The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-06-13
PASSED By SENATE INCLUDING
NEW WARSHIPS
To Be BUILT BY CONTRACT
Provision for building Warshtp. In
Governme Navy Yards stricken
Anti-Anarch'st Bill sent To Com
Ahead of Estimated Receipts.
House Adopts SpeciaI Order for
Consideration OF Pneiac Cah,. p,,,

washington June of the
big supply bills of the government was
disposed OF by the senate TODAY. the
naval bill. carrying mere than SIS,
600, being passed. 1t includes pro-
visions for the two first class battle
ships, two first class armored cruisers
and two gunboats, but strikes out the
house provision that me or each shall
be built at government yards.
Senator Perkins. a member of the
committee on naval affairs, argued that
some of the vessels OF the navy ought
TO be constructed at government navy
yards and he urged that the admirably
equipped government yards ought to be
utilized. This policy. ne said. was de-
manded by the labor unions.
Senator Plat, of Connecticut, asked
If this was a demand or a request on
the part of the labor unions.
L mean that it is a request" replied
Senator Perkins. They maintain tina
1t is 10 tn. interest OF the government
that the nav yards belonging to the
people should be utilized for building
var vessels"
An amendment offered by Senator
Malloy, Of Florida, appropriating $780,
900 for a fire proof building at the Pen
sacola, Fla, navy yard was agreed TO.
When consideration was resumed of
the isthmian ana question, Senator
Turner delivered an extended argumen
IN support of the Nicaragua route. He
discussed particularly the legal difficult
ties surrounding the aCquisit on by the
United States of the Panama Canal
Company's rights, franchises and prop
erty. He maintained that the new Pan
anna Company could Lot pass a clear
title to the property to the United
States and that if this government pur-
chased it, it would be with all it's en-
cumbrances.
In answer to an inquiry of Senator
Clay, Senator Turner said that under no
system of Jurisprudence of which he
had any knowledge could the rights and
property of the old Panama Canal Com
pany be disposed Of by the new COM
pany without the Die having
been made a party to the judicial pro-
ceedings.
Il should like to inquire of the sena-
tor" said Senator Fairbanks. whether
there has been a confirmation of the
order of sale"
mot that 1 am aware Of" replied
Senator There has been no
sale, and there could be, therefore, no
confirmation of it,"
Senate Morgan discussed the legal
difficulties Of acquiring the Panama
property n declared that the
United States could not buy the prop
erty without acquiring the encum-
brances pom it.
The house bill providing for the pro-
lection Of the president was referred
to the judiciary committee. although
Senator Hoar, chairman of hat COM
mittee, thought it would be impossible
to get action Upon it at this session if
the committee had to consider it.
House Of Representatives.
The house today defeated the bill to
transfer certain forest reserves to the
agricultural department and to autho-
riZe the president to establish game and
fish preserves. Its death was accom-
plished by the method described by
Representative Cannon, OF Illinois, as
cutting off the head behind The ears
and known parliamentary as striking
out the enacting clause. The motion
was made by Mr.. Canno He claimed
that the bill would greatly increase the
cost of administering forest reserves,
and the vote followed a statement by
him in which he pointed out that the
estimated receipts for the next fiscal
year already were exceeded by appro-
p%riations UP to the present time by
yer s51. 900. 900. The vote stood 100 to 20
| in favor of his motion.
While making his statement Mr.. Can
non created some amusement by re-
moving his collar n neck tie. He said
that for the current year the apparent
| surplus was SAT. 600. 900. For the coming
| year the estimated revenues were $685.
600. 900. The regular Appropriation bills
in their present status aggregated
$500. 900. The permanent appropriations
| were 500, DOC, 900. The miscellaneous ap-
| propriations including the omnibus pub
lie building bill were &c., 00, 900. The
apparent excess of appropriation over
expenditures already reached the sum
of S51,925, 128. This showing made no
| provision for the sinking FUND 1854, O00,-
OO0) which could be paid or not. It did
not include anything for the isthmian
canal, for the Pacific cable, for the ON
nibus fish hatchery, or a hundr other
kindred propositions. IT might be said
that the treasury contained a great
surplus, observed Mr.. Cannon. IL any
of the great pending enterprises was
undertaken 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 care
fully appropriations before they allow
ed authorizations to march beyond es-
timated receipts. Every cent Of revenue
for the next fiscal year was necessary
to pay expenses in sight.
The house then adopted a special or
der for the consideration OF the Corliss
Pacific cable bill by d vote OF los to %.
Mr. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, who pre-
sented the rule, announced that he was
opposed to the government building a
cable to the Philippines. He said he
favored the construction Of an Ameri-
can cable by American capital and gave
notice that at the proper time he would
offer as a substitute a bill which he IN
derstood had been drawn by Attorney
Cana~al E.n~ which ~rcrcnftv WAS intro
duced in the senate by Senator Hale.
to authorize the president to contract
for the construction OF a cable under
certain conditions.
The minority Of the COM
mittee opposed the Corliss bill on the
ground that the Commercial Pacific
Company are now at work building a
cable which is TO be laid BIZ 1905.
M. Adamson, Of Georgia, protested
against the adoption oe the rule and the
building of the cable by the govern
ment. He argued that the private com