New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-06
WASTED THE.
THREE MONTHS PASSED BY CONGRESS AND XIV NAHi
THING OF IMPORTANCE LEFT uNDoNE'
my l1EGR ApA TIE IhLnLNLI

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iournad until next Monday. Thus another week mas
nossed and nothing of general Importance has been
occo,,Dliehed The appropriation bills nave ho'
hoo, torcbel Congress, has entered upon the1 1ourth
month Of It's session, aud the MarshalS Deficiency
bill which the Democrats promised to pass last ljo-
ce1nber sf slumbeTs in the room oil the ApprOpIla-
tiops Committee The Government Printing Once
is practically closed although piles oi necessary
work are waiting to be done. and hundreds ol neeoy
persons who have been suddenly thrown oGt Qi eu-
p0Vment are anxious 10 do TINS M3rk' nettl
Illustrations than these Of the do-noihlNg pOlvN
of the Democratic party IN Congress couid h"i"iS
be desired.
THE CANAL AND TIE MONROE DOCTRINE.
COUNT DE IEssEPs TO CALL on THE PRESIDENT To-
DAY-.1uE EXECUTIVE AND CONGRFsS llRM IN
TIE MAINTENANCE OF IHE MONROE poClHlN"'
IRY TELEGRAPH TO THr rRlRUNE.l
WASHINGTON, March 5-Tho presence at tho cap
ital of NJ. dc Lesscps has stimulated again the dis
cnssion of the Intcroccanic Canal question, and Of
tbe application Of the Monroe Doctrine TO 1t, the
suhiect having foT a few days been pushed out o.
sight by others that have engaged pubic attention
here.
NJ de Lesseps received several calls at his hotel
To-day. and accompanied by Professor NOu'se took
n drive about the city. This afternoon lie called AT
fine state Department. where he renewed an old ac-
ouajntance with Secretary Evarts, ana the two en-
gagged in long conversation, III which, 1t is under
stood the Panama Canal was the principal topic
discussed
NJ deLesseps's chief object in visiting Washington
now is to bring about q perfect understanding be-
tween the Government of the United States and
himself. OF course lie s not governmcnt-he can
speak only as private individual; but his under
taxing is one in which the Government Of the
Tinted States is interested. and. as lie he said TINS
morning he desires to explain his plans fully to the
President aud Secretary OF State, and learn what
Their views on the subject are.
The talk with Mr.. Eyarts this afternoon quite
informal as indeed all ofM. de Lessepss interviews
with representatives of the Government during his
stav here will be; and before he left the State De-
partment it was arranged that MI Eyarts should
accomnonv him to the White House tomorrow at,
~ o'clock when he Will probably lay his plans be-
fore the President and listen to any remarks upon
them that the latter may have TO make. But NJ.
de Lesseps Will not have to depend upon private ut
ferauces of the President to be assured of the great
interest which the American people feel In his eu
torprisc or the almost universal determination In
this country that any canal that is dug shall be I'M
der the protection and control of the United States
Government.
The preparation OF the correspondence and other
documents called for by tue recent resolutions OF
CONGRESS IS nearly completed az the State Depart
mcDt, and all the papers VIII Oc plaCtU III INC Hd'
OF the President within fcw days. In transmitting
them 10 Congress, Mr. Hayes will improve the occa-
sion not only to rcannOunce the Monroe Doctrine
and express his belief that it is wholly applicable
TO tie case in hand, but it is believed he may 20
further and say that if that doctrine, as laid down
by President Monroe is thought by any one not to
cover such scheme as that in which NJ. de Lesseps
is now engaging, then principle ought to be Iald
down that will cover It, and be announced too with
snch authority and in such unm.stalabic terms that
all the world will understand what IT means.
The President believes that, in dealing with such
n question as this there shOuld be no ambiguity OF
language and no roundabout methods employed
and il is expected that his message will De pointed
a,.d fOrcible.
Not only from the Executive Department of the
Government is NJ. de Lesseps likely TO learn III an
Official way that the United States will rot stand
bv and gee canal dug across the 1sthmuS ot Da-
rlen. unless II be under lis own protection and con
troll. The lntcTOc n;inic Canal Committee ot the
House i likely TO report ringing resolution cary
next week declaring that the United States viii
iusst Oh tle control of any canal that may be aug
tween tie two oceans The subcommittee HaY-
irr this subject in charge, held meeting
to-day and adopted resolution making
report it to the full committee, by which
IL will be ad0p,c There Is no doubt thai ihc
House will agree TO it by Gn overwhelming majcT-
i.v. The language of this resolution was Suostan-
tally given IN special dispatch TO lHE lhlbJNl,
printed shout three weeks agH.
NJ dc Lcsscps Will therefore know, long before
ne leave, the country, how the United states Gov
erhnent and people viii look upon hls plans, ana
what obstacles he will meet with IN thlS c0udtfy
in addition 70 the difficulties Of securing capital