The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-07
THE CANAL AND CONGRESS.
Poor Outloo for Government Aid to the
Nicaragua Project.

Nicaragua Project.
WASHINGTON CRY, April 6.-[Special. i
The advocates of the Nicaragua canal
scheme in Washington City are in guam
dairy now regarding the probable action OF
congress regarding this matter at this
session. Up to the present the Nicaragua
bill has been given little consideration in
either House or Senate. In the opening
days of the present session Senator Allen
of Washington delivered an elaborate and
eloquent speech in favor of the Nicaragua
canal plan, and Senator Morgan, the lead
ing Democratic member of the Senate COM
mittee on foreign relations, also talked q
little after Mr.. Allen closed his remarks.
The matter was then turned over to the
foreign relations committee, and since
that time nothing has been heard
of it. Senator Allen and other advo-
Gates of this canal in tine Senate were
asked today if they had any idea what
would be done with the-measure and none
of them had any reliable information to
offer. Senator Allen, however, believed
that the matter had been given no consid-
Grafton up to the present time because the
Senate committee on foreign relations had
had so much business of importance before
it that no time could be given to anything
that might be delayed without causing
trouble. This committee first had the
Chilean imbroglio before it for several
weeks, and about the time that bumptlous
little republic apologized and squared mat
tiers with this government the Boring sea
trouble broke out afresh. From that time
on the members of the committee have
been kept busy in dealing with this latter
question alone. Senator Allen thinks,
and there are other advocates Of the Mica
ragua canal in this Senate who think like
wise, that if the Boring sea difficulty passes
away and the Senate committee on foreign
relations has a little time to devote to leg
islative matters of passing interest the
Nicaragua canal bill may be taken up and
acted upon by this committee.
There is just possibility that if the Re-
publicans and Democrats do not get to
fighting over the matter of taking an
early recess the Nicaragua bill will come
up for consideration in the Senate at this
session. If, however, any trouble arises
over the matter of adjournment or any
other issue that is likely to come up be-
tween the two parties. it is not probable
that the Nicaragua canal bill will be heard
of again at this session. If the matter is
delayed until recess is taken, there is no
reason to doubt that the advocates of the
measure will take it up with a great deal
of earpestnest at the short session.
At this time it is mere speculat-
ton to try and indicate just
how the Senate will vote on the Nicaragua
canal bill, if ever a direct vote is reached
on this measure. There are a great many
senators who may be and probably are
honest in their convictions who are not in
favor Of having this country do what the
Nicaragua canal promoters ask done. But
it will be impossible to make any estimate
as to fair and square division on this
question in the Senate until the matter has
been thoroughly aired in debate on the
floor. Senator Allen is still of the opinion
that the Nicaragua canal scheme should
receive the encouragement of every inter-
est. His reasons for feeling this way were
given a thorough airing when he delivered
his great speech on the question last
winter