The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-05-19
PNEUMATIC
Tube Mail Service 0ccup es the
Day in the Senate.

to the pneumatic tube service in the
postoffice appropriation bill. The de-
bate at times was sharp and almost
personal. The appropriation was de-
Tended by Senators Chandler Mason,
Garter and Wellington and opposed by
Senators Allison, Hale, Tillman, Lodge |
and Wolcott
Discussing the resolution Mr.. Morgan
said the old Panama canal company
was chartered under the laws Of
France. A syndicate four years ago |
purchased the assets of the old COM
pany and organized under the name Of
the New Panama Canal company. This |
syndicate had offered to let the United |
States share in it's work so far as it .
was able without violating it's conces- !
sions, which would have to be scrupu- |
lously observed. This proposition was
made, he said, when it was realized |
that the New Panama Canal company
was approaching bankruptcy. 1t could
not be considered by teh United States
he said, without involving the United
States in serious trouble with France,
as the 5000 or more French share hold
ers in the old company woud also
share in the new company and the
United States could not, anyhow, iden-
tify itself with a corporation organiz-
ed as had been suggested, under the
| laws of New Jersey or some other state.
The proposition" declared Mr.. Nor
gan, lis so absurd that 1t would not
receive a minutes consideration were it
not being pressed at every possible
point and every possible time"
He invited attention to the charters
of the canal concession companies or
should make a rigid investigation of
the subject and break dow nand check
the greatest and most comprehensive
monopoly ever organized under the
laws of NewJersey.
The resolution was referred.
Mr.. McCumber addressed the senate
on the Philippine question. He said ii
was to our commercial financial. naval,
interests to retain the islands. Having
incidentally remarked taht hethought
that all Of the people of the union
. We're happy now to be under one flag
and in one government, Mr.. Tillman
interrupted and declared that not ten
per cent, he might say not five per
cent of the white people of the south
were today glad that the Confederacy
; had been defeated or what they fought
for had been rejected.
Mr.. McCumber replying, expressed
, the opinion that SO per cent of the peo-
pie Of the United States were proud to-
= day that they are American citizens
and are living under the stars and
stripes.
Mr.. Butler interrupted 20 say that he
could not cOrrOborate the statement Of
- Mr.. Tillman. A minute iater Mr. Caff-
cry rose to make an inquiry Mr.. VOL
colt asked him if he shared the Opin-
ion that 95 per cent Of the southern
white folks regretted now taht the re-
bellion had failed and the union re-
- mained undivided.
9 Il do not" replied MIR. Caffery
. Mr. McCumber in concluding his re-
i marks expressed his faith that the
; American people would wisely, patri-
otically and justly meet the new prob
u lens presented to them and said that
he was ready to go before the people
in the approaching campaign on
{ that proposition.
Mr.. Mason then resumed his discus
= of the committee amendment provid-
= ing for the extension or the pnematiC
e tube service. He said that Chicago de-
e sired it's share of this service no less
s than eastern cities. He defended Mr.
!
k claring that there was on cloud upor
L Mr. Millholland's character. "excepI
L by men who assassinate character anG
e assassinate reputation to keep then
friends driving wagons and drawing
q pay"
9 Mr.. Allison said that the invention
was a good one, but it was not usefu
a in proportion TO it's cost and he did no
) favor it's extension.
q Mr.. Chandler declared that this use
l. full modern invention should not h'
% abandoned any more than we should
II abandon electric light, or telephones
st or automobiles.
| Mr.. Chandler commented on the eX
traordinary delay of the postal com
e mission, of which Mr.. Wolcott is chair
IS man, in not making a report, which de
Is lay, he said, permitted the railroads
,e to increase their vast receipts for car
rying mails and at the same time pre-
vented an adequate understanding o
l. the merits of the pneumatic tube ser
5, vice. He believed that railroads hac
l. much to do with the difficulties con
n gress encountered in dealing with thes
y questions.
fs Mr.. Hale protested against the load
ID ing down the bill with "a mere fanci
" full scheme" which had been advances
ID before congress with the most "brazel
20 effrontery."
10 Mr.. Carter said that the difficultie
|. of the chairman of the postoffice com
ot mission (WolcotD with the member
II of the committee did not reflect credi
v upon that senator He had attacke