Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-16
18Th CONGRESS-.
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MT. Hale, upon the suggestion OF
| Messrs. Allison and Hopkins, Withdrew
MS amendment requiring that mon
supplies, etc, be shipped to the is,b-
mus IN American vessels, but gave no.
tice that at the next session of Coa
Sress he would renew his efforts to ca
'ule 'ne enactment of the provision.
IL also was suggested that the Nc
oiiia" amendment extending the coast
wise laws to the business with p,,ar,,
ne "i'huraWn, and Mr.. Morgan made
.iiiS suggestion the basis of a speech
III when ne said that unless the Init
Ell states should take complete possas-
SION on the canal zone it could MOI odo-
! quateiy regulate such matters as tho
ADMISSION of supplies or men 10 hc
| used on the canal
MI Spooner took issue with thi
view. IT
MI. Spooncr spoke in favor of an
amendment proposed by Mr.. Morgan
'hat the pardoning power rest in IN.
governor instead OF the commission
re moved also that new section bc
"uue"' pelieving that all salaries or
o'Ier compensation fixed by the COM
i'iissioh snail be subject to the an
prevail of the President.
Inc amendment was adoDted as we'll
DIS number of others requiring more
riSld accounting to the President hv
members of the commission.
MI. Bacon offered an amendment Of
the end of the first section of the hill,
providing that the payment OF tho
%looVo,0eO to Panama Shall be mndr
In leu OF the
made III the third section of the acr
Oh June ~, 1902, ana hereby appro-
priatcd.'
The amendment was adopted.
MT. Morgan made Il final speech
against the bill. and when he ceased
Shctking NJ 81 ANA in less than 4
tlhu'e afterwards WAS passed, there
was no division.
Immediately after the passage of tho
canal bill. the sundry civil approximation.
Dill was taken up and the reading of thu.
amcEdmcnts begun There was no debate
intll the amendment authorizing the sec
r'GtiN of the interior to au;nj,lt agents
Tor the protection of public timber
without regard to party affiliations.
was reached. Mr.. German mad an in
ptlr% concerning the civil service feature
OF the provision. whcreupon Mr.. Iaiicv
made an attack on practices undo. th,.
civil service law. He spoke of the civil
service requirement az "dre;Im--;,n irfi-
descent dream and added the conviction
that the present President has suspended
the civil service law in order to make
political appointments more times tn:u
all of his predecessors. Il IcIiryc" H.,
said. that to the victor the spells DO.
long. ana if ] had my way under a Re-
publican administration | wouldn't ALLOW
Democratic endorsement to l." filed;
rOr would | as a Democrat permit tho
filing of Republican endorsement undo:
Il Democratic administration"
lie had no complaint. he declared. that
the Republicans now appoint their partl-
sans. but he would complain when there
were violations of the law under the po-
litical dilCttant"iam connected with the
service under pres mt conditions.
Mr.. Hale interrupted Mr.. Railcy with
the statement that he fully agreed with
much that the Texan has said: yet. II"
added. it WAS impoSSih" to get = chang
because of the Enwiiinsncss of Consrc.i.,
to put itself ON record.
At 10 the Senate adjourned.