The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-24

iieve it would be taken up at a con-
Venient moment He expressed the
opinion that Great Britain's action in
! the matter was not her own. but that
/ Intermediates and superserviceable
+ friends had brought up these points of
/ difficulty. But he said. while ne en-
tertained these hopes. Mr. Cannon S
prophecy had continually sounded in
] his ears as a. Knell. Evidently. he said,
/ that gentleman knew what he was
/ talking about.
Spooner Talks in Opposition.
Mr.. Spooner argued that it would not
/ be wise or proper for the senate to act
upon the canal bill while the Hay
Pauncefote treaty is pending. As
amended By the senate. he said, it puts
an end to the Clayton Bulwer treaty
I by mutual agreement. This was an
important matter for Great Britain s
consideration, and could not well be
FASTENED.
Mr.. Morgan asked whether II Great
Britain should ratify the amendment
there would be any difficulty in pass
ing the bill? Would the senator vote
for IL?
Mr.. Spooner replied that he would.
I but continued his argument against
the bill as the Hay-Pauncefote treaty
stands He asserted that to pass it
under these conditions would be not
only a breach of international cOur-
tesy, but of International decency."
Mr.. Morgan again INTERRUPTED to saw
that the canal bill makes no reference
TO the Clayton Bulwer treaty, and that
the ClaytOn-Bulw treaty could be
acted upon as well after the passage
Of the canal bill as before.
To this suggestion, Mr.. SpOOner re-
piled that the senate could not pass
hon civ inc 4
just Offense to Great Britain.
Mr.. Morgan-Just Offense?
Mr. SpOOner-Yes. Just offense, be-
cause the act proposed is both grossly
impolitic and an Improper information
al act.
He continued by. saying that he ia
VOTed the construction of the canal,
but that he did not believe the bill
could possibly be passed now without
doing grave injustice.
Mr.. Perkins then moved the cOnsid-
Grafton - the fOrtifcatiOn appropria-
ton bill. Mr.. Morgan called for the
ruling OF the chair upon his point of
order.
Canal Bill Laid Aside.
The president pro TEN, Mr. Frye,
then held that the OIeOmargarine bill
had been displaced as the unfinished
business by the senate, and this cir
cumstance had had the effect of max
ing the canal bill, as the special order,
the unfinished business.
I, therefore" said Mr.. Frye, lay
the Nicaragua Dill before the senate
as the unfinished business"
Mr.. Morgan then asked unanimous
consent that the Qualifications bill
should be taken up without displacing
the canal bill. saying he had never
expected to allow the canal bill 20
stand in the way OF the supply bills
M TO
voted without division to proceed with
the consideration of the fortifications
bill, the amendment for the purchase
Of land on Cushing's island for the
erection of batteries received attention.
An amendment by Mr.. Chandler was
agreed to, appropriating $50,555 for
structures resembling the side of a bat
tleshiD bearing 12-inch armor, on which
TO test the Gathmann torpedo gun and
the 12-inch army service rife.
Mr.. Hale stated that there was no
Job in the Cushing's island matter
The island was a salient point of de-
Tense for Casino bay and Portland har-
Dor.
The original amendment for the pur-
chase of the island at S225,000 was
agreed to.
The fortifcations bill was then
passed.
Pettigrew Attacks Nepotism.
The army appropriation bill was
taken Up. The bill as it passed the
house carried S1I7,847, 749. but as re
ported to the senate it was cut down to
Sis. S54, Gag.
Mr.. Pettigrew read a newspaper ex-
tract, which he said was cOrrOborated
by information in his possession to the
effect that there was ''hOld-uD' in the
army reorganization conference as the
house members demanded that the pro-
vision be made for the appointment of
their relatives. Mr.. Pettigrew said
there ought to he an investigation Of
the charges. 1t was scandaIOus. he as
having their sons and nephews receive
the benefits of the legislation enacted.
It was a notorious fact. he said, that
the president asked senators if they
had sons desiring appointments. Prac-
tically, there was no longer any mi
nOrfty in congress, as members of the
minority had been picked off, by
those benign Influences moving from
the executive.
The army appropriation bill was laid
aside in order to dispose of a number
OF private pension bills.
Partial conference reports on the ma
val and the Indian appropriation bills
We're approved, and the bills sent back
for further conference.
IIulOg1eS were pronounced on the late
Representatives HOffecker .Del), Wise
tNa-), and DAILY IN. j., and as a fur
Their mark of respect the senate ad-
Journed.