Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-11
WOULD ADD MILLIONS.
Great Confidence Placed in the Pro-
posed Nicaragua Canal.
The Polish ExiIe-Appropriaiion BiIIs-Con-
gress and Labor Troubles.

Although it was evident from the start
that Congressman Coopcr's bill permitting
the taxation of grccnbacks would have O
large majority, as all the Democrats and
many Republicans favored it, it was Wig
orously attacked. Mr.. johnson of Indiana
is peculiarly sensitive on anything which
seems to give the states power to infringe
upon the functions of the general govern
Inent, and several eastern members are on
principle suspicious fAnything ON money
affairs which comes from the west. The
various committees have arranged their
most important bills in fine working or
der, and tho progress bids fair to he very
rapid.
Nicaragua Canal Bill.
From tho interstate com merce commit
tee the Nicaragua canal bill was reported
favorably and will be pushed, as tho Pacific
coast members are united in its favor and
have agreed upon plan Of action. THE
passage Of that bill" says one Of them,
would add untold millions at a stroke to
all fixed values in our section, and espe-
cially I'm Washington and Oregon. The
canal would cut or several thousand miles
Of freighting and give US TN enormous add
vantage in rates. Washington would gain
moro by it than any other part Of the
world, so we want tho bill, and we want
1t soon With the canal we shall have no
moro panics for many year, and even the
certainty that il Is TO be built will at once
bring some relief. You see, Washington
had All era Of transportation just before
fhig mimic nm, and III ia fyycp no
hard on US as on the rest of tho country
From the Judiciary committee nine
measures arc reported rs Of special impor
lance, and present indications arc that the
Tucker resolution for an amendment au-
thoriZinE tho election of United States
senators by popular vote will be very IA
vorably received and get tho needed two
thirds vote in both houses 1t Is, however,
say the old heads, never safe to predict n
two-thirds vote on anything The com
mitteo on Pacific railways has taken its
own time, but row announces that it will
certainly havo d bill for settling the debt
question. Tho members returned from
their short vacation apparently renewed in
spirit on that subject, and having consid-
cred tho many bills laid before them de-
claro that they will either adopt the best
one, with few amendments, or make Il
sort of compounded bill out of tho best
features Of oil. Tho committee has no 9th
er bill OF Importance, and experts say that
II it does succeed in getting its promised
bill before both houses this session will
thereby DO prolonged at least two weeks
Other Important Ellis.
Chairman Heard of the District Of Co
lumbin committee says the bills before it
will DO taken up exactly in the order they
h.
adopt or defeat them as it prefers, with
out any preference shown by the commit
tee. As TO tho boss bill of all, Washington
citizens arc now nearly unanimous in IA
vor of the great sewers scheme, but still
divided on tho street question, so the bill
will DO changed once more, tho sum for
which bonds uro to be issued somewhat
reduced, and except for the sewers the
grand improvement scheme will DO again
postponed Tho banking and currency
committee Is unusually modest and not at
present inclined to insist on any particular
measure. 1t Is conceded that if Mr. Wal
ker's comprehension bill or indeed any
measure for radical reform in the finances
were once got before the house debate
would run on for weeks unless the com
mittcn on rules peromptorily cut it off.
Tho foreign affairs committee hopes to put
oil Its remaining bills through with very
littlo trouble, lis mono of them is of "a ma
ture 70 excite debate, but two now trou-
bles have arisen. The Samoan matter is
not In just the right shape, and it may be
necessary To do something, IL it is nothing
more than to express an opinion on the
case Of Mr.. :. G Kizimimiski, the Polish
American now a prisoner in Siberia. 1t is
easily proved that no was naturalizcd and
~ ,,is
for over 20 years, but as he returned to
Poland he voluntarily placed himself un
der tho conditions of the Russian law Us
to cxiled polanders.
We have no treaty with Russia which
preserves tho rights OF our naturalizcd citi-
Gems in such case and Russian law from
the beginning has declared that any ma
two returning from exile, whether that
exile DO forced or voluntary and no matter
how many years it may have lasted even II
tho exile has become citizen of another
country, shall be dealt with exactly as If he
had left Russia the day before. Our state
department in various cases has conceded!
the power Of foreign countries over their
native horn citizens pursuant to their own
laws, it being a general presumption that
every native Of u country is bound to know
its laws, and SO there only remains the
remedy OF asking Tor Mr.. IN. q release as
favor from friendly nation. 1t is pre-
sumed that it would be granted as a favor,
whether asked by the president or by joint
resolution, but the committee owns that 1t
Is somewhat grinding to ask as n favor
what we ought to demand as a right.
The Labor Troubles.
In the senate all interest centcrs, OF
course, upon the appropriation bills and
the final action upon the conference COM
mittco on tho tariff bill. Tho usual spec
ulation on the date of adjournment con-
tinues as % matter of course, but the most
sanguine do not now name a dato earlier
than Aug. 1, and many say that any little
furry that is likely to spring up, whether
among ourselves or with foreigners, would
certainly keep the thing running till Dc
tober. II, for instance, labor troubles
should continue SO rs to force some action
or even discussion on the many bills and
resolutions thereon, at least month
would be consumed on that issue alone.
Tho members were full of talk on the sub
ject when they first came together after
the vacation, but the regular routine of
E,usinaSs soon drnve III ont of fhnir minds