The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-18
The Entire Session Devoted to Its
Consideration.
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS
Friends of the Measure Appear to Have
Large Majority - The South
and the West Urge It's
Passage.

sidera ton of the bill under the 15-min
ute rule was begun and was continu &c
to the close of the session. The iirs
Offered by Mr.. Rawlins of Utah, which
an brief, provided that the United
States should have complete control of
dhe canal for military purposes. The
friends of the pending bill rallied
against the amendment and it was de-
,feated by the decisive vote of So to 9.
A provision was inserted in the bill pro-
viding that no more than $4,000, 900
should be paid the Maritime Canal
company for its concession and work
already done on the canal. When ad-
journment was taken the submeasure
offered by Mr.. Caffery of Louisiana
was before the senate.
At the opening of the senate, Davis.
chairman of the committee on foreign
aelations, gave notice that tomorrow,
Immediately upon conclusion of the
routine business, he would move the
senate go into executive session.
PettigreW offered a resolution relat-
ing to claims of loyal Seminole Indians
and it was adopted.
Turner gave notice that Thursday af-
ter the morning business he would Cd
dress the senate upon the Vest resolu-
ton.
The resolution of Hoar declaring the
Filipinos ought to be Tree and indie
pendent was laid before the senate, but
al the request of Hoar, it went over.
AT the request Of Mr.. Morgan, consid-
Grafton of the Nicaragua canal bill was
resumed and Mr. Chiffon of Texas ad-
dressed the senate in support of the
general canal project and the Morgan
bill. The canal, he said, would be OF
special advantage to the cotton grow
ing states, as it's construction would
quite certainly invigorate the now Ian
gushing cotton industry.
Mr. Spooner of Wisconsin followed
with an argument in opposition to the
pending measure. He regarded the pro-
jeot of the canals construction as of
unreasonable Importance, but he did
mot think the people desired congress to
Involve them in an expenditure aggr2-
eating from $150,000, 600 to $500, 900 OGO
without a perfect understanding and
realization of the consequences of such
action. In discussion of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty, he said that his own
opinion was that it was binding, and
Che felt that no action should be taken
by the United States that might i'm
peril our relations with Great Britain.
If the treaty formed an obstruction, he
Presentations, the distractions could be
removed In any event, he maintained
1T would be the part of honesty and
good faith and dignity, as we'll as Of
natural safety to endeavOr to remove
that obstacle before the enactment of
legislation relating to the project.
Mr.. Turner of Washington strongly
advocated the enactment into law of
the pending measure. He said the peo-
Pacific 1aH
favor a reasonable and practical appro-
priaton for the construction of the Mic
aragua canal. Those people, he said,
did not expect their representatives in
congress to wait before acting in this
matter for solution of all the diff
culties that rose up before it, He de-
clared that the construction of the
canal would relieve at once the people
of the Pacific coast from the octopus
grip of the transcontnenta railroads,
and nobody who had not experience
this grip could understand the deaden-
ing influence on commerce and indus
try.
Mr.. Morgan, in charge of the bill
then insisted that the bill, in accord
ance with the order placing the meas
ure under the 15-minutv rule of consid-
Grafton at O'Clock to-day, should be
proceeded with. The vice president
announced that no question was pend
Ding, but in an instant several senators
were on their feet with amendments.
Mr. RawlinS of Utah proposed this
amendment: THAT this act shall not
take effect until the government of the
United States shall have secured by
convention with the governments of
Costa RIGA and Nicaragua and with
other governments with which the Uni
ted States may have treaties inconsist-
ent Herewith, the right to fortify and
garrison the proposed canal and to
maintain armed vessels therein or upon
the Lake Nicaragua and to move mill
tary forces through the territory of said
states for the purpose of protecting the
canal and the citizens of the United
states operating the same; also the
right of passage through the canal of
the armed vessels, troops, munitions
and supplies of war Of the governments
of the United States, Costa Rica and
Nicaragua, in case either of aid. gov
ernments is at war with any foreign
government, with the right to close the
canal to the ships, troops and munitions
of war OF such foreign government dur
ing the existence Of such state of war"
Mr.. Rawlins made the amendment a
text for a severe attack upon the canal
project At the conclusion of his re-
marks he asked for a vote on his propo.
sition. Pending the taking of the vote
even after the roll-call had begun. Mr.
Turner said he desired TO submit some
remarks upon it. He argued that the
Clayton-B ulwer treaty was not in force
now, if it had ever been, as he said it
had been modified and the modification
made had never been ratified by the
senate. He believed that the bill could
be enacted without in the least disturb
ing our relations with Great Britain.
The Rawlins amendment was defeat
ed by a decisive majority. 9 yeas, 3S
nays. The vote III detail follows: Yeas
Bate, Lindsay, McLaurin Mantle, Pet
tigrew, Rawlins, Teller, Turley, Vest;
total, 9. Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Berry,
Carter, Chiffon, Clay, Davis. Deboe,
Elkins, Faulkner, Foraker, Gallinger,
German, Hanna, Harris, Hawley, Heit-
field, Hoar, Jones of Arkansas, kenney.
Lodge, McEnery, Mcmillan, Morgan,
Nelson, Perkins, Pettus, Plat of Con-
neeticut, Plat of New York, Pritchard,
Ross, Shoup, Simon, Spooner, Turner,
Warren. White, Wolcott; total, 49,
Mr.. Sullivan of Mississippi offered an