The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1899-01-27
Congressional.

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terday by wordy duel between Mr..
Grosvenor of Ohio and Mr.. Lewis, the
| picturesque member from Washington.
| During the discussion on private
bill to refer to the court of claims the
claim of Cramp & Sons, the Philadel-
phia shipbuilders, for damages from
the government for delays incident to
the building of the warships New
York, Massachusetts, Indiana and
Columbia, due to the failure of the
government to deliver armor plate and
other material for these ships on time,
Mr.. Lewis got the floor. Mr., Lewis
made the bill the text for a general
attack on army and navy contractors,
whom he charged with being traitors
for taking advantage of the necessities
of the government in Tina of stress.
Mr.. Simpson, the Kansas Populist,
followed along the same line, and Mr..
Grosvenor undertook to rebukc them
both, Mr.. Lewis, in his reply, made
one of the wittiest speeches. ridicui
ing the Ohioan for his alleged pretcn-
sions, that has been heard in the
House for months
Mr. Grosvenor did not deign to
make an extensive rejoinder, though
he displayed lot of documents and
intimated that he had plenty OF re-
serve ammunition in store for Mr..
Lewis. The Cramp bill was edged out
of the way after the flow of oratory
ceased.
Earlier in the day the postoflicc APP
preparation bill was finally passed
and just before the recess in the af-
ternoon. Speaker Reed put an end to
speculation regarding the chairman
ship of the ways and means committee
by appointing Mr., Payne, Republican,
of New York, to the vacancy caused
by the death of Nj. Dingley. This
carries with it the floor leadership Of
the majority.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 91.--The Senate
was in session for fivo hours and half
yesterday, but the session was practi-
cally barren of results. Two notable
speeches were delivered, one by Mr..
Nelson, Republican, of Minnesota, in
opposition to Mr.. Vests anti-expan-
sion resolution, and the other by Mr..
White Democrat of California, per-
sonal explanation of his position with
respect to- the instructions given the
California Senators by the legislature
in that state as TO voting on the pend
ing peace treaty.
He said he had not joined with Mr..
Perkins in the request for such in
structions, and that he could not be
governed by them, as he did not con-
slider that United States senator was
under obligations to subordinate his
own conscience and convictions in ma
tional questions to the temporary OPP
GRAFTON of state legislature.
At the conclusion of the speeches
the Senate resumed consideration of
the Nicaragua canal bill. It's COM
pletion was prevented by Mr.. Tillman,
Democrat of South Carolina who
frankly announced that the bill could
not be passed, as he and other SEN
ators, if necessary, would remain in
the chamber until midnight to pre-
vent final vote.
Jan. 19.-Turner of Washington de-
livered Il speech against expansion.
Foraker said that in his speech last
week he spoke only for himself and
not for the administration. The Mica
rauga canal bill was under considera-
ton nearly three hours. After much
debate substitute presented by Mr..
Morgan of Alabama for the bond
offered by Mr.. Allison was
adopted, "a to %. 1t reads: THAT the
secretary of the treasury is hereby
and required to limit the
payments of the appropriation made
in this act so that such payments shall
not exceed the sum of $50, 900, 900 in
any fiscal year" Harris of Kansas
voted for and Vest and Coclsrell of
Missouri against the amendment.
Jan. 1S.-In the House the bill to
grant the Pacific Cable company SUBJ
sidy of $780, 900 year for twenty years
for the construction of and operation
of cable was called up, and very
spirited debate followed. Bailey and |
DoclScry opposed the measure as
creating Pacific cable monopoly. |
The bill went over. During the con-
sideration of a bill to establish light |
house in Rhode Island Hepburn and |
Cannon had sharp clash of
The bill passed. In
the Senate Bacon of Georgia |
spoke in support of his resolution de-
claring that the United States would |
not assume sovereignty over the Phil
ippine islands. Nicaragua bill was
then taken up. Amendment after
was voted down until
Allison of Iowa offered an amendment
that the secretary of the
treasury should issue bonds to raise
money with which to construct the
canal, when the Senate adjourned
voting on it.
Jan. 17.-Almost the entire day in
the Senate was devoted to the Near
aqua canal bill. Rawlins' amendment
giving the United States absolute mil
itary control of the canal was defeat
ed, IS to o. A provision was adopted
that no more than SIS, 900, 900 should be
paid the Maritime Canal company for