Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-05-12

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to Join the club and participate. He
emphasized this point, because he
thought 1t was the fair anu open way oi
doing things--the only Republican
way.
Mr.. Carter regretted that many mad
not been notified, but believeu the pro-
gram for electing delegates from the
precincts should go on as prepared by
the temporary committee and upon a
vote being aiken the election for dele.
gates to act as executive members was
taken up with the following result:
Fourth District, First Precinct, E. S.
Boyd: Second, w. G. Parke; Third,
s. G. Sayres; Fourth, DR.. Garvin, pro
tenn; Sixth, o. Swain. Fifth District,
Seventh Precinct, NJ. X. Nakuina, pro
tenn Eighth, none; Ninth, w. j. Coel-
no; Tenth, none.
A. b. Wood said he thought that rs
the present meeting had not been call
ed in n public manner, but by private
invitation, it woul donly be fair to is
sue general invitation through the
newspapers so that all could join the
club.
Mr.. Carter raised n point of order
that under the plan Of the temporary
committee, now adopted, all members
hereafter coming in would have to be
examined and elected by The executive
committee. The proposed names could
be handed in % the committee.
Mr.. Adams pointed out that under
the plan now adopted the club coul
put up their men ut the PRECINCTS on
next Friday.
Mr.. Carter sprang to his feet at once
to explain that this political potential
ity was only to be available, II slate
should be sprung at the primaries on
Friday: it would not do for the club
to admit they had a slate, for 1t was
a part of their platform that there was
no club slate-it was only the other
fellows who played with states; and
IL any appeared at the primaries then
the club came in and the leaders turn
ed loose the club candidates to beat tbs
machine" That was all; 1t was sim
pie and there was absolutely no plan
about 1t.
Washington, May 1.-The House to.
day, at the conclusion Of the most
stormy debate of the present session
of Congress, passed the Nicaragua bill
by the overwhelming vote of 225 to 80
Attempts to retain in the bill the Ian
guage of the original bill for the forti'
fication of the canal and to still further
strengthen the language on that line
were baked and the victory OF Hep
burn and the committee was complete
A motion to recommit the bill, with In
structlons to report back another bill
leaving the selection Of the route to the
President, was buried under an adverse
majority OF So to III.
Cannon, chairman of the Appropria'
tons Committee, and Burton Of Ohio
chairman of the River and Harbol
Committee, made game fight to stall
off action at this session, but their ap
peals were in vain and the members
rode roughshod over all their argu
ments and protests. Much excitement
reigned throughout the day and severa
times bitter words were used. The ex
element reached its climax in high
ly dramatic scene between Hepburn
and Cannon, when the former used Thu
word "lie" and liar" as he denounced
| the distinguished chairman Of the APP
preparations Committee for attempt
| ing "to dishonor him." The HOus
was in riotous confusion during tn
quarrel. Members crowded the aisle
and the situation at one time was 81
threatening that Mr.. Wheeler Of Ken
| lucky Cd sought to pour oil on tn
troubled waters by raising point o
order But he was not upheld and tn
two irate members carried their Wa
to tn every hilt. There was show @
peace at the close Of the incident, bu
the feeling between the two men ran s
high that the mutual retractions wit
which such incidents generally en-
were but the cloaks for the keenest an
most cutting sarcasm.
The bill as it passed the House Is 4
follows:
BE it enacted, ETC.. that the Pres
dent Of the United States be, and he
) hereby authorized to acquire from tn
) states Of Costa Rica and Nicaragua, Il
and in behalf Of the United States, COZ
troll of such portion of territory no
belonging to Costa Rica and Nicaragu
as may be desirable and necessary G
; which to eXcavate, construct and PR
; tect n canal Of such depth and capacit
; as will be sufficient for the movemel
: Of ships Of the greatest tonnage ar
draught now in use, from a point net
Greytown on the Caribbean sea, v
Lake Nicaragua to Breto, on the p
cillc ocean, and such sum as may
: necessary to secure such control
hereby appropriated out of any mon'
: in the treasury not otherwise apr
: priated.
: Section 2. That when the Preside
: has secured full control over the teri
: tory in Section referred to, he shf
: direct the Secretary of War to exc
; vate and construct the canal and waite
; way from point on the shore Of &
; Caribbean sea near Greytown, by WI
; of Lake Nicaragua, to point ne
Breto, on the Pacific ocean. Such can