The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-18

Voted Observation-Disclosures Measure
offered by MIR. Carery.
Washington, January H. Aim 3st tbs
entire session OF the Senate today was de
voted to the consideration Of the pending
Nicaragua canal bill. Speeches were
made In support of tho measure by Mr..
Chiffon of Texas and Mr.. Turner OF
Washington and in opposition to 1t by
Mr.. Spooner OF Wisconsin, Wis.
At three O'Clock. consideration Of the
bill under the fifteen minute rule was be-
gun and was continued to the close of the
session. The first vote reached was on IN
amendment offered by Mr.. Rawlins OF
Utah, which provided that the United
States should have absolute control of the
canal fer military or naval purposes with
power TO dictate the use of { he water way
during the existence of war. The friends
of the bill rallied against the amendment
and IL was defeated IS to Q. A clause was
inserted IN the bill providing that nc
more than 200 900 should be paid the
Maritime Canal company for its conces'
sion and work already done on the canal
When adjournment was taken, the sub
measure offered by Mr.. Gallery OF
Louisiana, was before the Senate.
Washington, January 17.-At the open
ing of today's session of the Senate, Mr..
Davis chairman of the committee on
foreign relations, gave notice that tomor-
row morning Immediately upon the con-
clusion of routine business he would move
that the Senate go into executive session
MIR. Allison, chairman of the committee
on appropriations, reported the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill and 1t
was placed on the calendar
A Joint resolution offered by Mr.. Lodge,
chairman of the committee on printing,
providing that six copies of the congress
sional record be furnis he'd to the congress
sional library, brought out protest from
Mr. CockrelI of Missouri, against supply
ing the record to the chief clerk and the
melting division of the library. The reso-
luton was amended In accordance with
Mr.. Cookrells idea and then adopted.
In this connection MIR. Hoar OF Massa-
chusetts said the congressional record
ought to be supplied TO all of the perma
nent public libraries of the country and
directed attention to the desirabiity Of
such d course.
Mr.. Perkins from the committee on
laval affairs, favorably reported the joint
resolution authorizing the secretary OF the
navy to receive at the naval academy as
students Alberto Venezulena Montoya OF
Colon bia and Richardo Yglesias of Costa
Rica.
He asked for immediate consideration
of the resolution.
oh aaih Tnrner Of WASH
ington. In explanation later of his OBJ
lection, MIR. Turner said he did not think
1t consonent with the proprieties that
Senators desiring to transact morning
business should be kept standing on the
floor during debate on resolutions of the
character OF those proposed At proper
: time he would not object he said, TO the
resolution.
Mr.. Pettigrew of South Dakota, offered
a resolution relating to the claims of the
loyal Seminole Indians and 1t was
adopted.
Mr.. Turner gave notice that on Thurs
day he would address the Senate upon the
Vest resolution.
The resolution of Mr.. Hoar declaring
the Filipinos ought to be free and indie
pendent, was laid before the Senate but
at the request. OF Mr. Hoar it went over.
Mr.. Proctor secured the passage OF a
bill to authorize the construction OF GER
tain bridges over the waters of Lake
Champlain.
Consideration of the Nicaraguan canal
bill was then resumed and Mr.. Chiffon OF
Texas addressed the Senate in support of
the general canal project.
He strongly advocated the construction
of the canal at as early "a time as possible.
MIR. Chiffon presented an argu ment in
support of tbs Morgan bill as amended.
Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin, followed
with An argument in opposition to the
pending measure. MIR. Spooner said that
there was difference of opinion as TO
whether the Clayton Bulwer treaty was
binding obligation in this case. His
own opinion was that it was binding and
he felt that no action should be taken by
the United States that might imperil our
relations with Great Britain IL there
was any question Us to the application of
the Clayton Bulwer treaty TO this matter
we ought TO see that the obstruction was
removed before proceeding further.
MIR. Chiffon expressed the opinion that
the United States had already taken
action to that end.
''Oh," replied MIR. Spooner, 1--WE have
never sought to remove the obstruction
under conditions as they exist today. All
Senators being committed to the con-
struction OF an inter-oceanic canal, the
government OF the United States should
undertake TO secure for 1t solid, perma-
nent foundation, either in the way of n
proper cOnCtssiou W private company OF
a permanent grant to the United States -
Mr. Turner of Washington strongly ad-
vocated the pending measure. He said
the people of the Pacific coast regarded
with favor any reasonable and practicable
proposition for the construction of the
Nicaragua canal Those people did not
expect their representatives in Congress
10 wait before acting in this matter Tor
n solution of all the difficulties that arose
up before 1t. The construction of the
csnal would relieve at once the people of
the Pacific coast of the octopus grip of
the trans-continental railways.
Mr.. Morgan, In charge of the bill, in
sisted that the bill, In accordance with
the order placing the measure under the
fifteen minute rule of consideration at
three O'Clock today, should be proceeded
with The Vice President announced that
no question was pending but in an in
slant several Senators were on their feet
with amendments.
Mr.. Rawlins of Utah proposed this
amendment: That this act shall not
take effect until the government of the
United States shall have secured by con.