The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-02
FIGHTING SUBSIDY
,orRATIC SENATORS KEEP UP
THE GOOD work.
VIGOROUS SPEECHES MADE
- CLAY PROPOSES TO ADD THE
NICARAGUA CANAL.

49,. AppeaIs to Opposition to Per-
-, the Majority to Assume Re-
nonsibiIIty for the Bin, After Fair
D,hote - Warm Speeches by Sena-
Merry of Arkansas and Raw
-. of Utah-SenatOr Hanna Pre-
ts the brunswick Resolution.
,,,,sbinrton. Feb. 1.-The shipping bill
i,ent steadily az the front in the SEN
~. today. and to expedite it a motion
aere4d to for a session beginning
-, hour earlier tomorrow.
senator Rawlins OF Titan, and Senator
~, of Arkansas, occupied most of the
,,ne to-day in speeches of vigorous OPP
1asttion A spirited discussion was pre-
,,i,a,ea by an amendment offered by Mr..
l,lo,. If Georgia, proposing to link the Mic
.rapua canal bill with the shipping bill.
-rbo proposition was strongly opposed by
,rr FRYE and Mr.. Chandler, as calculated
f., emDarrass and delay the shipping bin,
and nv Mr.. Morgan of Alabama, in charge
If The Nicaragua canal bill.
Mr. Frye appealed to senators to per-
,nit The majority, after fair debate, to
assume its responsibilities as a majority,
Of passing the shipping bill.
1isssrs. Jones of Arkansas, and Teller
If Colorado took hand in the discus
sion insisting that there should be no
limitation of debate. -
MIR. Rawlins of Utah maintained that
50 far as the public is concerned the
money to be appropriated by this bill
might as we'll be cast into the sea.
Mr.. Berry of Arkansas took the floor.
For the third time in the day Mr.. Ba-
con of Georgia made the point of the alb
seuce Of a quorum, saying that only four
teen senators were present, and only four
Of them Republicans.
FIfty-nine senators were counted, and
Mr.. Berry proceeded. He said no meas
ure had been presented during his SER
vice in Congress which so openly and
fagranuy gave to a combination of
wealthy int ests millions on millions of
,he public money.
Mr. Tihman of South Carolina proposed
an Amendment relating to common car
ricrs After ten pages had been read, the
Amendment was tempol arily laid aside.
Mr. Stewart argued for the bill, say
ing that the tremendous advantage Great
Britain held in ocean commerce could not
he overcome by individual effort and pri-
waite capital.
1t was agreed that the Senate assemble
at 94j a. m Monday and proceed to the
House to take part in he GER monies in
memory Of Chief Justice Marshall.
Mr.. Pettgrew off-rod an amendment to
the shipping bill restricting comoinat ons
in restraint Of trade.
Mr.. Clay of Georgia offered an amend
ment providing for the acquisit on from
Costa Rica and n caragua of a route
for the Istnmian canal.
Mr.. Chandler declared that many of
the amendments offered were to embar-
rass the measure.
Mr.. Clay asserted that his amendment
was in good faith and that it was of
great Importance to provide at the pres
ent session for the construction of the
Nicaragua canal.
Mr.. Bacon asked if the Nicaragua canal
bill had not the same claims for consider
alton as the shipping bill.
Nh. Frye answ red tlat if the treaty re-
ferring to the Nicaragua canal had been
1atifed there would have besn no diff
Guilty in dealing with Nicaragua canal
legislation.
memorial from the Legislature of
Porto Rico praying for the Improvement
of San Juan harbor was referred to the
Committee on Commerce.
A petition for the improvement of the
merchant marine adopted by the Maritime