Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-14
THE IsrAmus CANAL.
Secretary Evarts Asked to Show IN His
Correspondence.

} Secretary Evarts Asked to Show Up Hi,
>. Correspondence.
Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Eaton
and Representative King have both intro,
duced resolutions, which have been adopted
calling upon the state department to furnish
congress with copies of all correspondence
that has taken place between this govern
nent and its representatives abroad, and
with other governments with reference to
the inter-oceanic canal. Mr.. Eyarts will
dislike very much to answer these resolu.
tions, but if he complies with them he will
be compelled to givs the public the history
of his own intrigues, By which he has en-.
deavored, in the interest of New York i'm
porters and the Panama railroad company
to defeat the Nicaraguan route. It is not
probable that Mr.. Evarts will furnish all
the letters he has written and received on
the subject to congress. He will probably
take the liberty to indorse as "persoual" all
Communications he does not wish the world
to see. as vas Secretary Stewards habit dur
ing the war. The story of MI. Evarts'
intrigues was told in these dispatches some
weeks ago ; how he determined to. and did
prevent General Grant from loaning the
use Of his name to the Nicaraguan route,
and how he instructed Minister Logan at
Central America to furnish arguments
against that route, and how Minister Logan
replied with q long report in which were
presented some very strong reasons why it
was not . practicable one. Mr.. Evarts
will be compelled under the resolutions
that have been adopted to send this Logan
report to the senate, and now another
resolution should be adopted calling upon
the secretary Of the navy to furnish a COPY
Of the report on the same subject recently
made By Commander Meade, Of the steamer
Vandalia, which is equally a. interesting
and important as the report of Minister Lo.
gan.
Senator Gordon is very much in earnest
about his resolution for . special committee
20 investigate the subject of an inter.oceanic
canal. The resolution was adopted by the
senate q fortnight ago. but Senator Davis. Of
West Virginia, afterwards offered a motion
TO reconsider, basing his opposition ~ostensi-
bly, on the ground Of expense ae the new
committee were authorized to employ q
clerk. A good deal Of opposition to the
project was developed, some senators insist
ing that the commerce committee or the for. /
eiRn affairs committee attend to the matter.
Mr.. Gordon insists that . special committee
ought to be constituted, because q thorough
investigation would require the considers.
ton of some questions which properly be.
long to the commerce committee, and others
which would virtually go to the foreign sf-
fairs committee, 10 that there is no wav of
securing . comprehensive view of the sub
ject except BY giving il wholly over to q new
committee. Moreover, the subject il of 90
great importance that be thinks it should
receive more attention than should be ex.
pected if it is given over to one of the stand.
Ing committees. The republicans 40 far
have taken comparatively Iiule interest 10
the controversy which has prevailed among
the democrats, and it is not yet apparent
how it will end.