The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-18
Amendment for Military Con-
troll Is Voted Down.
NO MORE THAN S5,OOO,O0O
To be Paid the Maritime
Company.

| Nicaragua canal Dill. Al . o CLOCK consider
alton of the bill under the five-minut
rule was begun and was continued to tn
close of the session. The first vote reach
ed was on an amendment offered by Mr.
Rawlins. Utah. which. in brief. provide.
that the United States should have abso
Lutte control of the canal for military Of
naval purposes, with power 10 dictate tht
use of the waterway during the exist
! ence of war. The friends of the pending
bill rallied against the amendment and i
was defeated by the decisive vote of 3
10 g. A provision was inserted in the
| bill providing that no more than s.. 600
0G0 should be paid the Maritime Cana
| company for its concession and work al
ready done on the canal When adjourn.
! ment was taken the substitute measure
offered by Mr. Caffery of Louisiana was
before the senate.
MATTERS PRELIMINARY
At the opening OF today's session of the
senate Mr. Davis, chairman of the com
! mittee on foreign relations, gave notice
J that tomorrow morning, upon the con-
clusion Of routine business, he would
move that the senate go into executive ses
! sion.
Mr.. Pettigres Is. D. offered resolution
! relating to the claims of the loyal Semi
mole Indians, and IL was adopted.
Mr.. Turner gave notice that on Thurs
| day, after morning business he would
address the senate on the Vest resolu-
! ton.
The resolution Of Mr.. Vest, declaring
! that the Fflipinos ought TO be free and
/ independent, was laid before the senate,
/ but at the request of Mr.. Hoar it went
/ over, as he said he desired at a more con-
venient time to address the senate upon
! it.
| NICARAGUA CANAL RESUMED.
At the request of Mr.. Morgan. consider
alton Of the Nicaragua canal bill was re-
sumed and Mr.. Chiffon CTex.) addressed
the senate in support of the general ca
nal project and the Morgan bill. The
canal, he said, would be of special adj
vantage to the cotton-growing states.
| as its construction would quite certain
| ly invigorate the now languashing cotton
industry.
Mr.. Spooner Cwis,) followed with an ar
gument in opposition to the pending meas
ure. He regarded the project of the ca
naPs construction of immeasurabIe i'm
portance. but he did not think the people
desired congress to involve them in an
expenditure aggregating from $50 900. 00G
to $500, COO, without a perfect under
standing and realization of the conse-
quences of such action.
In discussion of the Clayton-Bulwer
treaty he said that his own opinion was
that 1t was binding. and he felt that no
action should be taken by the United
States that might imperil our relations
with Great Britain. If the treaty formed
an obstruction to the building of the ca
nal he had no doubt that by proper rep
nd ba obc
ton could be removed. In any event, he
maintained it would be the part of hon
esty and good faith and dignity as we'll
as of natural safety to endeavor to re-
move that obstacle before the enactment
of legislation relating TO the project.
a VOICE FROM THE COAST.
Mr.. Turner CWash.,) strongly advocat-
ed the enactment into law of the pending
measure. He said the people of the Pa
c.fic coast regarded with favor any rea-
sonable and practical proposition for the
construction Of the Nicaragua canal.
Those people, ne said. did not expect
their representatives. in congress to wait
before acting on this matter for a solu-
ton of all the difficulties that rose I'D
before it. He declared that the cOnstruc-
ton of the canal would relieve at once
the people Of the Pacific cooast from
the octupus grip OF the trans-continental
railroads and nobody who had not expert
enced this grip could understand the
deadening influence on commerce and in
dustrv.
Mr.. Morgan. incharge of the bfll. insist
ed that the bill in accordance with the
order placing the measure under the ff-
teen-minute rule for reconsideration at
O'Clock today, should be proceeded
with. The vice president answered that
n Tfr1dE ion
several senators were on their feet with
amendments.
a MARTIAL AMENDMENT-I.O ST.
Mr.. Rawlins CUtah) proposed this
amendment:
That this act shall not take effect IN
til the government OF the United States
snail have secured by convention with
the governments Of Costa Rica and Nj
carasua and with other governments
with which the United States may have
treaties inconsistent Herewith the right
70 fortfy and garrison the proposed canal
anu 10 maintain armed vessels therein
or upon Lake Nicaragua. and 70 move
military forces through the territory OF
either OF said states for the purpose of /
protecting the territory Of either OF said
states for the purpose OF protecting the |
canal and the citizens OF the United !
States operating the same: also the right 1
OF passage through the canal OF armed 4
vessels. troops, munitions and supplies OF
war Of the governments Of the United 4
States. Costa Rica and Nicaragua in case /
either or said governments is at war with /
any foreign governments. with the right /
10 close the canal 10 the ships. troops and |
OF war OF such foreign govern |
ment during the existence OF such state 4
OF war"
NJ Rawiins made the amendment 2 |
text FOR a severe attack upon the canal /
project At the conclusion OF his remarks
ne asked for a vote on MS Proposition
Pending the taking Of the vote even after
the roll call had begun. Mr. Turner said
ne desired 10 submit some remarks upon
H. lie argued that the Clayton-R1lwe-
treaty was not in force now. II {; had
ever been. as he SAID ( had been rnoff-
bed and the moiifcst or made had never
been ratified BY The senate He believed
hat the bIi could be enacted without
n the least disturbing our relations with
Great Britain.
MI Rswiins' amendment vas defeated
by decisive majority-s yeas. s nays
The vote n dstau follows:
Neas-Bate. Lindsay McLau-in Man
Pc. Pettgrew- Rawlins. Teller. Tu-lsy.
Vest Total. g
Nays-Aldrich. Allison, Berry. Carter.
-5uton. CiaE Davis Deb0a. Eakfns /
I aulEne-, Foraker. Galllnger German
.ts11a. Harris. HaVIey, Hsitfeld. Hoa-
ones ark Kenney. Lodge. McEnerv.
Mcmillan. Morgan. Nelson. Perkins PEI
Us. Pat Conn; Patti. " y: Pritcb-
ira hoss- S5oup. Simon. Spoone-. TsIr-
,er warren. White. Wolcott Total. x
NJ. Sullivan Mass offered an amend
neat l.n-t ing 10 S5.ps1 81 tie amount n
'e paid the Maritime Cana comoauv. IA
ne Nav Of compensation for It's conces-
Ion and q reimbursement. for - work
Mr. Morgan opposed the araensra-. a.