The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-24

although Ii was fashionable in some
quarters to be kicked and cuffed about by
King Edward VII. Mr.. Morgan quoted
from Representative Cannon's speech in
the House last session saying that the
canal bill would only be passed by the
House because IL was understood that 1t
could not pass the Senate. He closed by
asking that the presiding officer lay the
canal bill before the Senate
Mr.. Spooner said that he had not at
tempted any finesse in moving considera-
ton of the oleomargarine bill and that
he had not believed that any one counted
upon the passage of the canal bill at this
session.
Interrupting, Mr.. Morgan said he had
never lost an opportunity to urge the BILL
not only upon the Senate. but upon the
President and secretary Of state. He had
been encouraged TO believe 1t would be
taken up at a convenient moment He ex-
pressed the opinion that Great Britain
action in the matter was not her own. but
that intermeddlers and superserviceable
friends had brought up these points OF dif-
ficulty. But he said that while he enter
tanned 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.
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 Sen
ate he said il puts an end TO the Clayton
Bulwer treaty by mutual agreement This
was an important matter for Great Brit
aims consideration and could not well be
hastened.
Mr.. Morgan asked whether II Great
Britain should ratify the amendment there
would be any difficulty in passing the bill.
Would the senator vote for it?
Mr.. Spooner replied that he would, but
continued his argument against the Dill
as the Hay-Pauncefote treaty stands. he
asserted that to pass it under these con-
ditions would be not only a breach of
international courtesy, but of international
decency."
Mr.. Morgan again interrupted to say
that the canal bill makes no reference to
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, and that the
Clayton Bulwer treaty could be acted upon
as well after the passage of the canal
bill as before.
To this suggestion Mr.. Spooner replied
that the Senate could not pass the bill
now without giving grave and just offense
to Great Britain. "
Mr. Morgan-Just offense?
Mr.. Spooner-Yes, just offense; because
the act proposed is both grossly impolitic
and an improper international act.
Mr.. Spooner continued by saying that he
favored the construction of the canal, but
that he did not believe the bill could pos
s:bIy be passed now without doing grave
injustice.
Mr.. Perkins then moved the considera-
ton of the Notifications appropriation bill.
Mr.. Morgan called for the ruling Of the
chair upon his point Of order. The pres
iden pro tenn, Mr.. Frye, then held that
the oleomargarine bill had been displaced
as the unfinished business by the Senate,
and that this circumstance had had the
effect of making the canal bill, as the spe-
cial order, the unfinished business.
ST therefore," said Mr.. Frye, LAY the
Nicaragua canal bill before the Senate as
the unfinished business
MIR. Morgan then asked unanimous con-
sent that the Notifications bill should he
taken up without displacing the canal bill,
saying he had never expected to allow the
canal bill to stand in the way of supply
bills. Mr.. Aldrich objected and the Senate
voted without division, to proceed with
consideration of the fortifications bill