Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-02-23

The treaty. In fact, tie bill vas Q sub
stAntial compliance vita the exaetions Of
!he treaty, which we're 10 secure canal
transit acroes the Isshmus He decaieed to
have any controversy with any senator -
20 vhsthsr the Clayton Bulvsf treaty vas
IN force or not. IL vas sideosf Issue
which had nothing to do with the bill. But
be repudiaied that treaty - having been q
fraud II the time ii vas made, and - hsy-
ing been futhlesaly, fecklsssly and auda-
ciously violated by the British government
since thxs time.
Turpie, in speaking asairst the bill. said
be had come to the conclusicn that the
whole scheme Of the Nicaragua canal was
already desperate measure, and was pfac-
ticaliy unfeasibls. II II we're not %, there
would not be any difficulty in the company
finding capital for an enterprise that vas
Represented - such splendid investment
houses Of the world the project vas marked
with a h',eA eye, discolored lip and
DANCE ais
Mcphersoi. re notice Of resolution
which he would oG.r some time before
q final vote on the bill. requesting the
President Of the United States to open
negotiations with the governments OF Mic
aragua and Costa Rica, with the object Of
securing treaty under which the United
States would be justified in undertaking
the work with the express understanding g
that the canal company should be iudemn
fisd to an amount NOT exceeding o., ,OC0, 900
for the work already done.
Edmunds stated the objections to
such resolution. The tseaty Of 1884 with
Nicarsgua, which gave the United States
government the right TO construct the canal,
had lacked four votes of confirmation in
the Senate, and hsd been withdrawn by
President Cleveland while it was still in
the power of the Senate to reconsider i.s
action. So that the time sn opportunity
for such = solution Of the question hsd
passed. and a. the only way left was to
make use of the cessation given to the
Maritime Canal Company.
The question being on the amendment
providing that the chief Of engineers of the
army shall have supervision and control of
the construction of the canal, Stewart
stated the resson why 1t should be agreed
to and Edmunds the reasons why it should
not be.
Finally the vote vas taken and Stewards
amendment was agreed to-yess, 2S; nays,
25. Carey, Davis. Pettigrew, Plumb,
Power, Stewart, Warren and Wolcott.
Republicans, voted aye, and Morgan and
Payne, Democrsts, voted no.
Gray took the floor to argue against the
bill. but suggested that he was not ready
to go on this evening", and Vest suggested
an amendment.
Edmunds expressed his willingness to let
the canal bill go over, if an arrangement
could be made to have q vote upon it by 5
or O'Clock Oh Monday.
Hale said that the sundry civil appro-
pris.ion bill would occupy the whole of
Monday.
Edmunds then proposed that the canal
bill .hould be taken up after the sundry
civil bill, considered for eix hours, and then
voted on, but Mr.. Vest objected.
The conference report on tue naval sp-
preparation bill was presented and agreed
to after . statement by Mr.. Hale that the
Senate amendments were substantially
greed TO in the conference report.
The House amendment to the Senate
bill giving q pension to Gen. Daniel Ul-
p,an (reducing the rate from 800 mon;h
TO s72) was agreed to.
The Senate at 5l5 adjourned till Mon
day at IL A. M.