The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1899-02-23

with these enormous expenditures
upon US, Mr. Cannon said, we must
plant our footsteps with care and to
see that no dollar goes out of the treas
ury except for an efficient public serv-
| ice.
do you take into account in your
| estimate" interrupted Mr.. Dockery
dem, Mo-. the Hanna-Payne subsidy
bil?"
Mr.. Cannon replied that he did not
include in his deficiency of 1851 100000
either the legislation for an efficient
merchant marine or the construction OF
the Nicaragua canal. He favored the
regeneration of the merchant marine
and the construction of the Nicaragua
canal.
NOT TIME FOR DISCUSSION.
But" he added, with great empha-
sis, II am not willing to enter upon
either of these great enterprises until
we have given them full and proper
consideration and we have provided the
revenue to meet these expenditures. l
insist that there shall go hand in hand
with legislation for these projects the
legislation necessary to provide the
revenues to meet their cost"
| Does the gentleman mean" inter-
posed Mr.. Carmack dem, TENN, that
owing to the responsibilities we have
assumed abroad we must spend less
money at homer"
hot Vntbincr hA
had said could be distorted into such
a statement, but he gave it as his opin-
ion that the United States would never
again spend less than was spent in the
year prior to the war with Spain.
Mr. Cannon proceeded to point out
that all the time of the remaining three
weeks of the session would be occupied
and that there would be no time to give
| these measures that intelligent and pro-
per consideration which they should
have. The whole house was aroused by
the statement.
ASKS FLAT QUESTION.
Mr.. Hepburn, chairman of the COM
mittee on interstate and foreign COM
merce, asked Mr.. Cannon to be more
explicit. Coming from him, a state
ment meant a great deal. He demanded
to know neither Mr.. Cannon YVES to be
understood as saying that no oppor-
tunity was to be given for the consider
alton of the Nicaragua canal bill.
Mr.. Cannon disclaimed any purpose
of speaking for any one but himself. 81
ha
only for myself. 1 voice only my own
opinion. l don't reflect the sentiment
of others, but 1 do say candidly, upon
my own responsibility, that it is abso-
lutely impossible in the time remain
ing for us to intelligently consider eth
er of these bills"
Mr.. William Alden Smith (rep,
Mich), with some display of heat, in
sisted that the canal should be con-
structed even if posterity had to be
mortgaged to do so, but Mr.. Cannon re-
piled that he could not be swept off his
feet Ill-considered legislation now, he
said, might embarrass the great work
in the future rather than advance it.
Mr.. Smith protested against foreclos-
ure of opportunity to act upon the bill,
but Mr.. Cannon reiterated his state
ment as to the impossibility of doing it
justice in the time remaining.
II favor the construction of the ca
nal" said Mr.. Smith, even If we have
to issue bonds and mortgage the flu
ture."
hA1x ale fa1l
me what the cost of this enterprise will
be-" Mr.. Cannon said, angrily turning
on Mr.. Smith, land tell me when we
can get title to the territory and ar
range means to pay for the canal. 1 will
join hands with you"
TIME FOR BOND ISSUE.
I'm view of the deficiencies in the rev.
enue which the gentleman has pointed
out" interposed Mr.. Lewis (dem..
wash.), docs he anticipate an early is
sue of bonds?"
I'VE can support the navy and army
and perform our duties here and in our
outlying possessions out of the revenues
this year and next" replied Mr.. Can
non, but If we are to accomplish that
we must see to it that no great ap-
preparations go through in the imme-
date future. If you take on great
blocks of expenditures you must issue
bonds"
"Can there be a reduction In the war
taxes?" asked Mr.. Sims dem, Tenn.).
mot during the next two years"
I'm your estimates have you included
any revenue from Porto Rico or the
Philippines" asked Mr.. Dockery.
II have not"
"You insist only that there shall be
full and complete consideration before
there shall be legislation on either the
canal project or the marchant marine %
Precisely"
At the conclusion of Mr. Cannon's re-
marks Mr.. McRae dem, Ark.) and Mr..
Miers dem, INDY spoke earnestly in
favor Of the immediate necessity for re-
trenchment, and Mr. Talbert dem, s.
c. in opposition to the ship subsidy
bill.
Hon. Walter Rothschild, the newly
elected member of parliament for Ayle-
, bury, is one of the most celebrated
naturalsts in the world. His museum
at Tring contains the finest collection
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