New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-09
FRIENDS OF THE CANAL WIN.
NICARAGUA BILL SECURES THE RIGHT
OF WAY in THE SENATE

A RESOLUTION LOOKING TO ABRoGATloN OR
MODIFICATION OF THE CLAYToN-Bur-
WEIR TREATY INTRODUCED
Washington Dec Sin the Senate to-day Mr..
Morgan called up the Nicaragua Canal Dill win
a view 10 making 1t the unfinished business lie
moved that the Senate proceed TO the considera-
ton of the bill. Instantly Mr.. Pettigrew moved
to adjourn on this motion the ayes and noes
were demanded. and Mr. Pettigrew mo"oh was
defeated by vote Of ~ to IL
Mr. Morgan's motion TO proceed with the con-
s,deration If the Nicaragua Canal bill was then
carried and the bill was laid before the Senate
thus becoming the unfinished business
Earlier in the session Mr. Caffery introduced
the following resolution:
That II is the sense OF the Senate or the
United States that the President enter into ne
eotiatiors with the Government of Great BRIAN
FOR the purpose of abrogating or mouiiyl ing III.
Clayton Bulwer treaty so far and to the eNten.
the same NAV be deemed to prevent the United
States from owning. constructing' coh'roIine ~
operating an interoceanic canal across the is'"
mus Of Darien.
The Senate adjourned until Monday
TWENTY-SIX PENSION BILLS PASSED
Mr. VEST OBJECTS TO HAsTY METHODS OF PRO-
CEDURE.
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connection with consideration OF bills on the PEN
sion calendar Mr.. Vest Dem, Mo- said:
do not want 10 he captious about tbs y, pension
business and do not want 10 set nltseli az az "
refor;ner hut this thing OF passing lot or pension
bills simply by the reading of the titles ana WE.
a quorum Of the Senate is not present mas so' W
be stopped.
After further referring TO the methods by "n'ch
pension bills are passed by the Senate MT vest
said:
Men of the South have sat here and permitted
These bills 10 be passed. having some ueIlCd.f
about entering objections TO the course OF plVtSeu
urc Recent events have obterated secuona!ism
and We more united ana are one CO"l,I1,
and one Treasury We can therefore come mere anu
object 10 this spoation and l use 'ne W ,a ; an
visedy. without fear of having our motives I'M
pugned our words misconstrueH We a'S p"sin
out in round figures $il,oOpO annually TOT pen
sons and IL is our duty to find out why IL Is tnal'
thirtVthree years after the close or the CNli war;
this thing o. pension claims shows go enormous
n sum have been criticised by some OF my
people because have not taken more determined
stand this pension question. want howeNeii
reeard such pavrent as a sacred duty. hut do
object to the passage of these bills without proper
consideration and with the same restrictions that
are hedged about other measures
Mr. Gallinger Rep.. y. H. chairman OF the
Pension Committee agreed with Mr.. Vest In his
desire 10 have the pension bills carefully consd-
cred He thought a quorum of the Senate ought 10
be In attendance when the pension calendar was
considered. 80, -,
ma ssed when the Senators. one or two at time
began to leave the chamber. Finally. true TO his
warning Mr. Vest raised the point OF no quorum;
IrorfVeight Senators responded their names, and
consideration Of pension bills was resumed At
Tho expiraticn Of the hour allotted to the pension
calendar twenty-six bills had been passed.