The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-06-24
MALLORY FIGHTS DELAY
II tile Can't be Had in a Year a ke
Nicaragua Route.
AND TIL; AMENDMENT IS REJECTED
The Sp,onsr S ubstiture For the Hepburn NIcar
aqua Canal:.Bill Adopted by the Senate
by Forty-Two to Thirty
Four.
(Rv the Associated Press.)

Washington, June 19.-An sthmlan
canal, while not yet absolutely assured
is nearer to construction than it ever
fty Of eight votes adopted the Spooner
substitute for the Hepburn Nicaragua
Canal bill. The vote on the substitute
being AZ to "a. The detailed vote fol-
laws:
Yeas: Aldrich. Allison, Bard. Bever-
idge, Burnham, Burrows, Burton, Clark,
IWyo.), Cullom, Deboe, DIETRICH, Dry
den, Fairbanks, Foraker, Foster,
(Wash), Frye, Gallinger, Gamble, Hale,
Hanna, H~ansbrough, Hoar, Jones,
CArk.), Jones, CNeV.), kean, kittrldSe,
Lodge, McComas, McCumber, Mcmillan,
Mason, Willard, Plat, Comm, Pritch-
ard, Proctor, Quarles, Scott, Spooner,
Teller. Warren, wellington, Wetmore-
forty-tWO.
Nays: Bacon, Bailey, Bate, Berry,
Blackburn, Carmack, Clapp, Clark,
CMont), Clay, Cockrell, Culberson, Dan
iel, Duboise, Foster, 0a.), Harris,
HaWley. Heitfeld, McLaurin, CMiss.),
Mallory, Martin, Mitchell, Morgan, Mel
son, Patterson, Perkins, Pettus, Platt,
On. W, Quay, Simmons, Stewart, Italia
ferro, Turner, Nest-thirty-four.
The following pairs We're announced,
the first named in each case being fav-
orable to Panama and the second
against it:
Depew with McEnery: Dillingham;
with Tillman; Dolliver with Money;
Kearns with Gibson; McLaurin, Is. CO.
with Simon.
Elkins and Rawlins were absent and
impaired.
After two amendments to the measure
had been adopted one providing for a
commission to supervise the construction
of the canal and the other providing for
the issuance of bonds to construct the
water way, it was passed by a vote of
81 to 6, the votes in the negative being
cast by Messrs. Bate, (Tenn.); Cockrell,
(Mo); Daniel, Wa); Dubois, Gdaho);
Pettus, (Ala.), and Vest, CMo).
1t has been evident for several days
that the Spooner substitute would com
mand the votes of a majority of the
Senate. The Panama route was consid-
cred more desirable by the Senate than
the Nicaraguan route. The only Dues
ton left open is the title to the property
and that the President will determine,
if the House shall adopt the Senate
amendments to the BILL.
Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama, closed to-
days debate with an earnest appeal for
the adoption Of the Nicaragua route. He
had been preceded by Mr.. Clark, of Mon
tana, in support of the Nicaragua route,
and Mr.. Allison. of Iowa, in support of
the Spooner proposition. Only minor
amendments, except those indicated, We're
adopted, all others being voted down.
Mr.. Bacon, (Ga.), offered to the Spoon
er substitute the amendment providing
for the appointment of an Isthmian
canal commission to direct the construc-
ton of the canal and providing that
seven member Of the commission shall
receive such compensation as the Presi-
dent shall prescribe until it is other
wise fixed by the Congress.
Mr.. Spooner accepted the amendment
and it was agreed 20 SO to %.
Mr.. Mallory, tFla.), offered an amend.
ment to the Spooner amendment. pro-
NIdlng that If the President could not
within six months get 4 clear title to the
Panama Company's rights and conces-
sions he should proceed with the Nicara-
qua Canal.
Mr.. Spooner moved to lay the amend
tH'h vi Lllt tdDlc I'LL II moron wa
agreed to. "A to 81.
\ like amendment offered by Mr.. NAL
Tory limiting the time of the Presidents
decision as to the Panama route to -
months was rejected. So to SO.
Mr.. Mitchell offered an amendment to
the SpooDer substitute providing that
even though the President is satisfied
he can obtain a clear title to the Panama
Canal Company's property, if he shall be
convinced for any reason that it is not
for the best interests of the United States
to purchase the Panama property or if
he shall think the canal ought to be con-
structed by the Nicaragua route he shall
proceed to the construction of the canal
by the Nicaragua route.
Mr.. Spooner's motion to Law the amend
ment on the table was agreed to, 43 to
-.
A direct vote then was obtained on the
Spooner substitute which was adopted by
the vote already given.
The vote upon the Spooner substitute
disposed Of the pending question and the
substitute. as adopted, was reported from
the Committee of the Whole to the Sen
ate.
Mr.. Hoar CMass.) }. then offered a substi-
tute for the Spooner proposition making
it the duty of the President to decide by
which route the canal should be con-
structed. 1t was rejected, 10 to CO.
Mr.. Fairbanks then offered an amend
1nent providing for the issue of $780,
GOO, 600 Of gold bonds bearing 2 per cent
interest to pay for the construction of
the canal. Mr.. Culberson moved to lay
the amendment on the table and the mo-
ton was defeated, sc to 80. The amend
ment was then adopted, 3S to Sc.
Mr.. Mason then offered an amendment
to Mr.. Fairbanks amendment, provid-
ing that all the people of the United