Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-01-09
THE NICARAGUA
CANAL BILL
The General Debate on the Bill Was
Closed This Afternoon Amend
ments Were in Order,
NEW DEPARTMENT. FAVORED
The Senate Committee on Commerce Re-
ports in Favor of Creating Depart
ment of Commerce oe-The Senate
Adjourned Until Monday.
HOUSE.


of vote on the Eicaraguan canal bill
today, there was large attendance il
the house. Under the order made yes
terday, general debate was to close a
o'clock, when the bill was to be reat
for amendment under the five minut,
rule. Adamson, Georgia, the frs
speaker today, urged the passage o.
the Hepburn bill without amendment
He argued that the time had come fol
action and equivocation now coult
only result in delaying the commence
ment of the canal
Cannon said it was doubtful if the
war taxes could be removed If the gov
ernment was committed to such gi-
gantic enterprise. He said if the Nor
ris amendment failed, he would move
to recommit, so the bill could be amen
ded. Mr.. De Almond, Missouri, fav-
ored leaving the question of routes to
the president. With alternative authori-
ty he could make better terms. The
bill as presented, was not mature.
Was the army engineer corps or gf-
gantic syndicate to build the canal?
At 2 o'clock Hepburn took the floor
to close the general debate. He replied
chiefly to the criticism of Cannon and
drew frequent applause and laughter
the chairman of the appropriation
committee. Hepburn said Cannon
posed as business man, yet he wanted
to pay $40,00O,000 for something the
commission said was not worth $27,-
100000. He stated it was !umored that
the bill would have rough shedding in
another body, but said the moral effect
Of passing the bill by almost unani-
nous vote in the house would be ma
teral The general debate closed at
2:45 D. M and then the bill was read
for amendment under the five minute
rule.
Wooten, Texas, also argued that the
bill should be passed without amend
ment If the Morris amendment We're
adopted, he said, the canal would be-
come conditional project, surrounded
by doubts and difficulties which might
doom it to final failure. owing to inter-
national political complications. He
declared 1t rather a strange coincidence
that those who now wanted to amend
the bill had in the past opposed the
passage of any bill He regarded the
Morris amendment as modern Trojan
horse Wooten said he did not favor
the amendment to fortify the canal. He
believed such an amendment savored
more Of spurious sentiment than sound
and salutary sense. He favored neu-
tral canal. At this point, upon request
of Davis, Florida, the time for general
debate was extended until 2:3O p. m.
Sparkman, Florida, spoke in favor Of
the Hepburn bill. Cannon, Illinois,
chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee, then took the floor. Mr.. Cannon
discussing the language of the bill,
said that under it's "artfu1 language"
full power was given not only to pay
Nicaragua and Costa Rica and the
Maritime Canal Company their de-
mands, but also the American and
Nicaraguan spectators who owned
property along the route. He criticised
the undue haste of the promoters OF
the Nicaragua canal. He wanted to |
see the protocol that had been recently
negotiated. He objected to the provis- |
ion that contracts could be made for
the whole work.
The Nicaraguan canal bill was pass
ed by a vote Of 30S to 2.
The Shackelford amendment was de-
feated 102 to 170.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS. |
Washington, Jan. 9.--The president
sent the following nominations to the
senate: Secretary Of the territory of I
Oklahoma, VIM. Grimes Of Oklahoma |
Indian agent. Sac and Fox agency, Ok
lahoma, Ross Cuffin Of Missouri.
J. w. RAYNOLDs CONFIRMED.
Washington, Jan. 9.-The senate in
executive session today confirmed the
OF 4. M. Shaw for secretary
of the treasury; Henry G. Payne for
postmaster general, and J. W. Ray
nolds as secretary of the territory Of
New Mexico.
THE HEISTAND CASE.
Washington. Jan. 9.-The senate
committee on military affairs today
agreed upon report In
the case, making charges against
Lieutenant Colonel H. Q. Heistand Of
the army. The report contains a con-
else statement of the facts Of the case
as brought out by the inquiry and
casts no reflection upon any officers Of
the government whose names were
mentioned in connection with the case.
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Washington, Jan. 9-The senate
committee on commerce today author
lied favorable report on Senator
Nelson's bill for the creation Of an ex-
ecutive department of the government
to be known as the department OF
commerce. The senate committee on
postofi1ces authorized favorable re-
port on the nomination Of H. G. Payne
for postmaster general.
SENATE.
Washington, Jan. 9-The senate
agreed that when 1t adjourned today 1t
would be until Monday. Cockerell. Mis-
souri,. reported from the committee on
military affairs the result of the Heis-
tand inquiry. conducted under the Pet
tigrew resolution of last session. NO
action was taken. I