The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-12-11
TOOK UPTHE CANAL
SENATORS DISCUSS THE INTER
OCEANIC WAY.
Enthusiastic Advocacy Of the Nicara-
qua Route With Claims of the
Propriety of Government Aid to
Start it-Olrey Attacked by Sena-
tor Allen-The House.

Washington, Dec. 10.-Mr. Harris.
Oem. Tenn.), president pro tenn, called
the senate to order today in the alb
sence of Vice President Stevenson, who
has not yet returned from Ashvllle, N.
c., where he is with his family.
Mr.. Call, Dem. Fla.), presented re-
solution setting forth that the inde-
pendence of the island of Cuba is Of
great Importance to the United States.
and requesting the president to COM
mence negotiations with Spain for the
recognition of the independence Of the
island and for the guarantee OF the
United States of the payment Of such
sum of money as shall be agreed on be-
tween the United States and Spain.
The resolution went over until tomor-
row.
Mr.. Mccall presented a resolution de-
claring that the further prosecution or
the war between China and Japan Will
not be advantageous to the peace OF
civilization and that the interests Of
the world require that all governments
shall unite in negotiating with Japan
and China for the terminating or the
war. Without discussion the resolu-
ton was referred TO the committee on
foreign relations.
Mr.. Allen, Pop. Neb), called up his
resolution intended TO expunge a por-
ton of the congressional record and
send a resolution introduced by him
last July to the attorney general.
ALLEN ATTACKS OLNEY.
The latter resolution called for in
formation concerning the Pullman
strike. This resolution has passed, but
was reconsidered on motion of Mr..
Pugh of Alabama. Mr.. Allen bitterly
assailed this action and also attacked
the attorney general, to whom he at
tributed the action Of the Alabama SEN
ator
Mr. Pugh Dem., Ala.) vigorously de-
Tended the attitude taken by Mr.. Olney
and pointed out what he regarded
would be the improperly of demanding
the information asked for in the resolu-
ton. He declared that the position Of
the senator from Nebraska was unrea-
sonab1e and untenable.
AT 2 o'clock the whole matter went
over and the senate on motion Of Mr..
Morgan, took up the Nicaragua canal
bill The bill was read at length. Mr..
Morgan began his remarks by making
a general statement of the national
and international aspect Of the sub
Ject upon which the senate and house
bills agreed. Careful calculations, he
insisted, showed that the canal could
yield a remunerative profit; that 1t was
a necessary improvement, that it would
be Of the greatest Importance to the
United States; that it could be oper-
ated and that there was nothing to
render impossible concessions made
by the Central American government
to the citizens of the United States.
NICARAGUA COMPARED WITH PANAMA
Finishing this general statement the
bow Cd 70 hn
cussion of the characteristics of the
country through which it is proposed to
build the canal and it's advantageous
route as compared with that of the
Panama canal route and asserted that
no Improvement could be given COM
merce as the construction of this nee
essary complement to the Suez canal.
The route is feasible, the engeering
work easy and there will be no extra
ordinary work required on any place
on the whole route.
MIR. Morgan quoted from the report
Of Chief Engineer Menocal, who esti-
mated that the canal could be built for
s65 900, 900 and said he thought the ex-
penditure of the 81 900, 900 already spent
had demonstrated that the annual cost
would be even lower than that esti-
mated by Mr. MenocaL The two houses
of congress practically agreed that
the cost of the canal would be about
10000, 600 and the guards and restric-
tions to be thrown around the eXpendi-
lures, Were matters of easy judgment.
The matter of raising the money was a
question of eXpediency that should not
be allowed to affect its construction.
He argued in support of the contem-
plated government ownership in the
canal, tha England owned stock in the
Suez canal and why should not the
United States own stock in the Nicara-
qua canal? The canal must be built
the fostering care of some government.
We must act now, or abandon the canal
TO its fate.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Morgan S
speech, Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon, briefly
expressed his hearty approval of the
scheme to build the canal and said he
thought there was no great difference
among the people regarding the pro-
priety of the work of construction.
The senate then at Ais went into eXecu-
tive session and at 4:30 p. m. adjourned.
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DID LOCAL BUSINESS.
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