St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-15
COERCING CONGRESS.
That Is the Game the Nicaragua
Canal Company Is Playing.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE house
spent most of the day in the discussion
of the Ncaraguan canal bill. MI
Hooker, of Mississippi, introduced a
concurrent resolution providing for a
holiday recess from Friday, Dec. 81. I'M
til Monday, Jan. Z. Referred tothe COM
mittee on ways and means. The Near
aguan canal bill having been taken up,
Messrs. Wilson, of Minnesota; Bland.
of Missouri: Cobb, Of Alabama, and
Spinola, of New York, went into long
explanations of their attitude toward
the bill, denying the statements made
in an interview with Judge DAILY, pub
lished in New York, that they were try
ing to kill the bill by indirection. MI.
Wilson said that until he had seen this
article and the interview with
Judge Daily he had believed the
incorporators of the Nicaragua
canal company were honest men,
intending honestly TO effect the build
ing of canal that was TO be, to tins
country. great public improvement
The amendment 10 which the news
paper article referred as having been
offered by him in hostility to the Dlll,
had for its sole purpose the prevention
of the issuing of stock without con-
sideraton 1t had been offered in the
interest of the public, and to prevent
the dishonesty of men who hang around
legislative bodies Tor the purpose OF
getting the privilege of taxing the
masses of the public for their own ben
eft. The article spoke of an interview
with Judge DAILY. in which that gentle
man said that he CWllson) was only
pretended friend of the Nicaragua bill.
He (Mr. Wilson, had a right to say OF
any man who made such a remark as
that, that he was seeking TO
GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.
The man who suggested or caused the
interview was out trying TO coerce the
members of the house TO concent to
dishonest thing. Mr.. Spinola said that
since his retirement from the Dench,
Judge DAILY had been interested in
great many greasy" enterprises. lie
described his attitude on the bill under
consideration as that OF bunco steerer.
Mr.. Cox denied the charge that Judge
DAILY was lobbyist. He said he re-
GREETED that the English system was not
adopted here. and chosen men of skill
be permitted TO present matters lnteill-
gently and to give information and
inspiration to members OF con-
gress. 1t did not follow that such
men should be put down as lobby
lists. The matter was then dropped.
MIR. Payson. OF Illinois, offered an
amendment providing that all shares,
stocks, bonds, certificates and other Sc
curities shall be issued from the prlncl-
pal Office in New York, and shall be
disposed of only for cash. The amend
ment was defeated by a tie vote, but 1t
was agreed that vote should be taken
in the house. Mr.. Spinola offered an
amendment limiting the capital stock
to 500. 100000. After an hour and a
half spent in vain effort to secure
quorum upon proposition to limit de-
bate. the house at 1870 took recess
until 7:30. The house remained in SEES
sion an hour this evening, the time
being principally consumed in an effort
to settle on some method of procedure
for the consideration of private pension
bills. but as no agreement could be ar
rived at, the house, at $50, adjourned
until Monday.