The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-27

IN the building OF the canal far removed
from our borders. TO avoid scandals and
corruption. all power should be centralized
IN one person. in whom should be all power
and All responsibility. There should be no
one behind whom any one could hide.
while the Senate bill created a commission
OF seven who should hold Office until the
canal was completed and who might thus
have an object in delaying the speedy com
pletion II the work. He also favored the
Nicaragua route but despite all defects
the House cOnferees were convinced that
81 was better 10 do something than have no
legislation at all.
RICHARDSON IN \ HURRY.
Mr.. Richardson. the Democratic leader.
interrupted 10 ask how much time the Pres
fdept was given 10 decide respecting the
Panama purchase.
"a reasonable time" replied Mr.. Hep
burn
Can the gentleman give US an idea Of
what "A reasonable time will be construed to
be-" asked Mr.. Richardson.
Il am not able to enlighten the gentle
ate rejected propositions 10 fix the time linn
1T at six. twelve and eighteen months"
Mr.. Richardson-Does the gentleman
think that a reasonable time? l don't in
tend 20 vote for the report II such a de-
lay is contemplated
Mr. Hepburn think IL proper for me to
say that the House cOnferees sought 10
place "a limitation Of six months upon the
time allowed. bUt the Senate rejected our
proposition. We were informed. however,
that the action OF the Senate must not be
construed legisla tive construction Of
reasonable time, that the proposition
would be voted down because they were
considered obstructive and meant nothing.
To further inquiries of Mr.. Richardson,
Mr.. Hepburn said: Il believe In all SIN
certify II is the Senate bill or nothing.
Mr.. Burton, of Ohio. urged an acceptance
Of the conference report. The country
would give full credit 10 the House con-
terees. he said. for yielding their personal
convictions 10 the larger interests of a
canal. He maintained, however, that as
between the two routes The Panama was
the better one. For generations this link
ing OF the two oceans had been dream
and a hope And now. declared Mr.. Bur
ton On the 26th day OF June, the Opportu-
nifty has at last come for canal. Make
way for the canal" he exclaimed, amid ap-
plause.
Mr.. Underwood and Mr.. Richardson. of
the Alabama delegation, both urged con-
currence, though saying their people were
strongly favorable 10 the Nicaraguan
route.
This is one step nearer the canal" said
Mr. Mann, of Illinois, "and this is due 10
the courage and persistenCy of two men
John T. Morgan, of Alabama, and Col. VIII
liam +. Hepburn, CT Iowa IGreat ap-
Mr.. sulzer OF New York. and Mr.. Adam
son. of Georgia, while primarily for the
Nicaraguan bill said the Senate bill should
be accepted rather than see all canal legis-
latiOn blocked.
After further debate the report was
adopted-252 TO s. The following votes
were cast in the negative: Messrs. Ball of
Texas Bell of Colorado Hay of Virginia.
Jones of Virginia, Claude kitchin of North
Carolina, Loud of California, Neville of
Nebraska and Woods of California.
CLARK REPLIES TO lands.
The House then proceeded with the Phil
ippine civil government bill. Mr. Clark.
of Missouri. precipitated lively debate.
Replying 10 the remarks made by Mr..
Lands. OF Indiana. a few days ago, he
Tidiculed Mr.. Landis's glowing eulogy of
General Funston. - Funston was the
great hero the gentleman from Indiana
made him out 20 be- said Mr.. Clark. 1.-The
ticket nominated by the next Republican
convention should be Freddy and Teddy,
not Teddy and Freddy. Mr.. Landis's
statement that the Democrats after drag
ging the Republicans into the Spanish war
had run away he denounced as a foul SLAM
der. As many Democrats, ne said. had
fought in the Spanish war az Republicans.
Dewey, Schley Democratic applausel old
Joe Wheeler Democratic applause1 and
HObsOn, said he, "all wrote their names
high. and there were other Democratic
heroes, more obscure. land and sea.
There was no politics in the Spanish war
none in its inception. none during its
progress II was only on its conclusion
that politics entered, when a mean con-
spir9cy tried 10 rob Schley of the credit
that was his due. But the American peo-
pie would not have il. They wrote his