St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-22
@ AN IsTHMIAN DITCH.
Representatives Wrangle Over
the Nicarag uan Canal Bill.

the Nicarag Canal Bill.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 21.-The Mica
raguan canal bill was reported to the
house to-day from the committee of the
whole, and the house adjourned over
the holidays. A resolution was adopted
asking the president for information
touching affairs in Madagascar. The
house then, in committee OF the whole.
took up the Nicaraguan bill. The pend
ing amendment was that offered by Mr..
Spinola, limiting the capital stock of
the company to 100000, 1000. Rejected.
An amendment by Mr.. Payson, of
Illinois, providing that all the bonds,
stocks and certificates shall be issued
at the principal office in New York city,
was adopted. On motion of Mr.. Payson
an amendment was adopted providing
that all shares, bonds. certificates and
other evidence of Indebtedness shall be
paid for only in cash, to be paid into the
conpany's treasury and used for cor
porate purposes. An amendment Of
fered by MIR. Holman was adopted, pro-
vidlng that the directors shall be eiti-
ZenS of the United States or of Nicara-
gua,and majority shall be citizens and
residents of the United States. In the
course of speech in support of the bill.
Mr.. Oates, OF Alabama, said that from
every standpoint the enterprise COM
mended itself to him. He did not think
that the prosecution of the enterprise
would involve the country i'll foreign
war. While he
WOULD NOT WELCOME WAR
at any time, he was not sure that, if the
cause of the United States was just, q
fprQiUD war yvOtl1 no of dptrimput m
this country. He was apprehensive
that nothing would ever completely
eradicate sectionalism in this country
except foreign war; and if it had no
other beneficial result, such war Off it
was not very great and expensive
one) would be worth the outlay. MIR.
Herbert, of Alabama, conceded with
the views of his colleague. Mr.. MacDon-
aid, of Minnesota, offered an amend
ment providing that no change of the
concessions made by Nicaragua and
Costa Rica which in any way affects the
rights of American citizens, or the right
of the government of the United States
to have voice in the governmental
control of the canal, shall be made I'M
til the consent of the United States
shall have first been given. Mr.. Scott,
of Pennsylvania. said that as far as he
was concerned he was ready not only
to vote Tor the construction of the canal,
but Gf he could get the opportunity to
vote the money out of the treasury to
control it. If the country had foreign
war. naval fleet placed in Lake
Nicaragua, with the power to go to the
Atlantic or Pacific ocean, would be
equivalent to two fleets of any other
military nation. The amendment was
adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Baker. of New
York, an amendment was adopted re-
quiring the company to make report
TO the secretary of the interior on the
(Which shall I've verified by the presi-
dent and secretary of the company
shall give detailed statement of the
affairs of the company. Any false state
ment on the part of the officers
SHALL. BE DEEMED PERJURY
and shall be punishable as such. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Bland, Of Missouri, an
amendment was adopted providing that
the United States government shall not
be stopped from exercising at any time
| any rights or powers that now exist by
| virtue of the laws of nations or that may
be acquired through treaty stipulation
relative to the transpOrtlOn of American
citizens and their property through the
| the previous question was ordered on
the bill and amendments. Mr.. Adams,
of Illinois, introduced bill authorizing
the city of Lake View to construct
crib in Lake Michigan for water works
purposes. Referred. On motion OF MIR.
Herbert, of Alabama, the senate bill
was passed granting to the Pensacola
IL Memphis Railway company q right
of way through the naval and military
reservation near Pensacola. A bill was
passed increasing to $50 month pen-
sion of Jacob Rogers, veteran of the
war of 1912: and at 3:35 the house adj
jOurned until Wednesday, Jan. 2.
TingIe's Tribute.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The secretary
of the treasury sent to the senate to-day
an answer to the resolution adopted q
short time ago asking information con-
corning the alleged outrages in Alaska.
The secretary says that he has no
knowledge of the condition of affairs in
Alaska except on the islands of st.
George and st. Paul, which are under
the control of his department. The
only information he has from those
islands is contained i'm the reports made
by the special agents of the department.
from time to time, and transmitted to
congress. The last of these reports was
forwarded by &. II. Jingle, under date
of July 81, 1888, and sent to the house of
representatives in September last. A
copy of this report is inclosed. In it
Mi. Tingle says: 1.-THE condition of the
natives of the two islands remains about
the same as heretofore reported. They
are slowly becoming more Americanzed
and are perfected happy and contented,
as they we'll may be, with the treatment
they receive at the hands of the Alaska
Commercial company and the govern
ment."