The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-07
TAKES PRESIDENT
SEVERELY TO TASK
His Arlington Address Criticised
by Mr.. Richardson.
HANNA SPEAKS IN SENATE
Continued His Address Favoring Pan
anna Route Over Nicaraguan for
Construction of 18TH
milan Canal
HANNA SPEAKS IN SENATE
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(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON. June General debate
upon the anti-anarchy bill closed to-day.
The incident OF the day was speech by
Mr. Richardson, of Alabama Democrat,
condemning the president in severe terms
for the references in his Memorial Day
Grafton at Arlington to the epthets APP
{ piled to Lincoln and Grant during the
civil war. and to has illusions to lynch
ing. He declared that the Presidents re-
marks violated the propr!eties OF the oc-
casion. Mr. Littlefeld made a legal ar
eument Of an hour and half in closing
the debate upon the anarchy bill. The
section of the Senate bill providing a
body guard for the President was Strick-
en- from the Senate bill as precaution In
case the House substitute failed. An
effort was made to strike from the first
section of the substitute the words linn
it:ng the crime of killing the President to
the President in his official capacity, but
the motion was lost So to 50. Only one
section had been disposed of when the
House adjourned.
Mr. Richardson. of Alaba ma, during the
course Of his remarks. recalled the visit
of the late President Mckinley to Hunts
vile. Ala. a year ago. the reception given
him then by Confederates and Union vet
Grams The noble sentiments Mr.. Nc
hlEieS ul1tlSu Lllol oSScSioiAt 49,
Richardson said, endeared him to the
South, and he told of the great sorrow
felt there when Mr.. Mckinley fell at
Buffalo Reluctant as he was to do so.
Mr. Richardson said he felt 1t his pain
full duty to contrast Mr.. Mckinley's SEN
timents at Huntsville with Mr. Roose-
velts remarks at Arlington. May Soth
CRITICISED ROOSEVELT.
He then read that portion Of President
Roosevelt's speech in which he referred
to the epithets applied to Grant ana Lin
coin, and the resolution passed by the
Confederate Congress denouncing the me-
thods Of warfare employed by the Union
army Mr. Richardson said he should
not SO far forget his environs as TO
characterize as it deserved the language
which came from the President OF the
United States upon a solemn memorial
,day occasion. when honor was being done
to the thousands Of brave dead who cleo
in defense of their flag. But he would
dare to say that it would have oeen lar
more appropriate If the President had re-
ferred upon the occasion to the magnani-
NOUS terms which Grant accorded Lee at
Appomattox, which had done so much
TO reconcile the divided sections. Il doubc
whether this u.s." said he, "a brave FED
eral soldier within the sound Of my voice
who would have uttered the sentiments
expressed by the President. even IN the
heat of debate. much less upon Memorial
Day. I say the prophecies OF the occa-
sion were violated when the President
referred to what had been said about
lincoln. in the heat of blood. when men
were aiming. at each others lives. Ar.
Richardson also condemned the Pfesi-
dents reference to lynchings in the South
Mr. bartlett, of Georgia, argued that
the provisions of the Senate bill were
unconstitutional.
In the Senate.
nv Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, June CATER transact
ing some routine business to-day the SEN
.te resumed consideration OF the 1stn-
milan Canal bill, Mr. Hanna, of ONO. con-
3in,,inc his argument in support of the
panama route The Ohio Senator de-
clared that no political considerations
were involved in the canal problem and
that every Senator was laboring for what
he conceived to be the best interests oil
the country He discussed some OF the
technical difficulties involved IN the con-
federation of the Panama route. notaoiy
the Bohio Dam. and declared his confl-
dence in the engineering skill Of Amerl-
cans to solve any problem OF >Aat hi1lo;
He urged that the construction or the
Nicaragua canal was beset VIII unknown
difficulties. while the construction Oh the
Panama canal was IAN open book
In conclusion. Mr.. Hanna appealed TO
the Senate to consider the matter as a
business proposition. and with some feel
ing he repudiated the suggestion that
those who favored the Panama route
were not in favor of the construction OF
a canal He hoped that the work OF con-
etruct;on would be begun before the
close of the present year.
He suggested that if the United States
should decide to construct a canal along
the Nicaragua route it. would have no
assurance that some other nation would
not decide to complete the Panama canal.
If sucn jealousy should arise as would
prompt another nation to construct the
Panama canal the United States, in his
opinion. would be at serious disad-
vantage.