The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-25

be dealt with as a separate measure.
He then made the point Of order that
the amendment was not in order, be-
cause it provided for general legisla-
ton.
After a long discussion of the point
of order, the vice president, awaiting
himself Of the rules of the senate, sub
mitted to the senate the question: Is
| the amendment in order and shall it
/ be submitted to the senate?"
The ayes and noes We're demanded
and the amendment was decided to be
/ in order, 81 to !. Those voting no were
Messrs. Allen, Bate, Cockrell, Petit
grew, Rawlins, Teller and Vest.
! Mr. Vest then raised the question of
relevancy of the amendment and de-
manded the yeas and nays. 1t was
decided to be relevant, IS 20 u. Those
voting in the negative We're Allen, Bate,
| Clay, Cockrell, Daniel. McLaurin, Pas
coe. Pettigrew, Rawlins, Roach, Teller
and Vest
SPOONER'S AMENDMENT.
Mr.. spooner offered an amendment to
the Nicaragua canal amendment as fol-
lows:
That if the president shall be I'M
able to secure from the governments Of
Nicaragua and Costa Rica such conces-
Sions as will enable the United STATES
to build and perDetually own and con-
troll said canal, the president is au-
tborized to negotiate for control or
right to construct, maintain and per-
petually control some other canal con-
Meeting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,
and the president is required to .lego-
tiate for the abrogation or modifica-
ton of any and all treaty obligations,
if any such exist, as shall in any wise
interfere with the construction, owner
y,
canal"
Mr.. Frye, in charge of the bill, ac-
cepted the amendment, and it was
agreed to.
Mr.. Rawlins argued against the ca
nal amendment. AT the conclusion of
his address, he proposed. an amend
ment striking out the appropriation for
the purchase of the right of way for
the canal. The amendment was de-
feated-4S 70 ;.
The amendment was supported by
MessTs. Bate. Pettigrew, RawIins.
Turley and Vest. Mr. Pettigred said
he had no idea the canal would be
built under this amendment He MAIN
tanned that $4,000, 600 would not pay
for its construction, nor, in his opin-
ion, would S2I5G00. 900 build il. The
canal must either be made neutral alb
solutely. and unfortified, or we must
fOrtify il at an expense OF hundreds OF
millions
In the course of his argument Mr.
Pettisrew declared that for half the
mune-r for which this canal Of doubt
full eXpediency" would cost, could be
constructed a transcontinental railroad
owned by the government which would
confer 4 greater benefit upon the Deo-
pie than any such canal as was pro-
posed. At the conclusion of Mr.. Petit
crews remarks. the Nicaragua canal
bill amendment, as amended, was
agreed to without division.
Mr.. Frye. in charge Of the bill. Of
feTed as an amendment to the bill a
codification of laws relating to river
and harbor improvements. and it was
agreed to without being read and with
out division.
TELEER'S OPPOSITION.
Nj Teller ISL. Rep.) made d vigorus
argument against the bill. adverting
particularly - the Nicaragua canal
feature. He denounced the canal pr
ticularly. declaring that it was based
upon no intelligent information and in
Vcstigation. No living man, he aid,
could say what the canal would cost.
II might cost three hundred or four
hundred millions He declared that
congress was going it blind" in put
ting the canal project upon the liver
y
in such fashion.
After some minor amendments. the
measure was placed on its passage. and
passed. @ to ).
Messrs. Pettigrew, Rawlins and Tel
Ter voted against the bill.
Mr. Hawley. chairman of the military
affairs committee, reported the cOmpro-
mizs bill for the reorganization Of the
ar--c-
This measure" said he, mas been
agreed To in committee with great
unanimity, in the hearty belief that
it Will pass the senate
The Hull-Hawley bill was then re-
committed 20 The complittee.
An agreement was reached that the
senate convene at II a. m. tomorrow.
The senate then. on motion OF MI
Plat Comm. at $40 p. m, adjourned.
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