Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-02-17
OUR WASHINGTON BUDGET
PROBABILITY OF THE PASSAGE OF
THE EDMUNDs NICARAGUA BILL.
More Jeifersonian Simplicity Democratic
Cheek - Huntington and the Pacific
Road -- Prohibition or High Lii
cense - Interesting Gossip.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Il, 1855.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 1855.
From opinions expressed by many con-
gressmen and other public men it seems
likely that the bill reported to the Senate
by Mr.. Edmunds, to incorporate the Mari
time canal company of Nicaragua, or as
1t Is more commonly known, the Mica
ragua canal scheme, will be passed at this
session. There is pretty general feeling
that the United States should have voice
in the control of any ship canal shat NAV
be built connecting the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans, and the recently expressed
opinions of officials, connected with the
French government has convinced many
observant people that De Lessep's Pan
anna canal will ultimately be taken charge
of. and finished by that government, no
matter how much it may cost. And should
| such be the case it is easy to imagine sit
uations when this country might be very
much embarrassed by such control unless
| there was another canal not controlled by
! the French. Besides, the Nicaragua COM
| pany does not ask this government to con-
| tribute dollar, bur only to recognize it by
/ officially Incorporating it by special act of
/ Congress, and in return for this recogui-
| ton the government Will be given voice
! III Jle COutTOl Oh the canal.
.
Sunset Cox and Mr.. Whitthorne of
Tennessee, the democratic chairman of the
two new committees, the eleventh census
and Indian depredations, are to be provid-
ed with luxurious quarters at the expense
of the people, the House committee on ac-
counts having allowed them 500 a month
for the rent of committee rooms aud or
dered the clerk of the House to fit up the
same for their occupancy. No matter how
economical democratic congress man may
pretend to he, he never loses any Uppor-
tunlty OF featherng his own nest at the
! sXpense of Uncle Sam.
~
Cheek and democracy have long been
synonymous terms here, but that
term is hardly broad enough to fifty char
acterize the action of Mr.. Dockery of
Missouri, who unblushingly stood up in
the House and in the face of the report of
the House pOstotiice committee in favor of
the investigation into the complaints
against the mail service, stated it to be
his belief that, "the mail service of the
country was just as efficient now as it had
ever been, If not more So" If that Is Mr..
DCckery S real belief he should be at once
! looked after by his constituents before
| any damage is done by him.
Mr.. Brumm who renresan+s in tho
uonea tho paadi,-r Do 1ia4niot 49,
iiO"oe' '.'e 1.eaulHS, a. "leOlIcO' says
tnat III MS opinion the strikes, or as he
calls them lockouts, were fostered by the
Reading company. aided and upheld bv
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advantages which the Canadian laws i'm
pose upon American carriers lie spoke
very strongly against our subscribing the
interests and convenience OF Canada as
llDeraily as we 90, and declared That the
true policy or this government would be
TO compel Canada to come INTO the United
states, peacaDly ii possible, but by force,
II necessary, Continuing he SAID, 1t
could easily be dcne now when Canada
has only little over 100000 PEOPLE, but
1t Will not be such an easy matter p years
hence when she has 2O,OOO,0OO. The Do
mlnlon frontier Is strong military line,
WElch is fortified and garrlsoned ready
FOR an attack on the United States. The
Dominion has 1913 miles OF railroads, all
of which We're bnllt under heavy subsidies
IRON Great Britain, and most OF when
has been specially located so that it can
be used Tor military purposes against the
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