The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-19
SHARP DEBATE IN SENATE.
TILLMAN AND M'CUMBER CROSSED
THEIR SWORDS.

The Former Denied the Statement OF
the Latter That All the People of
the South Were Glad the Confeder-
acy Lost-Pneumatfc Tube Cues
ton Brought Up Again, But Not
Acted onto Investigate Panama
Canal Company.
Washington, May 1s.-Nearly the entire
day in the Senate was devoted to the
pneumatic tube service item in the post
office appropriation bill The debate at
times was sharp and almost personal.
The appropriation was defended by Sen
ators Chandler, Mason, Carter and Well
ington and opposed by Senators Allison,
Hale, Tillman, Lodge and Wolcott
Senator Morgan introduced a resolution
which was referred, to investigate the
Panama Canal Company, and in speech
severely criticised that company
Senator McCumber made a speech in
favor of the retention of the Philippine
Islands, during which Senator Tillman
took issue with him over an assertion that
the people of, the South We're glad the Con-
federacy was unsuccessful.
Senator Morgan's resolution directed the
committee to make an investigation sweep
ing in its character of the dealings of cor
porations or individuals with a view to
monopolize a ship canal at Panama or in
Nicaragua and whether the individuals or
corporations propose to cbstruct the United
States in the construction of an isthmian
canal.
The new Panama Canal Company, a
h. Al,
old company, Mr.. Morgan pointed out,
had offered to permit the United States to
share in its work so far as it was able
without violating its concessions. This
proposition was made when it was realiz-
ed that the new Panama Canal Company
was approaching bankruptcy. II could not
be considered by the United States he
said, without involving the United States
in serious trouble with France, as the
5000 or more French shareholders in the
old company would also share in the new
company and the United States could not,
any how, identify itself with a corporation
organized, as had been suggested, under
the laws of New Jersey or some other
stale.
Retain the philippines.
Mr.. McCumber of North Dakota then
spoke on the Philippine question. He said
it was to cur commercial financial and
naval interests to retain the islands, He
referred incidentally to he civil war and
what he believed to be the present feeling
of the Southern people toward the union.
He thought all the people of the union
were happy now to be under one flag and
in one government
M~ n Carolina
upon declared that nos 10 ger cent. of The
" hite people of the South were to-day glad
that the Confederacy had been defeated,
or what they fought for had been reject
ed. In fact he though hit IS per cent. of the
Southern people were sorry they had been
defeated. ~5De5v
Does the Senator from South Carolina
mean to say" interjected Mr. Wolcott
that 95 per cent. of the Southern white
people regret that they were defeated ana
that this union was not divided?"
WELL" replied Mr.. T.llman, perhaps
81 per cent. is too high}
Mr.. Butler interrupted to say that he
coul1 not corroborate the statement of
Mr.. Tillm an.
A minute later when Mr.. Caffery of
Louisiana rose TO make an inquiry Mr.
Wolcott asked him If he shared in the
ovinion that 95 per cert. OF the Southern
white people regretted now that the Con
remained undivided.
II do not" replied Mr.. Caffery
Pneumatic Tubes.
The postoffice appropriation bill was
then taken up and MIR. Mason resume
his discussion In favor of extending ire
pneumatic tube service.
Mr.. Chandler of New Hampshire defend
ed the system and had several amusing
tlts with Mr.. Tillman over the latter's
brief interjections on lobby robbery ana
steal"
Mr.. Mason offered an amendment provij-
ing that in any extension of the service
the rental shall not exceed 10 per cent. OF
the actual cost of construction and main
tenance plus the actual cost Of operation.
The matter went over without final ac-
ton
The bill authorizing railroad
bridge across the Warrior river.
Alabama, was passed, as was
also the bill to enlarge the powers
Of the department Of agriculture prohib-
itlng the transportation by interstate COM
merce Of game killed in violation Of loeal
laws and for other purposes.