The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-21

with the opinion of Others. Mr.. White
went on to. say that he had not joined
with" Mr.. Perkins IN his request for in
structions froms%the. legislature and
therefore did not consider himself bound
| by the Instructions given to himself as
we'll as his colleague
In conclusion, Mr. White said: 81
would be glad o$meet the desire of the
| legislature OF California if it was pos
| slble for me to do so without loss of
self-respect and a sacrifice of my opin-
| ions"
AS soon as Mr. White had concluded,
MS republican colleague. Mr.. Perkins,
addressed the senate He paid high
tribute to the honesty. energy and abil-
lty of Mr.. White, but Notwithstanding
ms able argument be believed this to
be truly representative government
So believing. he felt that his obligation
was to the people of his state, and that
when he had ascertained what their
desires were, he would be false to him
self and to them if he did not heed
their wishes. ar
Il am opposed" said he, "to the pol
icy of acquiring the Philippine islands,
believing such policy to be menace
to our government and its institutions.
but nine-tenths of the people of my
state, as their wishes are expressed
through a legislature recently elected,
think otherwise While l shall vote
for the pending treaty it will be under
protest. shall do so because l regard
such action to be my duty
Consideration of the Nicaragua canal
bill was then resumed Mr. Carter of
Montana addressed the senate in OPP
position to the measure on an amend
ment offered by Mr.. aCaffery He quot
ed from the LudlcWi commission and
from Admiral Walkers to@show that the
property of the Maritime Canal com
pany was no more than a hole in the
ground that had been filled up and a
lot of junk, amounting to not more
than $1,000. 4
"And for this" he said. sarcastically.
"it is seriously proposed that this gov
eminent shall pay $5s000,000."
Mr.. Elkins of West Virginia while
faVorlng a canal constructed by the
United States and under absolute con-
troll of this government, was opposed
to the United States going into part
nership with corporation.
Mr.. Fairbanks of Indiana took sub
stantially the same ground as Mr..
Elkins.
Mr.. Tillman of South Carolina de-
clared that the whole canal scheme
was purely speculative and had for it's
main idea pulling out of the treasury
$5'ooooOo, sum which he character
lied as the last apple on the tree
Il believe" he declared that this
scheme is steal and nothing but a
steal"
The more you stir this thing" he
shouted, the more you investigate
the dirtier it becomes and the louder
stinks"
Mr.. Berry offered the following
amendment to section 8.
Nothing in this act shall be con-
strued to, authorize the n.ayment to
said company or to any person or per-
sons a greater sum than the value of
such property as ascertained by the
commission herein named. nor shall
any warrants be delivered until such
commission has reported such value''
Mr.. Morgan accepted the amendment
and 1T was agreed to.
Mr.. Caffery's amendment was then
defeated, 81 to 20. Mr.. Chiffon of Tex
as offered an amendment reducing the
number of directors for the canal from
IL to seven, five of whom are to be
from the United States. The amend
ment was agreed to. Mr.. Spooner Of
fered an amendment that if the presi-
dent be unable to secure from the gov
ernments of Nicaragua and Costa Rica
such concessions as will enable the Unit
ed States to build and perpetually own
and control the canal, he is authorized
to negotiate for a control of or the
right to construct, maintain and per-
petually control some other canal con-
Meeting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans;
and the president Is also required to
negotiate for the abrogation or modifi-
cation of any and all treaty obliga-
tons in any way interfering with the
construction, ownership and perpetual
control of any such canal.
I AS desire was expressed that the
amendment be perfected, on motion of
Mr.. White, at 5:25 p m. the senate ad-
journed.