Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16
Big Waterway Scheme is Put on
the Shelf.
HOUSE SETTLES MEASURE.
u Ituicd out OF order and the chair
10 Sustained After spir-
tied Debate.

to override the decision " the chair Ia
committee OF the whole. when the
chair held that the canal bill Offered
as an amendment by Mt. Hepburn
was out OF order. The friends OF the
Nicaragua bill were vcry confident
yesterday and today that they would
triumph. but after four hours OF de.
bate the chair was sustained. ~ to
100.
Mr.. Bailey. the Democratic leader.
made an argument IN favor Of the
view that the amendment was In OF.
der. MIR. GrosycnOr u,Cp., % bore the
brunt OF the argument today Ia behalf
OF the contention Mt Moody usei.,
Mara.), Dockcry Dem. MOI and
Fleming tDcm.. Cal were pltte1
against him.
The debate throughout the day was
exceedingly spirited. and Ia the end a
majority of the members refused IL
override the House rules, No record IN
made OF the vote In committee OF the
whole. Party lines were not adhered
TO. the division In favor and In oppo.
Hition being about equal ON both sides
uf the political niHica About ten pagcs
Of the bill was disposed Of today.
Mr.. sherman " New York, who has
been Hnowbound between New York
and Washington for two days nrriv q
this morning. He was designated ~
chairman of the committee Of IN,
whole by the Speaker when the Hundfy
civii bill was taken w, but In his alb
Hcncc Mr.. Hopkins " Illinois occupied
the chair. Ordinarily the members or.
iHinnlly designated would resume the
chair upon his return from such am
absence. but owing 10 the fact that
Sir. Hopkins heard two hours OF the
a.
order raised by the chairman OF the
appropriation committee against tho
canal bill II was decided that he should
properly hear the remainder of the
argument and mako the ruling.
Some time was spent NJ the opening
Of the session with routin" nnttcrH
Just before the motion was made 10
10 into committee OF the whole, Mr..
Hepburn of Iowa. VINO IN conducting
the HIGHT on behalf of the Nicaragua
canal amendment. asked unanimous
consent that the canal bill be made a
special order for Tuesday next. but
objection was made.
THE FIRST GUN.
The House ton went Into committee
of the whole. with Ar. Hopkins IN q,
chair. on the nundry civil bill. the
pending question being the point nj
order raised against the canal amcil-
mcnt.
Air. bailey tDcm.. Tex) took the
iioor He desired 10 address hims.ii,
he said. 10 the remarks Of Mr.. Can.
non yesterday about the scandals
which grew out OF the building OF the
Pacific railroads. Although Mr. Can
non had not said 10 IN so many woiua.
Mr.. Bailey said he assumed that he
feared. In connection with the Nicara-
gun canal u repetition OF the scandals
an al H.s
the scandal which followed
Mr.. Bailey In reply. declared that the
Pacific railroads scandals had not
arisen out Of loose legislation. There
had been a deeper cause. They had
grown out Of the unfortunate partner.
ship between the soycrnment and Ger
tain individuals. The virtue Ia the
canal proposition before the House was
that Il avoided this very dcadfaii. ny
It's terms the canal would be con.
rtruotcd by the government. IL do.
sired 10 vote upon the proposition
because he realized that sooner or
later the House would be compelled 10
choose between this proposition and
one to allow private corporation with
government credit TO build this canal
II the canal was 10 be built by tho
government II must be- based upon the
theory that the canal was necessary
for the support OF our military and
VI
eminent could build foreign waterways
In foreign territory. why could Il not
come back home and build railroads
for the benefit OF Interstate commerce?
DocKERY REGISTERS A PROTEST
Mr.. Dockery pem.. MOI made an
argument IN favor OF sustaining the
rules OF the House. which he contended
the proposed amendment violated. No
one with any respect for his reputation
us "a parlinmeniarian he declared, could
hold that the amendment was In order.
lie realized that the members were
eager To get NJ the public treasury up
on this proposition, but he warned his
collcagusn On the Democratic side that
II they hoped 10 overthrow the rule,
they swept away for all time the rights
OF the minority He had no respect for
the rules as such They degraded the
individual member and maSsed too
much power In the speaker. but the
OF The minority especially
dare not override this rule that had |
come down from the Democratic faith |
crs.
Hut II this amendment was declared |
In order he gave notice that he would |
offor nm amendment TO Il to provide for |
the Issue OF enough additional legal |
tender notes 20 meet the entire cost OF |
the construction Of the canal. Mr.. |
Dockery declared himself IN favor OF |
the Nloaraguan canal, because |
II would aid the national defense aud |
promote commercial expansion, which |
he preferred 90 territorial expansion,
Mr.. Qulgg CRep.. y. " Interrupted
to call attention TO the fact that the
rights under which the canal was 20 be
would expire In eight
LITTLE JOKER DISCLOSED
Mr.. poekery. In reply. said he well
coined the Interruption. II disclosed
The little Joker" In the shape OF the
Maritime Canal company. for which
he Senate bill appropriated 81, 600 900.
Mr.. Hepburn pointed out that II this
bill passed as a separate proposition IL
would 40 TO conference. There the ''lit-
lie Joker" might be played, but IN
placed on this bill the House conferes
'ould prevent such an amendment
Mr., Dockery limited strongly at influ-
noes outside the hall. the same innu-
noes substantially which We're back on
he ilannn-Phyne subsidy hill, These
Influences. he said. insisted that tive
Millions should go 10 certain gentlemen
Who We're Interested IN the Maritime
ANAL company. In conclusion he
warned the members on his side OF the
House thai they could not afford, In the
losing days OF the session, to lend
themselves TO such an enterprise.
Mr.. Moody tRep., Masa) made n
echnicai argument In support OF the
'oint OF order.
Mr.. w. a. Smith Rep., Mich.) said
hat the president OF the Maritime
anal company. had told him that he