Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-13

| the question.
| From this point he was diverted b,
an amendment introduced by Fair
banks, Ind, providing for the issue O
bonds for the construction of the canal
Morgan vigorously attacked the amend.
ment, maintaining that the expense o.
| the canals construction should be paiC
| from the treasury's current receipts
| incidentally, Morgan again opposed
| the Panama route and assailed tbs
| right Of the new Panama company t.
| dispose of the concessions it held from
| The old company.
At the conclusion of routine bust
| ness, today, in the Senate, a resolu-
ton introduced by Carmack, Tenn.
directing the committee on civil ser
vice and retrenchmcnt TO investigate
the discharge from the war depart
ment of Miss Rebecca j. Taylor, a
clerk in that department, was called
Up. on motion Of Plat, Conn, the
resolution was referred to the com
mission on civil service.
The resolution introduced, yester-
day, by Culberson, Tex, directing the
secretary of war to send to the Sen
ate an itemiZed statement Of the eX-
penditures made from the Cuban
funds, from the time of the American
occupation to May 1 of this year, was
taken up. Plat, Conn, adjudgcd that
the information was being compiled
in the war department and the resolu-
ton was sent to the calendar. Con-
sidcration was resumed of the London
dock charges bill. Plat, Conn, re-
marked that it was difficult to ascer-
tain what was sought by the bill.
Nelson, Mimi, explained the provisions
to which Platt called attention.
Plat further held that the question
presented was not subject of ma
tionaI legislation.
Mallory, Fla. advocated the passage
Of the bill. Hale maintained that this
attempt to force the United States
to put its hand in a trade between
two parties competent to make an
agreement was Il ruthless exercise of
Legislative power ANA ought not to be
Countcnanced.
SpoOner contcndcd that it had been
the custom of Congress to regulate
bills of lading in both Interstate and
foreign commerce. He declared that
the common carrier took the skipper
by the throat" and the latter was thus
compelled to sign the bill of Iading
containing the fine print conditions
under practical duress. with the I'M
Outstanding that he could not Rave his
goods shipped unless he accepted the
terms.
The discussion continued until
o'clock, Plat confessing that he was
more and more getting into confusion
about the matter.
AT 2 o'clock. the dock charges bill
went over and the Isthinian canal
project was taken up.
Consideration of the Isthmian canal
project was then resumed and Ioar
formally offered his amendment which
he some time ago offered in the form
Of a substitute.
The amendment provides that ii
shall be the duty of the President to
cause an Isthmian canal to be built
by such route as he may select; that
he shall obtain all advice necessary,
and that $1O.000,000 be appropriated to
begin the work.
Morgan, in charge of the pending bill,
in taking the floor and noting the abb
StIlCt VI u lciI sc iliiJpIIly Vi oClittlol p
said it mattered not to him whether
senators listened to his remarks or not,
as he was addressing himself to the
American people, in order that the facts
concerning the canal question might be
well understood. He then discussed mt
length the attitude of Nicaragua and
Costa Rica toward the Isthmian canal
and the diplomatic negotiations be
teween these two governments and the
United States loking to the canars con
struction.
Further discussing the diplomatic
negotiations. the Alabama senator in
| timated that Minister Silva of Colon
bia. had been recalled from Washing
/ ton. because the Colombian govern
ment could raise no money on his
opinion which was not in accord with
| the views of Colombia as to canal con
| cessions. He said that Colombia, if tbs
United states should pay $4,000, 900
Panama canal, would get $1,000,oOC
down, land how many millions more
God only knows-or his Satanic Ma
iesty-who think, has more to do witt
this business than the Almighty
lie said the Liberal party in Colombo
| never would extend the concessions Q
the new Panama Canal Company, ans
il the United States should pay $4,000,
600 for these concessions and the prop
erty, it might as well throw the money
into the sea. He repudiated the idei
that the American could be Delivers
by any such foul and dirty scheme"
lie declared that there never was
more mistaken piece of legislation
II than the "Spooner amendment, and re
ferred to it as having been offered il
the name of the senator from Wiscon
sin.
Spooner warmly resented the intima
ton that ne was not the author of tn
amendment and declared that he no
only was its author but that he ha
. devised it in every part. With certai