Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-06-11
57TH CONGRESS-.
Naval Appropriation Bill Passes
the Senate.
House Defeats Bill to Create Game
and Fish Preserves.
Cannon Vigorously Opposed the Meas
ure.

Washington, June 10.-AnOther Of the
big supply bills Of the government was
disposed of by the Senate, today, the
naval bill, carrying more than $IS000,
600, being passed. 1t includes provisions
for two first-class battleships, two first
class armored cruisers and two gun
| boats, but strikes out the House pro-
| vision that one of each shall be built
| at government yards.
| When consideration was resumed of
the isthmian canal question, Turner
delivered an extended argument In
support of the Nicaragua route. He
maintained that the new Panama COM
pany could not pass clear title to the
| Panama Canal COS. rights, franchises
and property to the United States, and
that if this government purchased it.
it would be with all its encumbrances.
| Shortly after the Senate convcn-
ed, today, Mr.. Carmack Tenn)
introduced resolution directing
the committee on civil service and re
| trenchment to investigate the case Of Re
becca J. Taylor, a clerk in the war de-
rartment who was discharged from her
position for the alleged reason OF CRITICS
ing the administrations Philippine policy
in communication to the press.
The committee was directed to investi-
gate the case.
| Consideration Of the naval appointment
bill was then resumed The pending
amendment being that providing for the
construction of two first-class battle
!
| and two gunboats.
| Mr.. Perkins, a member Of the commit
tee on naval affairs, argued that some of
the vessels Of the navy ought to be con-
structed at government navy yards ani
| he urged that the admirably equipped
government yards ought to be utilized.
| This policy, he said, was demanded by
the labor unions.
Mr.. Platt (Ct.) asked if this was a de
mand or a request on the part Of the la
| Dor unions.
/ Il mean that it is a request replied
| Mr.. Perkins. II mean that it is to the
| interest of the government that the navy
yards belonging to the people should be
utilized for building war vessels
At the conclusion of Perkinss speech
| the committee amendment as to the
| building of two each of battleships,
cruisers and gunboats, was agreed to.
AR amendment. offered by Mallory.
| Florida, appropriating 100000 for a
fire proof building at the Pensacola,
Fla, navy yard, was agreed to.
Without further amendment the bill
as amended was passed.
The London dock charges bill then
| was taken up and after some minor
| amendments had been agreed to, Hale
presented objections to the measure.
The fundamental trouble with the bill,
he said, was that men who ought to
know their own business should not
make shipping contracts. 1t was ain at
| tempt to leGislate against men making
their own contracts. He believed the
millers and lumbermen who We're fore
ing this bill could take care Of them
! selves.
Without action on the bill, at 2
O'Clock, the isthmian canal bill was laid
before the Senate, and Turner, Wash,
spoke in favor Of the construction of
the Nicaragua canal. He said every
political party stood committed to this
object, although there were some self
ish interests opposed to it. These
might yet cause the country to let slip
the opportunity for the canals con-
struction. The pathway of reason and
common sense led to the construction
Of canal by the Nicaragua route. The
last commission in it's last report had
| favored he said "the second hand, dis
credited project at Panama; but the
burden of the evidence was in favor of
| the Nicaragua route.
! In conclusion Turner urged strongly
| that by the construction of the isthmian
| canal the stifed and cramped infant in
dustries Of the Pacific coast would obtain
an outlet for their products and would be
relieved of the grossly unjust discrimi-
nation to which they now were subject
ed by the transcontinental railroads. The
! project furthermore would promote ma
tional integrity and national progress. He
favored the House bill. saying he believ-
| ed that its enactment was the only meth
cd by which an isthmian canal could be
constructed by the United States.
/ Morgan discussed the legal difficulties
| Of acquiring the Panama canal property
| and declared that the United States could
not buy the property without acquiring
| the encumbrances upon it. The House
bill providing for the protection of the
| President was referred to the judiciary
committee, although Hoar, chairman of
that committee, thought it would be i'm
possible to get action on it at this session
| if the committee had to consider ii. Then
after brief executive session, the Sen
ate at $50 adjourned.