The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-22

and satisfaction of outstanding military
bounty land warrants and certificates of To-
cation under Section of the act approved
June 2 1855"
Mr.. Lodge, of Massachusetts, gave notice
that on Tuesday next, after the routine
business, he would discuss the Vest anti
expansion resolution.
The Nicaragua canal bin was laid before
the Senate the pending question being upon
the amendment of Mr.. Spooner. of Wiscon-
sin. The amendment was accepted by Mr..
Morgan and agreed to by the Senate 1t
follows:
THAT if the President shall be unable to
secure from the. governments of Nicaragua
and Costa Rica such concessions as will
enable the United States to build and per-
petually own and control said canal the
President is authorized to negotiate for
| control of or right to construct maintain
and perpetually control some other canal
| connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
and the President is requested to negotiate
for the abrogation or modification of any
| and all treaty obligations, if any such ex
| list, as shall in any wise interfere with the
| construction, ownership and perpetual con-
troll of any such canal; provided, that no
| payments shall be made under the pro-
visions of this act to or for the benefit of
the stockholders Of the Maritime Canal
Company, or for any of it's property, unless
the President shall decide to construct
| canal under the conc assions granted to said
company" After some further brief adj
dresses on points involved, the bill was
passed and without roll call.
TILLMAN EXPLAINS.
Among the brief talks made just Before the
vote was a brief explanation by Mr.. Till
man of his course Yesterday. He said he
had undertaken to delay the proceeding of
the Senate because nc had been denied his
rights as a senator and to vindicate his
position as such. He was not sorry for what
he had done in view Of the adoption of the
Spooner amendment. He would offer no fur
ther objection if the Senate would consent
to his having published as a part of his
remarks all the bills and amendments on
the Nicaragua canal subject since 1891, as he
thought these would show that the scheme
was a speculative one. The condition was
agreed to.
Mr.. Pettigrew also made a brief state
ment, saying that while he was unalterably
opposed to the bill he would not attempt to
delay the passage Of the bill.
At the close of Mr., Pettigrews remarks
the termination of the long contest was
somewhat suddenly reached. There appear
ing to be no more speeches to be made, the
chair asked for further amendments. There
were none and the bill passed to it's third
reading, then passing without opposition on
the part of any one and without roll call.
a general sigh of relief was heard over the
chamber and the regular business was pro-
ceeded with.
Mr. Wolcott called up the House anti
scalping bill. Mr.. Chiffon objected to the
Mr.. Wolcott moved to take up the anti
scalping bill which had already been re-
ported from the committee.
At this juncture Mr.. Vest entered the
chamber, saying he had been absent when
the vote was taken on the Nicaragua bill
and that he thought so important a meas
ure should not be passed without call of
the yeas and nays. Thereupon Mr.. Morgan
moved a reconsideration and yea and nay
vote was taken. 1t resulted in the passage
of tho bill--4S tc 6. The six votes against
the bill We're cast by Senator's Bate. Caffery,
Cockrell, Mantle, Martin and Smith.
Mr.. Wolcott then renewed his motion to
take up the anti-scalping bill Messrs.
Chandler and Tillman said that the COM
mittee on interstate commerce had agreed
by vote that the anti-scalping bill should
not be taken up except in connection with
the bill to strengthen the Interstate-com-
merce Commission. They insisted that this
agreement should be observed.
Mr.. Seweu replied that committee lost
all control of the matter when it was once
reported
A vote being imminent, Mr.. Chandler
moved an executive session. The yeas and
nays were called for, resulting yeas %,
nays 80.
ANTI SCALPING BILL TAKEN UP.
The Senate then decided by a vote Of SO
to q to take up the anti-scalping bill. The
vote in detail was as follows:
Yeas-Allison, Burrows Carter, Cockrell,
Cullom, Davis, Deboe, Elkins, Fairbanks,
Frye. Gallinger. Gear, Hanna, Hansbrough,
Hawley, Hoar Jones of Nevada, Mcbride,
McMillin, Mitchell Money, Murphy, Pen
rose. Proctor, Quay, Ross, Sewell. Shoup,
Simon, Smith, Spooner Thurston, Wolcott
-33.
Nays-Bate Berry, Butler, Caffery,
Chandler Chiffon. Clay Heitfeld, Jones of
Arkansas, Lindsay, Mallory, Mantle Mar
tin, Morgan, Pettigrew, Pettus, Rawlins,
Sullivan, Tnman, Turley, White-21.
The purpose of the friends Of the bill was
to make it the unfinished business, and they
did not press further consideration of the
bill
Mr. Cullom gave notice that on Friday he
would ask the Senate to consider a resOlu-
tion in honor of the memory of the late
Hon. Edward D. Cook, a member of the
House from Illinois, who died last session.
The Indian appropriation bill was then
taken up and the reading continued under
an agreement that no amendments should
be pressed which attracted opposition.
After the reading had been completed the
bill was laid aside until next Monday.
A bill to revive the act to construct a
bridge across the Missouri river at Lexng-
ton was passed.
A bill for the relief of Oliver c. Bosby-
shell, late director of the mint, for liability
for some gold bars stolen by Henry Coch-
ran, weigher was passed. on motion Of
Mr.. Penrose, without objection
At 4:30 the Senate went into executive
session, and at 4:42 adjourned.
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NEW ROUTE FOR THE CANAL.
More Feasible than the Old One, but
1t Was Not Accepted.
CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 21.-John T.. I4e-
baron, a well-known civil engineer, declares
in an interview here that while engaged as