The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-16
CANAL sILL HOODOED
By Baily and GrOsyenOr AdSOeRt.
ing Its Passage.

Washington, Feb. is--The house today
settled the fate OF tho Nicaragua canal
bill in this con 7rcss b. refusing to over
ride the deol"ion OF the chair In committee
Of the whole. when ths chair held that
the canal bnl oGered as an arncndmen, by
Mr. Hepburn was out OF order. The
friends Of the Nicaragua bill were verg,
confident yesterday and today that they
would triumph. but after four hours OF
debate tho chair was sustained. 127-ioa
! Mr.. bailey. The democratic leader. made
an argument In favor II the view 'that the
amendment was IN order Mr.. Grosvcuor.
Rep, Ohio. bore the hrunt OF the argu-
ment today in behalf of this contention.
Mr. Moody, Rep, Mass. Dockery. Dem,
Mo-, and Fleming. Dem. Ca, were plttad
agalns him. 1,.e debate throughout tho
day was exceedingly spirited. ana In the
end majority OF the members refused
10 override the house ruies No record
Is made Of the vote In committee OF the
whole Party lines We're not adhered D..
the division In favor and In opposition
sustaining the chaira decision being
about equal on both sides OF the political
allies About ten pages OF the bn we're
disposed Of today
Mr.. Bailey. Dem. Tex. took the noor
He desired to address himself. he SAID
TO the remarks Of Mr. Cannon yesterday
about the scandals which grew out Of the
building Of the Pacific railroads Al
though Mr. Cannon had not said SO IN
81 many words, Mr. Bailey said he as
sumed that ne feared, In connection with
the Nicaragua canal. a repetition Of the
scandals which had disEraced the pr,-
rnoters Of the Pacific railroads
Mr. Cannon interrupted to say chat
hls criticism OF the Pacific legislation was
that lt was looaely enacted and therefore
opened the way 10 the scandals that fol-
lowed
Mr., Bailey declared that the Pacific
railroad scandals had not arisen out OF
loose legislation. There had been
deeper cause. They had grown out Of the
unfortunate partnership between the gog-
ernment and certain individuals. The
virtue in the canal proposition before tno
house was that II avoided this very
deadfall by its terms the canal would
be constructed by the government He
desired 20 vote upon that proposition,
because he realized that sooner or lato.
the house would be compelled to choose
between this proposition and one TO allow |
a private corporation with government |
credit 30 build this canal. II the canal |
was to bo built by tho government It
must be based upon rho theory that tn
81. 9 /
our military and naval defense. other
wise, 81 the government could build
foreign waterways IN foreign territory,
why could It not come back home ana
build railways for the benefit Of lnior-
state commerce.
Mr.. Dockery made an argument In favor
of sustaining the rules Of the house.
which, he contended the proposed amend
ment violated.
Mr. Quigg, Rep. y. Y, interrupted 10
call attention TO the fact that the rights
uhder which the canal was 20 be con-
structed would expire IN eight months.
Mr.. W. A. Smith. Rep. Mich, said that
the President Of the Maritime canal com
pany had told him that he had rather
lose every dollar he had put into that
enterprise than that legislation for the
construction OF the canal should fail at
this BesslOn
Mr. Grosvenor said that this bill would
have been offered as an amendment had |
not the chairman OF tho appropriation |
committee announced that neither the |
canal bin OF tho chip subsidy bin should
receive consideration at this session.
The appropriation for the deep water
ways commission wOs increased from
900 70 $4,000 on motion OF the appro-
prlations committee
The senate bin to correct the relative |
rank Of Capt. n. r. steadman Of the nth |
infantry was passed.