Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-10

duced against the bill during the debate
devotinS considerable time to Cannon
The gentleman from Illinois. he said. de
manded clearness and defniteness. We,
he proposed to support the MOrri:
amendment which Hepburn pointed oul
was vague and indefinite. He had i'm
puSned bad motives to no one, but he be-
lieved that forces were working for de
lay
IL do not impugn the motives of tn,
gentleman from Illinois," said he, when
he says he is in favor of this canal. In
a parliamentary sense l am convinced
yet | am free to confess, that only the
obligations of parliamentary law would
convince me when | remember that he
has invariably been Il stickler for delay.
Hepburn then proceeded to review Can
mons record on canal legislation to show
that his declarations of friendship did
not harmonize with his constant course
of hostile delay. He repeatedly drew ap-
plause and laughter as he looSed hi
shafts OF sarcasm against the chaiTma n
take it all good naturedly, joining in the
laughter provoked at his own expense
Hepburn said that Cannon posed as d
business man, yet, said he, he wanted t.
pay $40 $4,000 for something the commits
sion said was worth S27.000,000. With re
gard to the alleged claims of the Mari
time Canal Co, which the gentleman
moonlight" the commission reported tha'
they had already been extinguished.
In conclusion, Hepburn said it was his
opinion that the House should pass tn
pending bill. He did not pretend that i,
was as perfect as it would have beer
had it been drawn by the gentleman FROM
Illinois with his fund of ineXhaustiD.e
wisdom.
Addressing the Democratic side, he read
the plank in the Kansas City platform
pledging the party to the Nicaraguan ca
nal That" said he amid laughter, ..is
in my opinion. the most respectable dec
laraton in the platform"
There are reports in the air. said he
that my isthmian canal bill Will have
"A rough ana rocky road to travel In an
persons of potency is against it. What
will be the moral effect if this HOUSE
by practically unanimous vote. md
demand shall be done? II the Morris
amendment is carried, he said, the
selection of the Panama rout,
would depend upon the attitude ,1e,o OF
The choice might hinge. upon the
attitude of one man, and no man, ht
declared. should be placed IN Such pc
sition with $40,O00,000 in the balance.
The bill was read for amendment unoei
the 5-minute rule.
Shackelford. Mo-. offered the amend
ment to authorize the President TO deter
mine the choice of routes as between
Nicaragua and Panama, If the properly
and franchises of the Panama Co. coui:
be procured for $4O.0OO,Wo. he eXplalheo
that the amendment offered by him hat
becn agreed upon after consultation pc
tween himself and Morris and Parker, \
| j.. who had given notice that they wouie
offer similar amendments.
After "a lively running debate over til'
! = mendmcnt it was defeated upon ris
ing vote, 102 to 1l0. ,,...,..
Parker, N j., DeArmond and Burgess
offered various amendments, winch Wer'
voted down. IN, =,
The committee then reported the Dill Z
the House. whereupen Cannon moved Z
re-commt the bill with instructions u
mi q, DAYS n SUBSTITUTE
| to enable the President to acquire the ne
cessary rights for canal from Nlcara
qua or Colombia and to authorize III mn
| to select the route with1n o, ud!s' z;ir
amnndment was defeated without dlVlS
inn' Cannon being unable to secure a rec.
ord vote The bill then was paS;scu
Ayes, sos: Noes. 2. Fletcher, KEEP, Mill
and J.assiter. Dem. Va. cast the mega
tiYa votes The announcement was greet
ed with applause. At $50 z. NJ th'
House adjourned.