Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16
STATE BILL AGAIN UP SEIZE THE COAL MINES
Amendment Made to Militia Government to Operate Those
i Bill That May Be Idle.
CANAL COMMISSI N SENATOR MASON'S IDEA
SENATOR.
FAMINE
Little
City-Iegislatve Bill a Problem
in the House. for Charlie
Amendment Made to Militia
Bill.
CANAL COM MISSI N
SENATOR MORGAN's MEASURE
LIMITING THE SALARIES.
Proposed 20 Move Headquarters From
This City-Legislative Bill
in the House.

: When the Senate met today joint reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Wetmore (R u was
adopted appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
. chase OF a bronze bust of the late Presi-
dent Mckinley.
= Senators Allison, Hale and CockreH were
: named as conferees on the bill appropriat-
: ing $4,000 to pay the salaries of the an
thracite coal strike commission.
= A bill was passed providing for an ad-
: ditional district judge in the district of
Minnesota.
Cana Commission Expenses.
Mr.. Morgan CAla.) asked that his bill fix
7 ing the salaries of the isthmian canal COM
mission at 5000 a year be referred to the
" committee on interoceanio canals. He said
he had beer informed that the present COM
missioners were paid $1,000 month each
and that their service had extended over
twenty nine and a half months.
e In response to an inquiry from Mr.. Hale
Mr.. Morgan said that out Of the twenty
nine and 1alf months the commission had
spent six weeks In Nicarauga and two
weeks in Panama.
THAT is a very remarkable statement"
said Mr.. II -
1T is a very true one" replied Mr.. Nor
gan, land shows the necessity OF our doing
something to regulate these expenses"
Continuing, Mr.. Morgan said 1t was neces-
sary "in advance of striking one lick on
that canal to make such provision as will
prevent the United States from running
into the horrible iniquities Of the old Pan
anna Canal Company as well as the new
one. He said there had been spent on that
canal $3.50 100000, and there was nothing
to show for it, except two-flfths of a ditch
dug there, which has filled up to large
extent.
Senator Morgan yesterday introduced his
bill fixing the salaries of the board of eng1-
neers to conduct the building Of the 18TH
milan canal. An interesting feature of this
proposition by MIR. Morgan Is that the bill
provides that the board OF engineers shall
have permanent offices in the vicinity of the
canal. and that their meetings shall be held
on the canal line. This will require the
giving up of any Idea of having headquar-
ters for the Canal in this city, which it is
understood, has been a part OF the plan OF
the commission.
have TO consiuer the prospect Of life in the
country in which the canal is built, and the
relative hellthfulneSs Of Nicaragua and
Colombia VIII, for that reason. have very
personal interest to the canal commission.
The bill was referred as requested and
consideration was resumed Of the militia
bill
An amendment offered by Mr.. Foraker
was agreed to striking out so much OF sec
ton 81 of the bill relates to drills, IT,
spections and Instructions of men enrolled
In the reserve force.
Statehood Bill Taken Up.
At o'clock the militia bill went over
and the omnibus statehood bill was called
up by Mr.. Quay.
When consideration OF the statehood bill
was resumed Mr.. Beveridge suggested the
advisability of disseminating the debate on
the bill upon the conclusion of Mr.. Dilling-
hams remarks until the Senate meets on
January 8.
The arrangement was agreed to, but Mr..
Quay required it to be understood that Mr..
Dillingham; ShOnli COmnlpta hfa
and print them In the Record this week,
and that January some other senator
shall be ready to address the Senate on the
bill.
Mr.. Dillingham; then resumed his speech
begun yesterday in opposition to the omni-
bus bill.