The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-16
THE CANAL BILL KILLED.
The Chair Was Sustained in It's
Ruling.
THE HOUSE RULES STAND
Political Lines Were O5literated in One
of the Fiercest Contests OF thu ses-
sion Grosvenor and Bailey for
the Amendment.

day settled the fate of the Nicaragua
canal bill in this congress by refusing
to override the decision of the chair in
committee of the whole. when the chair
held that the canal bill offered as an
amendment by Mr.. Hepburn was out
of order The friends of the Nicara qua
bill were very confident yesterday and
to-day that they would triumph. but
after four hours debate the chair was
sustained, 127 to 100
Mr.. Bailey, the democratic leader.
made an argument i'll favor of the view
that the amendment was in order. Mr..
Grosvenor, rep, Ohio, bore the brunt
of the argument to-day in behalf of
this contention. Mr.. Moody, rep, Mass;
Dockery, DEM, Mo-, and Fleming, dem.
Ga. We're pitted against him. The de-
bate throughout the day was exceed
ingly spirited. and in the end a maiori-
ty of the members refused to override
the house rules. No record is made of
the vote in committee of the whole.
Party lines were not adhered to, the
division in favor and in opposition to
sustaining the chairs decision being
-, -. 49, 80 - oioes VI lHe poiltl-
We're disposed of to-day
One of the 1iercest contests of the
session was In progress when the house
met to-day. The friends and opponents
of the resolution to attach the Nicara-
qua canal bill to the sundry civil ap-
p.opi oi' ta.lgtl oiil were, WORKING assldu-
uis' anu eNe.y argument Wtllch could
liiii.iehce menloefs one way or the other
W. vas =, oeihs oToasht 10 pear. The fate
~ ~ h,, naIiai oil. az tnis congress was IN
~. .is s'ata!lce- . sgliie ''me was spent at
~, w ta,.. opsiiiiE ~ sne session WITH routine
,,aaa @ - - ous. ..s. 5pelofe nle motlon was
nis. - ~ iIiao olii'hiteee OF the whole
III. Ilepp@uIh @ ol Iowa VINO Is conduct
a ins .ne sAsht on pehaif OF the canal
.al.i. ashe., unanimous consent
eiiat LIE sanai oi'i pe mace a special
s,tsn - ~, ussoas HeNt, put oplectlon
s.a. Mas iiiaoe. Ihe 'iouse Ihen went into
oali'!il'es In a.. oi .he "llole Win Mr., HOP
Al, - 'iie elial' vi tle sundfy civil
IL, 'ie psilulls question belng the
poii. W oiuef RAISED against the canal
S'i,lsiur,ieilt' ns
MT: Balley took .he floor. He desired
~ aualess nllaselr, ne SAID, to the re-
ma I'D MS VI MI. oannoh yesterday about
,-l:, .iie seahuais "nIch grew out OF the
puiiul,is VI lle racine falifoads. Al
81 WI. Nahlluil .Iau not saln so IN
90 liiahs "olus' WI. Bai1ey SAID he as
suIieu tnat ne reared IN connection
VIII the nicaragua canal repetition
~ 'lle scai1dals "hlch .lad didsgraced
'ne e,. pro,liotefs Oh ene Paelhc railroads.
Wi 1aiiloh INTERRUPTED TO say that
ms eiitlclsils Oh the racine legislation
we're ehat IL was loosely enacted and
thefeIofe opened the way to the scandal
WIleh IolloWed.
MT. Bailey, in reply, declared that the
racine railroad scandals had not arisen
out or loose legislation There had
been deeper cause. They had grown
out or the unfortunate partnership be-
tween the government and certain in
dividuals. The virtue in the canal
before the house was that
it avoided this very deadfill. By its
terms the canal would be constructed
by the government. He desired to vote
upon that proposition because he real
ized that sooner or later the house
would be compelled to choose hetween
this proposition and one To allow . nri-
vate corporation with government. cred
it to build the canal IF the canal was
to be huilt nv the eoynrnmant il ,,,,,st
be based uDon The theory that tha 90
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