The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-06-13
THE PEOPLES EYES OPEN
The Alabamian Has Passages With
Spooner.
AND He ARoUsEs FAIRBANKS CHOLER
The House Adopts Special Rule For Consider
alton of the irrigation Bill and Deyotes
the Day to General Dtbate
On It.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, June 12.-After consider
ing the London Dock Charges Bill for
an hour and a, half today, without COM
pleting it, the Senate resumed considera-
tion of the isthmian canal question. Mr..
Morgan (Ala.) occupied the floor for
three hours and a half, discussing par
ticularly the diplomatic phases of the
question.
The Alabama Senator intimated that
Minister Silva. of Columbia. had been
recalled from Washington because the
Colombian Government could raise no
money, in his opinion, which was not
in accord with the views of Colombia as
to canal concessions. He said that Co
lombia, if the United States should pay
SAC, 900, 900 for the Panama Canal, would
get $1000,0 900 down, "and how many mil
lions more God only knows-or His
Satanic Majesty-who, l think, has more
to do with this business than the AL
mighty.
He said the Liberal party in Colombia
never-would extend the concessions of
the new Panama Canal Company, and if
the United States should pay $40, 600, 600
for those concessions and the property,
it might as we'll throw the money into
the sea. He repudated the idea that
the Americans could be deceived by any
such foul and dirty scheme"
He declared that there never was a
more mistaken piece of Legislation"
than the Spooner amendment, and re-
ferred to it as having been Offered in
the name of the Senator from Wisconsin. -
Mr.. Spooner warmly resented the init
nation that he was not the author of
the amendment.
Mr.. Fairbanks offered an amendment
to the SpOoner amendment authorizing
the Secretary of the Treasury to borrow
from time to time $3.50. .0O0. 900 for the
construction of the 11nol. bonds to be
issued for the amount borrowed, to bear
interest at 2 per cent, payable in gold i;
the bonds to be disposed of at not less
than par.
Mr.. Morgan Immediately criticised Mr..
Fairbanks proposition, declaring that it
was simply another feature of the meth
DDS being employed to delay the canal
construction.
With some heat Mr. Fairbanks insisted
that his amendment was perfectly rea-
sonFble and proper He believed it to
be in accord with the wisest statesman
ship to distribute the cost of the canal
over period of years, instead of put
ting the burden of the entire cost upon
the people of the present time
Later Mr.. Morgan suggested that he
was holding the Craftsmanship of the
Oceanic Canal Committee as a place
thrown to the Democrats. but Mr.. Hoar
assured him that he did not hold the
position as place, but because the Re-
publican side had regarded him as lone
of the greatest of living Senator'S, as one
of the greatest of living authorities
upon one or the greatest questions
Il shall soon be one of the greatest
dead ones,' suggested Mr.. Morgan face
tiously, unless the Republican side shall
take up this question in the view of
William Mckinley, who was more re-
sponsible for it than | am or in that of
General Grant. who was more responsi-
BILE still"
Earlier in the session, Mr.. Mallory
(Fla.) advocated the passage of the
London Dock Charges Bill although he
was certain that the shippers would
reap very great benefit from it.