The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-12-18
PETER TELLS HO W
WANTS THE GOVERNMENT To
BUILD NICARAGUA CANAL
No Bonds or Indirect Responsibility
Wanted.-Mr. Turpic Objects to the
Canal on the Ground of Impractical
bility.-House Bills Passed.-Cur-
rency Bill in the House

Washington. Dec l7-More than three
hours of lodsy's session Of the senate were
occupied in the discussion in the
Nicaraguan canal bill. and three
seGa' ors made speeches Mr.. P, fer
Pop. Kan.), addressed the senate. He
did not believe that the country was in
condition TO buy the canal and issue
bonds for its payment. The explana-
ton did not authorize the lending OF
money for the purpose OF forwarding a
private enterprise as was proposed to
be done by the bill. IL would be bet
ter for the government 10 build the
canal.
MIR. Squire of Washington followed
with Learty endorsement OF the canal
project which he said wouli De of greater
lmporihlce 10 the western world than tue
Suez canal To the eastern.
AT this point Mr. Turpie. dem Ind !
offered an amendment u the bill which
was ordered printed. The am-ndmeut
provides that before any prOvis ous of the
act are enforced the president is to appoint
three compel cut engineers, two Of them
from the engineer corps and one from civil
lille, not in crested IN the canal COMPANY.
10 make a survey aud estimate of The ex-
pense OF construction of the canal on the
route proposed.
Mr.. Iurple then proceeded to address
the Senate on the pending bill He started
out by saying that he was heartily in ia
vor OF the coDSi ruction or this canal or
any Of her navigable highway through the
Isl anus. tie did not regard the pending
Dill, however, as furnishing any means for
The accomplishment of this enterprise or
as tending TO promote the prosecution or
comp etion OF the canal. He regarded il,
whether designed or Undersigned, AS one Of
the measures which " III assuredly lead TO
another failure, the last, he thought. of
the corporations or compsc,s for the build
Ing OF this canal. He entertained grave
DOUBTS respecting its constitu ionaliiy aud
Knew OF no authority III congress TO eu-
dorse or TO guarantee the payment to any
corporation public or private.
Alter detailing toe original understand
Ing That the government should not he
asked to guarantee the maritime COM
pany's Indebtedness. Mr.. TurpI- asked
with some display of feeling, with what
fairness can this company now come TO
Congress and ak a subscription t. the ex-
tent of S1000O. 000?"
Without raising from his seat. Senator
Morgan lnterlected the remark that the
company had Come here making such a
rtquesi," To which Nj. Turpie replied:
hen tney have very peculiar way OF
staying away"
He ridlculei the talk of selling the conf
pany's bonds in England, declaring that
Its entire assets could not be sold In Lon
don for $50 He said the fai!ur. of the
Panama canal scheme mad sealed the doom
of all isthmian canal building TIE tropi-
Cal climate was, he said. fatal to all such
enterprises.
There were no difficulties in the way Of
construction offered by the Claytou-Bnl-
Her treaty,
Referring to the numerous SURVEYS for
route made from time To time. Mi. Tur-
pie laid particular stress on that of 1885,.
by Cornelius Vanderbilt aud associates.
any one Of whom, lie asserted, could have
completed the canal. Yet the enterprise
had been abandoned.
Pending the conclusion Of his remarks,
tue senate, AT 400 p. m, went into execu-
tive session, and AT 500 p. IN. adjourned
Where can a successful rival To DIR
Prices Baking Puwter he fonnds No
Where. 1t has distaucei all competitors