The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-28
WANT THE CANAL.
Boards of Trades Sends Petit
ti0ns 10 the Senate.

Washington, Jan 2S-Among the
petitions presented in the senate today
was one from the members of the boards
of trade of Philadelphia and Brunswick,
Ca, for the prompt ratification of the
canal treaty.
The joint resolution authorizing the
accepting from citizens of France of a
reproduction of Dangers bust of
Washington was passed
When Mr.. Morgan's resolution calling
Tor Minister Buchanan's letter concern
ing amendments to the canal treaty was
land before the senate Mr.. Morgan
Withdrew it, sayinging that he had been
INFORMED that it was the intention of
The president to send the document in
executive session.
The resolution of DIR. Culberson. in
troduced at the INSTANCE of the Demo-
cratic caucus. requesting the president
10 Inform the senate whether all the
correspondence relating to the con-
s1ructlon OF an isthmian canal had been
sent to the senate. was taken UP. Mr..
CuiiOm objected to the resolution as too
broad as to date, and on his suggestion
dr- Culberson amended it so as to
unit the request for correspondence
since June e, 1902. the date of the ap-
prevail of the Spooner act Mr. Culber-
son then suggested that the resolution
be further amended so as to relieve the
president from the necessity of send
ing information to supply which would,
IN mas opinion, be incompatible with the
pubic interest. Mr.. Culberson declined
10 accept this amendment and made a
speech IN support of his objection and
| ia -aFor of the adoption of the resoIu-
tion as It stood. Mr. Cullom assured
Mr. Cuiberson that whether his amend
lhent was accepted or not 1.-The senate
! VIII get all information there is in the
! department pertinent to the general
question"
IN THE HOUSE.
Washington, Jan. 2S.-When the
house convened today Mr. Van Duzer
NNeV.) sought to secure consideration
OF resolution calling on the secretary
OF war Tor information as to what ar
tlcIes manufactured for the department
are made by convict labor. Objection
to its consideration on the ground that
1t was not a privileged resolution was
sustained.
By agreement general debate on the
urgent deficiency bill was extended I'M
| til p m.
The house then went into committee
| OF the whole and resumed considera-
ton of the urgent deficiency bill Mr..
| Benny On j speaking in defnese of
| Mr.. Bryan, said he need not feel hurt
as he was in good company. He quoted
| Senator Dolliver as having said at a
| banquet in Newark that no man had a
! right to hiss the name of w. J. Bryan.
MI Benny said it is the Republican
got DR.. Hanna to say Il word to. help
them out" he said. He would inscribe
on the shaft to the Republican party
at its death that its policies of let well
enough alone" stand pat and 1--WE
hold the ace'r killed it with a postscript.
signed by Hanpa, saying if the report
ers had used the word edge instead
of lace" they would have been all right.
You brag and blow here about the
| great courage of the man who is now
| president of the limited States" said
/ Mr.. Benny. THE man is a courageous
man who dares to do right. The man
| who shoots a lion or a Spaniard in the
1 back does not necessarily have to be
1 coura geous-"
The prophecy that to nominate Mr.
! Roosevelt for vice president would take
him out of New York politics did not
( come true. He said it was proposed to
| stop the use of carriages by department
officials and asked if anything was done
to stop the president from using a free
! train, decla ring that he had heard that
a free train had been placed at his dis
lpOSal.