New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-17
FOR A CABLE TO HA WALL
THE SENATE ANXIOUS TO HAVE THE NATION
SUPPORT THE PROJECT.
THREE MILLION DOLLARS TO BE APPROPRIATED
TO sUBsIDIZE TIE LNE-MEXICo TO
RANK As 4 FIRST CLASS DIPLo-
;BY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rElBUSE.I
u,TIc MISSION.


Washington Feb. 1G.-Thc senate spent nearly all
the afternoon-uorc than three hours of II with doors
closed-on an amendment To Tie Diplomatic ana 'o''
suar Appropriation bill. which undoubtedly may pt
regarded rs ha, ing more or less o; iuiuic lhtefa
imporance That. 1T least. the view of the Com
mittce on Foreign Relations, ior, on VIZ. fhh'""H
motion. when the amendment va, reached. the as
cus,ion Of IL was made secret in the pubhc H'c''''
The amendment la substance, pledges the support az"
assistance Of the United states TO any corphauon
yrbfcb j. willing 10 undertake the construction {" "
tclcgrapnic cable frum the Pacihc Coast To h"""''
and appropriatc, 5000 600 10 subsrdzc su'h H'
~ cable $3.50 900 of that - be paid oul ea'h ye'
from tho date Of contract between the Government "'
tlo corporation undertaking the enterprise
The diplomatic value aad importance q" 'e'"'''1 -
cabl, line n, the sandwich Island wa ful diS's "
sco,cf s,s.f,n. Mr. Eimund> ant Mr ryan i"th ~
uou.ly advocating il a. "A part OF the p.'P''N''
con -trtctive policy which has been W'pPc" "u' ~
Committee on Foreign Affairs ana "i'''" ~ e.
conspicuously the purchase and cohtroi oS '''1
crumcnt Of the Nicaragua Canal Inc t.
accom- long debate. wa, agreed TO in secret session"
but a vote upon il reserved ior oPe"
when il wa, readopted by 30 to - III op'" '','. 80.
tho divi,ion was ON party lines. except 'hI, 1,"V
democrat. Mc.,r, Morgan, Hampton ana NV "''
.,r voted I'm the affirmative, ana thrc" h'P"""
Ne.-r. Plumb. Quay and Wolc"tt, "Fteo !" u
i've II will De remembered that the N"N" 'IF''
nratiou bin wa, AMENDED las "e'N l' u" ,,.
- o ,,uproprate $1,000 for sountnes Tor ''p'e N"
between ~an Francisco ana t"h'IU"u' i"'
tbo Edmund. amendment; Is a' follows
~, ,r,hic thc President TO make cngaern',l 80, w.,
., s,cb citizen or corporation oi the n'H Iit,..
''' I,u annDar IN possess the means hIu l"''..,.
.,.or, ~ that end. for telegraph conn iii5',raU
I,,,ocn tt, Inited states and the hutu'h =" it,jo~,
.-ti.t sng,r,m,nt shall contain provisions ~ ,..r
in 49,. iId,,.cnt o.. the Pgc-.dcnt. I" ~.m ',t ,d
I.,,r,r; and citizen, Of th" United stare
,oi ,1rrltu,ra'ilu by telegraph WIN -''u ,ton
tor
-, 1n ,c,r. a -um not exceeding T-Jo"" ], "r
ni,tNd ,or each wear during which the ciR"ts % M
poR i1 T., operation and during ~hlch eu'n on-is n-,,
,ont hall l,. so IN course Of execution nov ~
.,ra,,v years And the sum total pald uhuc' ''i'
- rtty sball not exceed S3.OOO.OOo.
rho following amendments 10 TIC Dipoms'c u"i
ron, r4cd from IT,. Committee on Appropriations "cT
,,cd 10. Making the mission o. Mexico Lf,t % %'!in,
lion rnktpC with France. terIndt} 'Ictt I'"i.
and Erssa with A .na.y o: Sl'.'po. StIlhlI!k ",,' M
f tf'r, of 10000 fr- minister 20 ne 'culiH' Nn'
can St1t,s ard inserting tV' Item, oi flo"" ,i' ~ ~
Minister Ia Gugtcm1la and iond!rf' ana j." =
siiriter =, Nicaracua Costa Ica ana Sht N"I'
Nr Washhurn moved to Increase tir .aIIiH 81 uur
consul Al kiag-t %. jamaica from F2oop ~ -''"'.
cd thi- ,vas a.rrod Nr. Dplph mover 10 iII ~.
The ,,ary Of the Munster - PORTUGAL ron s';'
t0 10000 but the ~eral" adjourned without '"h'"r
action.