Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-16
GRosvENoR TAXES a HAND.


GRosvENoR TAKES A HAND.
Mr.. Grosvenor CRep.. % vigorously
contcndod that the point OF order was
not well undertaken. He could not un-
derstnnd why members should become
excited because the representatives OF
the people were making an honest ef.
fort TO do that which all political par
Ties had sworn they would do for the
past five years. Continuing, MIR Groa-
yenor saip that this bill would not have
been offrfcd az an amendment to- this
Din had'not the chairman OF the appro-
pflations committee announced that
neither the canal bill nor the ship Hub.
aidy bill should receive consideration at
this session. lie referred to the refusal
ot that gentleman today to allow n
special order to consider the bill to be
made That. he said. was war to the
knife. This was. therefore. the only
remedy which could reach the dead
lock. He would do his duty and take
the wrath " the powers that be. He
contcndcd that the work OF construct
ing the canal was now In progress
within the meaning Of tho rule. II this
amendment was not placed upon the
pending bin. he declared that the
grandchlld Of no member present would
live long enough to see the canal built.
Mr.. Cannon denied cmphatically that
the failure to break down this rule
meant the abandonment, 81 the con-
struc,ion Of the canal by the United
States.
Mr.. Grosvcnor reiterated II. and said
n this offoft failed he favored tho pass
sage N n Joint resolution To- Inform the
nations of the earth that we had given
M the project and would welcome the
building Of the canal upon the terms
upon which the suoz canal was built.
CHAIR GIVES DECISION.
At the conclusion " Mr.. Grosvcnor's
speech, the chairman 81 the committee
u the whole tMr. Hopkins announced
that he wan ready to rule. Whom order
had been procured ho made careful
and elaborate ruling In which he
polluted out that the resolution present
cd was purely parliamentary one. lie
reviewed the arguments ndduccd on
both sides. cited presidents. and con-
cludcd by sustaining the point uf order
against the amendment
.aftcf rendering his decision the chair.
man went further by taking up the
question raised by Mr. Smith ~ Michl-
gan. hH TO whether the treaty OF 1866.
dll not warrant the amendment. lie
held that u did not.
Nr. Hepburn Immediately arose and
entered ah appeal from the decision Of
tie chair. Mr.. Dalzell drop, Pal
'doNed To lay the appeal on the table.
but this motion was declared 20 be out
~ order IN co'nmitteo of the whole. Mt.
llri burn said he wHt wiling t. allow
the niirtnl To be decided without fur
Their debate. Hut Mr. Fleming. uDcm.
ou..) Insisted on being heard In favor
Of sustaining the dcCinion Of the chair.
The rule In question he argued was tb
shield and protect the minority.
ON rising vote the chair was nuH.
tanned i52 10 lis. Sir. Hepburn loudly
demanded tcilcfH. The vote by tcllrrs
confirmed the rising vote. The chair
was sustained. ~ 10 100. and the
amendment was ruled out.
The reading OF the rundry civil hill
was then continued. The appropriation
for the deep waterways commission
was increased from tGo.Vo 60 10000 IN
motion Of the Appropriation committee
After completing the additional pages
OF the biz. the committee rose.
The Hcnntc I'LL to correct the relative
rank % Captain II. u. Stcdmnn, of The
Eleventh Infantry. wnn passed. Thou
at $40 y. m. the House adjourned.