The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-15
OFFERS CANAL BILL.
ro TACKIT ONTO THE SUM-
y my CIVIL MEASURE.

.gnr
si''- ....o+e Parliamentary Debate.
non Wade Four Points of Order.
I'm said They Did Not Apply.
r,airman Hopkins Sustains Cam
the House May Reverse
Him. .,,
hill was offered In the House this
as an amendment 20 the sundry
~ oorr,nriatlon bill by MIR. Hepburn of
.bairman of the committee that re-
@,-,s5 it. and the leaders of the respective
r.. are engaged in a desperate struggle,
81 involves the fate of the measure
This session of Congress.
,s,sr Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the COM
49, IN appropriations, served notice last
+b,t there was no time for the con-
,,.-,,ion Of the canal bill at this session,
.,,,norters of the measure determined
sorce If on to the sundry civil bill as
rider. if possible
As soon as it was offered this afternoon
Mr. cannon made four points of order
/ ..,.+ if and one of the most interesting
.o-i,snAntarv contests of the session was
As rule. the appeals of the House
,.adsrs are able TO hold the members in
line. but strong arguments are aaduced
IN .npnort of the pertineucy of this course,
and besides the bill has strong Irlenos
an both sides of the chamber, VINO are
seemingly ready to adopt any exponent
n nroyide for the construction of the ca
nal
Nav Override the Chair.
The debate on the points of order lasted
tuo hours to-day and was not concluded.
II PROMISES TO consume several hours TO-
-1,.r3,- II seems to be a foregone con-
clusion that the chairman of the commit
tee of she Whole CIR. Hopkins of illinois,
wu snstain the points of order, so that
The real test VIII come upon the question
of oYerruli0g the chair. Should the chair
no overruled. there is no doubt that the
amendment will command majority of
votes.
About twenty pages of the bill were
disposed of to-day. No important amend
ments were adopted.
Mr. Wheeler Democrat, of Kentucky,
in the course of some remarks In opposl-
tion 10 expansion. served notice that he
proposed to vote against the S200O0OO0 APP
propriation to be paid 10 Spain.
Mr.. Bailey Democrat, of Texas, re-
minded Mr. Wheeler that the President
and Senate constituted the treaty-making
mower. and the House must acquiesce in
their action.
No Right to Bind the House.
Mr. Wheeler declared that the treaty
making power had no right to bind the
House He declared that the judgment of
1 ,o1,, fo7 cIa1 arinpr
the Fiipinos.
Mr.. Williams. Democrat of Mississippi,
argued that the House had no right to
question a treaty made or to repudiate
treaty obligations.
Mr. Lewis, Democrat of Washington,
furnished an interesting contribution to the
historical phase of the subject, by recalling
the fact that Spain agreed TO pay England
$00O0OO after the Philippines had been
taken by the English in 1852 But Spain
had never paid this, and Lord Waltham
had denounced her course in the Commons.
Spain was the only country on the globe
WHICH had repudlated her treaty obliga-
tons
Mr.. McRae, Democrat of Arkansas, gave
notice that he would offer an amendment
TO the appropriation of S20,OOO,OOO, declar-
ing it 10 be the policy of the government
not 10 annex the Philippines.
Mr. Coriiss Republican of Michigan, Of
fered as an amendment his bin for the
construction of a Pacific cable by the
government A point of order was made
against the amendment, which the chair
sustained and the amendment was ruled
out.
Nicaragua Bill offered.
Upon reaching the page containing the
caption, Deep Water Ways Commits
SONS Mr.. Hepburn, Republican, of Iowa,
chairman OF the interstate commerce com
mltee, offered as an amendment the Mica
ragua canal bill reported by his committee
MT cannon, chairman of the appropria-
uohs committee, Immediately raised four
us'ihct points of order against it. First.
tna' IL was not germane; second, that ii
was drecIly obnoxious to rule 81; third
'Ia1 II Vlolated the rule requiring that ap-
lopIldtlohs ID general appropriation bills
suould De used by law, and fourth. that
IL was not in continuation of work author
lied by law.
rms opened up long parliamentary de-
pate upon the point of order. Mr.. Hep
nuin TOOK the floor, arguing that the
%"ie .iuileht was germane and that it vio-
ta'eu no rule. He commended that the
wv surveys made under the direction of
oonsress constructively authorized the
|olh OF building the canal itself He in
SISTED that the work of constructing the
cahal was in progress within the conteno-
platlon of the rule
IN concluding his argument Mr.. Henburn
arol1' 90 mat the rule invoked against his
aiiie tlient was obsolete so far as the an
m m ia'lohs committee was concerned
& " '. were thirteen distinct Violations of
II N me pending bill It was only invoked
&c, '"en me appropriations committee desired
tu. STAND on some fancied raid unon the
,, rSasu,y. There was a round of applause
"'ien MT Hepburn took his seat
Mr. Cannon's Reply.
Mr. Cannon in reply said thar he would
ne V tsr the wisdom of the canal IT
"aS the law which should be. considered
- mere was not microscope in the mi.
'ei9e plg enough to find a shred Of law
p l,on winch to base this appropriation
90 iS t he announced himself in favor
NJ, 'ie construction of the canal under
NJ. safeguards and conditions.
- baAey suggested that # there was
in '( or5eI as to whether the amendment was
b'. o,uer upon the bill that the House agree
hin u'ia ilifnous consent to make the canal
A., Iin d special order Immediately after The
aI, OF the sundry civil bin.
a 1aa, Calhon pointed out IN response, how
coniS 5J VI ny OF the House, if so disposed.
~ lI 'o-norrow 90 into committee of the