Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-15
Canal Occupies the Time Of the
Entire Session.
CANNON Is OPPOSED TO IT.
Il Remains with House to Decide
what shall be Done Regard.
ing the Mtg Ditch.

NuAninntOn. ron. if-lh' Ni'hih-
guam bill was offered In the House
this afternoon by Mfr. Hepburn, chair
man OF the committee that reported II.
and the leaders ON the respective aidcs
n,o engaged IN n d.npcrato struggle,
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~ THIS session OF Congress
After Mr.. Cannon. chairman OF the
,o,p,nit,.e nm nnnronriatlons served
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NOTICE. inst WeeN 'h'' ''.'. wa ~ ',' 1',
for the consideration OF the canal bill
at this session, the supporters OF the
,nca.ur,, d.cid.d IN forco IL an tho ann.
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dry civil bill as n rider. " possible.
AZ soon nH II was offered this after
noon MIR. Cannon rniscd four pointa OF
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v'.e' "s"'"e' " SEQ W" v, W. ''''s
interesting parliamentary debates OF
the session WINS on. As rule, the
I,ou.. ,.,a.,a a,, abl. IA hoid m.
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''e'""'ts :" INV wv "''"s ab''''"'"
are Adducod IN support OF the peril
nency OF the amendment, and, besides,
tho bllI has a,rona frl.nas ON hath
-
s'ues' wa" "'e re"us 70 auop' any TX
pedicnt to provide for the construction
OF the canal. The debate on the point.
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was not concluded IL Hecinh 10 De
u forogone conclusion that the chair
man OF IN. committee Of the Who'll. ,Mr
Uopklns 81 IIlinoir, viii r,,s,nIn Inc
noinI ~ order va Thai ihe r.ai TO-,
viii come unon IN. auertion or over.
ruling Tho rhai,.. accision ahnuid
,bc moi, ~. .,,.,,,,i.d ,h.,. IL 49,
doubt Thai IN. a,n.ndm.nI VIII com.
mnnd n ,ns1or,,y ~, yo,e. Ahnu,
twenty nay.a ~ ~. Inn yy.,e disnos,I
Of todn,
Mr Wh.,lcr fp.m XVI ia IA,
cours. ~ som. r.,na,i.a in nnnn.i,ion
10 .xnan.ion ..,~.- no,i,., ia, ha
nrnn,..-. a., go. ,,,,.,in., ~. 500 a,n d..a
mathematician ~ A.. ,,aid No. snail,
Mr. naIlsy upcm'. Texl reminded Mr.
whseler that ,hs prssidcn, nnd aenat,
rnns,t,,,,.d ,ha ,,,a,v'nnaLI n,,se,
and that IN. IIo,,,e nuat ncnuie,e. In
their action
Mr. Wheeler maintained tim, IN,
treaty. nalln,, ,n,y.r had No ,i.,h, a.
blnd The House IIo declared thai tho
Judgment of history would reproaeh ,ln
Tor siaught.rine Tho Tiiinlnos.
Mr. LOWS tDcm'. washJ furnished
an Iutercstinr contrihuilon 10 ,hc Ma.
totloai phase OF he sab,ee, by recall.
ing the fnct that spain agreed 10 nav
ENGLAND si0 O0O 900 after Tho phIiinoin.a
had been taken by tho English IN i;ss
Ilut gpain mad never mid. nnd Lord
Wnltham had defended her course In
the comrnona. spain was the only
country on the globe which had rrpu.
dated her treaty obligations.
MIR. McIlac Diem. Ark gave notice
that he would offer an Amendment To-
the AUGMENTATION Of gso. 900 600. d.clar-
ing IL 10 be tho policy OF The govern
ment NOT 10 annex the PhIllpplnea.
MIR. corlisn ulep., MichD offered na
an Amendment his hin for the COM
structlon OF a paoifllc cable BY the gov.
erhment. Mr.. corllsH called attention
10 the ,xtrcme urgency FOR direct cablc
communication with Hawaii and tho
phiIlpplncs. and 10 the Prcnidicnt'H spe.
clal nensaEc the other day. urging i'm
mediate legislation for this purpose.
A point OF order was made against
the Amendment. which the chair nus-
tnlned. and the Amendment was ruled
out
Unon reaching the mage containing
the caption "Dccp Waterways commis.
siona" MIR. Hepburn fRep.. lar. chair.
man OF the Interstate commerce com.
mission. offered AZ an Amendment The
Niearasia canal bin reported by hia
committee.
Mr.. Cannon. chairman Of tho anprn.
prIntions committee. Immediately
raised four distinct polnta on ord.r
against II. first that IL wa. not ger
mnnes second thnt a Vyna dlr,ctiv al.
noxioua 10 ruie N. third. that N VIA.
nt.d The ruie r.nuirlnu that nnpmnrin.
tIon in General nnpropfiation mn shonId
he authorized by law nnd. fourth thnt
N was not i'm Confirmation ar ,xorL
nuthorlxcd nv Inv
This opened up a long parliamentary
debate iipon the point OF order. Mr.
Uepburn took M, fioor. areulnr that
the Amendment wns rermane ana ,hat
A Violated mo rule. lie contended thnt
The two s,l,.yeys made under the dire,
lion ~ conrr.ss eonstrtuoiIyeIy ou,hor.
lxed the work al buildinr The canal
itself IIo inslated thnt The WORK ~,
eonstructinr the canal WINS In nrnrr.s.
within thc contcmnintion ~ The r,,is
MIR. w. A. Rmith utep'. Mlehl de.
elared that Tho DIckinron treaty ~ ,ss7
warranted mn Recommendation for re
constriction OF ihe canal as much as
Tho treatv ~ paris varrantsd ~. a.
proprintlon OF 500 900 OOO carried in thIa
I'M In concluding Ma areumen, NJ
ii.nbnrn declareI that ire ,,,is. L.
voLea agaIns, no III ,,as ohsais,a 80
far aa nnnron,tntion blIia ,vs,,., 49,
.erned Thor, were ,hi,,ear a,.,,na,
vlointiona ~ I, IN Inc nsnJin, I'm
WAS oniv invakeg when ,hs annyn,,,a
lions aa,,nitttsc desired Ia s,aob ~,
so,n. ,ancIaJ ga ,,ran 80. ,saas ~
Thar. ,,.s ra,nd ~ anni.,,s,. 49,