The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-20
CANAL BILL.
SENATOR TURPIE COMPLETES HIS
SPEECH AGAINST 1T.
Perkins Fnvored 1.-THE Completion
of it VIII Bring the Markets of
the World Ten Thousand Miles
Nearer TO California

Washington, D. c., Dec. 19.-Practi
Ecally all of the time of the Senate was
occupied today by speeches on the
Nicaraguan canal bill. Mr. Turpie
Pem). of Indiana, who has been
speaking daily since Monday, com
pleted his speech against the bill.
Senator Perkins, of California, IA
vored the building Of the canal and
pointed out the benefits which he
/ thought would accrue from it's con-
struction. He supported the measure
with much earnestness.
| Mr.. Cullom referred TO the great ex-
pense of the citizens of Chicago in
building the drainage and ship canal
/, to the Mississippi and paid a tribute
to that city for its enterprise. Would
this government, he said, stop half
way and leave our progressive people
/ with only half the world open to their
trade? Let us make new VOW and
declare that for the purpose of Amer
lean trade and commerce, mo pent UP
! Utica. contracts our powers, but the
whole boundless continent is ours"
Mr.. Perkins Rep.), of California, Sc
cured the floor for thirty minutes to
speak on the canal He said.
This Nicaraguan canal will pay, as
an exhibition of American enterprise
of American skill and forethought and
of American nerve. 1t will pay, be-
cause it must receive the commenda-
there was great question to be con-
sidered, great work to be done after
the consideration was concluded and
there was a great people to carry ii
into effect"
Speaking of the benefits to Califor-
MIA, he said
1.-THE completion of this canal will
bring the markets of Europe 10, 900
miles nearer to California and shorten
the distance in the same ratio to our
home markets that stand ready at a
price to take all the fruits, nuts and
wine that we can send them"
Before Mr. Perkins had concluded
the thirty minutes yielded to him by
Mr.. Turpie expired and the latter re-
fused to extend it.:
Senator Turpie made a critical analy-
sis of the various provisions of the
bill. Finally, Mr.. Turpie having tenn
porarily taken his seat, Mr.. Morgan
intimated that he desired Mr.. Perkins,
who, he said, had been interrupted by
the senator from Indiana Turpie) dur
ing his speech, be allowed to finish his
remarks. Mr.. Turpie, however, de-
'clared that he had not yielded the
floor and the chair so ruled. There
upon Mr.. Turpie explained that he had
not interrupted the senator from Cali
fornia. He mad surrendered the floor
to Mr.. Cullom, who desired to leave
the city, and while the latter was
speaking he gave to Mr.. Perkins the
time he desired. He declared he mad
no disposition to interrupt any sena-
tor on the floor and had never done
so.
Just before concluding his speech Mr..
Turpie offered an amendment in the
nature of a substitute TO the pending
bill providing for the appointment of
a board of three engineers to make a
survey and estimate of the cost of the
construction of the canal before any
bonds are guaranteed, and this. he de-
clared, was as far as Congress ought
to go this session.
Mr. Perkins then finished his speech
and at its conclusion Senator Morgan
gave notice that he intended to reply
to the remarks of the senator from
Indiana CTurpie). After a short execu-
tive session the Senate adjourned.