The morning call., 1894-02-17

every lawy eE who has spoken has spoken very
ABBY. They have almost convinced Ine that The.
american people are not IN II It All, but they
have not quite convinced me yet. II they are
ddawing a salary 10 represent this. corporation,
why, naturally, we would expect ihenA 10 serve
:the@c0rpOratiOn little better. because believe
. a man ought to serve the master who tIeais s
him best: You. remember how money was
made .on. these railways by an outside
corporation. which was pant and parcel OF the
scheme. Human Ingenuity Is. brighter and
more active now than IN the early sixlfes. The
Maritime Canal Company, which We are asked
TO lndOrse, has Joined TO 1t a Construction
Canal Company. The railway COMPANIES had
construction companies, and j never heard OF
their losing much money!. IL this Government
is TO pay 20 per ceGt of the l0eDty 70 build this
canal 10 be handled by tile construction conf.
+ paH3 am mot afraid of lis going broke. " G
had better walt three, I'VE or len years and de-
pend on the & anadlan Pacific Railroad. or upon
eour oyn methods and resou ees. Nc have no
assurance that the canal company VIII not be
In tile control OF the same companies which
control the outlets and inleIs of San Francisco,
i hope the amendment will be ddonled and that
we Will not lHdorse lie turning over OF that
grand waterway TO any corporation. Others
may be ableto make belttr argumr nts on the
other side, but my beart*is in the proposition
aud you are 10 be the judges whether am
right or wrong. i Prolonged applause] -.
+ McConnell's speech took tue fancy of
co gress, and it cbeered repeatedly. His
illusions to the fact that certain Western
transcon tinPntal roads had not paid for
their backing by the Government, his ref
eTence to ''sllyery voices on ihe floor that
were recognized as having been raised
frequen tly on behalf of corporations his
sarcastic structures on the niTeliDg argu-
ments of corporation lawyers were ap-
plauded 10 the echo. -.
: Special approval was lent to bis warn
ing: You have no assurance that this
Maritime Canal Company will be
under the control of the same Influences
that control the me ans OF transportation
.il'o San Francisco" -:
Z. Grove i. johnson of California evidently
took the Governors illusions To corpora
tiOn lawyers" TO himself. for he jumped up
and waxed sarcastic on the subject Incl.
dentally he declared he was not a corpor-
alton lawyer, and yet recognized The rights
OF what he called aggregated capital"
He ridicuied theidea that The Nicaragua
Canal WAS generally desired. and after:
stating, 81 am not here TO defend corpor-
-ation. nor have ever handled a dollar of
amy corporation. proceeded 10 euog,ze
the bene ht of the work OF the corporations
controlling transportation between this
city and the Missouri River.
Thatcher of Utah said that in order to
Influence Congress it would be necessary
10 draw up resolutions acceptable to the
administration. he was opposed TO the
linking of the Government and private in
dfyiduais or corporations in this terprise
and therefore favored the amendment.
After recess the debate on the Mica
ragua canal memorial continued. Brsun-
hart Of California, after obiafning a limit
for the subject to 2:30 P. NJ. lent bis voice
10 oppose the amend ment, as c,lcula ted to
aid tie "hydra-headed monster. The South
ern Pacific. and that grea. and good man,
Coils p. Huntingdon"
a lively discussion ensued, those taking
part being McGilvray of Washington,
Rose of California, Irish of California,
Stevens OF Colorado and Wilson OF Ari-
Zona.
Thompson OF California closed the argu.
meni with stirring appeal for the amend
ment, and on the vote being taken 1t re-
suited as follows by rollcall of the States:
dAgainist,-Ar5ona 80. Colorado 1, California
II, Louisiana 30, Missouri 10, Texas so, Utah
8, Wyoming 20, Washington "a, Alaska 80
For-Colorado %. California IS, Iowa go
Idaho so. Kansas 30 Montana 30, South Da-
kota 3o Nevada 30. Nebraska 80. Oregon 30.
327.
An uproarious scene OF delight ensued
and ON McConnelRs motion the memorial
as amended was adopted witt enthusiasm.