The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-20
THE SENATE AND HOUSE
Senator's Foraker and Turner Have Little
TIT Over Vests Resolution.
VOTING ON THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL
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Washington. January l9-Mr. Mill.
tTexas) presented a joint resolution di
recting the secretary of war to have mad,
survey and estimate of the cost OF ,
channel between Texas City and Galveston
and II was adopted.
Mr.. Turner ,wash.) took the floor IL
address the senate ON the an,i-cxpansior
resolution of Vest MOI He pointed on,
that the ship of state. its chart having
been torn to tatters, was now drifting
whittier she would on a Wild aud unknown
sea This dangerous condition, he said
was being forced upon the ship by the
pretenso that Providence had cast upon
us new responsibilities which we may
not shirk." He could not agree, how
over, that this dangerous responsibility
was one for the American people to as
sumo. Mr.. Turner concluded his remarks
at 1 p m., having spoken for an hour
and a half.
Mr.. Foraker tOhiol who had listened to
the speech with close attention, said there
were some references in Mr.. Turner's
speech to himself to which he desired to
take exceptions. Mr.. Foraker said Tint
Mr.. Turner had quoted him as contending
that this government had unlimited power
to acquire territory and in the government
OF such territory was not restricted by
the constitution.
81 did not" said Mr.. Foraker, SAY any
thing upon which the fellow from Wash
ington can Justly base such a statement
He then read at some length from his own
speech to indicate clearly what he had
said. Mr. Foraker maintained that neither
in NOR or,x nj, nt ent,n Nod hklA knf
congress could or would legislate for Its
territories without reference to its obi
cations to the constitution. Continuing,
he said: THE senator from Washington
made some remarks today about what ]
said as to the purpose of the administra-
ton. desire to say here and now that
did not speak for anybody but myself.
desire to say that | did not imagine it
would be necessary to say He was not
speaking for the administration and the
chill that went uD and down the backs OF
our friends in London was due, perhaps,
TO Il Misrepresentation as TO which of our
senators was speaking.
He said that when he spoke Of the ac-
ton or possible actions of the president
he spoke as one judging from the public
utterances of the president and some
knowledge of his feelings and desires with
respect to the question in hand.
AT the conclusion of Mr.. Foraker-5
statement consideration OF the Nicaragua
canal bill, which had been laid aside tenn
wss resumed The pending ques-
tion was the amendment offered by Mr.
Allison C1owa) authorizing the secretary
of the treasury TO issue bonds to raise
money with which to construct the canal.
Mr. Allison uowa) offered a substitute
to his amendment In the form of an elabo-
ration of his first proposition.
MIR. Allison explained his amendment
and urged that ii be adopted as safeguard
to the interests of the United States treas
ury.
In reply Mr.. Morgan expressed the nope
that Mr. Allison would not insist upon his
AS 1t brought mp the question
Of gold and silver and forced into the dis
russion a financial question which was de-
batcd not OILY among senators but the
people He said he was willing to accept
am amendment TO the bill 10 limit an eN-
penditure of $4,000, 900 year for canal
This amendment, he believed,
would take all the strain from the treas
lry.
Mr. Chandler IN. H.) took ground against
he Allison amendment. He appealed to
Mr. Allison to withdraw the amendment
and have ii understood that the bills for
the canal would be paid when they come
In.
Mr. Chiffon (Texas) opposed the amend
ment and called attention to the ''plethoric
of the treasury"
Mr.. Allison interrupting him, said that
The money in the treasury might pass out
by July i. II was impossible to say how
much money might be required during the
next six months FIR the army and navy.
Mr.. Morgan offered the following substi-
,Itc for Mr.. Allison's amendment: THAT
he secretary of the treasury is hereby au-
borzed and required to limit the pay
ment of appropriations made in this ac-
count so that such payment shall not *
reed the sum of $2O,O00,0o0 In any fiscal
year.
NJ LINDSAY fKyD believe that II the
in should be rejected II would mean either
Ia, the present war tax would have TO be
continued or bonds would have to be is
sued.
The vote was then taken upon Mr.. Nor
yans amendment to the amendment Of
'ered by Mr.. Allison. II was adopted-3f
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