Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-02
NICARAGUA CANAL.
THE CONVENTION AT NEW ORLEANS
ADDRESSED BY SENATOR MORGAN.
Resolutions Urging the Government TO
Aid Ia the Work Propossd-A Gen
erai Executive Committee.
[Br telegraph to the Dispatch ]


NEW ORLEANS. December 1.-ISpecial to
the Associated Press. 1.-The second day
of the Nicarauga Canal Convention opened
Mt 1915 o'clock this morning. Chairman
Roots, of the Committee on Resolutions,
asked that the order of the day be made
the reading of a memorial from the Ala
bama Legislature. and that Senator Nor
gan be invited TO address the convention.
Senator Morgan was scheduled to adj
dress the gathering at ll:3O O'Clock. Oon-
siderable discussion was entered upon
when the Committee on Resolutions re-
ported. There was clause advising that
before the convention adjourned i've
delegates be appointed to proceed TO
Washington and uige Congress at its first
session to pass upon the Nicaragua Canal
bill. 1t was the argument OF the
opposition that one delegate from
each State should be selected, and
this was adopted. Resolutions were also
adopted ordering the delegates 10 report
the proceedings OF the convention to those
who appointed them when they. returned
home. Another resolution which was
adopted was that the delegates from each
State form themselves into body and con-
tinue the enterprise to o successful issue.
SENATOR MORGAN y SPBEbus
Senator Morgan. chairman of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations. began
his speech shortly before II o'clock. He
declared that he thought there would be
another convention and that the effect OF
the movement would be tremendous. In
his speech the Senator insisted that the
present Senate bill providing for the en-
dorsement of 800. 900. 600 worth of bonds
should be pressed to passage. He said that
the canal company was willing TO donate
TO the government of the United States
$40, 900. 900 of the bonds in order TO lodge
the control of the canal in Washington.
The Senator gave it as his opinion that the
concession OF a neutral strip of land along
the canal by Nicaragua would prove to DO
really the cession of so much territory TO
the United States. Ii was simply ques-
ton now whether the advocates OF the
canal could modify the bill now in Wash
ington TO meet the views Of Congress.
The afternoon session was consumed IN
ten-minute addresses. Bernard McClos-
key spoke for Louisiana
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
At 3 o'clock the convention adjourned
after adopting resolutions urging the gov.
ernment TO aid in the construction Of the
canal and TO take such steps and give such
financial aid as will insure the speedy CON-
pletion of the canal at the minimum cost,
taking proper security for any credit
pledged or money advanced for this pur-
pose. and retaining such control ana su-
peryislon of the same as will insure the
peaceful use OF this great enterprise to the
commerce of the world at the lowest pos
slble rates.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
The following Executive Committee was
IL A IL N,log 4 has do
leben; Arkansas-E. w. Rector and John
b. Jones CalifornIa-Clsyton and J. j.
Doyle; District of Columb bia-M. Nj. War
ner and B. II. Warner Florida. V.
Kessler and Joseph II. burke; Georgia
Purse, Burroughs, and Mcbride; llli-
nos - William Woke. T. L. Mer-
ritt, and w. p. Holiday; Iowa
Richards, Devine. and n. h. Moore ;
Indlana-D. f. ParrOw and Shanklus ;
kansas-Jones. I. Collins. and Price
Louisiana a-Odendahl, II. X. Miller, and
aud Dahlgren; MissourI-G. F. Putnam,
L. Fusz, and W. l.. Clardy; Maine-Nor-
ton. Cerque, and Pearl; Maryland-Baker.
Foster, and ROher: Minnesota. q.
Renfrow. and X. Nelson; Michigan
Alger and Uhe; New Iork-Vanderbilt,
Norton, and Snow; Nebraska. Stevenson,
Love, and Chase; North Carolina, - :
Ohio. -; Oregon, Howard. Dosch. ana
T. f. Osborne; Pennsylvania, A. Il.
Elliott. South Carolina, Wagner, j. AdgeT
smith, and T. l.. Mellette: South Dakota,
p. f. McCune and X. j. Gamble; Ten,
nessee Clapp aud Fowler; Texas, Cabell
and Mott: Virginia. Lancaster and A. w.
Starke: Washington, G. +. Clapp, Drew,
and Odendahl; Oklahoma, W. L. Drew
Robert Maston. and f. l.. Winkler; Ken
tucky. Ballard and Buckner.