Abilene weekly reflector., 1902-06-12
.ISTHNIAN NCANAL BILL
Senator Hanna Continues his Argu.
ment for the Panama Route.
HOUSE DEBATES AyTI.AyARCHY BILL
Congressman Richardson. Of Alabama.
Condemns the President for His Refer
snces In His Memorial Day Orati0n
to Lynch,ngs.

washington, June 7.-After trans
acting some routine business yester-
day the senate resumed consideration
of the isthmian canal bill, Senator
Hanna, OF Ohio, continuing his argu-
ment in support Of the Panama ca
nal. The Ohio senator declared that
no political considerations were in
volved in the canal problem. He pre-
sented the opinions Of SO shipmas-
ters and pilots in favor of the Pan
ANA route as against the Nicaragua
route, for many reasons which they
cited. lie urged that the construc-
tion OF the Nicaragua canal was be-
set with unknown difficulties, while
the construction Of the Panama ca
nal was ian open book" He laid
particular stress on the danger to
the Nicaragua route from volcanoes
and urged that it was not good bust.
ness policy to ignore those dangers
In project involving an expenditure
OF $2O00o0,00O. In conclusion Sena-
tor Hanna appealed to the senate
to consider the matter as business
proposition and, with some feeling,
repudiated the suggestion that those
favoring the Panama route we're not
in favor Of any canal.
General debate on the anti-an-
archy bill closed yesterday in the
house, the notable feature being a
speech by Mr.. Richardson, an Ala.
bama democrat, condemning the
president for the references in his
Memorial day Grafton at Arlington
to the epithets applied to Lincoln
and Grant during the civil war and
for his illusions to lynchings. He
declared that the presidents remarks
violated the proprieties of the occa-
sion. Mr.. Littlefeld made legal
Of an hour and half in
closing the debate on the anarchy
bill. The section OF the senate bill
a body guard for the presi-
dent was stricken from the senate
bill as a precaution in case the house
substitute failed. An effort was
made to strike from the first sec
lion OF the substitute the words lin
ting the crime of killing the presi-
lent to the president in his official
capacity, but the motion was lost, 50
70 SO.
Only one section had been disposed
VI when the house adjourned.
Mr. Hull, Of Iowa, chairman of the
committee on military affairs, re-
ported back the resolution requesting
Information as to the salary or other
paid to Gen. Leonard
Wood during the occupation of Cuba.
The committee recommends that It
ie on the table. Mr. Richardson,
he minority leader, and other demo
ratio congressman objected, but by
strict party vote the resolution
vas tabled.
Mr.. Richardson, of Tennessee, the
|emocratic floor leader, introduced
he bill reviving the trust bill which
'assed the house in the Flfty-sixth
ongress and failed in the senate. ,
t amends the Sherman act by MAX
ng more stringent restrictions
ganst contracts and combinations
n restraint of trade, gives civil 8
ight of action to any one injured in
BUSINESS by such combination, for
lids the use of the mails in further
nee OF the business Of combine
nd provides for prosecuting those
Who ship trust-made goods from
tate to state. 1t is understood that
he reintroduction Of this bill il in
pursuance Of the recent action Of
he democratic congressional COM
aittee in naming special commit
- OF seven members to devise means I
or making the trust question one I
I the foremost issues in the coming 9
a M nainn