THE MORNING GREGX)XIANt HJJRSPAY. JUNE 19, 1902.
VOTE ON CANAL BILL
Senate Will Take Up Amend
ments This Afternoon.
THE DEBATE IS NEARLY ENPED
Ycslerday' Snenkcrs Were Spooner,
Hannn, Teller and Jonea for the
Panama Iloute, and Pettns
for Jjicaraffua. ,
Interest In the Isthmian can a J ques
tion Increases as the time for a final
vote In the Senate approaches. Today 4
at 2 o'clock the voting on the amend
ments to the pending Icaraua CAnaJ
.bill will besin. and a final disposition of 1
the matter 1b expected to be reached
coon afterward.
The Senate yesterday devoted prac
tically Us entire sesslpn o consideration
of the canal piUon. Extended
speeches were delivered by Spooper and
Hanna In advocacy of th adoption of
the Panama route, and by Pettus for
the Nicaragua route Teller briefly an
nounced his support of the Panama
project, and Jqnes Indicated his lean
ings toward the sama route. Little that f
Is new to the discussion was devel
oped by any of the speakers.
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"WASHINGTON. June IS. When the
Senate convened today Allison called up
the House resolution providing that Ihe
conference commlttte on the civil sundry
appropriation bill be authorized to con
sider and recommend the Inclusion of nec
essary appropriations to carry out the sev
eral objects authorized in the omnibus
public buildings bill, and it -was agreed
to. I
A bill to restore to the active list of
the Navy Surgeon John Walter Ross as
medical director was passed.
A resolution offered several days ago
by Carmack. directing the civil service
committee to Inquire into the discharge
from the War Department of Miss Re
becca J. aylor (for the publication of ar
ticles In newspapers criticising the Pres
ident) was called up and Carmack ad
dressed the Senate in support of the reso
lution. He maintained that the require
ments of the civil service Jaw had been
flagrantly violated in this case. He In
timated that she was discharged "because
she took the wrong side of the Philip
pine question from the Administration
point of view."
At the conclusion of Carmarik's remarks
the report of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission was laid before the Senate. Jones
(Ark.) believed it to be the duty of ev
ery Senator to vote for the canal at the
best location. Personally, he said he
would not vote for the proposition that
would Impede the progress of the canal's
construction. He was not willing to brush
aside the unanimous report of the Isth
mian Canal Commission in favor of the
Panama route, unless it be for substantial
reason. He favored the Panama route,
but would not vote for it if there was
any doubt of the good faith of the offer.
He desired Spooner, who was about to ad
dress the Senate, to explain away the
charge that the purpw of adoption pi the
Panama route was to have no canal at
all.
Spooner' Proposal.
In beginning hi? speech In support of
his own proposition, Spooner said the
construction of an isthmian canal was a
colossal enterprise, and one which lie be
lieved the American people, with notably
little division of sentiment, desired should
be Inaugurated and carried forward. No
higher or more solemn duty ever rested
upon men in public life than to determine
this question rightly.
Spooner eulogized the Isthmian Canal
Commission, declaring that nobody would
attempt to Impeach its integrity, ability
or engineering skill. AU knew that the
object of appointing the committee was
to afford Congress the data and expert
opinion which would enable it to pro
ceed conservatively and wisely, lc de
clared that the eyes of the American peo
ple had not been focused solely upon the
Nicaragua route. From the tlmfe the
commission was appointed It had not been
a question of a canal (as all favored that),
but merely a question of route.
In response to an interruption by Mor-
can reflecting upon the action of the Isth
mian Canal Commission in reporting JnJ
favor of the Panama route, Spooner de
Cnnnnu A I
clared that the recommendations in both
reports of the commission were entirely
consistent. While the Wisconsin Senator
"Was pointing out some of the advantages
of the Panama route, as indicated by
the commission, Morgan interjected the
remark that he was prepared to controvert
them.
"I have no doubt." retorted Spooner,
"that the Senator Is prepared to contro
vert anything that may be said in favor
of the Panama route."
Referring: to the action of the com
mission in recommending the Panama
route, Spooner declared that the commis
sion dealt with the subject the second
time in view of the fundamental change
of conditions the lowering of the price
of the Panama property from HC9.CQft00Q
to $40,000,000.
"That was not the only change," sug
gested Morgan.
"Yes, it was the only change,?' replied
Spooner. "The Panama property was still
the same property and the Panama route
was still the same route. The advan
tages of the one over the other stl)l
remain the same."
Personally. Spooner said, he could not
disregard the report of the commission
and follow the Judgment of a Senator
(Morgan): he paid a cordial tribute to the
energy, ability and; earnestness with which
Morgan had advooated an Isthmian canal,
and added that Morgan's name would
stand In history as the father of the canal.
Morgan said he bowed his acknowledge
ments for the beautiful compliment, but
he was not depending upon his own judg
ment in the matter.
Spooner suggested that a matter of -Infinite
consequence to his mind, was the
difference In the length of the'two routes,
one 49 miles and the other 1SS1 miles long.
The shorter canal the Panama ho
thought, was the better. He contended
that the Panama Canal could be operated
much more cheaply than the Nicaragua
Canal, and that In its operation, sailing
ships -not only would not be barred in its
operation, as had been suggested, but
could .pass through the canal with a tug
In one day. In presenting his substitute,
Spooner said it was his purpose to place
before the Senate a bill based upon the
commission's report: First, that the Pan
ama Canal was practicable; second, that
the Nicaragua Canal was feasible and
practicable, and. third, tha.t the Panama
route was the better for the United States.
Aldrich inquired whether Spooner con
strued his amendment to provide that the
President could expend no money for the
canal until a treaty with the Colombian
Government had been negotiated and rati
fied by the Senate.
"I do" replied Spooner. "I dq not
understand that a treaty can be anything
more than a mere proposition until it is
submitted to and ratified by the Senate."
At some length the Wisconsin Senator
discussed the legal status of the Panama
Canal Company's property. He engaged
In a spirited colloquy with Mitchell over
tome phases of the subject, the latter
finally declaring '"'it would-be 10 years
before a good title to the Panama prop
erty can be .obtained." J
"The Senator frightens me," said
Spooner. (Laughter.) Continuing, he""sald:
"Of coarse, .the title to the property must
be passed within a reasonable time. Ten
years, Ave years, even one year, would
be 'regarded by the President as a reason
able time."
In response to a suggestion of Morgan
that the -opening of negotiations with Co
lombia would render void the right of the
United States with Nicaragua and Costa
Rica, Spooner pointed out the constitu
tional Inability of Costa Rica to nego
tiate with the United States on the sub
ject. Morgan, offered, a note he. had just re
ceived from the Minister of Nicaragua
sayjne he was authorized by his govern
ment to sign a treaty for a canal substan
tially as presented to the Senate.
"Those diplomatic notes," replied Spoon
er, "are coming so fast that it is a little
difficult to keep up with them." Prit'ate
notes, however, did not make treaties, and
he held that Costa Rica could not make
such a treaty with this country.
Teller maintained that practically there
was no authority for the building of the
canal by either the Nicaragua or Panama
routes; If the Nicaragua route should be
determined on, the United States would
have to negotiate with Nicaragua and
Costa Rica, and if the Panama route
should be adopted, our task with Colombia
wpuld be easier. He did not think that
the American people had selected any par
ticular route. They were in favor of the
best canal. He believed the advantages of
the Panama route were more consider
able than the Isthmian Canal Commission
had reported. He believed the Panama
route was the best route proposed, apd
that the Nicaragua route was inferior.
He believed It would cpst more than $300,
000,000 to build a canal by either route. Ho
was not particularly In favor of any canal,
but ha suggested that no great proportion
of the shipping of the world, if both ca
nals were constructed, would pass through
the Nicaragua, the longer canal. He an
nounced that he would vote for the
Spooner amendment.
Hnnna's Closing Argument.
Hanna then began his closing argument
tin support of the adopt'on of the Panama
route. The members of the Isthmian
Canal Commission, he said, had been ap
pointed because of their ability, integrity
and engineering skill, and he presented
answers to questions he had propounded
to them, the answers being particularly
In favor of the Panama route. He main
tained that both the Panama and Nica
ragua routes were perfectly feasible and
practical, but said the preponderance of
the evidence in hand was In favor of Pan
ama. Hanna expressed the belief that
sailing-vessels wouid not use any canal
that might be constructed, on account of
the heavy price pf towing, but said that
If a sailing vessel did u&e a canal, it would 4
prefer the Panama Canal, because It was
so much shorter than the Nicaragua route.
Hanna, in answer to someT argumentsiof
Morgan, then stated what he knew per
sonally of the attitude of the late Presi
dent McKlnley. Mr. McKlnley had fa
vored an isthmian canal, probably by the
Nicaragua route, because at that time no
other route w&3 thought practicable, He
quptcd M.r. McKlnley as saying to him:
"We must riot go sc fast in this canal
question now. We do not knew and' can
not tell now what routj will be selected."
Hanna said Mr. McKlnley keenly appre
ciated the responsibilities of hig selection
cf a canal commission, and had said to
him just befpre the Philadelphia conven
tion: "It will not be wise to declare in
favor of the Nicaragua Canal, as we have
done before, because J am Just now ap
pointing a commission of ability and Integ
rity to investigate all routes, ajid its re
port will be binding upon all of us."
While Hanna was discussing the find
ings of the commission, he mentioned the
Darlen or San Bias route.
ult you -want a seal-level canal," inter
jected Scott, "a canal that can be built
f on one-third of the-money any other rouje
will cost, ypu must take (he Darlen route."
This statement precipitated & colloquy
as to the San Bias route. Scoit made a
brief argument In support of that route
along the lines of the resolution he of
fered several weekB ago.
Elklns agreed with him, and asked how
a vote could be had. op it.
"I will tell you how to get? a vote on
the Darlen route," interjected 'Mitchell,
"and that is to vote down the Spooner
amendment."
'In other words," put in Spooner, fa
cetiously, "will you come Into my parlor,
said the s.pidcr to the fly."
Hanna declared that If any concessions
for the San Bias route wert obtained
they would have to be gotten from the
Panama Canal Company, which controlled
them. In conclusion, Hanna said he never
had intended that the name of Mr. McKln
ley should be brought into the debato to
be conjured with to obtain votes. With
some heat he resented the suggestion that
he and those Senators who are advocating
the Panama route were actuated by any
other than proper and patriotic motives.
Hawley read a document to show that
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and insisted that on that account the
United States should not select that route.
In advocating the adoption of the Nica
ragua route, Pettus declared that the
American people wanted and would have
an isthmian canal to be built, owned and
controlled by the United States. He said
there were many men in the United States
"who control vast sums of money of which
neither Croesus nor Solomon evor dreamed,
who are opposed to any canal, because It
would decrease their incomes."
The District of Columbia appropriation
bill was sent to conference, and Spooner
offered some amendments Intended to per
fect his substitute.
At 6 o'clock the Senate -adjourned.
Tp Refund Dntlcn.
WASHINGTON, June 18.-Chalrman
Payne, of the ways and means committee,
today introduced a bill refunding the.
amount of duties paid on merchandise
brought Into the United States from
Porto Rico between April 11, 1SS9, and
May 1, lfiOO. when the Porto Rico revenue
law went Into effect, and on merahandlso
brought from the Philippines up to March
18, 1902, when the Philippine" revenue act
went Into force.
Coronation Contingent.
NEW YORK, June 18, Colonial and In
dian contingents for the coronation pro
ceedings npw fa I-ondon, cables a dis
patch from that city to the Tribune, al
ready number nearly 2000 foot and horse.
The Canadian force is in excellent form,
and Major T. Lyon? Blggar, as chief "of
staff, mads, excellent arrangements for en
tertaining the troops at Alexandra Palace.
Lord Mlnto has returned to England
from Canada,- in excellent Health. Sir
Wilfrled Laurlcr and Mr. Bartop. with
their wives, will be In the first carriage
on the secon day's procession, and will
be escorted by the Conqdlaq and Austra
lian guards of honor. Spepial Ambassa
dor Reid will be in the carriage with Ad
miral Gervals and the Turkish and Dutch
special Ambassadors.
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Wireless Telegraph .Investigation.
NEW YORK. June IS. Commander
Francis A. 'Barber, who has been as
signed by the United States Navy De
partment to conduct an Investigation into
various wireless tejegraph systems, has
completed his work here, says a Herald
dispatch from Berlin, and will return
shortly to Paris Within a few days
Lieutenant Hudgons"wlll leave Berlin for
Washington with a full equipment for the
Slaby-Arco and Braun wireless systems,
to be used jn cxperlemnts by"1 Government
officials.
Reltz nnd Meyer Coming.
LONDON. June 18. In a dispatch from
Brussels, the correspondent of the Dally
Express says Mr." Reltz. cx-Stato Sec
retary of the Transvaal, and General Lu
cas Merer ouraOse maklnsr a tour of the
I United states to collect money for poor
Bnr famtliM.
ARRAIGNED BYDEMOCRATS I
POI.ITIQAL SPEECHES APAEfST TXIE
ADMINISTRATION'S POMCY.
Richardson, and Shallenlterger Take
Advantage of the "Wide Iatltnde
In General Debate in Honne.
WASHINGTON, June IS. The near, ap
proaoh of the end of the present session
of Congress was signalized by a general
political speech by Richardson (Dem.
Tenn.), the leader of the minority. Tak
ing advantage of the latitude allowed dur
ing general debate on the deficiency ap
propriation bill, he delivered a get speech
of an hour and a. half. He arraigned the
Republican party for its failure to keep
Its .platform promises, dwelling especially
on the question of trusts and the neces
sity for tariff reduction.
Shallenberger (Pop. Neb.) also made a
political speech condemning the Admin
istration for removing Miss Taylor, a clerk
'in the War Department, who criticised Its
Philippine policy and for justifying Gen
eral Wood's expenditures for the promo
tion of reciprocity legislation. Cannon,
chairman of the appropriation committee.
In a brief reply to both speeches, said he
was ready to gp to the country on the rec
ord of! the Republican party. He caused
much merriment on his side of -the House
by describing the Republican party as
pulling the wagon while the Democrats
stood off and found fault.
Bartlett (Dem. Ga;) offered an amend
ment to the deficiency bill to reimburse
the Cuban revenues for the salary allowed
by Secretary Root to Governor-General
Wood out of the Island revenues. In the
course of some remarks early In the ses
sion. Cannon declared that If he could
haro his way. Congress would adjourn
sine de before July 4. The general .defi
ciency appropriation bill, the last of the
supply bills, was passed. A. night session
was held at which the House considered
bills reported from the committee on In
dian affairs.
The Proceedings.
Underwood (Dem. Ala.), at the request
of Stephens (Dem. Tcx.j, entered a mo
tion to reconsider the vote by which the
bill to open iSO.000 acres In the Kiowa,
Comanche and Apache reservations in
Oklahoma was defeated at the session last
night. He said he would not press the
motion at thVi time.
The House then went into committee of
the whole, and entered upon the consider
ation of the general deficiency appropriar
tlon bill. ' While Cannon, who was In
charge of the bill, was trying to arrange
for the division of time, he announced
that f he could have his way Congress
would adjpurn sine die before Jujy i. The
announcement was greeted with applause
on both sides of the House. It was ar
ranged that general debate should extend
for 2is hours.
Loud (Rep. Cal.), under the latitude al
lowed In general debatt, submitted some
remarks upon the" question of salaries for
postal employes. He said he believed that
the Government should pay liberal sala
ries, as high as private corporations, but
no higher. Employment In the Govern
ment service, he maintained, had advan
tages over private employment. A Gov
ernment employe had liberal leaves of ab
sence. Hie employment was continuous,
whether tinms were good or bad. There
was, he said, a steady agitation for the
Increase of pay of postal clerks. Taiiway
mall clerks, and letter-carriers, the par
ticular agitation "being for the Increase
of the pay of the latter class from an
average of ?31S to ?1230 a year. He de
clared that all circumstances considered,
the pay of the letter-carriers was the high
est for the service performed of that In
any branch of the Government service.
He undertook to show, comparatively
speaking, that If the letter-carriers should
receive $1200 te, railway mall clerks,
whose salaries averaged $1020, ahoufd got
$1600.
At tho conclusion of Loud's remarks,
Richardson (Dem. Tenn.1, tha minority
leader, took the floor. The Republican
party, he said, has had absolute control
of all branches of the Government for six
years. He proposed to examine into it a
trusteeship. The dominant paj-ty.' he said,
had come Intp power with certain prom
ises, and pledges, nnd he argued that its
record was spotted all over with the lep
rosy of pledges unredeemed. First, he
directed attention to the promises of rea
sonable trade concessions to Cuba, sol
emnly given, which had bpen defeated, he
stated, by discord and rebellion in the
Republican ranks. He then went back to
1S06, charging that the Republicans "had
betrayed their pledgee on the Monroe Doc
trine question, and later. In 1S00. when
they appealed -for a further lease of power
In order tp cure the alleged defect In ex
change for the perpetuation of the gold
standard. Not one line of remedial leg
islation had been placed upon the statute
books since 1900.
Richardson announced that in his opin
ion the gravest danger now threatening
the welfare of the people and the country
was the growth of the power of the trusts.
There was, he declared, an Irrepressible
cry throughout the country for Govern
ment control of tho great trusts. Con
gress alone could heed that ory. If t
was not heeded, these remorseless trusts
could proceed In their greed to defy the
power of the Government itself. Richard
son charged that the growth of these
great trusts was due to the existence of
the highest protective tariff ever placed
on the statute books. There was sworn
testimony of the benoflcjarie? of the tariff
"that it was "the mother of trusts."
Tlfe Sherman anti-trust law, whloh the
dominant party points to with prldo, he
said, was a dead letter. Under it the
trusts flourished like mushrooms In a dark
cellar. Congress did nothing. If the peo
ple did not turp out of power the friends
of trusts, he said, they would deserve tha
fate the trusts had in store for them. The
Republicans, he said, seemed to be para
lyzed from fear. They cried out and
asked whether thp President and Attorney-General
were not now endeavoring to
restrain the trusts. That was true, he
said, but action against a single trust
could Accomplish nothing. Congress must
act. Presidential strnuoslty would not
compensate for Congressional ennut.
Whpa Richardson declared that the
Democrats were willing to remain In ses
sion until' tho snow files In order tq give
the people come relief from tariff taxa
tion, bis Democratic colleagwe gave him
a round of applause. Ho quoted a state
ment' attributed to Speaker Henderson
about the circulation of false reports re
garding; Cuban reciprocity, end added:
"From recent developments it would eecm
that possibly the Government Itself was
partlcepa crlmlnts to the circulation of the
reportjS of which the Speaker complained,''
(Democratic laughter.)
In conclusion, Richardson charged the
Republican party with Improper, scandal
ous and reckless extravagance. In four
years the Increase of appropriations, he
said, was $1,067,000,000. For that vast sum
of money he asked what the United States
had gained, and in replv read the closing
paragraph of Senator Hoar's Philippine
speech, in which the Massachusetts Sen
ator pave a list of the vessels we had ac
quired by the war with Spain.
Shallenberger (Pop. Neb.) briefly con
demned the action of the Secretary of
War In dismissing Miss Taylor, a clerk In
the War Departments for criticising, the
Administration. He also condemned the
action of General-Wood in using Cuban
funds to make public sentiment In the
United States in fayor of Cuban reciproc
ity. Cannon made a brief reply to the
speeches of Richardson and Shalenberge
and aroused great enthusiasm on the Re
publican side of the House,
"I listened with cans for almost an hour
and a half," said 'Cannon, "to the re
marks of the gentleman from Tennessee,
the lender on the other side o'f the House,
and after listening to him I am here to
confess that on this sjdeofthe House, and
I rather suspect on that side of tho House
I the millennium has npt vet come, We arc
not perfect, and j?e do .not claim to be.
We pull the wagon, and we do the worK.
and you find -the fault. You have been
at that now for over a generation, and
still we have pulled along. It does you.
.good, and J. don't think, it hurts us. You
.had full power under Cleveland. You
came In power .partially from time to time,
but then you had full power. 1 Is recent
from l3l to 1SQ7. Don't you. wish you
could blot put the recollection of the man-v
ner In which you exercised It? And. for
gall and check, with the recent perform
ance, friow. when we are doing the best
we .can, meeting every obligation, the
country prospering, passed through ihe
war with honor, passed through the war
with justice, solving the questions that
grew out of that war. and sowing them
with courage, notwithstanding the criti
cism and opposition, gentlemen of your
parjy, still you scold.
"My friend from Nebraska (Mr. SbjOl
cnberger), who has just talked, "is young
and hopeful; bye and bye, when, politically
speaking hp has tarried at Jericho until
his beard has grown he will not be so
optimistic.
"Now, in conclusion, let us rooyo on.
In a few days, let us adjoum this Con
gress. We have 'nothing tq apologize for.
Peace and prosperity abound with us here
and everywhere throughout -our borders
as never before In the history of civiliza
tion. Print your speeches, circulate therq,
go pn the s.tump. I will take my chance
that when tha silent ballot drops In No
vember next you will march w to the
some old defeat."
The bill then was read for amendment
under the five-minute rule. Bartlett
(Dem. Ga,) offered an amendment to ap
propriate $23,500 to reimburse the revenues
Of' Cuba for the amount paid to Governor
General W.qpd out of the Cuban revenues
by direction of the Secretary of War la
excess of his salary as Brigadier-General.
"With great grief and pain," observed
Cannon, sarcastically, "I am compelled to
raise the point of order that the appropri
ation Is not authorized by Jaw."
Bartlett pointed out that a somewhat
similar provision appeared In a former de
ficiency 'bill to pay back to the Cutjan
revenues the money "stolen by Rathbono
and Neely and Reeves." That provision
was lost In conference:. Nevertheless, he
did not believe the gentlemen on the other
Fide should 6eek to prevent by a technical
ity the return of money taken from the
Cuban treasury, "Illegitimately, Illegally
and in violation of law
"You cannot cry this matter down,""
said Bartlett, addressing the Republican.
Fide. "You might as well faqe It now.
1 commend to the country this continued
effort on the part of the other aide of the
House to smother every attempt to in
vestigate the condition of affairs, in
Cuba."
When Cannon declined to withdraw his
point of order, Bartlett withdrew the
amendment The bill was passed.
At 6:20 the House took a recess until 8
o'clock.
Indian legislation was considered at the
night senslon and these bills were passed:
To ratify and confirm an agreement wKh
the Choctaw Indians; to ratify and con
firm an agreement with the Choctaw
and Chickasaw Indians; to provide for the
sale of the unsold portion of the Umatil
la Indian reservation; authorizing the ad
justment of the rights of settlers on
Navajo Indian reservation, Arizona.
At10:3 P. M. the point of no quorum
was raised and the Houso adjourned.
PANAMA GAIiS .GROUND.
Mccrcgrqn Cannl Advopntcs tHl
Hopeful of Victory.
WAPHINGTON, June IS, On the eve
of the vote on the canal bill there Is still
considerable doubt as to which bill will
pass, but the advocates of the Panama
scheme s.eom to hqve strengthened their
position during the day, and are now
claiming anywhere from two to six ma
jority when the final vote is taken. The
Nicaragua men have not entirely glvon
up hope, for tftey think thatsome of the
men who are ou'jftVd,up'6n to" vote for
Panama may at the last moment support
a bill which means a canal. Senator
Mitchell, who ha3 been the leader of the
Nicaragua fight on the Repubjlcan side,
has heen aware that various methods have
been used to secure votes, and that It
has been a strong uphljl fight to hold pven,
those that are now steadfast. While It Is
not In a sense a party question, a large
number of Republicans are suppqrtlng
the Panama hill, and to that extent have
given It a party coloring, as thp Demo
crats are, with few exceptions, voting for
tho Nicaragua bill. Tho report of the
Isthmian Commission Is the excuse which
most men give for favoring the Panama
route.
. SENATE AND PHILIPPINE BILL.
Will Not IIoJd-PptIor Anything Save
Co Inn fire Provision.
WASHINGTON, June 18. Under the rule
recently adopted by the House, there will
bo full discussion of the Philippine Gov
ernment bill before a vote Is taken. The
hill reported by the House committee dif
fers, from the Senate measure principally
In giving more liberality" In the matter of
the election ofhe Legislative Assembly,
and Insteid of the silver coinage provision
of the Senate bill, adopts the gold stand
ard, as In the United States. The House
will adhere to its own bill, which will
send the hit! to conference, where the
differences will he adjusted. The Indica
tions are that the Senate wljl not hold out
on anything except tho coinage provision,
which seems to have the general approv
al of the Senators. They will therefore
Insist upon the acceptance of their silver
provision. In view of the strong desire
to close the session, an early agreement
Is looked for hi conference, and when this
is had tho bill wIJJ be promptly accepted
and signed.
GREAT nONOR TO CAPfTAIN, CLARK.
Senate Cpnlr His Nomination to
pe Bcar-Artra!rav
WASHINGTOlf, June 18. The con
firmation of Captain Charles E. Clark,
of tho Oregon, to be advanced seven
numbers nnd to be a Rear-Admiral of
highest rank carried an exceptional
honor with it, Inasmuch as the promo
tion was unanimously granted by tho
Senate, This is tho second advancement
granted Captain Clark n recognition of
his successful voyage in bringing the
Oregon around tho Horn In fighting trim,
and for his subsequent gallant action
in the battleTof Santiago. In his ney
rank, Admiral Clark .will bold a position
equivalent to that of MaJor-General In
the Army. Admiral Clark has Indicated
to some of his friends that ho Is con
sidering the advisahility of applying- for
voluntary retirement urfder the- terms of
ihe -personal act. Being now a Junior
Rear-AdmJrai, he, would in' that case be
retired as a Senior Rear-Admlral, the
practical effect of whjch would be to
make his1 rehired pay $3623 per annum,
or $1500 mqre- than -he would receive did
he retire as a Junior Rear-Admiral,
, Federal Boar of Arbitration.
WASHINGTON, June .-Representative
McDermott, of New -Jersey, has In
troduced a bill for the appointment of a
Federal board of Investigation and arbit
ration to deal with labor disputes. The
measure Is said to be prompted by the
continuance of tho coal strike. It em
powers the President to appoint a board
of seven members whenever ho deems it
expedient to Investigate matters In dis
pute ueiweeu rnipiuycs snu erapiuycrs en
gaged In any business affecting interstate
commerce.
DAYTON IS CENSURED
CROWJVINSHIEID REVIEWS FIKD
IXGSTO'1 court or jsura
ltY
Decide Ajralast Court - Xartlallngr
Xaval Officers Arrcatsd at Y.CKlEe
Xevf Llyht on tke Case.
LONDON, June 'IS -The text of tho
findings of the court pf Inquiry In tho
case of tha United Statea Kaval officers
imprisoned at Venice, la the latter part
of Anrll throws a new and Important
light on the affair. It now appears that
tha United States Consul at Venice,.
Henry A. Johnson, and the lawyer pro
vtded by him for the defense, urged tha
officers, to plead that they were violently
drunk. This they declined to do. Rear
Admiral A. S. Crownlnshleld. commanding
the European squadron, in reviewing the
findings of the court, severely censures
Captain James D. Dayton, the Command
er of the Chicago, for not personally at
tending to the defense of the officers,
and comments on the "revolting Indig
nities" suffered by the officers while con
fined at Venice. Under the circumstances-
Admiral Crownlnshjeld holds "a
court-martial would be a farce."
Captain Dayton's court of inquiry
minutely traces the movements of tha
officers of the Chicago on the day of their
arrest, and says Lieutenant John S. Dgd
.drldge and Surgeon Robert E. Ledbettar
were "affected by liquor to a nqtlceabla
extent, but were not intoxicated In the
ordinary meaning of the term, and there
is no evidence that the other parties
were affected by drinking."
The disturbance arose when Captain
Wynne, commanding the Marine Guard
of the Chicago, seeing Doddridge "and-
jeaDetter sitting outside Florlan's cafe,
gave a hall, unusual in this place, resem
bling "Yi. yi. yi." Lieutenant Doddridge
and Surgeon Ledbetter ran toward Cap
tain Wynne, upsetting chairs and two
small tables. A large crowd and. the
police Immediately surrounded Lieuten
ant. Doddridge, who endeavored to ex
plain. "The crowd,' tha findings continue,
"pressed on, shouting and gesticulating,
but were not well controlled by the po
lice. The police secured Lieutenant Dod
dridge, and apparently at the same time,
the crowd attacked him. Lieutenant Dod
dridge wa3 roughly handled by the police,
and It required the assistance of citizens
to effect his arrest. But there were no
means of distinguishing the persons as
sisting the police from those who were
wantonly attacking the prisoner."
Captain Wynne, Surgeon Ledbetter,
Naval Cadet James C Kress, and Lang
ley, a marine, all forcibly endeavored to
help Lieutenant Doddridge, retaliating
for the assistance of the civilians, but
not attacking the police.
"At the station," ft Is added In the find
ings of the, court, ''there was much ex
citement. The crowd was at first allowed
therein, and no one appeared to bo In
high authority. The crowd shouted anq
gesticulated, and the officers made de
mands and protests. Their treatment In
.prison was severo and extremely humiliat
ing, but there 13 no evidence that the
prison rules were exceeded. The officers
pleaded self-defense against civilians,
that no police were knowingly resisted,
and that their intention was not to re
lease Lieutenant Doddridge, but to pro
tect him from violence inflicted hi" out
siders." The court refers tq the disadvantage
at which the officers were placed during
the trial, owing to their ignorance of
the Italian language and laws and says:
"The Interpreter, who was a Consular
clerk, was not successful or satisfactory-
The strong feeling agaln3t the officers
amongst the audience was frequently
manifested, and no efforts yere made by
the magistrate to suppress the mani
festations." Ip summing up, the court finds that
while the actions of Cadet Kress were
indiscreet, no further proceedings against
him should be taken. The samo conclusion
is arrived at regarding Langjey, and the
court recommends that Lieutenant Dod
dridge, Captain Wynne and Surgeon Led
better be tried by court-martial for
"conduct unbecoming an officer and a
gentleman"; that Lieutenant Doddridge
and Surgeon Ledbetter be tried for "be
ing noticeably affected by liquor nnd
upsetting tables and chairs" and that
Captain Wynne be tried for "his unusual
hall in the auiet of SL Mark's Square'
and running among chairs and tables
In a publjc cafe.
In quashing all the recommendations
for courts-martial. Admiral Crownlnshleld
says:
"After a mlnuto examination. It ap
pears; that there was not sufficient evi
dence adduced before the court of In
quiry to establish the allegations against
Surgeon Ledbetter, Lieutenant Doddridge
and Captain Wynne. The weight of the
evidence shows that the two first named
were pot noticeably affected by liquor.
The matter appears to have been forced
tq trjal on account of the representa
tions of civilians who were in no way
under the authority of any branch of tha
Italian Government, national or muni
cipal, and whose character was such that
the officers were victimized. That the
matter did come to trial, resulting In
notoriety detrimental to the reputation
of thos.e Involved and to the jjood namo
Of the service was due, at leasjt In Rart,
to the omission to observe that custom
of the service whereby the commanding
officer, or one of his command, either
makes immediate and direct representa
tions for their relief, or appears in court
to aid in seeing that justice la done, or
designates an officer to perform these
duties. Without this customary assist
ance, all parties were suffering revolting
indignities during the period of their
confinestent and even In court such as
are unknown ip the cose of the lowest
criminology In our own country, and,
though these matters are apart from the
question of thcqulpablllty of the prison
ers arrested, they are the cause of nich
notoriety attendant on the case.
''The sum total of the matter Is that
two officers had a dispute with a waiter
there, ran nmopgst chairs and tables,
all the tables and chairs being- deserted
at 'the time; that ono of them upset
tables and chairs, and that atjothcr called
out in loud tones otr the deserted square.
"While some or all of the actions may
be considered Indiscreet or lacking In dig
nity, none of them merit a court-martial
and none can be characterized as bring
ing scandal or disgrace on the Naval
service. Hence, the court of inquiry
clears the officers of resisting public au
thority or unwarrantably attacking .citi
zens, which are the principal If not the
only points on which the Italian court
found the parties guilty. The Govern
ment Is relieved of the embarrassment
of hrlnglps tho parties! to trial, In wplch
no offense exists, simply to keep a possi
ble though entirely unauthorized prom
ise that a 'court-martial should follow the
court of inquiry. Tne parties win oe aa
monlshed to so conduct themselves In the
future as to avoid. If possible, a. repeti
tion of tho occurrence leading to -this
court of inquiry.
qODY'S MIND MADE UP.
BpHevea Admiral . CroTralashleld
Acted Corrcetly.
WASHINGTON, June 18. The text of
the proceedings of tho Chicago court of
Inquiry with Admiral Crowrdnshfeld's
strong indorsement thereon, cabled in
dispatches from London, has not yet
reached the Navy Department, which
thus far has had nothlng.but a telegraph
ic synopsis of the findings. Secretary
Moody, howover, In tha absence of re
ports, has made up his mind that Ad
miral Crownlnshleld acted correctly in
not ordering a court-martial, so, unless
there is "something in the body of thp
testimony token by the court pf Inrntlry
which is Tiot known here to exist, Jt z
"WORNOlTINMINDffiODY"
J?e-ru-na Tones Up the Entire System by Cleansing the
Mucous Surfaces of
7P MRnUGHLAUSHLW fjjy ;
Mr. Hugh MoX4Ugh.Hn, 203 Coubent street, San Antonio, Texas, official stenog
rapher of the U. S. Court, Western District, pf Texas, writes:
"My official dntles have at tlnies required constant attention nnd ap
plication aliont eighteen lionrs out of twenty-ronr. After n. -vreeU pi ex
ertion I have found myself so ivora-out in mind and body that It seemed
that I inuat give up.
"Last "Winter at the close of jjcsslon of court, 'the severest in my ex
perience, I vras Blmply a physical vercck, unable to eat or sleep. In my
extremity a messenger of help came in the shape of one of your little
booklets. I rend It vritli Interest and that nljcht ljouptht a bottle of Pe
runn. It seemed a veritable elixir of life to me and I only took it for
three -weeks to renew ray trenali.' Hugh 3IcLauKb.Hn.
In systemic catarrh there 1 more or
less catarrh of even' organ In the body.
The catarrh- may haye originated In the
head or throat, but It has finally pervaded
the whole aystem. It produces a wretched
condition.
The mucous membranes of the whole
body refuse to do their work properly,
Sight, hearing and taste are slightly af
fected. The lungs are weak; the voice
husky. Ihe tonsils are Ted and Inflamed.
The stomach does not digest food veil.
The lver acts sluggishly, The nervous
system gradually becomes deranged.
Peruna strengthens weak nerves, not
by temporarily stimulating them, but by
removjng the cause of weak nerves sys
Imprqbabe that he will abandon that
conviction.
As to the status of Captain Dayton, the
Indorsement of Admiral CrowplnshleJd.
so far as It may reflect on him, will go
upon the official records, and unless, the
officer shquld meanwhile clear himself
by asking for a court of inquiry or a
court-martial, and securing judgment In
his favor, It might affect him when the
board on promotions next examines him
for "promotion. So far as -the department
is concerned, however, there Is the best
reason to believe that It wishes to regard
the matter as a closed incident, influenced
thereto to some extent by the State De
partment, which earnestly dpsirea to
avoid the prosecution of a subject that
might embitter the existing pleasant re
lations with Italy.
Crownlnshleld nt Southampton.
SOUTHAMPTON, June IS. The United
States battle-ship Illinois, flagship qf
Rear-Admiral A. S. Crownlnshleld, com
manding the European squadron, arrived
here today. The Illinois Isto represent
the American Navy n the "naval review
in the Solent In honor of the coronation
of King Edward.
It is expected that tho Illinois will re
main here until she goes to Portsmouth,
June 21, to participate In the review. The
British naval officers called oh Admiral
Crownlnshleld today. Admiral Crownln
shleld went to London this afternoon.
Returned Home After 57 Years.
CHICAGO. June 18. Abraham Burns,
aged 77 years, who disappeared from his
home 37 years ago. has. returned to Ham-,
mond, Ind., "to visit the folks," as he
said. The old man found that his only
surviving relative was a brother, Jqseph
Burns, two years his junior. It was not
until the aged men had recalled confi
dences of their boyhood that either was
satisfied of their relationship. Then they
went Into the house together and an
nounced to all who called that they
"guessed they would live together here
after." Back Jn the 40s tho Burns brothers
were trappers in the Calumet Lake re-
After Eating
Nausea between meals, belching, vorn
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ache, pain in tho stomach, aro all
symptoms of dyspepsia, and the longer
it is neglected the harder itis to -pure it.
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Radically and permanently cure it
strengthen and tono tha stomach and
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until I began tailing Hood's Sarsaporilla,.
Have taken four bottles of this medicine
and can now eat almost anything, sleep
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G. Babjiett, H fllney St., Providence, II. I.
Heed's Sarsaparllla promises to
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gjpn, and after a fight with a number of
other trappers the older brother disap
peared. He was supposed to have been
killed and his body hidden. The parents
died with this belief.
Abrabarq found his way out "West and
Into Che mountains of Idaho, according
to his story. He lived as. a permit miner.
Once he made hi3 way by foot to San
Francisco, but ho soon returned to his
mGuntaln life. The old man had never
ridden on a railroad train uptll he com
menced the journey home.
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