The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-19
Objections to the Privilege.

ed debate in a legislative body is incon.
sistent with and deshructlye OF the Ils gi
and power of legislation. Such a conal-
ton of affairs naturally forces compIo-
misses and concessions of doubtful pro.
priety as a condition of any legislation
being permitted. 1T is AN open secret,
or at least it is largely believed, that
during the recent tariff debate, many
concessions were made and amendments
accepted to the bill, for the, very pur-
pose of avoiding interminable DEBATE
which was Threatened by and proposed
by some of the minority. 1t is believed
that the present affords an opportunity
for the accomplishment OF tne propo SCI
innovation, especially where there, is n2t
pending in the Senate amy general port
ical measure upon which unusual inter
est is centered and demanding protract-
the future and folly to shut our eyes
to the signs of the times. 1t rs as GER
tain as anything in political aftalrs can
be, if our Republican friends obtain con-
portant Legislation. to carry OUT un .t.e
principles they VIII boldly amend tne
rules to enable them to do IT promptly,
and their reluctance to JON WIN Us noM
debate leads to the suspicion that they
| intend something altogether more racA-
; cal and sweeping than anything we nave
proposed; The po pain at Sare action now
while the opportunity remains TO use the
time by satisfying the demands OF tnt
neople who have become impatient :aL
our delays and disguised at our lnaolNey
Another View.
Besides. there is another. view OF our
ought not to be ignored. The president
| i'm his report has seen fit to recon-
mend certain legislation pertaining 10 pa ne
tariff-a few material moolllC cav. ,tI,o "
s sdera ton But a spirit of letthargy
seems to have crept over this body, GLea-
ting the general impression 9aat RoahI rlas
| iitfcal nature or at least nothing 70
which the minority does not consent:
am strenuously opposed to any sucn pol
| icy of inaction. .
counting a quorum and closed by. decla1r55
ing that no silly cry of gag law shoula
prevent further amentlIment 10 the TUE tbs
change of rules by Senator Hoar and Al
drich. but at O'Clock the Nlcaragqa
canal bin was taken up: Before Mr.;
his speech, Mr., Harris Oemocr1D, o.
T ~, gave notice that tomorrow
he would call up THE bill for military
park at Shiloh.
The NicaraEuan Canal.
Mr.. Turpie devoted some time to con
sideration of the questions OF the con
cessions and forfeitures POSSIBLE IN un1
/
[ within ten years from 1887. The provi-
| stons regarding these matters We're eX-
| oaeddnglV strict The concessions given
in 1Sg would be absolutely forfeited ~
1897 What title did the company nave III
! tIna canal route 1t was not that of tes
| simple. a fee base, not even an easement
There was nothing to mortgage anu no
thing to sell. The concessions gave q.
title and no sort of properly rlsntS u
| he company.
| Taking I'D the question OF the pnys-ea'
.on,s,.r.llct:on of the various portions o;
me canal, the senator Went on 70 poaIi
MT the great difficulties that Wou.1 nave
! M he overcome and to argue tnat pnS es
tiuaJted cost of the minor canals FORMING
BART of the whole system were too low
ind i'm one casa-that of the canal b,
tween Lakes Managia and N4caragua-
the estimate was mere guesSWorl.
Turning then to the matuer of terminal
lpoints of the proposed canal, the senatot
insisted that the estimates affecting I'M
work. at those places were much to,
mail. The engineers said 81 800 600 woult
be required TO restore the harbor a.
Ireyitown on the Atlantic, whereas III
,ad heard a naval officer say that Sl0,
| GOO would be required
AS to Brito, ttle Pacific terminus
he place was not even a roadstead; d
| was simply a stretch of sand ON tn
Jcean. Regarding the statement tina,
| the construction of the canal would CIV
work TO deserving people, the senatol
quotes from a report that jamaica ne
| groes were the only ones that could d'
the work under the climatic condition.
existing there. The whole thing appear