The evening times., 1900-05-02
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DISCORD IN THE house
I've Bitter Personal Controversies
Cause Much Disorder.
Representative Cannon and Hem
burn and MeSsrs- Gaines and Mann
Enter Into Heated Discussions
During the Progress of the Debate
on the Niearasuan Canal Bill.

1 l.
During the discussion of the Niesraxua
Canal bill in the House this afternoon two
bitter personal controversies. following
close upon each other. caused much disor-
| der on the floor. The first was between
Mr. Cannon and Mr.. Hepburn and the sec
end was between 9Ir. Gaines and Mr.. Mann.
Order was in each case restored Win DIM
Guilty.
Mr. Cannon at 2 O'Clock took the floor to
reply TO accusations made Dy Mr. Hepburn
last night 10 the effect that Mr. Cannon
was insincere in his opposition 10 the
| Nicaragua Canal mil He said thrt he
had observed throughout his life that when
one man challenged the sincerity Of an
/ other il was because he had turned the
I glass upon himself and had become ac-
! quainted with his own insincersty and un-
Worthiness- This caused laughter and ap-
! plsuse and resulted n scores Of members
leaving their seats and -crowding aboic
Mr.. Cannon and Mr.. Hepburn. The Two
men sat about thirty fee: apart ard Mr..
Cannon while making his observations
looked squarely az and pointed his finger
| directly az Mr.. Hepburn
! Mr. Cannon then quoted from a Chicago
newspaper an allegation against Nj Hep
burns sincerity.
Mr.. Hepburn arose with more or less OF
agitation and declared that the man who
said that he was not working heartily for
| The Nicaragua Canal lied, and that the
man who attempted 20 give currency 10
the charge by repeating it vas q liar
This threw the House into an uproar.
I Half a hundred members from different
parts OF the House shouted: -Ordsr, or
| der, Mr. Cannon demanded OF Mr. Hep
! burn whether the latter had meant 70 aP-
I ply the epitheJ 90 him. Mr. Hepburn,
I without replying directly. said thzt Mr..
4 Cannon had attempted 20 dishoncr him He
{ admitted that Mr. Cannon had quoted the
| Chicago newspaper correctly. but the pa
I per had lied A-- Cannon, with cOnsidera-
( Die agitation arose and read from the rec
/ ord OF yesterdays proceedings the attack
I made en- hin by Mr. Hepburn Hs said he
I felt that the reference 70 insincsEiJy was
| well-fOunded- Much Of the cOlloquy be-
I tween the two men could not be heard On
account OF the confusion in the House
Before order had been restored and after
another member had obtained the floor TO
speak on the Canal bill. Mr.. Gaines TOce
| 10 reply to remarks made by Mr. Mann
( concerning hiEa and which appeared n
I The record o. the proceedings yesterday
Mr. Gaines declared that Mr- Mann hzd
/ rot only violated the proprieties Ct The
[ House but had lacked common decency.
! The House again became 6isOrdGTly as Mr.
Mann walked down the aisle from his
I seat toward the Speakers desk he said
that II the remarks had been addressed
I 20 him by any other member than Mr.
H I'll =
4 reply Under the circumstances, he knew
/ that the House would n9t demand that he
I reply This was followed by applause,
I gToans. and 5eCrs-
Mr.. Gaines jumped 10 his feet and shak-
I ing his hsJ at Mir. Mann. declared that he
would nCt withdraw one word Of hat he
| had said, and then there was another cho-
rus OF calls for order and the pounding CT
[ the gaveL The discussion OF the pending
| bill was then resumed
When the bill was taken up in Committee
OF TIE Whole Mr. Hepburn. under instrue-
| tions from the Committee on Interstate
ard Foreign Commerce, moved 70 amend
/ the second section by striking out the word
/ defend" aE5 inserting protect
Speaking 10 this amendment MI Mann
! addressed the House, reading a prepared
/ speech in favor Of the construction Of the
| canal
Mr. Underwood advocated the building
I Of canal across the Isthmus- be vas fol-
/ lowed b. Mr. Adams, 4 member Of the
/ Committee on Foreign Affairs. opposed 70
I the bill for the reason that ii was vio-
latiOn OF the treaty with Great Britain,
! which BY the Constitution is the highest
/ law Of the land. II the bill were passed
/ the United States would stand before the
I world as a nation that broke its faith
solemnly pledged with another The
amendment which separated the members
l - h. he MAJ Tar Of
| difference was agreed tO-S5 10 20
Nj Parker moved TO strike out the words
limiting the canal 70 the Nicaragua Ca
nal, so as to give the President power 20
locate the canal when he receives the re-
port OF the Walker Commission upon the
route easiest and cheapest TO be obtained.
The amendment Of Mr.. Parker was an
togonized by Mr. Hepburn, who said IL
I meant for the United States 10 take The
I remnants OF thS foulest scandal that ever
/ agitated the civilized world The Panama
I Canal Company had outstanding $25s. co.,
eco of stock and yet 1t had barely touched
the three great engineering portions OF
the work The agents Of the New Panama
Canal Company were about TIE Capitol
| eager TO transfer that enterprise tC the
American people. What Mr.. Parker pro-
posed vas 10 give the President power 10 90
into the French stock market and buy UP
this S256 OG0 OGO OF stock &C had conf
denee in the Chief Executive. but he would
put such power in no mans land
Mr. Burton, replying 10 Mr.. Hepburn.
said. in his opinion. it was not fair to
bring il the scandals attaching 10 the O d
Panama Company. The present company
capitalized at So. .oe0. 600 francs. could give
the United States Just as good a title as
could the Governments OF Nicaragua and
Costa Rica- He was not an advocate OF
the Panama route, but good business de-
manded that there should be an examina-
tion and comparison Of the advantages ot
the two routes