Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-20
SENATOR FORAKER SAYS HE SPOKE
FOR HIMSELF ONLY.
NICARAGUA CANAL DEBATE
SENATOR ALLIsoN's BOND PLAN
VOTED DOWN.
s1bstitute Adopted Limiting the An
nual Draft Upon the Treasury
for Construction Expenses
to 100000, OO,OOO-Amend-
ments Defeated.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.-The senate lis
tened further to-day to discussion of the
policy of expansion. Mr.. Turner, of WASH
ington. Populist, delivered carefully pre-
pared speech on the Vest resolution. Inc
speech was for the most part a constitu-
tional argument. in which Mr.. Turner took
issue with Senator Platt and Senator For
aker upon their recent utterances-
At the conclusion of Mr.. Turner's arsu-
ment Mr.. Foraker took some sharp eXcep-
tions to statements made in the speech. es-
pecially those referring TO him personally.
He explained at length the nature of his
statements. declaring. among other things.
that he had spoken only fer himself. and
had had no intention desire to pose as
the representative of the administration. so
far as his utterances were concerned. Re-
ferring to the interested comment which
had been aroused in Great Britain by his
statements. he said:
81 was not speaking for the administra-
ton. and the chill that went up and down
the backs of our friends in London was
due perhaps TO a Misrepresentation as to
which of the Ohio senators was speaking.
Mr.. Foraker then quoted from his speech
Of several days ago. further to explain
precisely what he did say.
Il KNOW" he added that nobody lad
in mind or has in mind now what has been
attributed to me- He said that when lie
spoke OF the actions or possible actions of
the president he spoke as one judging from
the public utterances Of the president and
some knowledge Of his feelings and desires
with respect to the question in hand. He
then quoted from his speech the state
ment that he did not know of anybody.
from the president down to his humble
SELF who had any intention or desire TO
retain permanent control Of the Philippine
islands. 1T was not" he concluded. "of
a present purpose that spoke. but rather
Of the absence OF purpose
At the conclusion OF Mr. FORAKER
statement. consideration of the Nicaragua
canal bill which had been laid aside tenn
porarily, was resumed. The pending ques-
Allison, of Iowa, authorizing the secretary
of the treasury to issue bonds to raise
money with which to construct the canal.
Mr.. Allison offered a substitute for mis-
amendment. in the form of an elaboration
of his first proposition. Mr.. Allison ex-
plained his amendment and urged that it
be adopted as a safeguard to the interests
Of the United States treasury.
that Mr.. Allison would not insist upon his
of gold and silver and forced into the dis
cussion financial question much debated
among not only senator's; but the people.
He said he would be quite willing to ac-
cept as an amendment to the bill limi-
tation of expenditure of $e0.000.000 a year
for canal purposes. This provision. he be
lieved, would take all the strain from the
Mr. Sewan. of New Jersey. hoped that
the bill would be passed to-day. He did
not think the measure ought to be en-
bonds.
took ground against the Allison amend
ment. He appealed to Mr.. Allison to with
draw the amendment and have, it under-
stood that the bills for the canal would be
paid when they come in.
Mr.. Spooner of Wisconsin, declared he
Tou,d @ mot vote for the b whcn M frdr lnv9iyed Ee
100000 to $500. 600 He advocated the adop-
tion of the bond amendment of Mr.. Alli-
son as a safeguard to the interests of the
Mr. Chiffon. of Texas. opposed the amend
ment and called attention to the ''plethoric
Mr.. Allison interrupted him TO say the
money in the treasury might pass out by
July j. 1t was Impossible to say now how
much money might be required during the
next six months for the army and navy.
THE senator from New Hampshire," said
navy. II we make such an expenditure we
shall soon exhaust the treasury"
Mr.: Morgan then offered the following
THAT the secretary of the treasury is
hereby authorized and required to limit the
payments of. the appropriation made in
exceed the sum of $50 900 in any fiscal
year"
Mr. Lindsay. of Kentucky. believed that.
II the bill should be enacted. 1t would
mean either that the present war tax would
have to be continued or bonds would have
to be issued.
The vote was then taken upon Mr.. Nor
gan's amendment to the amendment offered
by Mr.. Allison. 1t was adopted "a to %,
as follows:
Yeas-Berry. Burrows Chandler. Chiffon,
Clay, Daniel, Davis Deboe. Foraker, Cor
man. Harris. Hawley. Heitfeld, Jones. OF
Arkansas. Kyle, Lodge. McEnery, Martin
Mitchell. Money. Morgan. Murphy, Nelson,
Perkins. Pettigrew. Pettus. Platt, of New
York; Pritchard. Rawlins,- Ross, Sewall,
Turley. Turner. White-A
Nays-Allison. Bate. Butler. Caffery. Car
ter Cockrell. Cuilom. Fairbanks CALM
ger. Gear. Hanna, Hansbrongh. Hoar. Nc
Bride. Mantle. Platt. of Connecticut;
Roach. shoup. Simon. Teller. Thurston,
Vest. Warren. Wellington, Wolcott-25.
The amendment as amended was then
adopted. Al to -. The last hour of the
session was occupied in discussion of sew
eral amendments offered by Mr.. Caffery,
of Louisiana. all of which were defeated
As there was little prospect of compiet-
ing the bill to-day. the senate. at sos
O'Clock p. M, on motion of Mr.. Wocott
of Colorado. went into executive session
and at 5;25 adjourned.
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