The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-11
The Senate Votes for the
Naval Bill,
Continued from Page One.)

fiscal year already were exceeded by the
appropriations up to the present time by
millions. The vote stood 100 to 20 in
favor Of his motion.
While making his statement Mr.. Can
ron created some amusement by remov-
ing his collar and necktie. He said that
for the current year the revenues were
$699, 100000. The regular appropriation
bills in their present status aggregated
$500, 00O,0n0. The permanent appropria-
lions were $4,000 900, the miscellaneous
appropria lions including the omnibus
public building were $10,000,0O0 the de-
ficiencies aggregated $4,000, 000 The
apparent excess of appropriations over
expenditures already reached the sum of
SOL, 925 1913. This showing made no pro-
vision for sinking fund ($54OO0, 000)
which could be paid or not. It did not
include anything for the Isthmian canal,
for the Pacific cable, for the omnibus
fish hatchery proposition or a hundred
other kindred propositions 1t might be
said that the treasury contained great
surplus. observed Mr.. Cannon. If any of
the great pending enterprises was under
taken the surplus would vanish like the
mist before the sun. He said he did not
desire to be an alarmist, but he adjured
his colleagues to weigh carefully appro-
priations before they allowed authorize
tions to march beyond estimated receipts.
Every cent Of revenue for the next fiscal
year will be necessary to pay expenses in
sight
The House then passed a special order
for the consideration of the Pacific Cable
Bill by a vote of 10S to 70. Mr.. DalZell,
of Pennsylvania, who presented the rule.
announced that he was opposed to the
Government building a cable to the
Philippines. He said he favored the con-
struction of an American cable by Am
erican capital and gave notice that at the
proper time he would offer as substi-
tute a bill which he understood had
been declared by Attorney General
Knox, which recently was introduced in
the Senate by Mr.. Hale, to authorize the
President to contract for the construc-
ton of cable under certain conditions.
The minority of the Commerce Commit
tee oppose The Corliss Bill on the
ground that the Commercial Pacific Com
pany are now at work building cable
which is to be laid by 1905.
Mr.. Adamson, of Georgia, protested
against the adoption of the rule and
the building of a cable by the Govern
ment. He argued that the private COM
pany which had planned to lay cable
to the Philippines should be allowed to
do so without let or hindrance.
He protested against the Government
entering into conflict with capital and
labor engaged III private enterprise.
The Government had the privilege OF
selling and using Commercial Company S
Cable after it was built. If it was not
completed to Hawaii as promised in No
vember it would be time then for Con-
gress to authorize a Government cable.
Mr.. Richardson, of Alabama, also OPP
nosed the adoption of the rule. He ar
gued that there was absolutely NO neces-
sity for the construction of Govern
laent cable when private enterprise al
ready had begun the construction OF a
cable under terms most advantageous to
| the Government.
Mr.. Corliss, of Michigan, then ad-
dressed the House at length in behalf OF
his bill. He presented facts intended 10
show the existence of a cable monopoly
and argued that the only way to breaE
from the monopoly was for the Govern
ment TO own, construct and operate the
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