The labor world., 1902-01-11
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... ..,. .. B::!!!t!t;;>PASSED 81
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ALI AMENDMENTS WE'RE vorrp
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OFFERED.
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xt y WASHINGTON. y y ian. s.-rbe fip,.
nurn Ntcaraguan canal bin BASED IT.
uSsh adas svSte: ' '''" 'S practically
= Only ftwo members out Of 40 votea
M,a1i4h,1 sa9 Laysj}sF =; tbsM', ' W. 'Rsp; Rete
the e:, two vdtng III, the negative.
: The Opposition to committing the
g9XeSnmSpt ato the Nicaraguan route
a}Amptfd ito secure amendments !. to
loa&a. Wothk the president, the diserh-
tionary power to purchase and COM
paeteSthe esPanan1a ual1aI, ~ It could be
:pufchAsed t&1ois $zo. .o0o;ooos. ~ i
The. e..testycanse on the f,rstsxota u, ,s,,
the 'ddvueates Of banF alternative route
polled 102 against I7Ve es 81
succeeding vote their strength dwfn-
died until Mr.. Cannon of sflunois nn,1a,.
tsNAdee teadersisibt tfiekneht was maaaI
vas unable .to get tkeT Ts;ai ayes AND nnns
= zllt pa Z saaetloa,to re-commit-- It
All. other ca1nendments failed and Ii.
d sbill passed exactly ,as 1t, came .from the
GQnmtttss. :, Nome Of the votes exce,,f
that On the finTal at passage of IL b,11 1.sp: ,ss
n $" ! - " e:s~fSas' s1..,-H~rs r.
, : i :s:a Herb$sn AID Canton Clash.
The debate which preceded the tak-
ing ct the final vote was made man
ora BE by a. clash betweeffA Mr.. Hen
'Durn, the author OF the: bill, and Mr..
Odmfon,s chairman >ofs the appropria ;
1tiohsseonan1itteeia On SEVERN ire vio,,s .
occasions they have measured swords
CNAffA1
similar sbiii was passed ,by a vote: Of
224 IT, 3B.. A'~.~ .,~a1 s-.-~ T.
!. The bill as passed today, authorizes.
etne president to 4eeArez from the states
oE*Cpssa sKoa and Nicaragua IN behalf;
offthe. United, States, control of such "a
portion ote the territory belonging :toi
9ea's.11sstateSs a. may be desirable and
necessary Il, lin which to- excayate, con-,
struct and prospect canal suitable
TO the" wants of modern navigation andj
commerce, and appropriate such a sum!
asnay pe' necessary to Secure the con-!
EssrohDfs said terzitoryss Il ~ xrrrssss, ! !
Section two authorizes the president
|, after secnflng control of the needed
war seo construct such canal from the,
Il sGarrheneanY sea, at q point near Grey
town." IN sNicaraglia, by way Of Lake
|, 1Ns1cara8ua, ete a a-point ons the Pacific
/ SeeAh aiear Sfito, and ialso to construct.
proper harbors at the termini of sAid
e s'.sa
.t.s,s II i ttvss sraty istso Pr<.iaent4
|.e4 esctiohs 5 ahd 4 autnuri1es III. pbfss-|
|stdsns 80 make such splVkys .As may be
necessary and tok.employs such zpef-
SAeS Ia aA~ss, 4
to Mmf seem Wise, and dfrzctt That In
theAc6nstrllction of Che g n&1st the itver
San Juan and Lake. Nicaragua shall
be usedtas far as they are available'
Section authorizes the president to
guarantee to the states Of Costa RIGA
and Nicaragua the use Of the canal
and harbors upon terms to be agreed
upon for alI1vesse1s 0Wneda -by said
states and by ycitizens@ thereof 81 Mp
The last section makes a present ap-
preparation Of SIC. 900 900 to .carry.,on
this work and authorizes, ,the4secretary
OF war to enter into proper contracts
Tor materiaf and work as may be
deem3dl necessary therefor; such work
and material to be paid for as appro-
'prfhtions may fbe made from time to
time. III e6 section fixes the aggregate
cost ct $4,000, 900, to be drawn from
the, treasury on warrants of the pres
ident.
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/. IA All ssAmetdment. Fail.
| After Mr.. Hepburn's speech the bill
was read for amendment under the FIVE
| minute rule. 77e" - -. s'c%
Mr.. 1shackleford;; Mo-, offered :. the
amendment to authorize, the president
to determine the choice ct routes as be-
tween +n@ieaEagua5~and" -Pana1na s,ifr the
property andrfranchises of the Panama
company could be procured for. SAC, 900, :
! 900. He--5explained that the amend
ment OFFERED by him had been agreed
upon aftSr consultations between him
self and 4Mr. Morris. and Mr., Parker,
,NewsJ Jer5fy,, Who had$eiven notice that
they would offer Similar amendments.
Aftersa a lively running. debate over the
| amendment, TT was defeated upon d
| rising vote of 102~to@t167. tstMr:: Parker,
New 1Jerseys :?Mr DeAr,nasonds and 1dr.
Burgess Offered various .a1nerdnde ANTS
which were voted down. !:
II The committee then reported the bill
lto the house, awhereupon4 Mn. sCannop
moved to recommit the bill with IN
stEnetiona ltdT Re Back Within 30
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