Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-06-27

ng a number of administration sena-
ors'' pleaded for harmony and what
hey represented as the honor Of the
country. Senator Hanna said, 4 de-
.lare to you, as chairman of our Ma
ional Committee, that our party will
suffer at the polls in the coming cleo
ion if this pledge which we have made
is not carried into execution" The
however, was compe led to
adjourn without action and subject to
the call of the chairman, Senator Ali
son, who told me after adjournment
that he did not believe the conference
would meet "again SOON" Another
senator told me that |
he anticipated no trouble in securing
the ratification of a reciprocal treaty |
after the elections and that he felt sure
that would be the ultimate outcome of
Of the Presidents earnest efforts in be-
half of Cuba. He said Mr.. Roosevelt
would appeal TO the country, in sup
port of Cuban reciprocity, on the trip
he expects to make this fall, and that
he would not ask for support in vain.
On Thursday, by a vote of AZ to "a,
the Senate decided in favor Of the
Panama-ColOn route for the isthmian
canal. The test vote came on a motion
to substitute the SpOOnr bill for the
Hepburn Nicaraguan bill passed by
the House. An amendment Offered by
Senator Fairbanks was adopted, by
virtue of which the gOvernmer will,
upon the settlement of the route ques-
ton by the President, issue per cent
interest bearing gold bonds to the
amount of Sl8O, 100000 to defiay the
expense of the undertaking. Under
the provisions of the SpoOner amend
ment, the President is authorized to
purchase the entire plant, rights, ETC.,
of the Panama canal cOmpay for $40,-
900, 900, provided he can secure thereto
satisfactory title and provided he can
procure from the Columbia govern
ment the perpetual right to a strip of
land six miles wide in the proper lOca-
ton, etc. In the event that he cannot
secure satisfactory title or proper con-
cessions from the Colombian govern
ment, he is to secure such concessions
from the NIcaraguan and Costa Rican
governments and commence opera
lions on that route. AS, in any event,
a treaty must be negotiated, with the
government through whose territory
the canal is to pas and must be ratified
by the Senate, no active operations will
be begun before the Senate has again
convened.
The adoption of the SpoOner substi
tute did not meet with the approval o
. the House, as evidenced by The fac
that on Friday that body votei to dis
agree to the action of the Sen ate anC
appointed cOnferect on the bill. Their
is a general belief, however, that, ow
ing to the lateness of the date and t,
= the impossibility of securing any re
, versal of the Senate's action at thi
session, the House will eventually con
cur.
The Senate was not in session OF
Saturday. But little work remains 70
: that body to perform before adjourn
= ment as, with the exception of tn
a general deficiency bill, all of the aI
preparation bills have been passed al
though a number are still in conference
Early last week Senator Quay CAV
), notice that he would press a motion t
: relieve the Committee on Tsrritorie
from further consideration Of the On
nibus Statehood bill and would urg
action by the Senate but he has sine
indicated that he has char ged hi
mind. Senator Bate has, loweve
t stated that he would present 4 simila
motion and urge immediate action bu
/ such motion coming from democra
= would doubtless be defeated By part
e vote
b On Thursday the House took up tn
e Philippine bill, chairman Cooper Ope1
4 ing the debate with an unusually ell,
quent speech. He was heartily al
> plauded by his auditors. AS The tim
t is equally divided between the parties
# the democrats are having an opportuI
4 ity to express their views but so fs
they have simply reiterated the we
worn arguments presented by the d.
( mOcratic senators. Mr.. Cooper tol
i me yesterday that he expected III
t House would pass its own Philippin
bill and that the differences betwee
the House and Senate measures woul
. have to be "thrashed out" in COZ
. ference. Indications are that the HOus
:, Oonferees will have at least tacit, il
n structions not to yield to the Senat
4 cOnferees and the possibility of deaC
. lock on the measure is the Ony clou
on the prospect of adjournment on I'll
3rd, of July. The House republican
|. will be particularly tenacious of IL
e currency clause whereby the gOld stant
g ard will be established in the Philil
= pines, which they declare is the onl
course in harmony with republica
Il traditions. They claim that tile Sena
u provision is in violation of tie tene
II of the party.
a The House committee on CONNER,
has reported favorably a bill alterin
the present restriction, that cattle j
: transit shall be unlOaded for rest, fee
: and water every % hour, to every
It hours. An effort will be mads to rus
if this bill through during the closiu
hours but already the Committee is /
receipt of protests from the Human
societies of the Country. Mr.. G. I
e Snow, President of the Wa,hingto
l. Humane Society, has sent to the Con
V mittee letter of protest in the cour
. of which he says, 'The passage of tn
bill will be distinctly inhunlane an
= retrOgressive act to which | hope IL
American Congress will not comm
J. the American people. These animal
vertebrates Xix ourselves, have unerrir
apetites and thirst, and twenty-eigl
hours, as under the present kill, is Fl
too long, especially under trying tran
portatiOn conditions, to make them s
n without food and water. TIC increa
Is the time to forty hours will involve a
re added torture which, if reduced to il