filibustering, if any one
was filibustering. Those opposed to
the Dill were willing that it be laid
aside temporarily, in order to transact
other business. He took up his arel-
ment where it ended yesterday. The
only use for the canal in time Of war
would be to transport ships for the
defense of one of our coasts. Neither
tho Atlantic nor the Pacific coast was
50 defenseless as to need additional
strength
Senator Villas today presented a s,b-
stitute for the Nicaraguan canal hill
winch ne gave notice he would offaT.
at the proper time. It provides for a
commission to be conlDOsed of ~
member Of the engineer corps of the
army, naval engineer and three other
citizens Of the United States to h NOM
by the senate, which shall investfgate
the entire question. The commissiCs,
IS TO be known as the inrter-oce.anIc
canal commission, and the members
are TO be paid at the rate Of $500 par.
month. The board Is to be required to
visit and personally inspect the several
lines or routes projected, or which NAV
seem to said board to be sufficiently
practicable to demand an inquiry for
an 1nter-oceanfc canal to connect the
Atlantic and Pacific ocean.
They are required to make SURVEYS
etc, to determine the most feasible
practical and economical route for, tha
canal, and to submit plans, specifica-
cations ETC., for the same. The com
mission Is instructed to make conDleta
estimates on the probable cost of s1Ich
work on the route selected as weI1 a
such routes as are considered conlpeti-
tive on that chosen. For the purposes
Of the bills $1,000 coo is made available
by appropriation.
Senator Garter offered an amendment
to the pending bill providing for the
elimination of Section Z of the law in
cooperating the canal company. and
also amending Section Of the pending
bill, striking out provisions for the re-
turn of stock and the cancellation Of
contracts.
Mr.. Villas did not conclude and will
resume his remarks tomorrow Mr..
Carter (Mont.) offered amendments
which were ordered printed. During
the day Mr.. Roach IN. d. presented
the credentials of his colleague, Mr..
Hansbrough, for another term. Among
the bills presented was one by Mr..
Mills to increase the pensions of the
survivors of the war of 1912 to $50 per
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