Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-17
ON THE CANAL BILL
Senator Chiffon Speaks For and
Spooner Against.
TEE DIPLOMATIC BILL. REPORTED
Naval Reorganization Discussed in
the House
r EFORM OF Gu RRENC
FHE DIPLOMATIC BILL REPORTED
r REFORM OF Gu RRENCY

AT the opening of todayS session of the
Senate Mr.. Davis, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, gave notice
that tomorrow morning, Immediately upon
the conclusion of routine business, he would
move that the Senate go into executive
session.
Mr.. Allison, chairman of the committee
on appropriations, reported the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill, and it was
placed on the calendar
A joint resolution offered ~ Mr.. Lodge,
chairman of the committee on printing
providing that six copies of the Congress
sional Record be furnished to the Congress
sional Library brought out a protest from
Mr.. Cockrell (Me.) against supplying the
Record to the chief clerk and the mailing
division of the library. The resolution was
amended in accordance with Mr.. Cockrells
idea and then adopted
In this connection Mr.. Hoar (Mass) said
the Congressional Record ought to be sup
piled to all of the permanent public Ii
brarieS of the country and directed atten-
ton to the deSirabilty of such a course.
Mr. Perkins, from the committee on naval
affairs, favorably reported the joint resolu-
tons authorizing the Secretary of the Navy
to receive at the Naval Academy as stu
dents Alberto Venezuela Montoya of CO.
lombla and Ricardo Yglesas of Costa Rica
He asked for immediate consideration of
the resolution
Il objec,,' said Mr.. Turner CWashD
In explanation later of his objection Mr.
Turner said he did not think it consonant
with the proprieties that senators desiring
10 transact morning business should be
Kept standing on the floor during a debate
upon resolutions of the character of those
proposed At a proper time he would not
OBJECT. he said, to the resolutions
Mr. Pettisrew Is d. offered resolution
relating to the claims of the loyal Seminole
Indians, and it was adopted
Mr.. Turner gave notice that Thursday.
after morning business, he would address
the Senate upon the Vest resolution.
The resolution of Mr.. Hoar declaring the
Flilpinos ought to be free and independent
was laid before the Senate, but at the re-
quest of Mr.. Hoar it went over, as he said
he desired at more convenient time TO adj
dress the Senate upon it.
Mr. Proctor secured the passage of a bill
TO authorize the construction of certain
bridges over the waters of Lake Champlain
The Nicaragua Canal Bill.
AT the request of Mr.. Morgan (Ala) con-
slderation of the Nicaragua canal bill was
resumed, and Mr.. Chiffon (Tex) addressed
the Senate in support of the general canal
project. He strongly advocated the con-
struction of the canal at as early a time as
possible, particularly because of the COM
merclal advantages of such d connection
between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
The canal, he said, would be of especial adj
NohtdSe " iile cOttOn-RTOWl0g states,
It's construction would quite certainly in
vlsorate the now languishng cotton indus
try. Mr.. Chiffon discussed at length the
arguments advanced by the opponents of
the pending bill, and then presented an ar
Sument i'll support of the Morgan bill as
amended.
He would vote for the Morgan bill he
SAID not because it was free of imperfec-
tons, but because the American people de-
sired the construction of the canal as soon
as possible. He thought this was a propi-
tious time for the Inaugural ton of the great
project, and did not believe it ought to be
delayed by mere technicalities or by rea-
sens of a minor character.
MIR. SpOoner Opposed.
Mr.. Spooner (Wis) followed with an ar
Sument in opposition to the pending meas
ure.
He regarded the project of the canals con-
struction as of immeasurable importance,
but in view of all the circumstances he did
not see his way clear TO support the pend
Ing measure. He did not think the people
desired Congress to involve them in an ex-
penditure aggregating from s15O,OO,OOO to
$3OO,OG,OOO without a perfect understand
ing and realization of the consequences OF
such action.