Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-06-19
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

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Washington, June 10.--AnOther big
supply bill was disposed of by he
senate, the naval bill, carrying more
than $7S,000,OOO, having been passed
1t includes provisions for two first
class battleships, two frstcIass arm
ored cruisers and two gunbOats; bu,
strikes out the house provision that
one of each shall be built at gov
, one of each shall be built at gov
eminent yards. When consideration
was resumed of the sthmian canal
! question, Senator Turner delivered ali
/ extended argument in support of the
new Panama company could not pass
clear title to the Panama Canal
Company's franchises and property.
/ The house defeated the bill to
transfer certain forest reserves 20 the
agricultural department and authorize
the president to establish game and
fish preserves. It's death was at
Complished by striking out the enact
ing clause. The motion was made by
Mr.. Cannon and carried by a vote Of
100 to 70, He CLAIMED the bin would
greatly increase the cost of ad,
, ministCrng the forest reserves and
declared the estimated receipts Of
the next fiscal year were already CX-
ceeded by appropriations up to the
present time of over $51,0000OO. The
house then adopted as n special order
for consideration the Corliss Pacific
cable bill by a vote of 3 to 70, ana
Tor the remainder of the afternoon
listened to the author Of the measure
argue in favor of its passage. Mr..
Dal2ell of Pennsylvania, who present
ed the rule, announced that he vas
opposed to the government building a
cable to the Philippines. He said he
favored the construction of an Amcri
can cable by American capital ana
gave notice that at the proper time
he would offer a substitute bill TO
authorize the president to contract
for the construction of a cable under
certain conditions. The minority OF
the commerce committee is opposed
to the Corliss bill on the ground hat
the Commercial Pacific company Is
now at work building a cable which
Is to be laid by 1906 Representative
MCDermott of New Jersey introduced
bill for statue to the memory OF
Samuel J. Tildon, TO be erected fl
Washington at a cost of $4,000.
Washington, June 11.-Just before
adjournment the senate agreed to
vote finally upon the Nicaragua canal
bin and all pending amendments June
~. Senator Fairbanks of Indiana
made speech favoring the Panama
route. Originally. he said, he favored
the Nicaragua route, but investiga.
ton of the subject, coupled with the
determination of the isthmian com,
mission. induced him to change his
mind. He argued that the route
not only would be cheaper in the first
instance, but cheaper in operation
after the canal were constructed.
Before consideration of the canal
, question was resumed, the motion of
Senator Wellington of Maryland to
discharge the committee on privileges
and elections from further considera-
ton of the resolution providing for
submission of an amendment to the
| constitution for the election of sen
ators by the people was defeated p
to 80, after a sharp debate.
The house dispatched the Corliss
Pacific cable bin by striking out the
, cnacttug clause of the measure, by
vote of l16 to II, thus giving no oppor-
tunity to test the strength of the Dali
cell substitute. which authorized the
president to contract with a private
company for laying a cable, The
/ speakers We're Messrs. Shackleford of
| Missouri Mann of Illinois. Morrell of
Pennsylvania, and Tompkins of Ohio,
I for the bill: Messrs Richardson of
Alabama, Newlands Of Nevada, Loud
of California and Cannon Of Illinois
against it,