Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-12-13
THE INCOME TAX
Is In the House OF Its Friends The
Vote ON the Nicaragua Canal
Bill is CiOse-Other Con-
sressiUnal News.

Washington, Dec. 49, Senator Allen, of
Nebraska, in commenting upon the fact
that he and Senators PETER and Kyle had
voted against the taking up of the sugar
bill and the Vest cloturs resolution, said
to-day that they had taken this position
on the sugar bill because they considered
the movement to get it up in the interest
of the speculators and IN nowise an effort
at serious legislation.
Gas for the cloture resolution" he said,
"the Populist senators believe on general
principles in rules that will permit the
transaction of business, but they are of
the opinion that the present effort to So
cure cloture is for the purpose of passing
the Nicaragua canal bill and putting
through Secretary Carlisle's currency
scheme and they are not ready for that
yet"
HERE'S STATE OF THINGS
The Universal Peace union has for
warded to the emperor of Germany a
petition urging his consideration of pro-
position that Germany restore to France
that portion of Alsace- Lorraine whose oc-
cupants speak French. The petition re-
cites that such measure weuld result in
the permanent reconciliation of France
and Germany.
WEST POINT CADETS.
Senator Bate, chairman of the board
of visitors to the West Psint military
academy, presented his report to the
senate to-day, taking strong grounds in
favor of change in the law which will
increase the number of cadets to 469 or
one cadet for each senator and represent
ative and twenty for the president in
stead of the present number, which is
about 25O.
THE INCOME TAX ALL RIGHT.
In the house to-day Mr.. Cockran's mo-
tion to recommit the urgent deficiency
bill with instructions to strike out the APP
priation for collecting the income tax
was defeated by vote of 10 to l6S.
ITS FRIENDS RALL1ED.
this afternoon that when the senate ad-
iourns to-day it be to Monday next.
The friends of the Nicaragua canal bill
rallied and the motion was beaten by
vote of 20 to 20.
HErANAL BILL.
In the senate, Senator Dolph, Republi-
can, of Oregon, spoke in favor of the
Nicaragua bill. He said the people of
the Pacific coast we're unit in favor of
the bill and discussed tho advantages
which the canal would bring to the whole
country. The canal, if owned and con-
trolled by the United States, would be of
great service in time of war. In that
event Lake Nicaragua could be so util-
lzed by the navy as to soon reimburse
the United States for any outlay made by
this country. The main difficulty to be
encountered will be the question as to
the amount Of money to be paid the old
company for the work done and the con-
cessiuns held by IL. He devoted some
time to the consideration Of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty and declared that instru-
ment presented no obstacle to the con-
struction of the canal by the United
States, and to the control of it. In clos
ing the senator said the United States
had adopted policy, had declared
principle which is approved by her peo-
pie and well understood by the world,
which is just and right and in the inter
est of the people of this hemisphere and
will be maintained at all hazards.
Senator Sherman pointed out the only
provision Of the Nicaragua bill that he
was entirely satisfied with was the amount
to be paid to the maritime company, which
he thought was entitled only to the
amount of money expended in the en-
terprise thus far. He wanted the bill
stripped of all doubtful provisions in
this respect and TO have refunded to
the company all expenditures made by
it. Having paid that, the government
could proceed to work constructing with
out interference by the company.