The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-19

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CANNON MADE A REPLY.
Mr.. Cannon made a brief reply to the
speeches of Mr.. Richardson and AIR
Shallenberger.
II listened with care. for almost an
hour and a half" said Mr.. Cannon. '.to
the remarks of the gentleman from Ten
nessee. the leader on the other side OF
the House. and after listening to him
am here to confess that on this side of the
House, and I rather suspect lon that
side of the House, the millennium has not
yet come. Uaughter.)
I'VE are not perfect and we do not
claim to be. We pull the wagon and
we do the work. and you will find fault.
You had full power under Cleveand-you
come in power partially from time to
time-but then you had full power. It
is recent-from 1898 to 1897. Don't you
wish you could blot out the recollection
OF the manner in which you exercised It?
daughter and applause on the Republf-
can side.)
The bill was then read for amendment
| under the five minute rule.
MUST FACE, II.
Mr.. Bartlett. of Georgia. offered an
amendment to appropriate s25.5oo to REIN.
bursie the revenues of Cuba. for the
| amount paid to Governor General Wood
out of the Cuban revenues by direction
of the Secretary of War in excess of
his salary brigadfer-general.
with great grief and pain. observed
| Mr.. Cannon sarcastically, Il am COM
PEELED to raise the point of order: that
/ the appropriation is not au.aorized by
| law"
| Mr. Bartlett pointed out that a some
| what similar provision appeared In for
mer deficiency bill to pay back to the
| Cuban revenues the money stolen by
| Rathbone and Nicely and Reeves" That
| y..$ t. - NY~Hyo
| theless he did not believe gssNdanen
| On the other side should seek to pre-
vent by technicality. the return OF the
money taken from the Cuban treasury
| illegitimately, illegally, and in violation
| of law
You cannot cry this matter down..
| said Mr.. bartlett, addressing the Re-
| publican side; you might as well race
! it now I commend to the country
| this continued effort on the part of the
| other side Of the Fause to smother every
| attempt to investigate the situation OF
| affairs in Cuba"
| When Mr.. Cannon declined to withdraw
| his point of order, Mr.. Bartlett with
| drew the amendment. The bill was then
| passed. &
In the Senate.
(By Associated Press)
! WASHINGTON June 1a-Interest In
isthmian canal question in .Ss s, as the
| breaches. Tomorrow at o'clock the
voting on the amendments to the pending
Nicaragua Canal bin will begin. and
final disposition Of the matter Is expected
to be reached soon afterward.
The Senate to-day devoted practically
its entire session to consideration OF the
canal question. Extended speeches Were
delivered by Mr.. Spooner. OF Wisconsin.
and Mr.. Hanna. of Ohio. In advocacy OF
the adoption OF the Panama route; ana
selection OF the Nicaragua route. Mr..
1 Teller. of Colorado. briefly announced his
support of the Panama project, while Mr..
Jones, of Arkansas, Indicated his ieaninss
toward the same route.
1 Mr. Spooner advocated the Panama route
for an isthmian canal. He said he could
sion and follow the Judgment of g sena-
tor (SIr.. Morgan). He paid cordial trl-
butte to the energy. ability and earnest
ness with which Mr. Morgan had advo-
Gated an isthmian canal, and added that
Mr. Morgans name would stand In his
tory as the father of the canal.
Judgments for the beautiful compliment,
but he was not depending upon his own
judgment in the matter
Mr. Spooner suggested that a. matter
of infinite consequence to MS mind was
the difference in the length OF the two
other IS; miles long. He contended that.
in the operation of the Panama Canal.
4 sailing ships not only would not De. barred
as had been suggested. but could pass
through the canal with tug In one daF.s
Discussing the argument that sailing
4 vessels could not use the Panama route
4 on account of the .sDoIddrums. Mr.. Hanna
4 expressed the belief that sailing vessels
&. would not use any canal that might be
constructed on account OF the heavy price
q of towing particularly through the Mica
= raeua Canal These charges would be so
1 heavy that the vessel would prefer to so
i around the Horn
| In advocating the adoption OF the Mica
i rae.,,a route. Mr.. Pettus declared that the
/ American people wanted and would have
an fsthmian canal to be builr. owned and
controlled by the United States. He said
i .hara were many men in the United
i states who control vast sums Of money
4 OF which neither Croesns nor Solomon
/ ever dreamed who are opposed to any
a canal because 1t would decrease their in-
t.comes. "
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