The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
CANAL DEBATE
OPENED AERESH.
Kentucky Politics is Ventilated
in the Senate.
.sHIpsIN GOVERNMENT YARDS
The House Stands Firm in Its Deter
mlnation TO Build Three Vessels at
the Yards-No Tickets or immoral
Pictures With Tobacco.
SHIPS IN GOVERNMENT YARDS
CIV Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, june 2S.-A lively de-
bate was precipitated in the Senate to-
day over resolution Of Mr.. Morgan, Of
Alabama authorizing the Committee on
Inter- Oceanic Canals to investigate the
status Of American stockholders Of the
Panama Canal Company, with a view Of
protecting them in the French courts. Mr..
Spooner, of Wisconsin; Mr.. Hanna, of
Ohio and Mr.. Mitchell, Of oregon, an
tagonized the resolution, maintaining
that it was a matter with which the
United States had nothing to DO. Mr..
Morgan warmly advocated the propo-
sition, but it finally went over to the
calendar without action.
Mr.. Deboe and NIr. Blackburn, OF Ken
lucky, engaged in an interesting but
good natured discussion of Kentucky
politics, In the course of which the for
mer alleged that the reason why Cover.
nor Taylor did not return to Kentucky
and stand trial as an accessory to the
murder Of Governor Goebel was that
the courts were corrupt and that the
100000 reward offered for the apprehen-
sion Of the murderer of Goebel had been
used to corrupt the courts and bride
witnesses. This Mr.. Blackburn emphat-
scalfY denied, and declared he was SO
that he would be willing to submit the
case to any judge and jury in the Union.
NO LOTTERY CHANCES.
Mr.. Aldrich called up a bill relating to
tobacco passed by the Senate and moved
to agree to an amendment Of the House
providing that no. packages Of manufac-
tured tobacco, snuff, cigars and cigarettes
shall have attached to them any repre-
sentation or promise of a ticket or chance
in any lottery or any immoral picture
The amendment was agreed to, thus pass
ing the bill.
The Senate passed bill to provide
Souvenir medals for the benefit or the
Washington Monument Assocviation OF
Alexandria, Va. and passed upon the
following combinations: Marshal. f. 5.
EIgin, Western District of Tennessee
Collector of Customs, Robert Smalls.
District Of Beaufort S. c.; Mn Malone,
Petersburg. Va.
The House.
When the House adjourned tonight the
general deficiency bill and one Item in the
naval appropriation bill were all that. re-
mained in dispute between the two houses
so far as the appropriation bills are con-
decided the contested election cases of
Horton VS.. Butter, from the Twelfth MIS-
souri, District, by declaring the seat va
cant. c,ttaa
on Naval Affairs, called up the confer 81:
rnce report on the naval appropriation OH;
It was aiopted-116 to "a. This left put
one item in dispute between the two
houses, the provision for new ships. The
Senate disagreed to the provis9 attached
by the House bill requiring that three ships
provided for in the bill Zone battles ship.
one cruiser and one gunboaD Should be.
built in Government yards.
Mr.. Foss moved to recede and concur
In the Senate amendment with an amend
ment recurring that the Secretary of the
Navy should build at least one ship IN
Government yard. and provided further
that the Secretary of the Navy should
have authority. if he did not obtain rea-
sonable bids, to have all the ships built
in Government yards. Mr.. Foss' motion
was lost-s1 to q. The House the then en- in
. - q mendment to strike out the provision,
and the bill was sent back to conference: