New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-07

WadSWOrth On. y.
Mr.. Hepburn replied that he understood the three
steamers originally purchased a part Of the
property of the French canal company were not
capable Of transporting the required material TO
the isthmus.
Mr.. Wanger PENN added that these two steam
ers were equipped with very large hatchways and
were the best that could be had for the purpose.
Fault was found by Mr.. Olmsted PENN and Mr..
Kahn CCai) with the statement of expenses
furnished. Mr. Hepburn concurTed in this opinion.
Mr.. Tawney C9dfnn.) suggested that the in
Strttction to the canal commission be for a de
tailed and classified or '.itemized" statement Of
expenses
Mr.. WILLIAMS AMENDMENT.
The floor was yielded to Mr. williams (NIissl.
who gave notice Of certain amendments he
should offer to the bill later He declared the
canal non-partisan question. It's benefits to the
South would be great. No individual could claim
credit for the canal The principal amendment he
should offer would be TO strike out the sum of
S0'e"oO in the bill and insert amount he
should endeavoT to ascertain as the amount actu-
ally necessary to carry on the work until Janu-
airy / Asserting that there at least $4OO0O.OO0
belonging to the United States deposit
without interest in national banks MI Williams
SAID ne should object to the issuance of bonds on
which per cent interest should be paid to secure
money to build the canal. Failing in striking out
the entire bonding provision, he should to
strike out the provision rembursing the Treasury
for the amount appropriated in the bill from the
proceeds Of the bond sale. He called attention to
the original act authorizing bonds for the canal,
and said II was plain there nothing n1anda-
tory about it He maintained that the position he
took was not & movement against national banks.
At the suggestion of Mr. Fitzgerald N. "
Mr.. Williams said he should also offer an amend
rnent requiring itemized statements Of expendi-
lures from the canal commission.
Mr.. Mann UilD said that there were two en-
ployes OF the canal commission who received
salaries of $4,000 a year. One is Mr.. Ross pur-
chasing agent. and the other Mr.. Bishop secre-
tary to the commission. He declared that there
sse5 for as II Vas s he 40 I al4bl o. L9 9g
Replying TO AIr. Clayton (AlaJ. who asked IL
any of the money requested would be spent for
actual work Of excavation. Mr. Mann replied that
ton, which, he said, had never ceased since the
RRILoPerly was acquired from the french company
tnere was no oopbt TINS appropTiaton should nave
been carried In the last Sundry Civil Appropriation
would not need the money. THAT commission
was done away with and new commission ap-
work on the canal Eas proceeded much more rap
snS not tTeoT f he si5 tba
after this appropriation made $76,00OO0O would
preparations for work have been made and the
result he predicted, would be the building Of the
canal for even less total cost than had been es-
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Hill CConn).
making the canal bonds available security for
national bank circulation.
had been claimed by the ways and Means, APP
preparations and Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee wanted TO tack TO it general legisla-
tive proposition recommended by the Secretary OF
A protest was entered by Mr.. OImsted PENN,
against being required to vote appropriations for
the canal without having detailed statement Of
Mr. Mann received permission to have printed
partial statement OF expenses OF me Worh Wn!Go
ne sag IigIl IhIo .. oIIa t o ar He
indicated that the commission would dOub less fur
nish complete details of expenditure WIen me APP
proprietor Lo5 r 10 furnished
zofd r11CT in hes Law vi
porattons is being demanded such a showing as the
Mr.. Hepburn suggested that the annual report
of the Secretary Of War now IN me names q IIle
BrnteT w f,d os shGw detailed statement OF
No corporation or business. concern in the coun-
try would be satisfied by a showing no better than
the commission had furnished the House. in the
e o5msted
Admitting that It might have been better if the
saw no good reason why. the appropriately should
not be made. He said if the estimates had peeh
hers to set their unprofe ssona judgment against
Inmates for river ard horbor improvements = show
that they were not in detail and rot IN form TO
except BY the engineers II would be import nence
his part he maRtaned to Ss[ bse6 seeofed
because Of their fitness for this work
Mr.. CoCKRAN's OBJECTIONS.
This statement furnished the text for a lively
sueech by Mr.. Cochran IN ". who oemanoeo
n know. if members Of the House were btndly to
was the case he did not want to OCCUPY his position
on the House floor. He asked Mr. Hepburn what
the President meant when he said IN ms HesseJ5e;
Il earnestly recommend to the congress, me sIeeu
OF economy and this end rigid scrutiny OF ap-
~ The power Of appropriation is superfuous and
rocker But I ask this House 10 declare now
that this function is mpertinence but perta ms
Monday. which includes that the Treasury shall be
guarded by and not in perfuEctory manner.
+r-@f the gentleman from New-York should make
him responsible for q statement he had not MADE
member OF the House with regard 10 aPpFopt4d
Hons He reiterated what he had said and out or
mat for the purposes of the gentleman; that ne
nnbIjc virtue and upon the Constitution, he at
tenpts to distort the purpose OF my ansuage INTO
q denial Of scrutiny on the part Of the member
eehtn here Of the business that comes before US
T1LLe+ said was not what the gentleman glibly |
and TePeaGy {Fif Be 81 sow eG to 9 Injustice to the
.,e-+ep1ar than myself, replied Mr. Cochran. who
reesed Willingness to accept the language of M
Hepburn, but coIle'4'UsN - ii'ail1 Int punt '0
hsg Gardner CIich) said the chairman of the
iesdiIg the House on to dangerous ground. He |
boned the bill would pass but that It would not be
hook of estimates it meant to bankrupt the gov |
eminent. a.,- q. 5e. A. 7.
,st-afion of Chairman Shonts. OF the canal com
sfsgjo0 and Mr. Clayton expressed desire for
further Information regarding tho press agent OF
h Tebsfe ended at 4:85 o'clock and the House
Io1Jrned with the understanding that the bill VIII |
be read for amendment and put on its passage TO-
morrow
MR.. LODGES RECIPROCITY BILL
Favors Products of Countries Not Discrimi-
,o+Ipo AGAINST the limited States