Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-26


be. A spirited discussion was pre-
c1pItated over a motion by Senator
Proctor of Vermont to agree with the
house on the army appropriation bill
Several weeks ago the senate was az
frOnted by message from the house.
refusing to submit to a conference on
certain senate amendments Oppose
ton to Senator Proctor's motion was
SO vigorous that finally he was forced
to withdraw it,
Washington, June 17.-Throughou.
the session Of the senate the isthmian
canal question was under consldera-
ton. Speeches were made by Sen
ators Perkins of California, Gallinger
of New Hampshire, Stewart of Nevada
and Morgan Of Alabama, all advocates
of the Nicaragua route, except Nh
Gallinger, who made forceful argu-
ment in support of the Panama route
and who said his Investigations con
WINGED him that the latter was the
more healthful.
The house spent the day consider
ing bills reported from the judiciary
committee. The most important was
that to amend the bankruptcy raw
The minority made a vigorous effort
to repeal the present law in toto, bu+
was defeated, IS to 1877 The bill as
rassed amends the law in fifteen
particulars to meet the defects which.
it is said, experience has proved. Ad.
Gitional grounds for refusing to dis
charge in bankruptcy were added as
follows: First, obtaining properly OF
credit on materially false statements;
second, making fraudulent transfer of
property; third, having been granted
or denied a discharge of bankruptcy
within six years; fourth, having re-
fused to obey the order of the court
or refusal to answer material ques-
tons approved by the court.
Washington, June 1S.-Interest in
the isthmian canal question increases
as the time for the final vote in the
senate approaches. The senate de-
voted practically the entire session to
Extended speeches were made by Sen
ators Spooner of Wisconsin and
Hanna of Ohio in advocacy of the
adoption of the Panama route. Sena-
tor Pettus of Alabama advocated the
selections of the Nicaragua route,
while Senator Teller of Colorado
briefly announced his support of the
Panama project.
The near approach of the end of the
session was signalized by a general
political speech by Mr.. Richardson of
Tennessee, leader of the minority.
Taking advantage Of the latitude al
lowed during the general debate on
the deficiency appropriation bill, he
made a set speech O. an hour and a
half. He arraigned the republican
party for failure to keep platform
promises, dwelling especially upon
the question of trusts and the neces-
sity for tariff reduction. Mr.. Chal-
lenberger of Nebraska also made a
political speech, condemning the ad-
ministration for removing Miss Tay-
Tor, the clerk in the war department,
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and for justifying General Woods
expenditures for the promotion of
reciprocity legislation. Mr.. Cannon,
chairman of the appropriation COM
mittee, said he was ready to go to the
country on the record of the repub-
lican party. He caused much merri-
ment on his side of the house by
describing the republican party as
pulling the wagon while the demo-
Gratis stood off and found fault Mr..
Bartlett (dem., Ca offered an amend
ment to the deficiency bill to reim-
Durse the Cuban revenues for the
salary allowed by Secretary Root to
Gen. Wood out of the island revenues.
The general deficiency appropriation
bill, the last of the supply bills, was
passed.
Washington, June 19.-An isthmian
canal, While not yet absolutely as
sured, is nearer construction than it
ever has been. The senate by al
majority of eight adopted the Panama
Spooner substitute for the Hepburn
Nicaragua canal bill, the vote on the
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