Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-15

United States 20 establish on said Islands
a government suitable TO the wants and
conditions of the inhabitants of said
islands. 20 prepare them FOR local self
government, and in due time make such
disposition Of said islands as will best
promote the interests Of the citizens OF
the United states and the Inhabitants OF
said islands"
The resolution was adopted-26 TO 22-
several Democrats who were present and
not paired Withholding their votes. The
detailed vote follows:
Yeas -Messrs. Allison. Burrows. Chand-
Ter. Deboe. Fairbanks. Faulkner, Frye
Gear. Gray. Hale, Hanna. Harris. Kyle
Lodge. McEnery McLaurin, Mcmillan,
Mantle, Mason. Nelson. Perkins. Pettus.
Plat OF New York, Quay, Sullivan and
| Teller-26
Nays-Messrs. Bacon. Bate. Caifery
| Carter. Clay Cockrell Hawley. Hoar,
| Lindsay. Mcbride. Martin. Money. Nor
gan. Murphy. Pettigrew, Platt of Con
| necticut. Rawlins. Ross Simon. Smith.
Stewart. and Warren-22.
| The Senate then. at 30j y. NJ, on mo-
tion Of Mr.. Hoar. went into executive
session. and at $40 p NJ. adjourned.
CanaI-Biu Fight On.
The Nicaragua-canal bill was offered IN
the House this afternoon as an amend
| ment to the sundry civil b.. by MT. hep-
| burn. of Iowa. and the leaders on the
| respective sides are involved in despe-
rate struggle. which involves the 1a'e
of the bill at this session.
MIR. Cannon served notice last week
that there was no time fo- the considera-
tion of the canal bill this tession, and the
| sunnorters of the measure determ--ed 10
| force 81 on the sundry civil bill as rlder
| jf possible As soon as ii was offered TINS
| afternoon Mr.. Cannon made four points
of order against II. and one Of the most
! interesting parliamentary contests or the
session was on.
The House leaders are supposed to be
able to hold the members in line. but
| strong arguments are made on the peril
nency of the amendment and the bill
| has friends on both sides of the chamber.
who are seemingly ready to adopt any eN-
| pedlent to provide for the construction
of the canal
DEBATE NOT CONCLUDED.
The debate on the points Of order lasted
two hours to-day and was not concluded
II promises to consume several hours 10
morrow. 1t seems TO be a foregone con-
clusion that the chairman of the Commit
tee of the Whole Mr.. Hopkins OF Ill
! nOis will sustain the points OF order, Sc
that the real test will come up on the
question Of overruling the Chair Snoulo
the Chair be overruled. there is no doub'
that the amendment will command ma
ioritv of the votes. About twenty page:
of the bill were disposed Of to-day. Nc
important amendments were adopted.
BILLS PASSED.
At the opening of the session bills wer
| passed as follows:
To construct "a bridge across the Corpu
| Christi channel
| Shoals BOWe
| Company to construct and operate canal
AT Muscle Shoals Alabama
] 10 authorize the Pensacola and North
western railway to construct roa'
across the public lands of Florida, Ala
bama. Mississippi, and Tennessee.
VIRGINIA CLERK MEASURE.
To appoint clerks and validate the act
of certain clerks In the Eastern Dlslnc
, Of Virginia.
TO authorize the Georgia Pine Rsilroa
Company to construct a bridge acrOs
, | Flint river. ,-.- o..
At o'clock the House went into Con
! mittee Of the Whole and resumed COZ
= siderati of the sundry civil appfopris
| tion bill.
= THE s2OOOOGO0 FOR SPAIN.
9 Mr.. Wheeler Democrat. OF kentucK'
e IN the course OF some remarks serve
4 notice that he proposed TO vote asaIH'
r the $20.OOO0O0 appropriation to De palu
Spain. , ,rovos 70
,otnded Mr. Wheeler that the Presideh
! and the Senate constituted the treaty
nakine mower. and the House must ac
:, ouiesce i'm their action. ... =,
y Mr. Wheeler replied that the treaty III
: not bind the House. lie sald the JuGs
c mont of history would reproach US 10
Il slaughtering the Filipinos
I M Wiuiams. of Mississippi, argue
that the House had no right TO rePuui''
= treaty obligations -,
= SPANS REPUTATION OF TREAT
"A OBLIGATIONS.
= Mr.. Lewis Democrat, OF Ndsitiis 10,
furnished an interesting contribution
e tb. historical phase Of the sub)eci Dy II
o calling the fact that Spain agreed 10 p"
10 Enoland SlOOO)OO0 after the IHi'i PP,ne ~
a bad been taken by the Enghsh, III io-
q t nau SIN had never paid. and Lor
4 Vyeltbam had denounced her course
,be commons. Spain was the only coui
~ on the globe which had repudlate
her treaty obligations. ,..o
Nv NcRae DemocraD, OF ArKahsa
e gave notice that he would oner an aiiieIl' n ol
f ment 10 the appropriation OF the sSo'VVv ~
S noo declaring il TO be the policy ol u
= Government not 10 annex the rninppino
C Mr. Corliss Republican), or Michlga
Y ofrered as an amendment his Dill ior |, u
i cl'netrrction Of a Pacific canal by u
. government. ,>...,;,,s, :,
g A point Of order was made against u
L amendment which the Chair sustalhe
: and the amendment was ruled out
CANAL BILL CONTEST OPENS.
y Upon reaching the page containing u
d caption Deep waterways COMMISSIONS
Mr. Hepburn Republicam, OF 10"
s chairman Of the Interstate CONNER
l. Committee, offered as an amendineht u
o Nicaragua canal bill reported by his cor
e mittee.
d Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the Appr
priations Committee, Immediately rais'
four distinct points OF order against II
d first, that il was not germane' secoh
r. that IL was directly obnoxious 10 kule :
e third. that IL violated the rules iequifll
!, that appropriations in general appropri
- ,ion hills should be authorized by la
and. fourth, that it was not in con'lnu
,r ton of work authorized by law. II
Y onened up a long parliamentary ueo"
e upon the point of order
HEPBURN FOR THE CANAL.
e Mr Hepburn took the floor. arguing IN
) .mendment was germane ana III
:, ,tolated no rule. He contended ~
i ,yo surveys made under the dirt
IL VI. 80 congress constructively authoriz
.,o .,' n,orl, OF building the canal itself.
insisted that the work OF CONSTRUCTING
, canal was in progress "ithih lne 81 9,