Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-20
The NICARAGUA CANAL
Senate Debate on Mr.. Allison's Bond Issue
Proposition.
Mr. Morgan's Substitute Limiting an
preparations for Each Fiscal yesr
Finally Adopted.

The Nicaragua canal bin was under con-
| sideration Ivy the Senate nearly three hours
yesterday afternoon.
After much debate substitute present
cd by Mr.. Morgan IAlaD for thu bond
amendment offered by Mr. Allison was
adopted. IL provides that the Secretary
OF the Treasury shall not pay out for work
on the canal more than SenapO0OO during
any fiscal year. Earnest efforts were nado
to amend the measure IN other particu-
lars, but all failed
In discussing the Allison amendment Nj
Morgan expressed the hope that IL would
not be insisted upon. as it brought up tho
question of gold and silver and forced into
the discussion a financial question much
invoked among not only senators. but the
people. He said he would he quite willing
TO accept as an amendment to the bin a
limitation of expenditure Of S2o.upooeo .
year for canal purposes. This provision. ne
believed. would take all the strain from
the treasury.
Mr.. Sewell On. j. hoped that the bill
would be passed today. He did not think
The measure ought to be embarrassed by
the question OF the issue of bonds.
a Hond Issue Not Necessary.
Mr.. Chandler IN. H) also took ground
against the Allison amendment
He did not believe il necessary for the
construction OF the canal 10 make an is
sue of bonds. He believed in the use Of
the current revenues and thought the
money for the canals construction could be
so acquired. He said that If SJnUnn pen
worth of hattie ships were authorized. Il
would not be necessary to negotiate n
special loan with which TO build them He
was opposed To special loans on principle
The United States. he said was big enough
strong enough and rich
the proposed canal on the nations credit
The amendment was an obstacle 10 the
passage of the bill and he did not think il
ought to be put I'm the way of the meas
ure- MIR. Chandler appealed to Mr. ALI
son to withdraw the amendment and have
IL understood that the bills for the canal
would be paid when they come in.
Mr.. Spooner CWis.) declared he would not
vote for the bill. which involved the people
in an expenditure of from $50 900 900 To
s5p"p."H. He advocated the adoption
OF the bond amendment of Mr.. Allison as
Il safeguard 10 the interests OF the peoplc
Mr.. Chiffon (Tex) opposed the amend
ment. and called attention to the .'plcthoric
condition of the treasury"
MIR. Allison Defends the Bond Amend
ment.
Mr.. Allison, interrupting him. said that
the money in the treasury might pass out
by July l. 1t was impossible to saw now
how much money might be required during
the next six months for the army and navy.
The senator from New Hampshire" said
Mr.. Allison, spoke of S50Oo00pO for the
navy. II we make such an expenditure
We shall soon exhaust the treasury : for
one vii! not favor such an appropriation
Tor the navy Mr.. Allison inquired why a
provision had not been inserted in the bil
Tor continuing appropriation for the canal
ana trust to the committees Of Congress TO
make the necessary appropriations from
year TO year as the condition of the treas
ury would permit
Mr.. Morsan's Amendment Adopted.
Mr.. Morgan then offered the following
substitute for Mr.. Allison's amendment:
That the Secretary Of the Treasury is
hereby authorized and required to limit the
payments of the appropriation made in this
act so that such payments shall not ex-
coed the sum of $2OOOO,O0O in any fiscal
year"
Mr.. Lindsay OKyD believed that if the
bill should be enacted it Won mean either
that the present war taxes would have To
be continued or bonds would have 10 be
issued.
The vote was then taken upon Mr.. Nor
gans amendment to the amendment offered
by Mr.. Allison. 1t was adopted, 81 to -,
as follows:
Yeas-Berry, Burrows, Chandler, Chiffon,
Clay, Daniel. Davis. Deboe, Foraker. Cor
(Ark), Kyle, Lodge. McEnery Martin,
Mitchell, Money Morgan, Murphy. Nelson.
Perkins, Pettigrew, Pettus, P'att IN. ".
Pritchard, Rawlins, Ross. Sewell Turkey,
Turner, White-34
Nays-Allison, Bate, Butler, Gallery. Car
ter, Cockreil, Cullom. Fairbanks, GalHnger,
Gear, Hanna, Hansbrough Hoar, Mcbride
Mantle, Plat Comm, Roach, Shoup, ST.
mon, Teller, Thurston. Vest. Warren Wei
lington, Wo,cott-25.
The amendment as amended was then
adopted, IL TO 10.
The last hour of the session was occupied
in discussion of several amendments Offered
by Mr.. Caffery Ua.), all of which were
defeated.
As there was little prospect of completing
the bin yesterday the Senate. at 5.O5 o'clock
pm, on motion of Mr. Wolcott tColD. went
into executive session.
AT J:25 pm. the Senate adjourned