The morning call., 1894-02-17
DEBATE OVER NICARAGUA.

=: AIleE +ulsp0Slpe OF prellmlnary.@de tails
the subject of. the Nicaragua res olltion
was taken. up,: the Immediate subject
being Thompson,ss amendment to@the ME
mortal. urging the compilation Of the canal
under the Morgah.bill. Thompson: wanted
the Morgan. bill clause aelimin ated and a
stipulation affixed to The effect that the
canal must be:buiJt t'withoul the intefyen-
tion of any. corpora on = ..,s:= ~:
Estee Of California, who was the first
spea kPr, said -: Il * =. ~ ~: :.
:. On reading the account;oT 4your proceedings
:. Twas surprised to.learr tla t.w1ile the feeling
IN favor OF tlie conStIUctIori# was nanimiIiis
there was difference: :fn=feeI{ng apout2 i emeti-
odS. w have all Ito fOrget.s Oplething= iii fe,
-eYen= reIqdlees .:@galnst: railways Fam III
favor OF tl1. constructions by tile Government {
or by the:pe0fileo of the United States. IJiyfSI0n
on this means oPpo SEtfon@to the canal, and viii
r, amin fayOrof tire resolutions Of the commit.
Tee the Endorsement Of The Morgan BILL. Ils=
bill giyestiie control 10 Tire Emitted StaIes Ilie
naming OF ten directors out of ufteen: and the:
paying OF tie: nipney:: ii recognizes the.IarT:-
time Canal Company. because: Nicaragua*de@:
mands certain iu{ eTeS StS:snd TWO direetors and
Costa demands certain Interests and
Que dtrector;:and Utth:@tbiS ARRANGEMENT the:
United States has no power to in erfere:..:i do:
notIecOgnIZe th i we are bound to recognize
the treaty with England not tosbuild the Canal
. It is The duty OF American: progress 10 CON.
Struct the canal. Tor our. prOsperit = IN :be4ce'
and for spyetection-lnsw - ~: ::
What earthly good wll the passage of#fbe
amended act -ehec32s; IT Eonld z:only give :ex-
preston 10 the railroad interests In ttli WORK.
am nOta railway man. but / know Hunting
ton opposes this work. Should We. divide on
This OF not rather 81 and shoulder TO shoulder:
and If we cannot get what we want take what
we can? We must. have the canal. II would:
diminish = by so: per*: cent .traDscODtiDent1
freight; it would benefit Washington. California
and al The faclfc States and Territories. Its
building would star new enterprises and build
UP this great country. It~WOnld have been
built now had: not Cleveland Withdrawn the
ErennghuySen-ZaNala treaty, aud. the United
States Government would control 1t. To aid
The West something must be done 10 dlmlDlsh
the distances from the A laEfic .c0asr.::W " =:
should mark Outlines OF polcy5whicl viii per.
nit enterprise and secure the country rewards
to labor and capital our positions is not merely
that we want: TO increase our products but
cheaper transportation, and that can. be done
by this gfeatswal erWay, and II must be built. ::
Merry of California made personal<
statement generating himseif%frOm any:
interested motives IN advocating the me-
m0riaE:: He showed his exhaustive knowl-s
edge OF the. history of the canal and his
!: :iDdomita5le faith in its ultimate control
!. by the United States. He discontinued
bis remarks in Difference to the time limit.
Shanahan :ef California favored the
amendment on: the ground that itwould
take the canal out of corporate eontroL>
Weinstock of California followed in the
same strain, stating that the quest was
one Of private or public ownership, the
amendment "favoring the latter. He
stated that under the Government there
could be no delay in the completion Of the
canal, even on the score Of interference
with foreign treaties. - -.
Warner of Washington started to famil-
iariZe the congress with thelegal phase of
the question as supporting :>his views.
stated on the previous day.. He read from.
several authorities, but was cut short on
the time limit. | :.. ::. =. " +.
Walling of. California spoke for the
amendment. He thought a great national
work should have the Governments undi-@
Yideu. control. -. 80:
!" MeConnell:of Idaho spoke as follows: s.
Gentlemenaof lie congress: There is no diff
ference OF opinion regarding the necessity Of
the construction Of this canal. The only ques-
tion is OF method ni construction and control.
Who shall manipulate the funds during the
construction Is an important factor. The Gov
eminent can assume The control so far. as
money is used, but not when twill be built.
The question OF construction OF the canal
was brought before the Forty-Sixth Congress-.
A speciai;commitIee was appointed, and de:
sire tOTead 10 YOU the unanimous repoTtOfthe
committee without regard.tO party atiiafion.
Here Tire speaker read a passage declaring
: that aforetsD power building the canal would
be. treated as a violation of the Monroe doc.
trtne' and tlat 1t was the Fight OF the United
states 10 have possession direction, cGptrol.
aid government: of any canal across the 18th.
iDlls.l Ihe question as TO when Ihe canal shall
be Dull is lmportaat.. The question OF treaty
Is NO one who does not believe that the treaty
can betevsed aDd.reconsideIe1.W When the Gov
eTnment wants the right TO cross that lstnmus
IL Will get II. :: The fact that Cleveland in
ootsed the Morgan bill has no weight. i have
The ~ most respect for tile honesty and integ
rlty OF Cleveland, but mighty little in his 1udg-
ment. Western people*bave ''object lessons"
enough. to dunbt his ability as a statesman
aud a great Dnancier. We have been told
canals do not pay. 1t is true that many of us
lave dug canals that did not pay, but these
were, not steamship canals, and there is the
: Erie canal which has kept the railroad rates
:: down and is'con rolled not by a corporation,
. but by tie great State OF New YorR.
=. We have had an exhibition Of Government
9copaTtnersHip in corporations, and ! think
the greatest stain upon tie pages of The history
OF this country of ours Is that OF the Credit
Mobilier transaction, and the const uctou or
The Union aud Central Pacific railways. / re-
sspecL the ability OF the gentlemen who con-
ceived the, IDEA. / was at the time a poor
laboring man on the hsldes when the first
preliminary: survey was run. l remember as
though .it:were yesterday, when boy stood
and wondered al The audacity OF the men who
conceived. the project of building the grand
iransconIinentai. railway across those sandy
7eserJs. These. men were poor men, but
American citizens. and bad pluck and enter
1rise. believe thatin their widest dreams
hey never conceived the idea that there would