Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-05-10

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Washington, May when the SEN
ate convened Mr.. Gallinger On. H.,
chairman of the pensions committee,
presented memorial from union vet
Grams complaining about the govern
ment's pension policy and made the
memorial the text for speech in
which he maintained the criticisms
were unjust. Senator Sewell On. j.
secured the passage of a bill to es
tablish Fredericksburg and adjacent
battlehelds as memorial park for
Virginia. Senator Chandler, chairman
Of the committee on privileges and
elections, asked the chair to lay be-
fore the senate the resolution relating
to the unseating OF Mr.. Clark of Mon
tana. The chair sharply declined to
do this, holding it required motion
to take the Montana resolution from
the calendar. In accordance with pre-
vious notice, Senator Mason Qll.) then
idhl Ih1 al VI LID
proposition to enact legislation to pre-
vent the adulteration of food. Consid
GRAFTON was then resumed
of the army appropriation bill
Washington, May 1.-The house at
the conclusion of the most stormy de-
| bate Of the present session of congress
| passed the Nicaragua canal bill by the
overwhelming vote Of 225 to IS. Those
who voted against 1t were Messrs. Ad-
amson, Adams, Burton, Cannon, Ca
prom, Clark (Mo), Coney, Cowherd
Cox, Dalzell, DeArmond, Denny
Dougherty, Fleming, Fletcher, CASTOR
Gillette (Mass), Graham, Hit, King
Lawrence, Lester, Levy, Littaur, Lit
tleheld, Mccall, Neville. Rhea (ky.),
Rucker, Shafroth, Sprague, Stewart
| (Wis), ralbert. Thayer, Vandiver-
80.
The announcement of the vote was
received with whirlwind of applause
| from tho floor and galleries All at
| tea IT., to retain in the bill the Ian
guasr of the original bill for the for
tilication of the canal and to still fur
Their strengthen the language on that
| |, ~ were baked and the victory of Mr..
! IicubIn and his committee was com
! pete, The motion to reeOmmit the
! bill with instructions 70 repor, back
another bill leaving the selection OF
route 10 the president was hur.ed un-
/ Ger thc adverse majority OF - to Ill.
| Mr.. Cannon chairman OF the appropri-
atons committee, and Mr. Burton
| (Ohio), chairman OF the river and har-
bors committee. made a gamey fight 70
forestall action at this session but
their appeals We're in vain and the
members rode roughshod over all their
arguments and protests. Much excite
ment reigned throughout the day ana
several times bitter words were used
The excitement reached a climax in a
highly dramatic scene between Mess
Hepburn and Cannon when the former
used the word lie" and liar" as he
denounced the distinguished chairman
of the appropriations committee for
attempting to "dishonor him, An.
other scene occurred between MeSsrs.
Gaines (Tenn,) and Mann QllD.
Mr., Lowering (Mass.) offered an
amendment limiting the payment to
Nicaragua and Costa Rica to $3,000,-
600, 1t was defeated without division
Mr.. Neville (Neb.) offered an amend
ment. which was defeated, providing
that wherever possible only American
labor should be employed on the con-
struction of the canal The excitement
increased as the time for the vote ap-
preached. Messrs. Grosvenor and Can
non exchanged broadsides and Mr.
Burton made final protest against
the bill. Mr.. Dolliver Ua) supported
the bill as the expression practically
of the unanimous sentiment of the
people of the United States. A resolu-
ton by Mr.. Shackelford that the bill
should not so into effect II the Hay
Pauncerote treaty were ratified was
defeated. The bill was then reported
to the house. Mr. Burton then moved
to recommit the bill to the in
terstate commerce commission
with instructions to report
back forthwith a substitute authoriz-
ing the president to secure control of
a strip Of territory connecting the two
oceans for the construction of canal
and authorizing the construction OF
the canal at cost not TO exceed