The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-15

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after tn Philippines had been taken by
the E1uglsfs In l7s2 Bat Spain had never
paid. and Lord VTa.th8En had defended asr
course IN the commons. spain WAS tire
oT1y country or th% glcke which Aa4 re-
pi'fsaatsd her treaty Obligations
Acita o, Arkansas gave notsc. saaf he
wosss-d offer az aznsfseEnept Ia the appro-
pri;ltaor % Sstsors declaring IL 10 b.
the policy 81 tsse government NOT IL an
nsx the Philippines
Coriiss % Michigan offered as ~ aneraa-
rnent his o..i for the CONSTRUCTION 81 a Pa
cite cable by tAe government gort.ss
c&Asd attention TO the esEfen7e urgency
Tor direct cab-s e,FnsEan .cata6n &ila Ha-
Val ara ne Philippines aBa ~ fne ptesi-
inG immediate legislation tor this yuf~
pose
point of order vas made agais=r Inc
amendment which the chair sustained
and 'he amendment Was rG,si out
Upon reaching the page containing the
caption deep Waterways Commission -
Hepburn OF lowa, chairman 81 tae inter-
state oszssEaeFcc commission offered ~ an
Amendment the Nicaragua canal o.E s@-
ported by bis committee
cannon, chairman Of tae appropriations
committee. Immediately raised four dis
sinct points az oEtl@- aKasnss Il: FIRST
that & VAS not gesnaae. second. that Il
~as dsfectAy obnoxious To rule Il: inTd
that IL violated the rule requiring tina. aEr-
preparations n general appropriation bills
should D. authorized sy Law, and. fourth.
that Il was no. Ia continuation OK work
authorizes. by saw.
This opened up long parliamentary de-
bate upon the po3ni o! order Hepburn
took the floor. arguing that the .arnena-
nssDt was sermane. and that (; violated
10 rule. He eontensted thar the tho slT-
Eeys made under tlls direction OF congress
c0as,fzictiReiy authorized The work ~
building The canal Itself. He insisted thaE
the work q constructing the canal was in
progress within l.se contesngG ation Of tie
rue.
* a. Smith. Of Michigan, declared tha.
the Dickinson treaty Of issi warranted an
appropriation for the construction OF the
canal a. much as the treaty Of Paris WAY
RATED the appropriation OF ID ptl.pp car
ried In this sill Ia concluding his argu-
ment Hepburn declared that the rule in
Nossd against has oiil WAS Obsolete 50
far AK appropriation bills we're concerned
There were thirteen distinct violations Of
II III the pending biil. 1T was only invoked
when t1e appropriations committee de-
sired 10 stand o!, some raid 4yon the
treasury There was u round " applause
when Hepburn took his seat
Cannon. IN reply, said that he would
consider TIE wisdom OK the canal II MAS
the Law which should lie considered and
there was not a microscope ~ th- uni
verse big enough 80 find shred ~ law
upon which to base this appropriation
Personally ne announced himself III favor
OF the construction ef the canal under
proper safeguards and conditions.
Bailey suggested that Il there was a
question as 10 whether the amend aent
vas In order upon the bill that the house
agree hy unanimous consent 70 make the
canal bill q special order Immediately az
ter the disposal Of the sandry civiI bin
Cannon pointed out In response how a
majority Of the house II So disposed
could tomorrow so into committee % the
whoie and consider the canal bill on its
merits
The attempt u get a rider upon "A sup
ply bill that must pass he declared led
To had and sometimes fraudulent Iegisla-
item. often both
Cannon was exceedingly earnest and
vigorous IL his appeal 20 members not TO
be carried ~ thtir feet Inpre ssiveiy lie
recalled the scandals IA connection with
the building OF me Pacific railways ard
pleaded for the house not to dishonor IT,
self rs crushing down \ rule that has
stood for ll8 years az sal sg1Sard 20 Leg -
lstipu There were some things which
could not - done with intpuuitv.
There were several interesting COLO
guys between Cannon ard Hepburn -
they fenced fer advantage
Without concluding the debate upoH the
point u order the committee arose
The army appropriation 0lli was report
Ell bY fisin who gay. Notice thar he would
eali - up 1t the eafiles, opportunity
Al sls = ~ the house adjourned