Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1902-06-13

day the motion OF Wellington, Oh MARY
land. to discharge the committee on
privileges and elections from further
consideration Of the resolution provid.
ing for the submission Of an amend.
ment to the constitution for the cleo.
ton of senators by the people was de.
feated, 81 to 35 after sharp debate.
Fairbanks. of Indiana. in a carefully
considered speech, favored construc.
ton Of the isthmian canal by the Pana.
ma route. Originally, he said. he had
favored the Nicaragua route, but an in.
vestigation of the subject coupled
with the determination of the isthmian
commission. had induced him to
change his mind in favor Of the Pana'
ma route. His predictions and opin-
ions, founded upon fragmentary and
unsatis factory information, he said.
had been entirely in favor Of the Mic
aragua route, but II weight was to be
given to the opinion of our own impair
tial commissioners, men of experience
and capacity, he declared. we must
discard the Nicaragua and select the
Panama rJtte
House-The house today dispatched
the Corliss Pacific cable bill by the
same method it adopted yesterday in
the case of the forest reserve. 1t
struck out the enacting clause of the
measure by vote of 116 to II, thus
giving no opportunity to test the
strength of the DalZell substitute,
which arthori; ei the president to con.
t, act wit: a private compary f''r laying
of a cable. The speakers today were
Shackleford of Missouri, Mann of ILL.,
nois, Morrell of Pennsylvania. and
Tompkins of Ohio. for the bill, and
Richardson of Alabama, Newlands OF
Nevada. Loud of California, and Can.
non Of Illinois, against it.
Washington, June 12.-Senate.-Af-
ter considering the London dock char.
ges bill for an hour and half today
without completing it. the senate re-
sumed consideration of the isthmian
canal question. Morgan, Of Alabama,
occupied the floor for three hours and
half discussing the diplomatic phases
of the question. From this point he
was diverted by an amendment in
troduced by Fairbanks. Of Indiana,
providing for the issue of bonds for
the construction Of the canal Morgan
vigorously attacked the amendment.
Incidentally Morgan again opposed the
anama route and assailed the ability
of the new Panama company to dispose
of the concession held from the old
company. A resolution introduced by
Carmack. of Tennessee, directing the
committee on civil service and re-
trenchment to investigate the charge
from the war department of Miss Re-
Decca J. Taylor, a clerk of the depart.
ment was called up. On motion of
| Platt, of Connecticut, the resolution
| was ret erred to the committee on civil
service The resolution introduced by
Culberson, of Texas. directing the
secretary of war to send to the senate
an itemized statement of the expendi-
lures made from the Cuban funds
| from, the time of the American occll-
patton to May l of this year was
taken up Plat of Connecticut eX'
planned that the information was be-
| ing compiled in the war department.
and the resolution was sent to the
| calendar.
House.-The house today adopted
| a special rule for the consideration OF
the irrigation bill which passed the
| senate some time ago. and devoted the
| day to general debate on the measure.
| Tomorrow the bill will be read for
| amendment under the five minute rule.
Mondell of Wyoming, Tongue of Ore
| gon, Terrell of Massachusetts. and
Shallenbarger of Nebraska, spoke to.
| day in favor of the bill. Ray. chair
man of the Judiciary committee, made
a long argument against it. Ohm
stead of Pennsylvania, enlivened the
proceedings with a humorous speech
IN reply to Cuchmans recent attack
on the committee on rules.