Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-05-04
The House Passes the Nicaraguan
Canal Measure.
VOTE WAS 225 TO 80
Hepburn and Cannon Indulges In Per.
Sonallties During the Debate
on the Bill Proceedings Of
the House and Senate.


present session u congress, the house
yesterday passed the Nicanguan canal
bill by the overwhelming vote Of 22j tn
49, Al attempts 10 retain in the bin
the language u the original bill for the
fertilization Of the canal and 10 still
further strengthen the language ON that
line. were baked and the victory oi
Mr.. lIephuru and the committee wal
complete A motion 10 recommit the
bill with instructions 10 rcport back an.
other hill leaving the selection Of the
route to the president was buried under
an adverse majority Of o. 20 lil.
Mr. Cannon .chairn.an II the appropri.
ations committee. and Mr. Burton. Of
Ohio, chairman Of the riyer aud harbor
committee made a game fight 10 stall od
action ut this session, but their appeals
were in vain aud the member, rode
rough shod over all their arguments and
protests.
Much excitement rcigncd throughout
the day and several times bitter words
were used. The excitement reached it'
climax in highly dramatic scene b..
tween Mr. Hepburn and Mr.. Cannon
when the former used the word "he'
and "liar" rs he denounced the distin.
guished chairman Of the appro ration
committee for attempting TO dishonor
him. "
The house was in riotous confusion
during the quarrel. Members crowded
the aisles aud the situation at one time
was 50 threatening that Mr. Wheeler oi
Kentucky sought 10 poat oh on the
waters by raising point Of order Ru'
the two irnte members carried their war
10 the very hilt There was n show of
peace at the close Of the incident bui
the feeling between the two men ran 81
80 high that the mutual retractions with
which incidents generally end, were bui
the cloaks for the kcchcst and most cut.
ting sarcasm.
The hill. as i, passed the house is n
follows:
BE It enacted, etc. that the president
Of the United States be- andf - author.
lied to acquire from the states Of Costa
Rica aud Nicaragua for and Ia brhnlf II
the United States control ~ such portion
Of territory now belonging toCusta Rica
and Nicaragua n may BE- desirable and
necessary ON which 10 oXcayate, con.
struct and protect canal Of such depth
/ and capacity ~ will b. sufficient Tor the
movement Of shi1r 90 the greatest ton.
mage and draft now IN use from point
near Greytown on the Caribbean sea via
/ lake Nicaragua 90 Brrto on the Paciii q
ocean, and such sum rs NAV be- necessary
"a secure control Is hero appropriated
ont Of any money In the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Sec O. Tint when the president Ia.
secured control over the territory m SEC.
ton referred a.. lac shall direct thu
secretary Of war IN evcayate aud con.
struct canal and waterway from u
/ point on the Caribbean sea near Grey.
town. By way ui Lake Nicaragua. % 70
point near Brato on the Pacific ocean
| Such canal shall he ~ such width and
| depth rs 10 may Dr. used ny vessels ul
| the largest tonnage aud greatest depth
/ now IN use. and shall be- supplied with
all necessary locks and other appliances
20 meet the necessities Of vessels passing
from Grcytown 20 Brcto; aud the score.
tary Of war shall also construct such
safe and commodious harbors at the ter.
minals of said canal and such provisions
for defense as may boz necessary for the
safety and protection Of said canal and
hnrhors
Sec. g. That the president shall cause
such surveys ~ may Boz necessary for
said canal and hartors and IA the con.
struction Of the same shall employ such
persons rs he may deem necessary.
Sec 4. That In the excavation ~ said
canal the san Juan river and lake Me.
aragun or such parts of each rs may bt
made available shall be- used
Sec D. That IN any negotiations with
the states Of CoSa Rica or Nicaragua
the president may have, the president h
authorized 20 guarantee to said states
the use Of said canals and harbors upon
such terms "a, may be- agreed upon for
nll vessels owned by said state, or by
citizens thereof
Sec. IT, That the sum Of SlO.OOO.Oo0 ia
hereby appropriated out Of any money
in the treasury not otherwise appropri.
ated, toward the project herein contem.
plated, and the secretary Of war is furth.
or hereby authorized 90 enter into "a con.
tract or contracts formatcrials and wor 4
that may be deemed necessary from the
proper excavation, construction, com
pletion ana defense OF said canal 20 be-
paid for ms appropriations may from
time 10 time be- hereafter madeuot to ex
coed in the aggregate $4,000, OoO."
When the senate convened Nr. Calm
ger Of New Hampshire. chairman Of tn,
pension committee. presented memo
rial from the Union Veterans union
complaining about the government
pension policy and made the memorial
the text for n speech in which he main
tanned that the criticisms were unjust
Mr. Gallinger closed by saying;
1.-THE criticism Of the pension policy
~. a