New-York tribune., 1891-02-22
THE NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
OCCUPYING NEARLY THE WHOLE DAY IN
THE SENATE, But LITTLE PROGRESS MADE
MR.. MoRGAN'S DEFENCE OF THE MEASURE
MR.. STEWARDS HOSTILE AMENDMENT RE-
JECTED-A TILT BETWEEN MESSRS.
MORGAN AND vEsT-THE PROS
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Washington Feb. o1.-The Nicaragua Canal Dill
occupied nearly all OF today's session or the oefato
but no substantial progress made with H. ana 'ee
"a every indication that It's opponents will take ad
vantage OF the press OF business at TINS late staso Va
| the session to force It's abandonment by means VI
dlatory debate. That they can scarcely nope 10 uo
feat 1t by direct vote shown this afternoon Dy e
rejection OF Mr. stewards hostile amendment inc NOI'
mttee on Foreign relations winning by 20 W % i'
Vest. however, objected to fixing any limit 10 INC
discussion Of the bill, and the greater part Oh heA'
| week will be spent considering the regular appr0prd-
ton hills the prospect Of reaching final action on INC
| Canal scheme IS far from encouraging one or TWO
Senator'S OF course, have it in Their power 10 tal S
measure to death at this point in the session. inns
| may seem an absurd and Quixouc method VI uo'"e
business but it is the only one known Ill 'ie s''d''
| deliberatve body In the world
| Eight Western Republicans. MeSsrs Carey, DAVIS
| pe,tcrcw Plumb Power, Stewart, Warren ana VOL
| cott voted for the stewart amcncmehI' "i"lc WV
| Democrats Mcssrs. Morgan and Payne both meNlUcrS
OF the Committee on Foreign Relations opposed IT,
Mr. Morgan and Mr.. Vest had rather spicy encounter
during The debate and exchanged remarks Of decided
| ly personal character. .
,rn ,du beinp taken up In the Senate to-day as the
unfinished business Mr. Morgan addressed the senate
in defence Of it and in reply 10 the arguments ua'0
| against it yesterday.
| Mr. Edmunds referring to a misundcrs andlng as to
the amount OF capital stock subscribed for by the con
strction company ut appearing in the committees re-
| mort as 100000 ,OOOJ said mat he had telegram
| from Mr. Hitchcock. president Of tn company saying
that that was a mi,prnt for IL Si,OO0,0JO
Mr. Morgan accounted for the committees pressing
The bill at this late stage of the session by stating tA
it was a question Of great Importance and that the
committee had possible alternative
Mr. wocott asked Mr.. Morgan whether the tcsti-
rttgf lion
COMPANY had subscribed for $l000,0o0 in stock. the
| subscrpton TO the sock by the rest OF the world
| Amounted 10 only $1,000 on which 10 per cent
| or 81 ,45O had been paid In.
| Mr.. Morgan said he was perfectly willing to admit
that not that hc knew ii to be the case but because
II STRENGTHENED the argument that Congress should pass
the pending bill. The company was to-day In full tlde
| ~ successful operation; and, If the blu were not
| nasscd the company would go on and pursue the
| even tenor Of It's way building the canal and Oh
| tanning money in the markets Of tie world But inc
commissions bankers and Urokc.s the interest on hc
captal and the enormous security lhai ""Wu - "
ur.d bv capall,ts would ran the cost Of the canal
nm from 500 100000 should the bill become law
lo sa45 600 OOO or possibly more. Just as the oue1
| canal had cost three times much might havo
tuIlt il so the Nicaragua Canal, # the same system
| n obtaining money had TO be observed would cost
three times as much as 1t would cost II the United
states Government would guarantee It's BONDS.
|
obstacle presented by the ClaytonBulwer treaty, Nr
v,,, ,skcd whether senators were to take of their
hat. IN Queen Victoria and say. By the leav" OF yor
| Majesty That he said, was not the American we"
Of tho question 1t had not been 50 since inc oa''
Of President Monroe. and never woai be. Not move
had ever been made In the senate In the direction "H'h
the hill aimed at that had not been met by the threat
NJ the Clayton-Ruwer treaty. lie was tired OF II all
The threat Of the Clayton BulTe treaty was night
mare And as TO the subsidy Of Slo0O0oO0O. that
argument was totally irrelevant, because the United
states would never have TO pay dollar of H.
In reply to question by Mr. Gray. Nh Morgan said
that the bill did not look to any fortihcauoh' by 'e
United states for the protection OF the canal,
Mr.. Gray called Mr.. Morsan's attention TO leter
,rrtcn bv Mr. Blaine In November, ISL, while secro-
tary OF state TO Mr.. Lowell Minister at London, pro
posing n modification Of the Clayton-bnlwer t"aY'
| IL would seem lhc said recognition OF thi mhHuS
force Of that treaty at that time. and II could not be
| overlooked now. lie would. therefore, Ike Mr. MOT
gan to the grounds on which The committee %"
| Foreign Relations held that the treaty was obsolete
| Mr. Morgan's reply T. the effect that t' o"i
did not infrict any Of the conditions II tle treat
In fact. the bill was substantial compliance "I.i ~
| tho cXnc tlpns Of the traty, WHICH "csc u SO'"V
canal transit ross tie sthnus. lie declined to nave
any controversy with any senator a. to whether ''o
| CiaytOnulwcr treaty was IN force or uo. j. W.
,licbar issue. which had nothing to do Mih inc hll,
But hc rcpldatei uI1t treaty as lNA ls u't" l.' %
| at the time IL made, G.d a. HdtlH~ b,'u nv
|
! Ugii i,h Government since that time.
| Mr. Vest, referring to allu,ion OF Mr. Morgan -
| railroad Influence" being behind the opposition 20
the bill. Iepudlatcd the nsnnatOn. and sdid that II
was the idlc vaPOrng, OF man Who C'h'lueIcu III
| added a more unfayorabe time for such BILL when
G,nirrI alliances were demanding legislation which he
| G"yernmcnt on real estate. 1t would never do to
refuse that legislation and at the same to guarantee
hundred million Of the bonds oi company Organizer
in Ncw-Yor 10 be spent In foreign tcrritUy ana III
the employment OF Jamaica negroes dag"e'' Indians
Mr. Morgan resented Mr. Vests sneer at his .nialii
binY7 by saying that he cnJ2ycl that senators COZ"
| The senator Is welcome 10 the luxury Mr. Ne't
reto rted gave It to him with the . eat"st aaory
Mr.. Turple In speaking against the blu, declared
himself totally opposed to the whole system the9rE
and pCaCe Of Pc & Martins ne g s1a i' Gompany Ipa e E @
would have done 50 except with the understand.
1S b 'na' acmand lg Sp'R a5 Z no~ made lie had come 10
| Canal was already desperate measure. and wa.
practically unieaslbc. II it not 50. there would
not be any difficulty In the company hIunS ciP'al
for an enterprise that was represented as such
MT McPacrson gave notice Of resolution which iSa
bil requesting the President of the United states to
0pcn negotiations with the Governments Of Nlcaiae"
andcr aS rot nch The nited states would be Justified in
undertaking the work, with the express undert1ndns
| an amount not exceeding 100000 for the work
Mr.. Edmunds stated the objections to such resou-
| don. The treaty Of losi with Nicaragua, which gave
the United states GoyerameTt the n rSt to SeS,r IN
! the senate, and had been withdrawn by President
cleveland while Il still IN the power OF the sen
ate 20 reconsider its action. So that the time and
opportunity for such solution Of the question had
| uaised, and the only way left 10 make use Oi
HE concession given to the Maritime Canal Company.
! The question being on the amendment offered by
Mr. Stewart-prOvding that the Chief 0f Engineers Oi
lie Army shall have supervision and control of the
construction Of the canalMr. stewart stated the rca
sons why It should be agreed TO. and Mr. Edmund~
| the rca sons why It should not be.
| Finally the vote was talen and Mr.. stewards
amendment was disagreed tO-ycas, %. nays %.
| WcsSrs Carey Davis rcttlgrcw Pll NIB Power.
! stewart Warren and Woc0u, Republicans, voted
| yea; and Messrs. Morgan and Payne, Democrats,
| voted no.
| 4 PCGTLTST IN THE LAWS TOLLS.
| ch,.or. rob n he tahles wpre turned tliS