The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-16

sion he warned the members on his side
OF the house that they could not afford.
In the closing days OF the session, TO lend
themselves to such an enterprise.
Mr. Moody (Rep Mass.) made a tech
meal argument in support of the point q
order. Mr.. W. A Smith CRep., Mich.) said
that the president OF the Maritime Canal
company had told him he would rather
lose every dollar he had put into that en-
terprise than that legislation for the con-
struction of the canal should fan at this
session
Mr.. Grosvenor Rep) Of Ohio vigorously
contended that the point OF order was not
well taken. He could not understand why
members should get excited because the
representatives of the people were making
an honest effort TO do that which all poii;i-
cal parties had sworn they would do for
the past five years. Continuing Mr.. Gros-
venor said that this bill would not have
been offered as an amendment TO this bill
had not the chairman OF the ao9ropria-
tions committee announced that neither
the canal bill nor the ship subsidy bill
should receive consideration at this ses-
sion He referred 70 the refusal OF that
gentleman today TO allow special order
10 consider the bill 10 De made That
he said, was war 10 the knife. This was.
therefore. the only remedy which could
reach the deadlock. He would do his duty
and take the wrath OF the powers that be.
He contended that the work OF construct
ing the canal was now in progress within
the meaning OF the rule. II this amend
ment was not placed upon the pending bill
he declared that the grandchiid OF no
member present would live long enough TO
see the canal built. Mr. Cannon denied al
this point emphaticaily that the failure 10
break down this rule meant the abandon
met of the construction OF the canal by the
United States But Mr.. Grosvenor reiter-
ated IL. and said II this effort failed he
favored the passage OF a joint resolution
to inform the nations OF the earth that We
had given up the project and would well
come the building of the canal upon the
terms upon whihc the Suez canal was
built.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Grosvenor's
speech the chairman OF the committee OF
the whole CHr. Hopkins) announced that
he was ready to rule. When order had
been procured he made a careful and
elaborate ruling in which he pointed out
that the question pointed out was purely
a parliamentary one. He reviewed the
arguments adduced on both sides. cited
presidents. and concluded by sustaining
the point of orer against the amendment
After rendering his decision the chair
wet further by taking up the question
raised by Mr.. Smith OF Michigan, az TO
whether the treaty of 1867 did not warrant
the amendment. He held that it did not.
Mr. Hepburn Immediately arose and en-
tered an appeal from the decision Of the
chair Mr.. Dalzell CRep) Of Pennsylvania
moved to lay the appeal on the table, but
this motion was declared out OF order in
committee OF the whole. Mr.. Hepburn
said he was wiling to allow the appeal TO
be decided without further debate. but
Mr. Fleming dem. of Georgia insisted up
on being heard in favor OF sustaining the
decision of the chair. The rule in ques-
ton. he argued was TO shield and protect
the minority On a rising vote the chair
was sustained-152 to lis. Mr.. Hepburn
loudly demanded tellers. The vote by tel
lers confirmed the rising vote. The chair
was SNStdAA4C't-4-t ~ AJS-dAIN tAiG eLitAiN-
ment was ruled out
The reading of the sundry civil bill was
then continued. The appropriation for the
deep water ways commission was increased
from $4,000 to $50 600 on motion of the ap-
preparations committee. A. completing
ten additional pages of the bill the COM
mittee rose.
The senate BIZ to correct the relative
rank Of Captain r. R Steadman. Of the
Eleventh infantry. was passed. and at $40
the house Adjourned